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• fact that consumer reporting agencies buy and sell our data among each other and among third-party brokers
• Members, you remember this bill by Senator Johnson relating to the notice requirement of a data broker
• Johnson relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

Bills: SB315 , SB584 , SB1228 , SB1484 , SB1860 , SB1802

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination

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• Because of limited resources and staffing constraints, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• I know you say on the second page it talks about the Commission obviously has the authority to deny a
• Permits Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, testifying on the bill.
• They've been on as brokers and so.
• LEPCs, the Local Emergency Planning Commissions.

Bills: HB573 , HB1499 , HB1768 , HB3071 , HB3249 , HB3866 , HB4112

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

Keywords: environmental enforcement, legislative oversight, inspection, concrete plants, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental product declaration, grant program, ready-mixed concrete, manufacturers, sustainability, concrete plant, concrete batch plant, wet batching, dry batching, central mixing, standard permit, TCEQ, environmental regulation, air quality, construction permit

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• Idaho has an Idaho Potato Commission, a Wheat Commission, a Pea and Lentil Commission, and a Sheep and
• Goat Commission.
• If it weren't a commission of women, let's just say it was a commission of something else, what would
• of the commission statewide.
• The commission had lost its diversity. Ethical questions were raised with the commission.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• Your committee, number one Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate File 105, Real Estate Brokers Duties
• duties and disclosure estate brokers duties and disclosure amendments<00:18:38.559><c> respectfully<
• Senate File 126, Wyoming Ireland Trade Commission, sponsored by Senator Anderson.
• by Senator Commission, sponsored by Senator Anderson.
• So, you're leaving decisions to a commission if we don't bring that back to us.

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• In a study that we commissioned, we found that there is over a $3 billion gap between the credit requested
• Broker to speak to, just if you would kindly provide the information about any attempts at the federal

Committee: House Banking and Finance

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• Plan to report to the public and Legislature quarterly on the clearinghouse programs; and requires brokers
• it can provide an offer to a Fair Plan policyholder while providing the same offer to the agent or broker
• Chair and members, John Norwood, on behalf of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California
• Agents' and brokers' client lists and work products are going to be protected from abuse, I believe.
• Additionally, the sensitive data that AB 311 authorizes collecting will flow to data brokers, law enforcement

Summary: The committee heard several insurance-related bills. AB 69, AB 1554, and AB 1680 all focused on California’s insurance market and the Fair Plan. AB 69 would require clearer notices to Fair Plan policyholders about coverage options, quarterly public reporting on clearinghouse programs, and additional broker/agent training to help depopulate the Fair Plan while preserving consumer choice. AB 1554 would require the California Earthquake Authority to post its annual report online and send it to relevant committees, and would direct the Insurance Commissioner to convene a working group on incorporating hazard mitigation into risk-transfer recommendations. AB 1680 would require the Fair Plan to comply with CDI examination findings, hire more staff, and improve clearinghouse operations; the Fair Plan moved from opposition to neutral after amendments, and the department said the bill would strengthen accountability and consumer protections. These bills were held pending quorum or taken up later, with authors requesting aye votes. AB 2198, by Assemblymember Rodriguez, would clarify title insurance rate-filing rules by specifying that title insurers file title rates and underwritten title companies file escrow rates, reducing duplicative filings and requiring rate schedules to be posted online. The California Land Title Association supported the bill, saying it codified longstanding practice and improved transparency, while the department continued discussions about possible revisions. The bill was left open for further questions and a later vote. AB 1795, by Assemblymember Gibson, would create statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating smoke damage in wildfire-affected homes. The author and the Department of Insurance said the bill would establish science-based standards, protect survivors from unsafe reentry, require training and certification for relevant professionals, and improve claims handling; the department also described serious gaps found in its Fair Plan examination and recent wildfire claims. Insurers and some residents opposed or opposed unless amended, arguing the bill was still too broad, could raise costs, relied too much on industry standards, and left unresolved issues about legal standards, timing, and coverage. The bill remained under discussion, with the author saying negotiations would continue. AB 311, by Assemblymember McKinnor, would create an optional telematics-based auto insurance program to reward safer driving and improve road safety. Supporters, including road-safety advocates, victims’ families, and some insurance representatives, argued telematics could reduce speeding and distracted driving and save lives. Opponents, including privacy and consumer groups, argued the bill would create opaque surveillance pricing, undermine Prop. 103, and raise privacy and fairness concerns. After extensive debate, the committee passed the bill on a 3-0 vote and placed it on call. AB 1798, by Assemblymember Wilson, would bar life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information from direct-to-consumer or other predictive genetic testing to deny coverage or raise premiums, while preserving use of medical history and family history and allowing consideration of certain high-value policies above $1.5 million. Supporters said the bill would reduce genetic discrimination and encourage testing; insurers argued genetic information is relevant to underwriting and warned the bill could raise costs and create inconsistencies. The committee chair and members noted the bill was close to agreement but still needed work, and the bill was moved with a 3-0 vote and placed on call.

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• If a college or university wants to participate in local historic commission regulations, they can opt
• represents you and is trying to get the maximum price for you and they're making their money off the commission
• represents you and is trying to get the maximum price for you and they're making their money off of the commission
• I'm a Missouri-licensed real estate broker as well.

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

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• Professional brokers use sophisticated software and shell companies to purchase large quantities of tickets
• Professional brokers use sophisticated software and shell companies to purchase large qualities of tickets
• It simply allows financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other qualified professionals

Summary: The Senate considered a large number of amendments to an economic development bill and adopted them one by one, with repeated brief recesses as members finalized language. Early amendments made permanent the option for hybrid public meetings and added procedures for alleged open meeting law violations, authorized speed camera enforcement in school and construction safety zones, and created a retirement credit option for part-time teachers who reduced hours to care for children. Other adopted amendments updated gateway municipality designations every three years, capped ticket resale prices and banned speculative “ghost tickets,” and addressed vulnerable road users, crumbling concrete, and a fund for seasonal communities housing. Members also approved amendments to create a new framework for responding to crimes against women, including better investigation of staged suicides and adding sex and gender to the hate crimes statute; to establish a trigger law protecting private-sector labor organizing rights if federal labor law is weakened; to create a bottom-up “Enough Act” fund to fight poverty; to allow airport restaurants and bars at Logan to operate during flight hours; and to protect seniors and adults with disabilities from financial scams by allowing temporary delays of suspicious transactions and reporting to protective agencies. Additional housing-related amendments were adopted for rural communities, residential PACE financing, and a five-community tenant opportunity to purchase pilot program. A Senate Ways and Means amendment was then adopted, the substitute draft was applied to the underlying bill, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The chamber also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The Senate then adjourned.

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• The seller and the broker feel like they're at risk of false advertising or nondisclosure.
• The seller and the broker feel like they're at risk of false advertising or non-disclosure.
• You know, so I, by the way, am a real estate broker, but I don't do it for a living.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. AB 760 would temporarily allow mobile home parks in disaster-declared areas, and nearby jurisdictions, to rent park-owned homes to people displaced by natural disasters such as fires, floods, or earthquakes. Supporters said it would quickly add emergency housing after events like the Los Angeles fires; there was no opposition, and the committee later approved the bill 9-0 as amended. AB 1445, authored by Chair Haney, would help cities finance office-to-housing conversions and downtown revitalization by creating downtown recovery districts funded by future property tax growth. Support came from the California Travel Association, Housing Action Coalition, IKEA, and other housing and transit advocates, who said the bill would help downtowns recover, increase housing, and support local revenue. The committee members were generally supportive, and the bill passed 8-0. AB 456, by Assemblymember Connolly, would bar mobile home park managers from requiring interior repairs or inspections as a condition of sale, while preserving exterior repair requirements and tightening the timeline for management responses. Supporters, including many mobile home residents and GSMOL, argued park managers were delaying or obstructing sales and overreaching into private transactions. Opponents, led by the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, warned that banning interior inspections could allow unsafe or unpermitted conditions to go unnoticed and increase liability and fire risk. After extended debate over safety, disclosure, and park liability, the committee passed the bill 8-1 as amended. The committee also took up a consent item, AB 391, which was approved 9-0 as amended. After quorum was established, the committee took roll-call votes on the measures and adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• We had a problem with the pawn brokers.
• That was legislation that tackled that issue, and that's been very successful with the pawn brokers and
• the doctor pill-shopping problem that was occurring statewide, and we had pushed back with the pawn brokers

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met with a quorum present and considered several bills. It first took up SB 232 on debt collection, where the sponsor explained a strike-all amendment and the committee adopted a Gruters amendment clarifying that email communications may be sent at any hour while other off-hours communications remain restricted. Testimony was sharply divided on a proposed change from “any person” to “debt collector,” with consumer advocates, legal aid, and the Florida Justice Association warning it would narrow Florida’s consumer protections, while supporters said the bill and amendment would address ambiguity affecting businesses. After debate, the committee rejected the broader amendment, adopted the email-only clarification, and reported CS for SB 232 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard and unanimously reported favorably CS for SB 126, which would allow prescription hearing aids to be sold and distributed by mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist conducts the required examination, including remotely through telehealth. Supporters said the bill would improve access and reduce barriers for seniors and others with hearing loss, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 600 and SB 602 on manufacturing, which would create and fund a statewide Office of Manufacturing, a promotional campaign, workforce grants, and related fees; multiple industry and economic development groups appeared in support, and both bills were reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS for SB 92 on hit-and-run accountability in vehicle repair shops. The sponsor described the bill as a response to rising hit-and-run incidents and explained that repair shops would have to complete a transaction form or retain a crash report for certain repairs, with a clarifying amendment adopted without objection. Prosecutors and law enforcement supporters said the bill would help identify offenders, while auto dealer representatives argued it could impose burdens and penalties on repair shops. The committee nevertheless reported CS for SB 92 favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 412, the Motorized Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide repair manuals, diagnostic tools, and parts to owners and independent repair providers under fair and reasonable terms. Disability advocates and wheelchair users testified that repair delays can leave users stranded for weeks or months, and the committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote before adjourning.

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• and their estimates were that 80 to 90% of those reselling on these platforms are professionalized brokers
• reselling on these platforms are those reselling on these platforms are professionalized<00:36:20.080><c> brokers
• who</c><00:36:20.760><c> do</c><00:36:20.960><c> this</c><00:36:21.200><c> as</c> professionalized brokers
• who do this as professionalized brokers who do this as their<00:36:21.480><c> primary</c><00:36:21.960

Bills: SCR118 , SCR173

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection heard two resolutions. SCR 118 SD1 would urge the Insurance Division and the Attorney General to convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division deferred to written testimony, while the Attorney General opposed the measure because of an ongoing lawsuit, asking that references to legal recovery and the AG’s role in convening the group be removed. Members questioned how the resolution might relate to the state’s climate damages litigation and whether it could inform damages calculations. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including removing the Attorney General as co-convener and changing certain membership references to board chairs; the motion passed unanimously with one excused member. The committee also heard SCR 173 SD1, which would create a task force on event ticket scalping. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the concept but asked to be added as a task force member and said the draft left its role unclear. Supporters, including the National Independent Venue Association and D-BAT, described high resale prices, fraudulent or speculative tickets, and harm to consumers and local businesses. StubHub and the Ticket Policy Forum supported the task force but urged broader scope to include the primary ticket market and ticket sellers, and StubHub also sought inclusion on the task force. Members discussed whether the task force should focus on the secondary market or the broader ticketing ecosystem, and whether the Office of Consumer Protection should be part of the task force or only consulted. The vice chair recommended passage with amendments adding the Office of Consumer Protection as a member and clarifying the consultation language, and the committee adopted that recommendation unanimously with one excused member.

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• </c><00:41:50.160><c> I'm</c><00:41:50.319><c> now</c> those years, I've been a broker.
• I'm now those years, I've been a broker.
• </c><00:41:52.240><c> I</c><00:41:52.480><c> deal</c> principal broker of my company.
• I deal principal broker of my company.

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• It has and garners significant public comment when we have the commission meetings and when they are
• People are spilling out of the county commission auditorium when it comes to this issue in Miami-Dade
• My understanding is this was a brokered arrangement. Sounds like at the last moment it changed.
• Commission while maintaining a five-member body.
• I'm speaking for the majority of our city commission.

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• Next, we have the senior non-commissioned officer of the year, Master Sergeant...
• Next, we have the senior non-commissioned officer of the year, Master Sergeant Jared Jordan.
• If I'm an insurance broker, if I'm running my insurance company, I don't want anybody telling me what

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• it's a pleasure to be before you to present C.S. for House Bill 995, Public Employees Relations Commission
• Does the Public Employees Relations Commission or the union set the certification or the recertification
• They're not acting in good faith; they are being bad brokers because they know that they can run out

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• In the underlying bill, it's just to highlight that real estate agents, mortgage brokers, those types
• a house to a person that owns more than 100 homes, that they could not go back on the real estate brokers
• and mortgage brokers.
• This also says for reverse mortgage brokers that they could not go back and be liable for this as well
• this care and it is really appropriate to add them to this and have them fall under the Medical Commission

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5828, which would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending private, not-for-profit four-year institutions. Staff explained the bill would set the awards at 90 percent of the regional and state college rate rather than 50 percent of the research rate, with an estimated fiscal impact of $3.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and $18.6 million over four years. Testimony was largely in support from private college presidents, students, and school counselors, who said the bill would help low-income and first-generation students and preserve access and enrollment choices; some public college student representatives said they did not oppose the bill but argued that cuts to public-school aid should be restored first. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which would prohibit DCYF from using benefits or funds of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for their cost of care beginning in 2027, while requiring support for benefit management and payee arrangements and allowing protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff estimated a net fiscal impact of $608,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter. Testimony in support said the bill would end the practice of withholding SSI and other benefits from youth in care and better support disabled youth transitioning to adulthood. Members asked questions about fiduciary responsibility and representative payee arrangements. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It adopted Amendment Clark 350 to House Bill 2689, raising the required provider response rate for the child care market rate survey to 65 percent, and then reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 18-11, with two excused. It adopted Amendment H-3743.1 to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on retrospective prior authorization denials and reported that bill out unanimously. It also adopted Amendment Pool 272 to Senate Bill 5420 and reported that bill out unanimously. For Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5496, the committee adopted several amendments clarifying scope and penalties but rejected amendments that would have delayed the bill or replaced it with a study; the bill was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard amendment briefings on other bills, including 5981, 6026, 6160, 6184, and 6211, but deferred action on some items heard that morning.

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• Thank you. 38-year real estate broker and my 38-year real estate broker and my experience<00:13:10.160
• In your role at the Real Estate Commission, how do you see the commission serving as a bridge between
• ,</c> your role at the Real Estate Commission, your role at the Real Estate Commission, you<00:14:41.680
• Kahui to the Real Estate Commission. Real Estate Commission. Thank you very much.
• Land Use Commission, Campaign Spending Commission,<00:53:33.920><c> and</c><00:53:34.080><c> the</c>

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a long list of Governor’s messages for appointments to state boards and commissions, including the Board of Dentistry, Barbering and Cosmetology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Real Estate Commission, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, State Boxing Commission, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Pharmacy, and the Public Utilities Commission. Most nominees and supporting agencies testified in support, and many nominees simply stood on their written testimony. Several nominees also answered questions about their experience and the issues facing their boards, including dental insurance and Medicaid concerns, condo and real estate disputes, pharmacy regulation and telepharmacy, boxing and MMA rule updates, and medical board service in rural areas. The committee discussed some contested or notable nominations in more detail. Richard Emery’s nomination to the Real Estate Commission drew opposition testimony tied to a condo management dispute, and he responded by emphasizing the need for factual evidence, mediation and complaint data, and better consumer education. Trinette Kahui and Andrea Ushijima were also nominated to the Real Estate Commission, with broad support. For the Boxing Commission, Robin Jumawan described ongoing statutory updates, MMA-related work, and delegation of amateur boxing rules. For the Hawaii Medical Board, Elizabeth Ignacio was strongly endorsed by state and industry witnesses as highly qualified and familiar with rural health issues, while Rebecca Sawai also received support from the board and Kaiser Permanente. In the decision-making portion, the committee moved to advise and consent to nearly all nominees on the agenda. Senator McKelvey stated reservations about Richard Emery due to opposition and possible conflicts, and also about nominees who were not present at the hearing, specifically Corrine Muldrow Soto and Stacie Kealoha Inouye; Senator Lamasao also noted reservations on those absent nominees. The chair disclosed personal acquaintance with Dr. Sawai and Andrea Ushijima. The committee then voted to adopt the recommendations, with the noted reservations and one no vote on GM 697 reflected in the record, and later reconvened to take up Governor’s Message 514/515 for John Etemura as chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, where additional support testimony was heard from the Governor’s office, DCCA, and former consumer advocacy staff.

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• For example, in our county, we deal with brokers.
• There's one resort near us that has over 281 brokers that act as middlemen.
• There's one resort near us that has over 281 brokers that act as middlemen facilitating these payments
• elected to the district's board six years ago after serving on the City of Thousand Oaks Planning Commission

Summary: The committee heard multiple bills, with extensive discussion focused on short-term rental regulation, street vending, park/public safety financing, transit-oriented housing fees, and demographic data collection. SB 346 would require short-term rental platforms to provide local governments with listing addresses and related information to help collect transient occupancy taxes and enforce local ordinances; supporters argued cities and counties need the data to identify unlicensed operators and recover taxes, while opposition from platforms raised privacy and due process concerns and said administrative subpoenas already exist. The bill was amended and passed 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, sought to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared in ways that could expose them to federal immigration enforcement; supporters described raids and fear in vendor communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. SB 499 would clarify that certain park and recreation facilities designated in local safety or hazard mitigation plans can qualify for fee deferral exemptions when they serve emergency or public safety functions; supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and recovery hubs, while some housing advocates sought a clearer nexus to development impacts. The bill passed as amended 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which would modernize traffic impact fee rules to better reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, drew support from housing and transportation advocates and passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 515, aimed at improving demographic data collection and reporting by local governments and state entities, passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. The committee also took up SB 276, presented by Assembly Member Stefani on behalf of Senator Wiener, which would allow San Francisco to create a permit-and-enforcement system for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks. Supporters said the measure is needed to address fencing operations and protect legitimate vendors, while emphasizing it is narrowly targeted and not aimed at food vendors or permitted sellers. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 276, with supporters from the Mission street vendor community and San Francisco Public Works describing enforcement problems and the need for clearer rules and city resources.

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• THIS AMENDMENT ADDS NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLORIDA GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION.
• SENATOR SIMON. >> THAT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE GAMING COMMISSION.
• IT WILL RELY ON THE GAMING COMMISSION BEING HONEST BROKERS.
• ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FLORIDA GAMING COMMISSION WAIVING IN SUPPORT.
• WHAT I DON'T WANT IS TO SEE THE GAMING COMMISSION NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW.

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• Plan to report to the public and Legislature quarterly on the clearinghouse programs; and requires brokers
• it can provide an offer to a Fair Plan policyholder while providing the same offer to the agent or broker
• Chairman and members, John Norwood, on behalf of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California
• Agents' and brokers' client lists and work products are going to be protected from abuse, I believe.
• Additionally, the sensitive data that AB 311 authorizes collecting will flow to data brokers, law enforcement

Committee: Senate Insurance