Video & Transcript : 'internet accessibility' :
Page 34 of 500
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What we need to realize is this bill, on its face, is about access — accessing birth records at no cost
- Legal and Social Justice was able to coordinate with a school district to ensure that the kids had access
- Unlike the other machines, which by law cannot be connected to the Internet, the poll books, by their
- Must be connected to the Internet.
- I have seen these things lose connection to the Internet for several hours at a time, and the reason.
Bills:
SB801 , SB1200 , SB1410 , SB1717 , SB1862 , SB1863 , SB2216 , SB2681 , SB506 , SB2626 , SJR63 , SB 3
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So you want access, but not too much access? Correct. Okay.
- I just think upper government needs to have the access to SAVE, access to DPS.
- They need to have access to SAVE, access to DPS, that we should not have that access at the lower levels
- Equal access must exist.
- It is my understanding that the majority of the equipment can at some point be accessible by the internet
Committee:
House Elections
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- This says that makes freely accessible online to the portal. What's the level of accessibility now?
- to special ed, About their concerns about access to special education and others.
- Community complaints are the most accessible of all procedural safeguards.
- So they're important both for parents and school districts to have access to.
- And this is the kind of thing that would be accessible.
Bills:
SB6278
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 5944 relates to language access provider collective bargaining.
- Currently, workers with technology and regular internet access can opt in to email service for government
- access.
- Workers in email service at the department's discretion, regardless of technology and internet access
- access and tech.
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
noncompete, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant, nonsolicitation, employment contract, worker mobility, labor law, wage suppression, trade secrets, confidentiality agreement, franchise, independent contractor, employee mobility, economic growth, entrepreneurship, job mobility, restraint of trade, customer solicitation, post-employment restrictions, FTC noncompete rule
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Access to food is non-negotiable. ...of incentive programs like Double Up Food Bucks.
- Access to food is non-negotiable, and everybody deserves to make their own food decisions.
- access.
- So if you don't have PDF access, talk to IT, and you should be able to get it.
- We don't have full access to PDF, so I can't mark a bill up in PDF.
Bills:
HB2056 , HB2057 , HB2224 , HB2257 , HB2265 , HB2311 , HB2352 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2446 , HB2532 , HB2592 , HB2752 , HB2809 , HB2957
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation panel considers bill to implement electronic MN driver's licenses, IDs 3/26/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that was a possibility for tech companies to have any access at all to personal data.
- There is no need for a connection to the internet in order to present your mobile ID.
- There is no need for a connection to the internet in order to present your mobile ID.
- </c><00:30:54.399><c> to</c> but her date of birth it gave access to but her date of birth it gave access
- Access</c><00:30:59.880><c> to</c><00:31:00.080><c> that</c> venue had Total Access to that venue had
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on SB 460 (05/20/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, you can't have internet access, for example. They would need to be put under the section.
- ,<00:29:57.240><c> you</c><00:29:57.360><c> can't</c><00:29:57.600><c> have</c><00:29:57.760><c> internet
- </c><00:29:58.120><c> access,</c> >> Yeah, you can't have internet access, >> Yeah, you can't
- have internet access, for<00:29:58.680><c> example.
Summary:
The meeting on SB 460 focused almost entirely on where the bill should be placed in statute and how it would be enforced. One side argued the proposal should be moved out of the loitering section and into the sex offender registration framework, saying loitering is already under constitutional challenge, is vague, and does not fit the conduct at issue. They said the bill is meant to create a clear, advance-notice restriction for registered sex offenders, especially around schools, day care facilities, and similar places, and that this would be easier for police to enforce.
The opposing view was that the loitering placement is the better fit and that moving the bill would create broader drafting problems by opening the door to reorganizing many other sex-offender-related restrictions. There was also discussion of whether the bill’s references to schools should use the school-property statute, whether churches should be included, and whether the existing loitering statute’s alarm-based elements are too complicated and potentially unconstitutional. The committee also discussed a pending federal challenge to the loitering law, with one member saying there was no injunction yet but the case was being challenged.
No agreement was reached. After a brief break and further debate, members concluded that the Senate and House positions remained unresolved, and the meeting ended without a compromise or vote on the substantive dispute.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- allowed to continue if time permits, and please note that the House is not responsible for any bad internet
- connections on the testifiers internet connections on the testifiers end. end. end.
- It was very difficult to access him.
- It was very difficult<00:19:36.159><c> to</c><00:19:36.320><c> access</c><00:19:36.800><c> him.
- I had to get difficult to access him.
Keywords:
rangelands, pastoralists, pastoralism, ranching, ranchers, paniolo, livestock, grazing, grasslands, land management, conservation, sustainable agriculture, agriculture, Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, Hawaii counties, International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an authentication method with voice over IP, your internet calling, for authentication to make
- That's a authentication method with voice over IP, your internet calling for authentication to make sure
- He said spoofing is a mechanism used by fraudsters to gain access to customers’ accounts.
- Because the vast majority of internet access is carried over wireline facilities, he said this bill adds
- access, and so I think it's appropriate that we add wireline facilities back into the definition of
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The Utilities Committee first met in executive session and voted House Bill 2397 and House Bill 2000 do pass, each by 19 ayes and 1 no. HB 2397 would let water district boards lower the threshold to dissolve a district from two-thirds to four-sevenths if they choose, while HB 2000 would allow certain notices to be sent by first-class mail instead of certified or registered mail. The committee then moved into public hearing on four related bills on robocalls and caller ID spoofing: HB 2147, 2472, 2546, and 2658.
Sponsors said the robocall bills would expand Missouri’s no-call protections to business lines, close loopholes for appointment setters and donation solicitations, require use of the reassigned numbers database, and create anti-spoofing rules using STIR/SHAKEN authentication. They also described civil remedies for caller ID spoofing, with one bill adding criminal penalties for fraudulent spoofing. Committee members asked about enforcement, whether the bills could affect prank calls or political/fundraising texts, and how the rules would interact with federal law and phone carriers. Witnesses from T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T said they support the goal of stopping illegal calls but warned against conflicting state laws and urged coordination with federal rules. Bank and business groups supported the bills, citing fraud, wasted staff time, and consumer harm, while committee members and sponsors discussed possible substitute language.
The committee then heard HB 2383, which would add wireline communication facilities to Missouri’s critical infrastructure protections and strengthen penalties for copper theft and related damage. The sponsor and utility witnesses said copper theft and related vandalism are causing major service disruptions, public safety risks, and high costs, especially for telecommunications, broadband, electric cooperatives, water utilities, and municipalities. They said the bill would give prosecutors more tools, better define unauthorized possession of copper and related materials, and deter theft that can interrupt 911 service and other essential systems. Members asked about the penalty thresholds, liability for possession, and how the bill would apply to abandoned wiring or people cleaning up debris, but the bill received broad support from industry and municipal witnesses and no opposition testimony.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Delete Me is a program that helps remove that information from the public domain on the internet.
- c><00:03:47.920><c> looked</c><00:03:48.239><c> on</c><00:03:48.400><c> the</c><00:03:48.519><c> internet
- </c><00:03:49.000><c> for</c> we've all looked on the internet for we've all looked on the internet for
- Um,</c><00:04:04.600><c> we</c><00:04:05.120><c> we</c><00:04:05.320><c> offer</c> domain on the internet
- Um, we we offer domain on the internet.
Committee:
House Judiciary
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- . ...products like employer-integrated earned wage access or buy now, pay later products.
- From an economic justice perspective, our concern is not access to credit at any cost, but access to
- I'm in favor of enacting a delay to access social media until at least age 17.
- He sees changes in his peers who have access to these services.
- I'm in favor of SB 611 to enact a meaningful delay to access social media until after 17.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 5976 would revise the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act by narrowing liability for misleading email subject lines and changing damages and Consumer Protection Act claims. Business, retail, hospitality, and e-commerce witnesses supported the bill, saying recent litigation has created uncertainty and exposed routine marketing emails to excessive penalties. Consumer advocates and the Washington State Association for Justice opposed it, arguing the current law protects consumers from deceptive marketing and that the bill would weaken enforcement and class actions.
SB 6111 would require age verification and parental consent for minors creating social media accounts, restrict providers’ use of minors’ data, and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General and a limited private right of action. The sponsor and several parents, medical professionals, and advocacy groups supported the bill as a response to social media harms, including addiction, depression, cyberbullying, eating disorders, and exposure to harmful content. Technology and civil liberties witnesses opposed it, warning about privacy, data security, constitutional concerns, and the difficulty of implementing reliable parental consent and age verification.
The committee also heard SB 6250, which would raise the maximum small loan amount from $700 to $1,200 and index it to inflation. The sponsor and a lender representative said the change would update an outdated limit and preserve existing consumer protections. Opponents, including legal aid, poverty, housing, labor, AARP, and community advocates, argued the higher cap would increase debt burdens and fees for low-income borrowers and older adults. Staff also briefed SB 6257, which would allow illness-related tolling for trainee real estate appraiser licensing timelines, and SB 6289, which would direct Commerce to create a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan; SB 6289 drew supportive testimony from Commerce, ports, economic development groups, and business interests. The committee also held confirmation hearings for several Gambling Commission and Lottery appointees, who described their backgrounds and service, but no votes or final actions were taken in the transcript.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade Dec 4th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And then also the FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the IC3.
- And then also the FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the IC3.
- So those are the two ways that are accessed.
- There are billions of people on the planet who lack high-speed internet access and millions of businesses
- consumers have access to other existing providers and whatnot?
Summary:
The committee first held a work session on cryptocurrency kiosks, with the Department of Financial Institutions and Spokane City Council describing how virtual currency kiosks operate, where they are located in Washington, and the rapid growth in transaction volume. DFI said the machines are being used heavily in scams, especially against older and vulnerable consumers, and cited FBI fraud data showing substantial losses. DFI outlined possible consumer protections in pending legislation, including stronger disclosures, a $1,000 daily transaction limit, and a fee cap. Spokane City Council described its unanimous ordinance banning new kiosks and requiring removal of existing ones, citing local scam reports and the difficulty of recovering funds once they are sent through crypto wallets. Committee members asked about how the machines are used, whether the hardware itself is vulnerable, and whether stronger warnings or screening requirements could help.
The committee then reviewed home equity sharing agreements, or CHISAs/HESAs, following a legislative report. The report’s author said these products provide homeowners a lump sum in exchange for a share of future home value or appreciation, with no monthly payments, but can be difficult for consumers to understand and can produce highly variable settlement costs. The report found the market has grown quickly in Washington, that many consumers using the products had financial hardship, and that many did not fully understand how settlement amounts were calculated. DFI said it views the products as mortgage-like and is moving forward with rulemaking, including counseling and clearer disclosures. Industry representatives said the products are equity-based rather than debt-based, support access to home equity for people who may not qualify for traditional loans, and said they are working with DFI on standardized disclosures, counseling, and annual settlement estimates. Senators raised concerns about consumer understanding, cost caps, and whether the products should be treated as mortgages under state law.
In the final work session, the committee heard an overview of Washington’s space economy from Amazon Leo, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, Space Northwest, and Green River College. Speakers highlighted major investments in Washington facilities, manufacturing, testing, and workforce training, and described the state as a hub for aerospace and satellite activity. They emphasized job creation, supply-chain spending, and education partnerships, including technician certification and apprenticeship-style programs. Several speakers urged the legislature to expand tax incentives to include space companies, support grants and workforce programs, and consider a state space commission or similar long-term coordination effort. The committee thanked the presenters and noted time constraints before ending the hearing.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much, Representative. ...access to.
- But personal objections should not restrict access for all students.
- and the access from the internet, these are two separate things.
- Is this really what we want our children to have access to?
- to access that so they can be prepared for higher education.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value.
The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed.
After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have examples of prolonged denial of access, Representative Gant?
- But personal objections should not restrict access for all students.
- and the access from the internet, these are two separate things.
- Is this really what we want our children to have access to?
- to access that so they can be prepared for higher education.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are a nonprofit organization that ensures safety-net access to evidence-based care for people with
- They are a nonprofit organization that ensures safety net access to evidence-based care for people and
- families, particularly those navigating neurodivergence, by providing safe, affirming spaces and access
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 656, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Internet Crimes
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 656, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Internet Crimes
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Access logs demonstrate that key evidence was never even opened by the state attorney's office before
- Tab two is Senate Bill 656 on Internet Crimes Against Children Programs. Chair, I got this.
- Tab two is Senate Bill 656 on Internet Crimes Against Children Programs.
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement works in partnership with local law enforcement, the Florida Internet
- Second, the bill renames the existing online sting operations grant fund to be renamed the Internet Crimes
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
- Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
- Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
- Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
- Free Access Coalition in support. I also got seven individuals in support and one in opposition.
Bills:
SCR48
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The Housing Committee met on SCR 48, which declares that affordable housing credits are perpetual and remain valid until redeemed, and asks counties to recognize them without expiration dates. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with speakers saying the resolution clarifies the intent of the 2024 act and provides clear parameters for the credits. No one testified in opposition or offered questions.
The committee then took up SCR 48 for decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the resolution as is. The measure passed with one member voting with reservations. The chair noted this was the committee’s final hearing of the year and thanked advocates, stakeholders, staff, and IT support before adjourning.
The transcript also included portions of the Transportation Committee and a joint Transportation/Housing hearing. Transportation advanced SCR 31 on school bus driver licensing and workforce improvements, SCR 132 urging Honolulu to prioritize the rail extension, SCR 145 on studying a demerit point system, and SCR 110 SD 1 on evaluating state-owned logistics facilities for housing projects. SCR 110 drew support from labor groups, with a request to add labor representation to the working group. The committees adopted recommendations on those measures, including SCR 110 with amendments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- annual financial statements and governing body information on an open enrollment charter schools internet
- Lowe relating to the confidentiality and administrative subpoenas for offenses that involve the internet
- HB 3445 by DARB relating to the access of.
- Refer to the subcommittee on telecommunications and Broadband HB 3446 by a whole relating to the access
- HB. 3448 by Darby relating to the access of certified telecommunicators to provide to the right of way
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- That was 4,300 affordable and accessible housing units as part of a project.
- Hundred affordable and accessible housing units as part of a project.
- There is a bar authority of 5% that we should be getting access to.
- And our years that we're not able to have access to and are asking to get access to that this year.
- to high-speed internet.
Committee:
Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Summary:
The committee heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the State Land Office, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State said its requested general fund budget of $15.88 million was intended to maintain baseline operations, replace lost federal cyber and election support, and address a 12% vacancy rate. Officials warned that the House recommendation still left major gaps for election security, tabulator replacement, campaign finance system upgrades, overseas and military ballot services, ballot tracking, and a new tax lien filing system. Senators pressed about the election fund, county burdens, and the risk of underfunding election administration; the office said the House had provided $15 million for the election fund for the primary and another $15 million for the general election, but not enough for operations or all capital needs.
The State Land Office said it was satisfied with the House budget action and had no additional request. Staff described the office’s record revenues, low vacancy rate, clean audits, and proposed new positions tied to forestry, economic development, petroleum, geothermal, and royalty compliance work. Senators asked about long-term revenue trends, forest thinning and biomass opportunities, and bookkeeping around the land maintenance fund; the office said the new positions were intended to generate revenue and support land management, including fire mitigation.
The Attorney General’s office presented a budget built around a 0% general fund increase, greater use of the Consumer Settlement Fund, and $4.5 million in special/extraordinary litigation funding. The AG emphasized active litigation and investigations involving consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, federal funding cuts, Meta and other technology platforms, AI and child safety, gaming compacts, tobacco, and possible litigation over abandoned uranium mine cleanup. Senators asked about scam enforcement, the structure of settlement funds, and whether the office could take on uranium-related litigation; the AG said the office could prepare a litigation budget but warned such efforts would require sustained funding. The State Auditor said the House budget added only modest increases while the office faced about a 40% vacancy rate, difficulty recruiting auditors, and a shrinking pool of public accounting firms, creating risks for constitutional audit responsibilities.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- up how that is accessed and what parents are allowed to access.
- If the child sees fit to get that treatment, they're still able to access that.
- to the Internet.
- But they're handing their five-year-old a smartphone with unlimited access to the Internet and games,
- That doesn't mean that they don't have access to training. They could have access to training.
Committee:
House Children and Families