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• And no entity may transfer this sensitive data without your express affirmative consent.
• Because, you know, as we are older, we have a better control of what we think is going on.
• Edwards: controller option to use opt-in. The Senate will be in a brief recess.
• Edwards: controller option to use opt-in. So we're going to recognize Senator Edwards.
• Control or option to you locked in. So we're going to recognize Senator Edwards.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized several guests in the chamber, and adopted a resolution congratulating Coleman-Nee on election as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. It also took up several local and personnel matters, including a sick leave bank for Emily Cullick and later Paul Stavarski, and local bills affecting the town of Weston and a Dorchester housing/library procurement exemption; those measures were advanced to third reading or engrossment as appropriate. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The main business was Senate No. 2516, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which came before the Senate on a Ways and Means substitute (Senate Document 2608). Senators Creem, Moore, Charles, Feingold, Keenan, and others spoke in support, describing the bill as a comprehensive consumer privacy measure with data minimization rules, limits on sensitive data, protections for minors, and strong Attorney General enforcement. Several amendments were debated, with many rejected or withdrawn, while some were adopted, including provisions on geolocation data protections, opting out of targeted advertising, affiliate and merger/acquisition protections, internal operations exemptions, parental access to child data, and a Ways and Means amendment. A number of other amendments on employee data, union data, loyalty programs, AI training, reporting, and related issues were either not adopted or held/withdrawn. After the amendment process, the Senate adopted the amended Ways and Means substitute and ordered the bill to a third reading. The bill was then passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 40-0. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The session adjourned in memory of Darrow Logan Alexander of South Boston.

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• <00:04:45.759> over entire supply chain with control over entire supply chain with control
• Over time, as entities to market to.
• <00:10:58.480> or these entities either closed or these entities either closed or consolidated
• the National Animal Care and Control the National Animal Care and Control Association.
• This is an easily disproved myth. at animal control or shelters like at animal control or shelters like

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

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• or even a public entity.
• private entity or even a public entity. private entity or even a public entity.
• private entities too? private entities too?
• Um and and how would we um entities.
• temporary storage with proper controls temporary storage with proper controls as<03:54:27.120>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Water providers because those are controlled by the PUC.
• No, I, I believe they're controlled by the PUCs.
• We can't do any maintenance because it's a private entity.
• This district will not be a taxing entity.
• Water District controls both lakes.

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• and balances to ensure that our entities and balances to ensure that our entities are<00:48:38.400
• the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
• , and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
• That's good. to control whether that would happen or to control whether that would happen or not<01:24
• <01:32:46.600> and states it can be corporate entities and states it can be corporate entities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Gambling Control Board 7.4.
• 03:17.200> revenue<00:03:18.519> 7.4<00:03:19.519> gambling<00:03:20.080> control
• <00:03:20.480> board 3.31 revenue 7.4 gambling control board 3.31 revenue 7.4 gambling control
• This proposal recommended by the governor includes resources for the internal controls and accountability
• <00:15:54.639> and responsibilities of the new entity and responsibilities of the new entity

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• AS A MATTER OF CONTROL THERE WERE TWO SIGNATURES REQUIRED ON THE MEMO.
• Tendrich: I HAVE THE GRANT PROPOSALS FROM BOTH ENTITIES HERE AND IT ALMOST, YOU KNOW, IRAN A NONPROFIT
• I DO KNOW THAT WE WILL WORK TO SOLIDIFY CONTROLS AND PUT CONTROLS IN PLACE AT THURSDAY'S BOARD MEETING
• IT IS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFICIENCY AND WE WILL PUT CONTROLS IN PLACE TO HAVE A GO FORWARD. >> Chair: ONE
• IF I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY AT THE FORMATION OF THE ENTITY I WOULD ASSUME BECAUSE I WAS NOT

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• Um, so I don't know that there's entities that would fall into all three of them.
• <00:13:55.160> to<00:13:55.280> be created for entities to be created for entities
• Yes, so when it comes to health care entities, a lot of the entities, the 11 out of, I think, the 18
• FPF would be considered a controller under this bill, which would be an entity subject to its restrictions
• So, Madam Speaker, I have a question about the section related to duties of controllers.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first returned to Senate Bill 71, a consumer data privacy and online surveillance bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed language allowing companies to rely on consumer consent to sell certain sensitive data. Supporters argued consent pop-ups and terms-of-service notices are not meaningful consent and that sensitive data should be categorically protected, citing Maryland and other states. Opponents, including the committee presenter, said the bill was a carefully negotiated compromise needed to establish Vermont’s first data privacy framework and warned that adopting the amendment could jeopardize passage in the Senate or with the governor. The committee reported the amendment unfavorable on a 9-0 straw poll, the House rejected the amendment, and then approved the committee’s recommended proposal of amendment by roll call vote, 129-3. During questioning on S. 71, members discussed the bill’s applicability thresholds, with the presenter explaining that the 35,000-consumer threshold was modeled on Connecticut, while lower 3,000 thresholds for sensitive data and data sales were based on business testimony and intended to capture smaller entities such as accountants, lawyers, nonprofits, and trade associations that share or sell lists. Members also asked about the bill’s many exemptions, which were described as covering entities already regulated by state or federal law, including health care entities under HIPAA and banking and insurance sectors. The presenter and supporters emphasized that the bill still requires clear privacy notices, limits data collection to what is reasonable and disclosed, and gives consumers rights to opt out, correct, and delete data. After the roll call vote, the House ordered third reading, suspended rules to place S. 71 in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then moved to Senate Bill 193, relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons. The committee presenter from South Burlington previewed that the bill would create a permanent forensic facility, with a separate amendment expected to address interim arrangements while the facility is being developed. The transcript ends as the House begins second reading of S. 193 and the committee reports are introduced, with further debate not shown.

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• , but we do... ...a specific new state entity.
• Some officer entity to be the coordinator, number one.
• Responsibilities of this entity or entities should include some or all of developing a consequential
• I mean, couldn’t they all be incorporated into the list above of all the things that this entity or entities
• Then the responsibilities of this entity or entities should include some or all of developing a consequential

Keywords: 1064, all

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• The question is why should it go to one entity that was not injured instead of to a different entity
• in New Hampshire will have less control in New Hampshire will have less control and<01:14:00.719
• going to give control over my case<01:39:20.080> and<01:39:20.400> control<01:39:20.719
• where it addresses foreign entities where it addresses foreign entities investing<02:01:02.719><
• information, patrons do have control information, patrons do have control over<02:31:13.040>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You have been a critic of hormonal birth control.
• If there was only one birth control pill, there would be no birth control pills.
• If there was only one birth control pill, there would be no birth control pills.
• So the entity that you mentioned was put on a corrective action plan.
• Those areas, such as the additional entities, compensation was another...

Summary: The committee first considered the confirmation of Dr. John Lattell to the Board of Medicine. In questioning, senators focused heavily on his views about abortion, vaccines, ivermectin, and the role of CDC/FDA guidance in board discipline cases. Dr. Lattell said the board applies Florida statutes and works through probable cause panels and legal counsel, but he also expressed strong pro-life views, skepticism of federal health guidance, and criticism of vaccines and some medical practices. Supporters praised his long medical career, military service, and family medicine background, while opponents argued his views could prevent him from being objective in disciplinary matters. The committee voted to recommend him for confirmation to the full Senate, with Senators Polsky and Ruson voting no. The committee then took up the confirmation of Taylor Hatch as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Hatch described her background in state human services and outlined priorities centered on accountability, data, lived experience, and improving service delivery. Senators asked about SNAP error rates, Hope Florida, legislative analyses, staffing, and the department’s handling of child welfare and medically complex cases. Hatch said the department was reducing SNAP error rates, that Hope Florida uses navigators to connect people with community resources and self-sufficiency supports, and that DCF is working with the Department of Health and other partners to improve investigations and accountability in child welfare. She also said the agency is reviewing medically complex cases and strengthening oversight of community-based care providers through contracts, audits, and proposed funding-model changes. A substantial portion of the Hatch discussion centered on whether the department had been responsive to legislative requests and whether it had provided timely bill analyses. Senators also pressed her on Hope Florida staffing, the number of participants served, and the Hope Florida Foundation’s compliance and legal oversight. Hatch said the foundation is undergoing a financial audit and that the department is relying on required reports and ongoing investigations. The transcript ends amid continued questioning about a community-based care contractor’s finances, related-party transactions, and whether further forensic audits or repayments are needed.

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• This bill does not replace local control.
• It doesn't appear to me that these entities are working well together.
• This bill would make any private entity that contracts with U.S.
• We believe we achieved it. ...remain under local control.
• certain issues if we think about land use control.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• —0.5% of the entities we oversee.
• uh 05% of stop payment to 750 entities uh 05% of the<01:38:24.920> entities<01:38:25.360>
• increased Staffing for internal controls increased Staffing for internal controls and<01:39:21.320
• —0.5% of the entities we oversee.
• So this is just a formalization of how we pay the new entity that's been merged.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on January 28, 2025, to review Governor’s budget proposals for several health-related licensing boards. The chair said no formal action would be taken and noted that final budget language was not yet available. The committee began with an overview from Bridget Anderson of the health-related licensing boards, who explained that the boards are fee-funded, operate as independent executive agencies, and handle licensing, complaints, rulemaking, and disciplinary matters. She also noted that the Board of Dentistry’s budget includes the Administrative Services Unit and criminal background check program, which can make the budget graphs appear larger than the dentistry board’s own operations. The Board of Dentistry requested funding for a new administrative staff position, estimating about $100,000 in salary, insurance, and fringe costs, to replace support lost when an administrative position was reclassified. Anderson said the board handled more than 300 complaints last year, with cases becoming more complex, especially involving surgical and implant procedures and imaging. Members asked about dental Medicaid access, but Anderson said that issue would be better directed to DHS’s Medicaid oral health division. The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy requested a full-time position due to rapid growth in the number of regulated professionals, from about 4,000 in 2014 to nearly 10,000 now, and also sought authority to set a fee for out-of-state applicants under the Counseling Compact, with a cap of up to $100 though the board expects to charge much less. The Board of Podiatric Medicine asked to raise its fee ceiling, saying fees had not been increased since 1999 and that the board now faces a structural deficit of about $40,000 per year and declining reserves. Several senators expressed concern about “not-to-exceed” fee authority, calling it too open-ended and suggesting the legislature should scrutinize specific fee needs rather than approve broad ceilings. Similar concerns were raised during the Board of Chiropractic Examiners presentation, where the board sought $100,000 in additional spending authority and a fee increase after 32 years without an adjustment; members questioned the proposed ceiling approach and asked for more historical information before deciding. The Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice also discussed fee-setting authority, with the executive director explaining that the board had previously lowered fees without clear authority and later faced audit questions; she requested funding for a vacant administrative position, saying applications and revenues have increased sharply and no fee increase would be needed. The final presentation began with the Board of Pharmacy, which said it serves more than 26,000 licensees and oversees the Prescription Monitoring Program and opioid product registration. The board requested an extension of previously appropriated general fund dollars through fiscal year 2027 to continue paying legal costs tied to the insulin safety net lawsuit, emphasizing that this was not a new funding request but an extension of existing authority. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• We're just saying that if there is some entity, and I'm not sure, I doubt when I saw this guy, I said
• We're trying to say those things we have to disclose because there are more and more entities putting
• We're just saying that if there is some entity, and I'm not sure, I doubt when I saw this guy, I said
• We're trying to say those things we have to disclose because there are more and more entities putting
• that's making the uh with the entity that's making the independent<00:21:14.200> expenditure.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm not sure those entities are reading the paper anymore.
• The cities, the counties, and the state are still in control and still have all of that authority.
• We support it because it ends the cycle where one entity will not issue a permit until another entity
• another entity they're waiting on for that permit.
• control of the FBI and ALEA.

Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12

Keywords: competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• They improve blood sugar control.
• They improve blood sugar control.
• <01:26:44.880> over people simply don't have control over people simply don't have control
• <03:51:53.680> or nonprofit behavioral health entity or nonprofit behavioral health entity
• when these entities for every entity when these entities pull<04:07:18.399> together<04:07:19.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senator, and I mean, just clarification on the, I know that it says entity, an entity that delivers or
• The entity is clarified in line 11 of the bill.
• affect and you lose control of your emotions.
• such that all entities, all subsidiaries, would be considered as one entity for setting their rights
• And the loophole is how you haven't defined entity.

Bills: HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.

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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• And so that is one thing we have in our control.
• entity, we can work with those entities in eligibility as far as FEMA goes.
• Here's ten entities. They're XYZ years behind.
• But we control that.

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• So, we wanted To control that for children.
• entity Therefore, the law does not directly apply to them.
• It gives people back control over their digital lives.
• No, states local control. States local control. Madam Chair, Senator, tell me again.
• How this stays local control, Madam Chair, Senator. It does not. remove local control completely.

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• definitions in the bill that clearly define what a foreign entity is.
• The disclosure needs to be that there is a foreign entity; this is the foreign entity.
• They're required to disclose if there is a foreign entity and which those foreign entities might be—whom
• That's the end of that when it does not involve a foreign entity.
• It's about plaintiffs remaining in control of their cases.

Bills: S0144, S0192, S0332, S0532, S0620, S0694, S0820, S0888, S1000, S1224, S1396, S1500

Keywords: public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 532. It then heard and approved SB 620, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board office to disclose any citizenship other than U.S. citizenship. The bill drew one waiver in opposition from Common Cause and passed 8-0. The committee also heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters said it would add transparency, limit funder control over litigation, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in funding; opponents argued it would create strategic advantages for defendants and could burden plaintiffs. The bill passed 7-2. The committee later approved SB 192, repealing a $1,500 cap on patient funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, and SB 888, extending limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for design professionals in private contracts; both passed unanimously among those voting. The committee also approved several Judiciary-related measures. CS/SB 332, as amended, creates a narrow temporary public meetings/public records exemption for certain pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments, and passed 7-0. SB 820, which strengthens quarterly reporting requirements for problem-solving courts, passed 10-0. SB 1500, implementing probate process recommendations to raise small-estate thresholds, clarify access to safe deposit boxes, and improve enforcement in uncontested probate, also passed 10-0. SB 144, creating a public records exemption for personal information of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, passed 9-1. The committee then approved CS/SB 1224, as amended, making it a third-degree felony to fraudulently obtain possession of a rental unit through false written statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; the bill passed 10-0. SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, passed 10-0 after testimony from banking and credit union representatives and support from Senate leadership. Finally, CS/SB 694, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four, was heard with emotional testimony from family members and advocates describing the wrongful convictions, killings, and decades-long effort for redress; an amendment specified equal shares for the four families, and the bill passed 10-0. Several members requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.