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• This committee held a work session on the regulation of social media content for children and considered
• I think overseeing the industry, the companies have tried to regulate this.
• SB 6250, for background, the Department of Financial Institutions licenses and regulates check cashers
• At our debt clinic now, we see lots of regulated predatory loans, but not as predatory as 391% payday
• And making sure that gambling in the state remains safe, legal, and well-regulated.

Bills: SB5976 , SB6111 , SB6250 , SB6257 , SB6289 , SGA9060 , SGA9169 , SGA9265 , SGA9266

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: commercial email, spam regulations, online marketing, privacy, consumer protection, SB 6111, Washington Protecting Children Online Act, online child safety, minor privacy, age verification, parental consent, social media regulation, digital platforms, user-generated content, content moderation, online harms, youth protection, data privacy, geolocation, targeted advertising

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• I think as the Legislature continues to consider legislation around, rightly so, regulating and responsibly
• regulating these types of technologies, it's also important to consider ways that we can use these tools

Bills: HB1170 , HB1570 , HB1834

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity

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• This bill is solely aimed at protecting no-impact home-based businesses from unnecessary regulations
• The business must comply with all regulations that protect... protect health and safety and ensure the
• We do not want needless local regulations to prevent the next Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos from starting
• And so, the examiner business, the city would still have the full power and authority to regulate those
• This bill, in its current form, does not affect the city's ability to regulate short-term rentals.

Bills: HB303 , HB 1107 , HB 1063 , HB1517 , HB1991 , HB2464 , HB3509 , HB3527 , HB303

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

Bills: SB140 , HB235 , HB276 , HB317 , HB340

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• One of the things that's kind of weird is, as an industry that's being regulated by them, we're also

Bills: SB5816 , SB5971

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, green fertilizer, low-carbon, sustainability, incentive program

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• That will more align this piece of legislation with the legislation that regulates alcohol and tobacco
• Again, on page 10, 312.10.15, number four, there's some added language there on registration for each hemp
• Registration for each hemp beverage product.
• It's basically more regulation. And we... what was I going to say? Just more government red tape.

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in executive session and approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2765, which was amended to revise hemp beverage retailer delivery language, adjust retailer fees and renewals, require product registration, and remove residency requirements. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported do pass by a 10-0 vote. The committee also voted House Bill 2848, relating to mass intimidation offenses, do pass by a 9-0 vote. In public hearing, the committee took testimony on House Joint Resolution 130, which would ask Missouri voters to authorize retrospective civil laws for child sexual abuse claims. The sponsor and survivor advocates argued the measure is needed to allow revival windows and address delayed disclosure, while opponents from the insurance, tort reform, and business communities warned it could expose third parties such as schools, churches, nonprofits, and employers to broad, open-ended liability and higher insurance costs. No vote was taken on the resolution. The committee also heard House Bill 2254, which would speed capital post-conviction review by requiring earlier appointment of counsel and aligning Missouri procedures with federal standards. Supporters, including victims’ family members and the Attorney General’s office, said it would reduce years of delay and bring closure, while opponents raised concerns about wrongful convictions, conflicts from simultaneous representation, and increased public defender workload. Finally, House Bill 2206 on catalytic converter theft was heard; the sponsor and law enforcement supported stronger recordkeeping and licensing rules, while scrap/recycling and press representatives objected to added paperwork and a separate provision affecting public notice for self-storage sales. The hearing on HB 2206 was interrupted by the floor schedule and not completed in the transcript.

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• There's also some challenges at the state level when it comes to regulations.
• Um, but our hope is that we can change the regulations where the physician and the PA can determine scope
• I'm interested in what that may be because sometimes regulation is created by unintended consequences
• It is much more robust, and I think the regulations just haven't followed along with that.
• Um, and it's just time to review the regulations.

Bills: HB31 , HB31

Committee: House Health

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation

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• Senate Bill 6 continues consumable hemp product restrictions.
• The Secretary will read the caption. ...relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp
• Camp owners in the floodplain can lobby all day long to prevent regulations in this building.
• It also expands the class and could potentially regulate private funds, which is not the intent of the
• Again, lobbyists in Texas are already regulated, monitored, and held accountable by the Texas Ethics

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4

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• I'm not saying we should regulate water.
• I'm not saying we should regulate water.
• I'm not saying we should regulate water.
• I'm not saying we should regulate water.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• It does not mean that we can't meet the requirements of that regulation by Ecology.

Bills: HB2111 , HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: Interstate 5 bridge, toll facility, bond retirement, transportation, state funding, vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation

Bills: HB1269 , HB2624

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, consumer protection, financial regulation, real estate transactions, nonprofit, land conservancies, unsolicited offers, property rights

Bills: HB1269 , HB2624

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, consumer protection, financial regulation, real estate transactions, nonprofit, land conservancies, unsolicited offers, property rights

Bills: SB5919 , SB5816

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access

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• This is not burdensome regulation. It is responsible consumer protection.
• To simplify the current regulations, it simplifies the one-term, one-time document preparation fee.

Bills: HB1269 , HB2624

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, consumer protection, financial regulation, real estate transactions, nonprofit, land conservancies, unsolicited offers, property rights

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• And so our regulation should match our risk.
• But I think we can't regulate everything.
• We have to focus our regulation on what is most impactful.
• The task force, I can say, recommended a risk-based approach to regulation.
• As mentioned, insurers are regulated by the OIC, and those regulations include the regulatory review

Bills: SB5609 , SB6284

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, regulation, data privacy, technological impacts

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• But I think MassDOT, with regulations, is more able to keep up with what is latest.
• But I think Mastat, with regulations, is more able to keep up with what is the latest.
• So that’s a user regulation we set, a speed limit, and we also set device regulations.
• I do think regulation on the bike paths is necessary and warranted.
• It goes too far on regulating mopeds and not far enough on regulating Class 3 e-bikes.

Bills: H5400 , H5421 , H5430 , S3077 , S3089

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: Boston, easement, highway improvement, Woburn, Burlington, public safety, transportation, land transfer, vessel transportation, Marston Mills, Osterville, Barnstable, state highway, traffic safety, maritime regulation, local legislation, Hyannis Transportation Center, Thomas S. Cahir, Cape Cod, commemorative designation

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• Uh, those apps can't operate without regulation.
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• I The think this has to be regulated.
• </c><01:35:54.800><c> on</c> I I hate to put more regulations on I I hate to put more regulations on

Bills: HF2400 , HF1724 , HF3437 , HF4333 , HF2874 , HF4052

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• It feels like a regulation, not a law to me.
• Additionally, the bill specifies that the prohibition on unmanned aircraft regulations does not allow
• the ownership, operations, or otherwise regulating drones.
• This broad preemption seemingly applies... ...operations or otherwise regulating drones.
• They not only regulate the pharmacists and the pharmacies, they also regulate pharmaceutical manufacturers

Bills: HB2051 , HB2324 , HB2439 , HB2457 , HB2686 , HB2837 , HB2875 , HB2953

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government

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• And so although we can account for those emissions, we only have limited ability to regulate emissions
• It also specifies that those don't include certain tires that are subject to regulation or specification
• So anything under, like, basically a federal specification or regulation, not, you know, not a DOT regulation
• or safety regulation, but a specific military one.
• tires potentially, so... ...there could be other FAA-regulated tires potentially, so okay.

Bills: HB2436 , HB2322 , HB2343 , HB1420 , HB2426 , HB2271 , HB2215 , HB2421 , HB2301 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

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• First, it modernizes how the Public Regulation Commission is organized so it can better respond to today's
• Utility oversight fund, which allows the PRC to retain the fees that it already collects from the regulated
• I know we're talking about cleaning up and modernization, so is this going to cause a lot more regulation
• the Commission's jurisdiction whatsoever, so there should be no changes, additions, or removal of regulation
• So there should be no changes, additions, or removal of regulation jurisdiction.

Bills: HB70 , HB93 , HB95 , HB139 , HB140 , HJR4

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup