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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:07 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm assuming you were just missing a digit on the end. Okay, 1254, there you go. Mr.
- That's okay, missing a digit, which I apologize for. That's all right. My new glasses.
- Senate Bill 125 which doesn't exist but yes please come up and I'm assuming you were just missing a digit
- you go mr. chair committee members thank you did I feel that paper out wrong that's okay missing a digit
Bills:
SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1044 , SB1135 , SB1136 , SB1142 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SCR1003
Committees:
Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Keywords:
public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In today's digital age, it's past time for the FAA to join the 21st century and allow digital options
- </c> pilots the option to carry digital pilots the option to carry digital copies<05:01:42.240><c> of
- The Airman digitize processes.
- </c> incremental step towards digitization incremental step towards digitization that<05:02:01.200><c
- </c> into rulemaking to ensure these digital into rulemaking to ensure these digital certificates<05:
Bills:
HB6422 , HB3410 , HB2247 , HB6460 , HB6427 , HB5663 , HB6267 , HB6618 , HB7342 , HCR73 , HB7388 , HB6481 , HB6480 , HB2474 , HB4624
Keywords:
water quality, EPA, environmental protection, coastal restoration, federal funding, supersonic flight, aviation, FAA regulations, aerospace standards, noise standards, certificates, FAA, digital access, regulations, drones, recreational use, unmanned aircraft, regulation, airspace, airport construction
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:57:55.400><c> equity</c> broadband development and digital equity broadband development and digital
- </c> office of broadband to include digital office of broadband to include digital opportunity<01:02:
- </c><01:02:11.880><c> opportunity</c> fed the department digital opportunity fed the department digital
- </c> start adding computer access and digital start adding computer access and digital skills<01:10:05.040
- She explained that part of that was to create a digital equity plan, which they call the digital opportunity
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- safe and to rescue us and do all the things that we need them to do when we just dial those three digits
- This bill would create a carefully limited statutory framework to hold and manage a strategic digital
- This bill would create a carefully limited statutory framework to hold and manage a strategic digital
- This is a responsible step to better protect Floridians' finances in an increasingly digital economy
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework.
Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It talks, again, it lists a citation for third-degree forgery. Is that a misdemeanor or a felony?
- That is a felony forgery offense under existing law. Follow-up. Thank you, sir.
- And so what is third-degree forgery? What does it carry? I'm not sure, Senator. Okay.
- You know, we're very much in a digital world today.
- You know, we're very much in a digital world today.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 1226 by Senator Rader, which would add property damage to the state’s leaving-the-scene statute so a driver who damages property and leaves would be treated similarly to a vehicle accident. After brief questions about whether the driver would need to wait for law enforcement or the property owner, the bill advanced unanimously, 6-0.
Several sunset-extension bills from Senator Burstrom were then considered. Senate Bill 1456 would extend the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2036 and passed 6-1. Senate Bill 1462 would extend the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force to 2036; members questioned whether a task force created in 2023 needed such a long extension, but it still passed 6-2. Senate Bill 1463 would extend the Polygraph Examiners Board to 2036 and passed 8-1, with some members again objecting to the 10-year sunset length.
The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1980 by Senator Logan, which updates larceny and forgery language to cover gift cards, gift certificates, and redemption information when possessed or used with intent to defraud. Members pressed the author on whether the offense would be a misdemeanor or felony and on the bill’s scope, but the measure passed 7-2. Senate Bill 1479 by Senator Stewart, dealing with release of crime- and collision-scene information by first responders, was amended to strike the title after concerns about scope and private entities; it then passed 6-2. Senate Bill 1608 by Senator Frick, as amended, would make school location and employer information searchable in sex offender and violent offender registries, and it passed 6-2.
Finally, Senate Bill 1923 by Senator Murdoch would prohibit inmates from accessing social media, prompted by a constituent’s concerns about inmates contacting victims’ families through contraband cell phones. Members questioned whether the bill was necessary given existing DOC policies and whether it should address tablets as well; an amendment was withdrawn, and the bill passed 7-1. The committee also laid over Senate Bill 1612 and concluded its Public Safety agenda for the week.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Committee:
House Economic Development and Tourism
Keywords:
decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/26/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have AI and digital cytology as well.
- We also have AI and digital cytology as well.
- Dex already mentioned digital cytology.
- digital twin for you.
- They can use humans and a digital twin.
Bills:
SB1786
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- , digital navigators, and the Internet for All initiative.
- The Digital Equity Program must create two staff positions: digital resource coordinators, and multimedia
- Gregerson on this body of digital equity policy in the state since 2019.
- as the chair of the statewide digital equity partners coalition.
- Community digital connectivity is a matter of social justice.
Bills:
HB2579
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- But this is now required across Europe under the Digital Services Act.
- There's also no definition of digital—I forget the language that's used in here—digital verification
- or digital something.
- Digital identification.
- So there is a degree of pragmatism. digital identification.
Bills:
HB2112
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- requires technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to provide instruction in digital
- The bill establishes a framework for structured digital literacy.
- We appreciate that this bill emphasizes digital literacy through the understanding and recognition of
Bills:
S1694
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- question on page two The last line on that page, it, it again, it listed a citation for third-degree forgery
- So, it's a felony forgery offense under existing law. Follow up, follow up. Thank you, sir.
- And so, what is third-degree forgery? What does it carry? I'm not sure, senator.
- You know, we're very much in a digital world today.
Bills:
SB1226 , SB1456 , SB1462 , SB1463 , SB1980 , SB1479 , SB1608 , SB1923 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3662 , HB4107 , HB3082 , HB2997 , HB3083 , HB3055 , HB2951
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, SB1456, Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, sunset extension, sunset law, breath alcohol testing, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, drug testing, chemical testing, field sobriety, roadside screening, blood test, saliva test
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine big fixes for big tech. Apr 1st, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
Transcript Highlights:
- Digital advertising is, in many respects, the lifeblood of campaigning.
- Jason Kent is the CEO of Digital Content Next.
- I've spent my entire career in digital media.
- Tell me what challenges do. digital publishers face in navigating today's digital advertising ecosystem
- Among competing digital platforms? Platforms themselves.
Keywords:
antitrust, competition policy, digital advertising, monopoly, America Act, big tech, consumer rights
Summary:
The meeting, titled 'Big Fixes, Big Tech', marked the first hearing of the Senate antitrust competition policy and consumer rights subcommittee in the 119th Congress. Chairman Lee opened the session focusing on the urgent need for effective solutions regarding anti-competitive behavior among major tech firms like Google and Facebook, highlighting several ongoing court cases regarding monopolistic practices in the digital advertising and search markets. Key discussions included the limitations imposed on small businesses and innovation due to the dominance of these tech giants, with many testimonies advocating for stronger legislative measures, including the America Act. The act aims to disrupt the monopolistic capabilities of these firms and restore competitive integrity in the marketplace, which has suffered under their oppressive market control.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital assets. Feb 26th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Subcommittee on Digital Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- Digital assets can and should be a place for bipartisan collaboration.
- Senator, the Howey test has focused historically, prior to the advent of digital digital assets, on transactions
- And we've seen this, of course, happen with digital assets.
- The point I'm trying to make is why, all of a sudden, when we got to digital technology, digital currencies
- And I think with digital assets... We do the same thing.
Committee:
Senate Subcommittee on Digital Assets
Keywords:
Digital Assets, Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Legislation, Bipartisan, Consumer Protection, Regulatory Framework, Financial Innovation, Testimony
Summary:
The inaugural meeting of the Digital Assets Subcommittee brought a wave of excitement and anticipation regarding the future of digital assets, including Bitcoin and stablecoins. Chair Lummis expressed gratitude towards Senator Scott for establishing the subcommittee, indicating a commitment to promote responsible innovation while safeguarding consumers. Members discussed the necessity for a bipartisan legislative framework to regulate digital asset markets effectively while outlining the potential benefits such legislation could have on enhancing financial inclusion and streamlining payments. The meeting featured expert testimonies from key figures in the digital asset industry, highlighting the importance of creating clear regulatory guidance for digital assets to foster innovation without compromising consumer protections.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #13
Transcript Highlights:
- class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim or forgery
- class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim or forgery
- Additionally, the bill expands the definition of public safety employee to include crime scene and digital
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors.
Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations.
The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- A more effective path forward would focus on digital literacy, transparency, and parental tools.
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Concurrent Resolution 8, which asserts the state of Texas' opposition to the creation of a central bank digital
- The Federal Reserve is exploring the potential implementation of a central bank digital currency, but
- A central bank digital currency, or a CBDC, would be a digital form of money, kind of like Bitcoin, that
- The Texas Legislature strongly opposes the creation of a central bank digital currency and urges federal
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #13
Transcript Highlights:
- class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim or forgery
- class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim or forgery
- Additionally, the bill expands the definition of public safety employee to include crime scene and digital
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines.
The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee.
Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- It prevents digital-only identification mandates.
- You're not saying that you can't do digital, correct?
- You're not saying you're getting rid of digital. What you're saying...
- You're not saying you're getting rid of digital.
- So right, I just want to make clear you're not banning the digital ID.
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges, alcohol education, driver license, nonoperating identification license, medical indicia, health care directive