Video & Transcript Research : 'data privacy'

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um because sometimes<00:49:51.680> that<00:49:52.000> data<00:49:52.240> is<00:49
  • :52.480> very<00:49:52.720> useful<00:49:53.040> for sometimes that data is very
  • useful for sometimes that data is very useful for domestic<00:49:53.760> violence<00:49:54.160
  • make it public but to archive the data make it public but to archive the data for<00:50:01.200><
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 10, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 1849 relating to licensing drew comments from DCCA’s Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission, both of which stood on written testimony. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights testified in strong support, emphasizing that some immigrants, including DACA recipients, are already contributing in Hawaii and that the state should help create pathways for them to remain and advance professionally. No vote or final action was taken on HB 1849 during the portion shown. The committee then heard HB 2000, the wheelchair right-to-repair bill. Encart opposed the measure, arguing that repair delays are largely driven by insurance prior authorization and that wheelchair repairs involve FDA-regulated medical devices where improper repairs could create health risks. Peter Fritz testified in support, saying the bill was modeled on similar laws in other states and that he had personal experience through his sister’s use of a wheelchair. Members questioned whether repairs done outside insurer networks might not be reimbursed, and Fritz said that was a concern but that the need for timely repair outweighed it. The committee also discussed HB 1753 on social media, where DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but suggested an amendment to the definition of personal information. On HB 1511 relating to consumer protection, DCCA’s Insurance Division supported the bill, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association offered comments seeking to preserve legitimate manufacturer and dealer communications about vehicles, warranties, recalls, and related services. The committee also took up HB 276 HD1 and HB 1513 on condominiums. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission offered comments on HB 276 HD1. For HB 1513, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported the bill, but DCCA’s Insurance Division opposed it, warning that diverting HHRF funds could weaken reinsurance arrangements and raise premiums for consumers who rely on the fund. Members questioned whether the proposed condo loan program would need HHRF money and whether the amounts in the bill were necessary, and the division said it opposed using HHRF for that purpose. The committee also heard HB 2188 on housing, where OCP supported the measure and the Hawaii Association of Realtors raised concerns about conflicts with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the use of tenant screening reports, noting that a working group is already addressing landlord-tenant issues. Members asked OCP to research how other states handle similar laws and whether additional language is needed to avoid federal conflict. Finally, on HB 1876 relating to mental health, the Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division supported the bill but said it remains opposed to harmful, non-evidence-based treatment modalities; Pride at Work Hawaii also testified in strong support. No final votes or committee decisions were reported in the excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator, I don't know that the data is the right term. I've seen it firsthand.
  • So just to, you could take that data with you now. Thank you. Thank you.
  • So just to, you could take that data with you now. Thank you. Thank you.
  • So I'm not sure why the data matters.
  • Madam Chair, I'd be more than happy to ask the opposition about data as well.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up HCR 2003, the Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne and several athletes and coaches, argued the measure would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring sports to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to certain private spaces. Opponents, including the ACLU and Arizona Education Association, argued the resolution was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could create enforcement and privacy problems. The committee passed HCR 2003 on a 4-3 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2020, which would make certain threats or disruptions at educational institutions by minors a class 1 misdemeanor instead of a class 6 felony, and passed it 4-3. HB 2032, which shifts the statewide testing window later in the school year and changes related score deadlines, drew support from school leaders who said it would better reflect full-year learning; it passed 6-1. HB 2033, allowing school districts and charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil statewide testing by governing board vote, also passed 6-0 with one member not voting. HB 2318, establishing term limits for school district governing board members, was amended to clarify the limit applies only after two consecutive four-year terms beginning after a specified date; it passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona School Board Association over impacts on rural districts. The committee next approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members so certain architect and engineer members may not have school-construction business interests, passing 4-3. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and reduces school funding if a strike occurs, passed 4-3 after testimony from educators who said it was punitive and could worsen staffing shortages. Finally, the committee considered HB 2249, which expands the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require written parental consent and notification regarding school facilitation of social transitioning and creates significant civil penalties for violations. Opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and likely to chill ordinary school interactions, while supporters said it was needed to stop schools from hiding information from parents. After adopting a six-page amendment, the committee passed HB 2249 on a 4-3 vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • the broad data set.
  • data analytics across the broad data data analytics across the broad data set.<00:36:15.359>
  • The other data privacy concerns we've heard have been fairly non-specific and vague.
  • those who hold the data.
  • those who hold the data.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 14th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fact that consumer reporting agencies buy and sell our data among each other and among third-party
  • the proliferation of the sale of our personal data happens.
  • The intent of the bill is absolutely the protection of DNA data.
  • That's an intellectual property—the ownership of the DNA data.
  • Johnson relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to amend the reasonable expectation of privacy as it relates to digital
  • agenda today that we are TPing, and they were Tab 5 by Senator Yarbrough, CS for SB 1582, statewide data
Bills: S0760, S1012, S1536, S1582, S1792
Summary: The Criminal and Civil Justice Committee met with a quorum present and began with a notice that the committee would not present its budget that day, explaining that the budget rollout would be coordinated with House partners and Senate notice requirements, with the next opportunity expected the following week. The committee then moved to legislation, starting with CS for SB 760 by Senator McLean, the Victim Safety and Pre-Trial Release Act, which would address willful violations of court-ordered no-contact conditions for defendants on pretrial release for serious violent crimes. The bill had support from the Florida Sheriffs Association, received no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee next considered SB 1536 by Senator Pizzo on digital voyeurism, described as expanding the reasonable expectation of privacy to include a privately fenced yard. The transcript shows the chair moved on before questions or a vote were taken on that bill. The committee then took up CS for SB 102 by Senator Yarbrough on inmate services, first adopting a leave-filed amendment that revised provisions on inmate welfare trust funds, Medicaid supplemental reimbursement participation, emergency transport reimbursement, and negotiated rates for certain community health care providers, including telehealth and secure-unit care. Justin Senior of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida testified in information, saying the amendment was a major positive move, and the amended bill was then reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that two agenda items were being temporarily postponed: CS for SB 1582 on statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions and SB 1792 on public records for pawnbroker transactions. No further business was raised, and the committee adjourned after a motion by Senator Simon.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 96, carrying of concealed weapons age requirement; House Bill 97, Second Amendment Financial Privacy
  • age requirement, House Bill 97, Second Amendment<01:31:47.840> Financial<01:31:48.239> Privacy
  • <01:31:48.639> Act Amendment Financial Privacy Act Amendment Financial Privacy Act amendments
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 16, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the United States platforms to censor user accounts and disclose user data
  • But when you actually look at the data and you see, okay, there are 3,000 people in Wyoming, it's a lot
  • actually<01:48:43.440> look<01:48:43.520> at<01:48:43.679> the<01:48:43.840> data
  • But when you actually look at the data But when you actually look at the data and<01:48:44.639><
Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 16, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is some data to support that naloxone is effective in reversing some of the effects and symptoms
  • Um there is there is some<00:19:20.880> data<00:19:21.200> to<00:19:21.440> support<
  • The and the<00:38:20.160> the<00:38:20.480> data<00:38:20.720> that<00:38:20.880
  • > I<00:38:21.040> have<00:38:21.119> is<00:38:21.359> really the the data
  • more data for you, some actual research. more data for you, some actual research.
Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/18/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • privacy.
  • you language for data privacy um thank you language for data privacy um thank you to<00:04:24.600
  • <01:10:49.199> that<01:10:49.360> bill<01:10:49.520> in data privacy um we passed
  • that bill in data privacy um we passed that bill in 2024<01:10:51.080> um<01:10:51.320> I'm
  • <01:26:07.800> is the data Practices Act if the data is the data Practices Act if the data
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, it wasn't a data center.
  • data centers are happening. data centers are happening. Right?
  • it's just a data center practice.
  • rise to that level as the data centers. rise to that level as the data centers.
  • And I've had a little while to... just a data center practice. just a data center practice.
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, the harvest data, location data collected from the digital tagging from down to the pinpoint
  • of latitude and longitude, as well as the data from the mandatory and voluntary reporting is subject
  • This raises serious privacy concerns for landowners, hunters, and anglers who do not want their private
  • the confidence to continue to use digital tagging, which helps parks and wildlife collect accurate data
  • However, most of the time, the data was summarized on a county level. level which was adequate from a
Bills: SCR13, SB1248
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, harvest data and location data collected through digital tagging include pinpoint latitude
  • and longitude, along with data from mandatory and voluntary reporting.
  • That location data, down to the pinpoint of latitude and longitude, as well as data from mandatory and
  • If people feel their data is not protected, they may stop using the digital tagging system or provide
  • However, most of the time the data was summarized.
Bills: SCR13, SB1248
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting. The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure. The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is just an added extra precaution for law enforcement and data privacy.
  • Uh this bill is uh data privacy.
  • private data. private data.
  • > for about data privacy protections um for about data privacy protections um for other<00:30:
  • <00:31:01.279> of<00:31:01.440> resources data privacy or what kind of resources data
Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm sorry, it was privacy... What were the other two? I'm sorry, it was privacy.
  • And the other strong takeaway is that it has very serious privacy implications.
  • A current iPhone has up to 2 terabytes of data.
  • I want to emphasize that this is about protecting the privacy...
  • Data centers are here. We need more energy.
Summary: The committee met in a special morning session and first heard HB 2371, a pilot proposal to allow consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration in simple divorce cases. Rep. Martinez described it as a voluntary, fairness-focused tool for people who cannot afford lawyers, with the judge retaining final authority. Members raised concerns about the bill’s binding-language, privacy, and the need for clearer guardrails on assets and support, but the sponsor said amendments were welcome. The committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2371 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2311, which requires conversational AI systems to notify minors they are interacting with AI, restrict sexual content, prohibit deceptive human impersonation, and require self-harm response protocols. Google testified in support, saying its Gemini product already uses similar safeguards and that the bill would set an industry-wide floor; a speaker also noted similar measures are being considered in several other states. After adopting a committee amendment clarifying customer-service AI and limiting developer liability, the committee voted 7-0 to recommend HB 2311 do pass as amended. Next, the committee heard HB 2409, creating a voluntary statewide summer AI education program focused on digital hygiene, civic integrity, privacy, media literacy, critical thinking, and algorithmic bias. Supporters argued Arizona needs to prepare residents for AI-driven job disruption and help people use the technology to become more self-sufficient, while opponents objected to the program’s funding and potential unfunded mandate to the education department. The bill passed 4-3. HB 2410, which would treat communications with AI as privileged like communications with human professionals, also passed after testimony from the sponsor and a criminal defense advocate who argued the measure would protect sensitive legal and personal conversations; the vote was 6-0 with one member present. The committee then approved HB 4005, requiring school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on ethical, moral, and educational uses of AI, by a 4-2-1 vote after some members said schools lacked resources and should not be mandated to add curriculum without funding. Finally, the committee considered HB 2456 and HB 2457, both related to small modular nuclear reactors and utility siting/streamlining for energy development tied to large power users. Supporters framed them as necessary for future energy demand, data centers, and economic growth, while opponents raised concerns about local zoning authority and environmental oversight. Both bills were amended and advanced on 4-3 votes, and the meeting adjourned after the final roll calls.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • health and privacy of their child<00:05:00.759> without<00:05:01.120> the<00:05:01.240
  • privacy violations, and conflation of roles by well-intentioned but misguided staff.
  • privacy violations, and conflation of roles by well-intentioned but misguided staff.
  • privacy violations, and conflation of roles by well-intentioned but misguided staff.
  • privacy violations, and conflation of roles by well-intentioned but misguided staff.
Bills: HF22, HF45
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/3/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are no limitations or protections on data sharing and data management.
  • multi-data requests.
  • of much of the data if it's criminal investigative data, you know, private or public data.
  • Um, and that constant data sharing, the fact that, like, at the state level anyway, we don't have data
  • Um, and that constant data sharing, the fact that, like, at the state level anyway, we don't have data
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 24 and February 26. It then took up House File 3661, a bill originally authored by Representative Gomez and presented by Representative Feist, which would ban government use of facial recognition technology and be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. The committee adopted the A1 amendment, described as a technical amendment based on House Research recommendations, before hearing testimony on the bill. Representative Feist said the bill is aimed at preventing serious privacy and civil-liberties harms, including secretive surveillance, racial and gender bias, and the lack of statewide rules governing government use of facial recognition. Supportive testimony came from Chad Marlo of the ACLU, who argued the issue is bipartisan, the technology has accuracy problems, and government use is expanding against vulnerable groups. Chris Wayland of Restore the Fourth Minnesota also supported a ban, emphasizing the inability to opt out of facial recognition and the lack of standards, disclosure, and community input. Rich Newmeister urged stronger transparency measures, including agency policies and public notice in buildings using the technology. Major Spencer Baky of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office opposed an outright ban, saying facial recognition is used only as an investigative lead, not for positive identification or real-time surveillance, and that results are corroborated before use. He said the office has used the tool in hundreds of investigations and supports a statutory framework with safeguards instead of a ban. In member discussion, Representative Hudson argued a blanket ban was too broad and suggested a more targeted evidentiary approach, while Representative Moller and Representative Kurr expressed concern about misuse and the federal government's use of the technology. Representative Durant asked whether there was a current Minnesota problem and whether stakeholders and law enforcement had been involved in drafting the bill. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the amendment and the committee’s continued consideration of HF 3661.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • From a policy front, the bill presents significant privacy concerns.
  • Collecting and storing sensitive data for age verification would make social media platforms prime...
  • We at NetChoice also strongly support strong privacy laws as well, so we think those... as well, so we
  • hold a parent responsible when meta will... ...hold a parent responsible when meta will embed the data
  • And again, this creates a honeypot of sensitive data.
Bills: HB235, HB276, HB285