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• world, where trillion-dollar companies currently make our children sign contracts that give away their data
• world, where trillion-dollar companies currently make our children sign contracts that give away their data
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Bills: HB161 , HB161

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: building codes, standardization, commercial construction, architectural services, energy conservation, federal compliance, local governance, consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors

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• It's just a more time-consuming effort to get them. Okay. That's right.
• It differentiates us time consuming.
• </c> ...there's strong data protections.
• the individual data from any data they need to make determinations in terms of updating their systems
• </c><01:19:37.520><c> does</c> provider that has this data does provider that has this data does disclose

Bills: HF2354 , HF3621 , HF3429 , HF3483

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

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• I was just wondering if we have kind of maybe some data that indicates that that's a good time period
• Pulling straight in, trying to grab personal or otherwise protected consumer data that they would have
• There's not intent in it, but just being horribly careless about data.
• There's an organization called Metter M E T R that measures this data.

Bills: SB1670 , SB1716 , SB1521

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: higher education, state regents, university research, technology transfer, intellectual property, patent ownership, royalty income, commercialization, startup companies, research partnerships, public universities, faculty inventions, student inventions, innovation policy, economic development, medical technology, biotechnology, energy technology, telecommunications, aerospace and defense

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• The federal government has not so far failed to act in creating a nationwide data privacy bill.
• It says who it applies to, and in general, it's 25,000 if you control data for 25,000 or more consumers
• It says who it applies to, and in general, it's 25,000 if you control data for 25,000 or more consumers
• data and business at the same time.
• data and business at the same time.

Bills: SB292 , HB351 , HB141 , HB273 , SB292 , HB351 , HB141 , HB273

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments

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• they've implemented basic safeguards. 250 employees have been sued for exemplary damages following data
• SB 2610 provides a legal safe harbor from exemplary damages in data breach lawsuits for businesses that
• This bill empowers businesses to prevent breaches and is a win-win for businesses and consumers alike
• businesses, SMBs, on implementing reasonable cybersecurity controls, safeguarding sensitive personal data
• Several states have already enacted similar laws, such as Ohio's 2018 Data Protection Act and Utah's

Bills: SB1540 , SB2610 , SB2373

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, cybersecurity, data breach, breach of system security, exemplary damages, punitive damages, liability shield, safe harbor, small business, mid-sized business, Texas Business & Commerce Code, sensitive personal information, personal identifying information, identity theft, fraud prevention, NIST

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• on the web from a data broker.
• brokers using the data that they purchase.
• brokers using the data that they purchase.
• Data brokers using the data that they purchase from first-party entities, which this bill has now cut
• It's a major source of the data that is being utilized by data brokers, and um... ...so I guess ultimately

Bills: HB2428 , HB2399 , HB2087 , HB2629 , HB2483 , HB2477

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: life insurance, policy lapse, policy cancellation, nonpayment of premium, premium grace period, lapse notice, termination notice, third-party notice, third-party designee, beneficiary protection, consumer protection, insurance regulation, insurer notice requirements, policyholder, beneficiary, Washington RCW, insurance code, unintentional lapse, coverage continuation, premium delinquency

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• The quantity of data that these massive retailers are collecting on individual consumers, I think, would
• shock most consumers.
• The quantity of data that these massive retailers are collecting on individual consumers, I think, would
• shock most consumers.
• those data, and whether the data sets include any data protected by copyright or whether they were purchased

Bills: HB2278 , HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: tourism, promotion areas, state funding, economic development, community engagement, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers

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• This bill will prohibit the sharing of the data with a third party if the data is going to be used to
• Our public safety, our law enforcement can use this data, but to be able to sell this data and also to
• When you say private entity, do you mean the party collecting the data or the party whose data is being
• This data can be shared.
• , but there may be other vendors or brokers that do sell this data. this data, but there may be other

Bills: HB294 , SB40 , SB43 , SB35

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer

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• House Bill 2606 concerns the Office of Privacy and Data Protection.
• The Office serves as a central resource for state agencies regarding data privacy and data protection
• There are two performance measures that are removed: reporting on data protection measures and consumer
• We've got the Office of Equity, and we have the Office of Privacy and Data Protection.
• We have the amazing Katie Ruckel from our Office of Data Privacy. The small but mighty...

Bills: HB2157 , HB2351 , HB2365 , HB2357 , HB2446 , HB2523 , HB2606

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, facial recognition, automated decision-making, deployers, developers, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, employment, housing

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• Third, it removes the Consumer Protection Act violation and instead allows enforcement through a civil
• Next bill we will consider is House Bill 2503, regulating artificial intelligence training data.
• He said most Washingtonians have little insight into the data foundations of these technologies, even
• though that data has profound effects on privacy, trust, and fairness.
• He said big tech companies may have those data logs, but a small startup almost surely would not.

Bills: HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503 , HB2397 , HB2278 , HB2417

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• utility data... ...including phone and internet services.
• that, in order for people to participate in government, they have to provide a lot of their personal data
• that are still going to be necessary... ...whether it's property ownership, voting rights, voting data
• Increasingly, those kinds of location data are relevant to personal information.
• But how often is one's GPS location data that the state has or captures? Do you know?

Bills: HB2447 , HB1364 , HB2632 , HB2637 , HB2520 , HB2235 , HB2401 , HB2574

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: shark conservation, marine life, state symbol, ecological importance, biodiversity, bingo, raffles, charity, nonprofit, amusement games, revenue threshold, licensing, fundraising, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, public records, public disclosure

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• During the 88th legislative session, the data broker registry was required, which included that data
• This is detrimental to consumer protections and transparency around data collection.
• This bill would require data brokers to include a link on their website that provides consumers with
• sell your data.
• .. how consumers can opt out.

Bills: HB 1087 , HB2504 , HB4113 , HB5144 , HB5146 , HB5377 , HB5543 , SB140 , SB264 , SB1244 , SB1343 , SB2121 , HR868

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety

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• protection with consumer financial access.
• This is real consumer protection here with teeth.
• , where we want to make sure that data, any data collected from... ...others include at the operating
• , where we want to make sure that data, any data collected for the purposes of age assurance can only
• It's not for collection of data. And that is a misnomer.

Bills: S0198 , S0422 , S1236 , S1356 , S1456 , S1722

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking

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• This ensures fair pricing for consumers and financial. stability for utilities while maintaining PUC
• energy and the consumers that rely on it. Thank you, Senator, for the question.
• It's the needed investment for consumers and for those reasons we strongly support the bill.
• I just think they need to have a little bit more data and information. So, this is a good bill.
• consumers are paying the utility to argue for its right to charge the customers more.

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• And it gives the consumer freedom to do what they want to do knowledgeably.
• This is about networks, not consumers. It's straightforward.
• I mean, it's calls that come in to consumers.
• And so... ...charge people based on personal data.
• Amendment 11 amends the definition of surveillance data.

Bills: HB471 , HB798 , HB947 , HB1140 , HB1186 , HB1195 , HB1222

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, consumer protection, automated decision systems, data privacy, broadband, cable service, price increase, notification, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, telecommunications, spoofing, call authentication

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• Relates to consumer data privacy, creates the Louisiana Data Privacy Act to provide for limitations and
• for consumer rights regarding personal data, to provide for applicability and exemptions, to provide
• And what the bill does is basically say that consumers would have the right to know what personal data
• personal data.
• At my count, last count, I would say it was about 25 or 26 that have some form of a Consumer Data Privacy

Bills: HB744 , HR197 , SB54 , SB79 , SB163 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB398 , SB469 , SCR5

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: public utility, common carrier, regulation, Public Service Commission, New Orleans, constitutional amendment, distributed energy, energy storage, electricity demand, virtual power plants, reliability, hurricane resilience, esthetics, cosmetology, hair services, beauty industry, Louisiana regulation, Louisiana Economic Development, sunset law, legislative authority

Bills: SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264 , HB294 , SB40 , SB43 , SB35

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security

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• I'm a big proponent of consumer protection. Protection for minors, um, but I don't...
• on... ...and by others that want the data on our kids and are going to be more immersive and intense
• If they don't have an app or tool that's accessible by children, they now have to hold that data.
• This is because of a bill that forces them to hold this data.
• Do we have any data to say how it is working? Yes, the filter bill...

Bills: SB186 , SB187

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice

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• parents to verify age, reduces privacy risks, and opportunities for identity theft, phishing scams, and data
• single developer on the App Store to be pinged... ...developer on the App Store to be pinged with age data
• verification should be handled in the digital environment, where privacy concerns and the scope of data
• if these age verification measures are not carefully crafted to protect against misuse of personal data
• They collect data which they are already doing, and then they provide a way to have to the developer

Bills: HB285 , HB317

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, law enforcement, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law, Section 12-12-56, Children and Senior Advocacy, House Judiciary, reasonable effort

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• Data is essential, especially when we have good data on the people that we're serving or the people that
• We can identify Good data on the people that we're serving or the people that we're working with.
• It allows schools to improve their environments while protecting the individuals behind the data.
• It may be public records some data.
• And the other exemption, and that's true for employees as well, aggregate data and the identified data

Bills: SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6313 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB5046 , SB5842 , SB6035 , SB5853 , SB5888

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: fraud prevention, identity theft, consumer protection, security measures, legislation, government efficiency, state agencies, reporting, bureaucracy, transparency, Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, student privacy, employee confidentiality, public disclosure, data protection