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• children and the storage of that data.
• The long-term costs are the data storage. Originally, the bill had 90 days of data retention.
• But when you look at the data, and if we make our decisions based on data and not emotionally, which
• Also, I heard concerns about data being used to... that retention or security.
• A cloud service is very, very secure, and you're unlikely to lose the data.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• And also, we have data that shows there were only 70 firearms stolen... ...you and also we have data
• my legal purchase is being included in your data.
• Does your data include — can your data support that my experience doesn't include it in your 77%?
• Madam President, Senator, no, stolen guns are not included in this trace data.
• Madam President, Senator, we don't have the prosecution data.

Keywords: 996, all

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• FDLE carries the same jurisprudence protections that they have, so if they need a warrant to surveil
• Members, I absolutely recoil at the idea of being surveilled or catalogued for their beliefs.
• We have seen enhanced interrogation, extraordinary renditions, secret retention sites, and surveillance
• The right to privacy faces a growing surveillance apparatus justified by security.
• Our country has a long record of abusing these laws to surveil and investigate advocates and activists

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, with HB 1483 temporarily postponed. The most contentious measure was HB 945, which would create a state counterintelligence/counterterrorism team within FDLE. The sponsor said it was aimed at terrorists, nation-state actors, and other criminal threats, not political speech, and noted an amendment would address First Amendment concerns later. Opponents from the First Amendment Foundation, ACLU Florida, and other groups argued the bill was too vague, lacked guardrails, and could enable surveillance of protected speech or political activity. Members also raised questions about fiscal impact, oversight, warrants, and the bill’s July start date. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 945 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then unanimously passed HB 6507, a claims bill appropriating funds to compensate for damages caused by departmental negligence. HB 813, which clarifies Florida’s firefighter cancer law and death-benefit provisions, also passed after an amendment narrowed the bill and added language allowing a firefighter’s family to receive the death benefit if the firefighter separates from employment and dies within one year. Firefighter representatives supported the bill as a compassionate fix, while one local firefighter representative opposed the amendment, saying it would remove protections and create an arbitrary cutoff. Sponsors responded that DROP would not be affected and that the change was intended to help terminally ill firefighters spend their final days at home without losing survivor benefits. Finally, HB 365, dealing with law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism, passed favorably. Supporters, including family members and autism advocates, said in-person training and positive interactions are crucial to preventing escalations and tragedies during police encounters. They described real-life incidents where lack of training led to harmful outcomes and urged adoption of the bill’s training provisions. Members from both parties voiced support, calling the measure overdue and important for both public safety and the autism community. The chair closed the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last budget meeting and adjourned without objection.

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• Walters if we could provide, if I were to provide you with some data and showed you some data that we
• Because you said you didn't have the data, so I just want to make sure we have the data.
• that no data would change your opinion on this.
• If I showed you, we discovered data, irrefutable data, that shows that Colorado has better outcomes with
• Without this data, we cannot use our expertise to inform data-driven policies that support justice, safety

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• The staff that are working in the program will collect data, evaluate that data, and then get that data
• In terms of the data, right?
• And I know data-wise, we're looking at CDC data.
• CDC data, and then the state, I'm sure, collaborates with them to get data.
• And those are the data primarily used, so that is the basis of the health data. that are used to develop

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• Both safety data and efficacy data now, we can debate appropriately whether that was sufficient data,
• both safety data and efficacy data<01:31:53.639> now data now data now we<01:31:54.639> can
• of that data changed the efficacy data of that data changed the efficacy data changed<01:32:18.000
• a review of global data.
• That is where New Hampshire can contribute some of that data at the state level into the national surveillance

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I actually have the data. So I need you to understand that.
• And all I'm asking you is give me some data. Okay, I can email it to you.
• I mean, I always have data to a bill, and if I don't, I shouldn't be presenting my bill.
• That's the only one the data I could find through DOJ, ATF, and all the different...
• I want to give some factual data. Okay?

Bills: SB1039, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069, SB1099, SB1127, SB1148, SB1271, SB1426, SB1448

Keywords: attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety

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• Section eight is data practices.
• It provides that the OIG is subject to the Government Data Practices Act and classifies the data collected
• <00:37:11.560> all the things we need surveillance all the things we need surveillance all
• The next one I think is the, uh, um, data retention in schedules and policies.
• the next one I think is the uh um data the next one I think is the uh um data retention<00:47:55.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that data.
• The data needs to be available.
• Senator, how long is this, I think you talked about data before. How long is this data kept by law?
• Senator, how long is this, I think you talked about data before. How long is this data kept by law?
• Of why we don't have that data.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We can definitely get the outcome data for you.
• Do you have any data on the payment breakdowns?
• Do you have any data on the payment breakdowns?
• So it's within the data boundaries that we've created for all data.
• So when someone puts data in Poppy, the default is they're the only human on earth who can see that data

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So then we started looking at the data.
• But they have no data to support. In fact, their own data do not support that.
• Surveillance does nothing to reduce the prevalence of CWD.
• We need more data. We need more research.
• I think it's good data. It's too early.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all

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• Data from the Texas Organized Retail Crime Association estimates that the Texas retailers have lost more
• The case example that I gave you, how we established that is we had surveillance video from the parking
• We had surveillance video within the store to show how they were moving and operating.
• We had surveillance video when they left.

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• is when it comes to school safety particularly and how we integrate all of the intelligence and the data
• Do you have any data or information on how many schools are usually using this information you're providing
• cut in on the next presenters I'm just gonna narrow it down to two do you have any of you have any data
• remiss we've talked before in similar meetings about different Technology that exists, including surveillance
• Surveillance cameras exist in most schools already.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Oklahoma school safety from Commissioner Tipton, OSSI director Mike Fike, OACTIC director Alan Young, OSBI lieutenant Isiles Keene, and Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton. The main focus was a statewide school-safety framework built around response, prevention, and recovery. Witnesses described training law enforcement in the LASER active-shooter response model, adding A-TURK training for coordinated law enforcement/fire/EMS response, expanding run-hide-fight and Stop the Bleed instruction for educators and staff, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and using the Rave panic-button system and the ProtectOK tip app to speed reporting and dispatch. They also emphasized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams as a prevention tool to identify and support at-risk students before violence occurs. Members asked about administrator and teacher training, school counselor involvement, how apps are deployed on personal versus school devices, and whether schools are actually using the programs. Witnesses said administrators, counselors, and SROs should be part of BTAM, that training is most effective when it is realistic and repeated, and that Rave is geofenced and typically invited onto devices by schools. Several members stressed that school leaders must buy in for safety plans to work, and one member raised concerns about traumatic training and the need for mental-health support as part of prevention. Witnesses said mental-health referral and monitoring are part of BTAM, but the school and local partners must manage the process. OSBI’s lieutenant added broader context, comparing school safety to fire safety and noting that Oklahoma still lacks some statutory requirements for intruder drills and stronger penalties for school threats. He also discussed possible future tools such as surveillance analytics, gunshot detection, ballistic-rated doors and walls, and better access controls, while warning that technology should supplement, not replace, basic safety systems and training. Sheriff Walton closed by describing rural response challenges and his foundation’s effort to place ballistic shields in schools and police cars, arguing that human resources and rapid communication remain the biggest gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• ENSURE THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE GENERATED PHONE NUMBERS AS EMERGENCY NUMBERS SO WE CAN USE GEOLOCATION DATA
• EACH HAS ITS OWN DATA AND TIME FRAME AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.
• DATA SHARING INCLUDING PAWN DATA IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENSURING ONCE AGENCIES
• BILL 1252 ORIGINALLY WAS CALLING FOR FDLE TO CREATE THE CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE SYSTEM TO SHARE PAWN DATA
• AFFECT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND AT THE END OF THE DAY ALLOW FOR THOSE AGENCIES TO ACCESS SOME DATA

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The boardroom and the attorney visiting space do not have surveillance cameras.
• We would also be interested in the different data.
• I mean, absolutely, we'll be collecting the data. We'll see through the 607s.
• We see that data-wise, statistically wise, I don't... ...population, we see that data-wise, statistically
• We look at EDD data. We talk with the California Workforce Development Board.

Summary: The hearing focused first on sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation in California’s women’s prisons, with testimony from CDCR wardens, the Office of Inspector General, advocacy groups, and formerly incarcerated survivors. Legislators and witnesses described a pattern of staff misconduct, fear of retaliation, gaps in reporting, and the need for stronger accountability, better investigations, and more outside access for survivor support organizations. CDCR said it has expanded training, body-worn and stationary cameras, outside partnerships, and PREA-related response procedures, while the Inspector General requested additional funding and staff to monitor more grievances and staff sexual misconduct cases under SB 1069. Members pressed CDCR on why accused staff are not always placed on leave, how cases are referred to prosecutors, and whether current protections are enough; several members argued the state should aim to investigate all complaints and do more to prevent retaliation and repeat abuse. The second issue was rehabilitative and reentry programming in women’s prisons. CDCR’s Division of Rehabilitative Programs and the wardens highlighted education, vocational training, substance use treatment, peer support, and community reentry programs, citing increased enrollment and recent graduates earning diplomas, degrees, and certifications. They said these programs are intended to reduce recidivism and improve public safety. Formerly incarcerated advocates and community providers argued that current offerings are still too limited, outdated, and not aligned with today’s job market, especially around digital literacy and transferable credentials, and they urged more funding for community-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive programming. A coalition representative asked for a $20 million continuation and expansion of the Wright Grant program, and members discussed additional budget requests for reentry and related women’s services.

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• This is regarding a rather simple bill; it is a data report that we already do for the farmland down
• get sick or when we have a positive herd, we work closely with the Department of Health on that surveillance
• also do, again working with, as Representative Hanson said, with the Department of Health in that surveillance

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• Is there any data anywhere demonstrating improved student outcomes in districts that have already used
• So there is no data. Follow? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• The installation of cameras under the policy constitutes security or surveillance of buildings or grounds
• The installation of cameras under the policy constitutes security or surveillance of buildings or grounds
• For families like mine, this isn't about surveillance, it's about peace of mind, and knowing that our

Summary: The committee first heard SJR 1104, a proposed constitutional amendment on voluntary religious expression in public schools. Senator Massullo said the measure would protect students and school personnel from discrimination for lawful religious expression, while not requiring prayer or religious activity. Questions focused on whether the proposal would change existing law, whether it could be used to protect coercive conduct by school officials, and whether the staff summary accurately reflected the bill. Public testimony included support from religious-freedom advocates and opposition from American Atheists and some senators who said the measure could make minority-faith students uncomfortable. The committee voted to report SJR 1104 favorably. The committee then took up SB 1738 on educational facilities, which directs state education offices to review facility requirements and recommend design and construction practices to improve safety and accountability. Senator Yarborough offered and the committee adopted an amendment removing crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusting the bill to preserve safe spaces during emergencies. The bill was reported favorably after brief discussion about balancing transparency, access control, and emergency safety. The committee also adopted a delete-all amendment to SB 824 on charter schools, replacing it with a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to the Department of Education, which would publish a statewide report; the amended bill was then reported favorably. The committee next approved confirmation recommendations for appointees on tabs 7 and 8, then took up SPB 7036, a committee bill sponsored by Chair Simon. The package included school turnaround and early literacy changes, updates to school safety and health policies, early learning revisions, instructional changes, and educator pipeline provisions. The most contentious part was a proposal to let the state develop instructional materials; several senators questioned costs, guardrails, and whether the state should enter the textbook business. Simon said that portion was still being considered and that the bill would need safeguards if it moved forward. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1620 on public education, described by Senator Leak as a “school board members’ bill of rights.” The bill would give individual board members direct access to district documents and staff, limit district attorneys’ ability to represent both the board and administration, strengthen nepotism rules, and prohibit nondisclosure agreements for employees. Testimony from Volusia County board members, educators, and advocates was sharply divided: supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and protect minority board members, while opponents warned it could undermine superintendent authority, expose confidential student or personnel information, and create confusion in district operations. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 1620 favorably. The committee then heard SB 1170 on cameras in self-contained special education classrooms, with an amendment changing the proposal from a statewide mandate to a district policy allowing parents of students with disabilities to request cameras. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, centered on protecting non-speaking and vulnerable students and documenting abuse; one witness opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate. The committee was still in debate on the bill when the transcript ended.

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• I'm particularly interested in how the provisions included in those lines—how the data collected as required
• So how would that data be provided to Hope operators? You're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• should be a place of trust, safety, and support, not spaces that feel connected to punishment and surveillance
• This bill invites surveillance, not safety, by requiring school boards to cooperate with law enforcement
• This bill invites surveillance, not safety, by requiring school boards to cooperate with law enforcement

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee took up CS for House Bill 1071, a broad education package described by the sponsor as updating transparency, parental rights, student safety, early learning accountability, scholarship oversight, and instructional program rules. The committee adopted two amendments without objection: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM programs, and another removing a prior provision related to canine dogs on school grounds. Members then questioned the bill’s provisions on student records transfers, instructional materials adoption and removal, educational emergency authority for low-performing schools, health education and a fetal development video, student-led organizations, FHSAA board language, lab schools, and rulemaking authority. The sponsor repeatedly said the bill was intended to improve accountability, keep education dollars focused on students, and give districts flexibility, while also noting that some issues would be addressed through future rulemaking or later amendments. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed. Many speakers argued the bill was an omnibus measure that bundled unrelated policies together, making it hard for families and educators to understand or meaningfully comment on it. Opponents also said it would increase school-law enforcement coordination, chill immigrant and mixed-status families’ participation, restrict DEI-related and student-led organizations, and impose controversial health and embryology content on students. Supporters, including the Christian Family Coalition and Florida Citizens Alliance, backed the fetal development video and the bill’s parental rights and funding restrictions, saying the content should be medically accurate and that schools should not fund political advocacy. Several speakers urged the committee to break the bill into separate measures. In debate, some members praised the sponsor’s responsiveness but said they would vote no because of constituent concerns, especially around DEI, the fetal development video, and local control. Others supported the bill, emphasizing rulemaking, educational emergency flexibility, EpiPen access, early learning changes, and evidence-based math instruction. The sponsor closed by reiterating support for the bill as amended, saying the law enforcement provision had been removed, the embryology content would be opt-out with posted materials, state funds should not support political advocacy, and the bill would help with safety, accountability, and student outcomes. The committee then voted on the bill after debate, with the sponsor indicating support and members stating their positions during closing discussion.

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• HB 2820, data centers. HB 2821, pregnant employees reasonable.
• health education abortion provider 2011 obstructing government operations 2813 pharmacy benefits 2820 data
• outside of schools and daycare, Camping out outside of schools and daycares and grocery stores, surveilling
• sure that everybody was okay and that they were made aware, and I was made aware that ICE has been surveilling

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Senate Bill 1961A, an act to amend the State Technology Law in relation to establishing a Secure Our Data
• Senate Bill 5609, an act to amend the Executive Law in relation to prohibiting the use of biometric surveillance
• Business Law in relation to requiring synthetic content creation system providers to include provenance data
• to amend the General Business Law in relation to establishing the Artificial Intelligence Training Data

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Internet Technology Committee met on February 25 at 12:10 with Senator Gonzalez chairing and Senator Stec as ranking member. The committee considered a series of bills focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biometric surveillance, and related technology issues, including measures to create a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, require notices for generative AI systems, direct a state agency telework report, require multi-factor authentication for governmental entities, establish a Secure Our Data Act, study facial recognition technology, restrict biometric surveillance by law enforcement, and increase transparency for synthetic content and AI training data. Most bills were moved and reported out of committee, with several sent to the floor and others referred onward to the Finance Committee, Codes Committee, or reported without recommendation or with opposition noted. SB 933, SB 934A, SB 936A, SB 3699, SB 6954A, SB 6955A, SB 7263, and SB 9051 were reported to the floor; SB 1139, SB 1961A, and SB 9051 were sent to Finance; and SB 5609 was sent to Codes. Votes varied by bill, with some receiving no opposition and others drawing one or more nays or without-recommendation votes. Senator Gonzalez also briefly highlighted SB 9051, which would prohibit AI chatbots from using features considered unsafe for minors, describing it as a response to concerns about harm from companion bots and chatbot interactions with children. The chair noted work with the Attorney General’s office and Common Sense Media and said the bill was intended to promote regulation and accountability for companies deploying such systems. The meeting concluded with thanks to the ranking member and staff, and the committee adjourned.