Video & Transcript Research : 'digital identification'

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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Government Finance Committee Mar 19th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Government Finance Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's on the digital copy. Yeah. This is Robin. Okay, just part. Hello, Robin. Good afternoon.
  • Chairman, that brings up the question: for people that need identification for voting, because that's
  • an issue right now, can people come to the DOT and get some type of free identification for voter use
  • , or where do they go to get those identification cards?
  • Yep, the non-driver identification card is $8.
Keywords: 908, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 01/12/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, I want to be clear that asking for identification is not an instance of intimidation under
  • is their job to make sure that everything is good in the polling site, asks a poll worker for identification
  • IS THEIR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD IN THE POLLING SITE, ASKS A POLL WORKER FOR IDENTIFICATION
  • And in this digital age where we have social media, it...
  • THAT THOSE AROUND YOU WILL BE TARGETED AND IN THIS DIGITAL AGE WHERE WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA, IT ...is important
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate met briefly, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report that advanced a large package of bills, mostly Election Law measures, along with several bills in other subject areas. The chamber then moved through a supplemental and controversial calendar focused primarily on election administration, campaign finance, and voter access. Senators also announced committee meetings and later filed majority committee assignments in the journal. On the supplemental calendar, the Senate passed several Election Law bills. One measure by Senator Gianaris aimed to curb foreign influence in New York elections by restricting foreign-influenced corporations; Senator Walczyk argued it was too narrow and ignored dark money, while Senator Gianaris said it was needed to address foreign meddling. Senator May’s bill creating short-term early voting sites passed after debate over whether pop-up sites would confuse voters or improve access, especially in rural areas; supporters said it would help bring voting closer to where people are, while opponents called it costly and confusing. Senator Myrie’s bill establishing standardized training for elections commissioners also passed, with supporters citing the need for uniform training and opponents calling it an unfunded mandate. On the controversial calendar, the Senate passed Senator Myrie’s bill allowing additional early voting locations and clarifying that a voter’s intent can determine residency for voting purposes, including in some cases a second or vacation home. The most debated measure was Senator Gonzalez’s bill creating civil remedies and confidentiality protections for election officers who are threatened or intimidated; supporters said it responds to rising threats against election workers, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate questioning at polling places and create vague liability. Several senators explained their votes on both sides, and the bill passed despite significant opposition. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and it gives them the ability to ask for a driver's license to make sure that the identification matches
  • Identification for who's renting a short-term rental and who's actually showing up.
  • So what safeguards do we have in the program currently that will ensure those digital services are directed
  • the door for organizations outside of our state to receive these funds, including for telecare and digital
  • They are not easily replaced by a digital service from somewhere else.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (04/14/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:27:21.760> documents bill of sale or identification documents bill of sale or identification
  • instance, you're investigating a massive drug cartel and the importance of having this type of identification
  • by law with on-road inspections by law enforcement. enforcement. enforcement. um<00:48:13.359> digital
  • signage<00:48:14.400> where<00:48:14.640> you're<00:48:14.800> driving um digital
  • signage where you're driving um digital signage where you're driving it<00:48:15.359> says<00
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 9:00 A.M.

Judiciary, Division B

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also allows us, if the people will provide it, notification by duly issued mobile identification so
  • It also allows us, if the people will provide it, notification by duly issued mobile identification so
  • I mean, I think, again, utilizing maybe digital notices, and maybe they have to do both if they send
  • Just a this mobile identification. So, how would that work on the notification?
  • Because it says by notification made to a person's duly issued mobile identification. Yes, sir.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 21104, a Gaming Commission criminal penalties bill presented by Commissioner Jay McDaniel. He said the measure is essentially the same as a bill passed by the Senate last year and would keep penalties low for people merely playing gaming, but make it a felony for operators of illegal online gaming platforms, with a $100,000 fine per conviction and forfeiture authority for funds tied to the crime. The committee substitute was described as clarifying that the penalties target the operator rather than the platform being used. After no questions, the committee moved and adopted the bill. The committee then heard three Department of Public Safety bills from Commissioner Tindle. Senate Bill 2232 would raise seat belt fines from $25 to $100 and direct the additional revenue into existing driver education-related funds, with the stated goal of supporting driver education programs and improving teen road safety. Members asked about the revenue impact and whether the money would be appropriated back to the department and schools; Tindle said the funds would still be subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was moved and adopted, though some members raised concerns about redirecting local fine revenue. Senate Bill 2314 was described as a cleanup bill for driver’s license statutes, updating outdated references, removing obsolete paperwork requirements, allowing first-class mail and optional digital notice through mobile ID, and reflecting the department’s move from Jackson to Pearl. Members questioned whether first-class mail could shorten response time for suspension notices and how mobile ID notices would work; Tindle said the change was intended to save money and allow electronic notice if users opt in. The committee also adopted this bill. Senate Bill 2817 would reorganize DPS by consolidating several divisions into a new Mississippi State Bureau of Investigations, combine equipment and software purchases, raise autopsy fees from $1,000 to $1,200, increase salvage title inspection fees from $75 to $125, and open a broader discussion about the Highway Patrol’s future role. It was also moved and adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2230 from Senator Hill, which would extend electronic warrants to misdemeanors; members discussed efficiency, warrant databases, and Fourth Amendment concerns, but no final action on that bill was shown in the excerpt.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • It'll be delivered in a digital format.
  • And then that was recorded digitally and passed on.
  • Half, two-thirds of the time, the identification of someone being trafficked may be the triage nurse
  • Are individuals in different fields prepared for identification to see different things?
  • Being identified by, some of it could be healing, and survivors actually doing self-identification.
Keywords: 959, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 26th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • School boards to adopt a human trafficking policy on victim identification.
  • Those are the picture identifications. And then is there a secondary list?
  • LA Wallet will still have that person's identification up there. It'll have a warning on it.
  • But still, it's official identification.
  • post-secondary management board to make student ID cards available as a digitized credential.
Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Elections May 14th, 2026

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to go into election identification certificates. Okay.
  • So are election identification certificates available year-round at driver's license offices, and does
  • Because they can use that identification card for any other purpose. Not driving, right?
  • to use it as a multi-purpose identification document.
  • In contrast, handwritten or paper-based systems, accuracy goes down and enhances if we digitize.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1798, an act establishing the school safety and threat identification pilot program, appropriating
  • President, your committee, having had under consideration SB 1798 relating to school safety identification
  • at the DMV versus... ...is aligned if they are to sign digitally at the DMV versus a physical signature
  • This bill would set up a digital asset strategic reserve fund, which is not necessary because a strategic
  • But cryptocurrencies and digital assets are not strategic to our economy.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several guest introductions, including the Doctor of the Day, realtors visiting for Realtor Day, and a representative from Home of Hope. The Senate then handled a large number of bill referrals and second-reading items before moving into Committee of the Whole on multiple calendars. Several bills were advanced with committee and floor amendments, including SB 1494, SB 1497, SB 1503, SB 1535, SB 1544, SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1584, SB 1585, SB 1602, SB 1632, SB 1723, and SB 1798. Many of the amendments were described as technical cleanups, but some made substantive changes, such as SB 1535’s provisions on sealing records for sex-trafficking victims and SB 1723’s domestic-violence release and monitoring provisions. The Committee of the Whole also adopted a report recommending several bills do pass as amended. The chamber adopted House Concurrent Resolution 264 honoring former Senator Barbara Leff, followed by a moment of silence and remarks from her family. The Senate then returned to Committee of the Whole for Calendar 1, where it retained SB 1332 and advanced SB 1654, SB 1711, SB 1743, SCR 1047, and HB 2993. HB 2993 drew the most debate: opponents argued it had a single-subject problem, relied on funding from the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Fraud Fund, and could create unnecessary outside-counsel costs for DPS, while supporters cited the need for the supplemental and defended the funding approach. The motion to report HB 2993 do pass carried by division, 16-13. In third reading, the Senate passed HB 4115 and a series of Senate bills, including SB 1012, SB 1213, SB 1416, SB 1474, SB 1511, SB 1549, SB 1573, SB 1634, SB 1647, and SB 1649, with several passing on close 16-13 votes. Debate centered heavily on immigration enforcement, concealed carry in businesses serving alcohol, CDL and driver-license issues, campaign finance disclosure, and a digital asset reserve fund. Members on both sides repeatedly explained votes on constitutional, public safety, fiscal, and civil-rights grounds. The session ended with bills transmitted to the House after passage.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Informational Briefing 01-14-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:24:47.520> design administrator for the digital design administrator for the digital design
  • are present in the broader digital are present in the broader digital landscape.<00:27:04.320>
  • digital unfiltered world for our youth. digital unfiltered world for our youth.
  • 02.400> materials curriculum or digital literacy materials curriculum or digital literacy materials
  • digital equity purposes. digital equity purposes.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/05/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:44:53.280> ification passport cards now as identif ification passport cards now as identif
  • I know this isn't about digital privacy, but it is about privacy.
  • <03:40:09.160> Privacy governor signed was the digital Privacy governor signed was the digital
  • retaining copies of identification retaining copies of identification documents<04:50:40.240>
  • Identification purposes only and use as required by federal law.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • members, House Bill 2957 prohibits the city, town, county, or this state from requiring the use of a digital
  • or mobile driver license or non-operating identification license for any government service or purpose
  • The bill mandates that ADOT must continue making available a driver or non-operating identification license
  • or mobile driver license or non-operating identification license for any government service or purpose
  • The bill mandates that ADOT must continue making available a driver or non-operating identification license
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was about strengthening Minnesota's digital backbone for the next generation of service delivery,
  • Minnesota's digital strengthening Minnesota's digital backbone<00:32:16.840> for<00:32:16.960
  • <00:42:33.120> services public-facing state digital services public-facing state digital services
  • invest in these critical digital invest in these critical digital capabilities<00:52:32.920>
  • , stealing someone else's identification, stealing someone else's identification, and<01:15:27.200
Bills: HF1338
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill requires contracts to clearly and conspicuously state digital replica rights in terms, and
  • to be reasonably specific in describing the intended uses of the digital replica.
  • In recent years, we've seen incredible advancements in technology, including the ability to digitally
  • The protection of a performer's digital voice and likeness is a critical issue for SAG-AFTRA and for
  • I was specifically referring to policy around digital replicas and fair use and the idea of creating
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on several artificial intelligence bills, opening with remarks about the 9/11 anniversary and then broad statements from the co-chairs about AI’s promise and risks. Chair Farley-Bouvier and Senator Moore emphasized the need for guardrails, transparency, and worker and consumer protections, while Senator Finegold described Senate Bill 37, which would create a framework for AI model training with safety assessments, audits, incident reporting, Attorney General oversight, and workforce reporting. Members also discussed Massachusetts’ position relative to other states and the need for state action in the absence of federal regulation. A large portion of the hearing focused on the Fair Act, House 77 and Senate 35, which would limit workplace surveillance, restrict collection of biometric and location data, require notice and human review for automated employment decisions, and protect workers from retaliation. Labor leaders, including AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, SEIU, building trades, and other worker representatives, testified in support, describing harms from bossware, automated benefits denials, hiring and promotion screening, scheduling, and monitoring in workplaces ranging from health care and education to manufacturing and construction. They argued that AI systems are already affecting wages, benefits, safety, and job security, and that Massachusetts should act now to set clear rules. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 74, which would require informed consent and clear contract terms for digital replicas of voices and likenesses, with SAG-AFTRA representatives supporting the bill as a protection for performers and creators. Another major topic was Senate Bill 51 on social media algorithm accountability and transparency; child safety advocates, researchers, and a public health expert described harms from engagement-based algorithms, including exposure to harmful content, eating disorders, and youth mental health impacts, and supported independent audits and public reporting. A few industry and civil liberties witnesses supported regulation but urged balance, warning against overly burdensome rules while acknowledging the need for privacy, transparency, and accountability. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/9/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Think about it also in a fraud prevention identification and program integrity sense.
  • about when one county in the metro area has seen months of a backlog and again, with almost a double-digit
  • DHS, the Department of Human Services, uses personal identification numbers that should be unique to
  • And so DHS, the Department of Human Services uses personal identification numbers that should be unique
  • It is a new single digital platform for provider licensing registration and program participation.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 20, 2025 - 02:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1089 is a compassionate step for the state to take in regard to rare disease identification
  • However, without early access and early identification of these patients, they lose out on this access
  • Additionally, some patients turn to personal health records companies that store digital health records
  • All of this is important as we catch up in the digital age.
  • of residents at risk for developing blood clots. ...to create rules related to identification of residents
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • great number of our 775,000. of school children, because early invention is critical, but early identification
  • And as Senator Bettencourt pointed out, early identification and services, it can be difficult.
  • Early on in his education and he was denied identification and services for his dyslexia.
  • known as a securing online through parental empowerment and scope act bill was passed it prohibited digital
  • Menendez laid out during the 88th Legislative Session, the SCOPE Act was passed, which prohibits digital
Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also expands the grade levels that can be served by the Mountain State Digital Literacy Project
  • The bill also expands the grade levels that can be served by the Mountain State Digital Literacy Project
  • either E-Verify or a valid Social Security card, valid immigration or non-immigration visa, photo identification
  • , valid birth certificate, valid passport, valid photo identification card issued by a government agency
  • That's like a passport or any federally issued identification or legal immigration status.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage. The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29. The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies. A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.