Video & Transcript Research : 'electronic devices'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Mobile County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about getting about your electronic monitoring.
Bills: SB221, SB224, HB440
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/4/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have more fun than being on your device. Have more fun than being on your device.
  • devices, or what have you heard? devices, or what have you heard?
  • . devices.
  • Perra. >> [clears throat] device-free time. The barrier that I device-free time.
  • school building with these devices. school building with these devices.
Bills: HF3776, HF3557, HF3585
Summary: The committee first approved the previous day’s minutes, then took up House File 3776, as amended by the A2 amendment, which clarified how the bill would apply to students with IEPs and 504 plans. The bill’s author argued that Minnesota should address screen time for preschool and kindergarten students, saying current law is too broad, that young children are especially vulnerable to developmental and attention harms from screens, and that parents and teachers should have more control over device use. The bill was laid over after discussion. Testimony on HF 3776 was split. Amanda Faye of Minnetonka Public Schools opposed the bill as drafted, saying it would conflict with existing academic standards, READ Act screening requirements, accessibility tools, and local control, and would force districts back to paper-based screening. Katherine Myers of Live More Screen Less supported the bill, citing concerns about early childhood screen exposure and arguing that screen-free time supports child development. Members raised concerns about local control, parental rights, and how to protect students who need devices for accommodations; the author and nonpartisan staff noted that schools can already adopt cell phone policies, but exceptions may be needed for certain students and uses. After laying over HF 3776, the committee began House File 3557. Representative Craft introduced the bill as a voluntary program to promote practical science education and workforce development tied to climate literacy, including a proposed Minnesota Seal of Climate Literacy for high school students. The bill was only introduced before the transcript ended, with no vote or final action recorded on HF 3557.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is just a slight change from current statute, making that electronic notification a requirement
  • directly electronically to a provider. directly electronically to a provider.
  • current statute making that electronic current statute making that electronic um<00:10:23.920>
  • House File 3634 expands the use of electronic visit verification, or otherwise known as EVV.
  • required tool that electronically required tool that electronically confirms<01:26:59.199> that
Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal JusticeAudio only. May 25th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law, however, does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text
  • Bill 3425 would establish that disclosing persons' residence addresses or phone numbers through electronic
Bills: HB 2407, HB 3425
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know, as a mom of three kids in public school, my two older ones do have devices giving them a learning
  • continue to show that not only are cell phones harmful, but we really need to take a look at the devices
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • , finding more and more of these devices, finding more and more of these devices, but<00:07:10.639
  • devices have been taken off the streets. devices have been taken off the streets.
  • It's the it's the the the device.
  • <00:19:50.799> were or not these types of um devices were or not these types of um devices
  • devices that are purchased uh illegally. devices that are purchased uh illegally.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 29 minutes, and then heard testimony on a bill relating to machine gun conversion devices, often described as Glock switches or auto sears. Representative Jason Nemis presented the bill with Louisville police Chief Paul Humphrey and Lt. Drew Fox, arguing the measure would mirror existing federal law, make possession of these devices unlawful under Kentucky law, and give state and local law enforcement authority to seize and prosecute them without relying solely on federal agencies. They said the devices are small aftermarket or 3D-printed parts that convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons and emphasized that the bill would not affect lawful gun ownership. The presenters cited rising seizures and public-safety concerns, saying LMPD and Jefferson County seizures increased sharply from 2023 to 2024 and that the average age of possession had dropped. They argued the devices are used offensively, are inaccurate and dangerous, and have been linked to violent crime. Two Alabama legislators, Representatives Philip Ensler and Russell Bedsole, testified in support based on Alabama’s recent enactment of a similar law. They said local police and prosecutors there had been unable to act effectively because the devices were handled mainly by federal authorities, and they described bipartisan support, immediate enactment, and reported confiscations after passage. Members asked about the bill’s penalty level, the source and manufacture of the devices, the scope of the definition of “conversion device,” and whether the bill could create constitutional problems given ongoing federal litigation over machine gun restrictions. The sponsors said the penalty would be a Class C felony and that the bill was intended to cover only the device attached to the firearm, not tools like 3D printers. They acknowledged that if federal machine gun laws were ultimately struck down, the state law would also be unenforceable. Some members supported the bill as common-sense public safety legislation, while Representative Roberts opposed it on Second Amendment grounds, arguing Kentucky should focus on expanding gun rights rather than adding restrictions already covered by federal law.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • However, it does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text messages
  • Bill 3425 aims to establish that disclosing a person's residence address or phone number through electronic
Bills: HB2407, HB3425
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you plan to testify today, please go by and fill out the electronic witness affirmation form on the
  • means by any entity responsible for the patient's electronic health records until at least three days
  • and Safety Code to include all FDA-approved epinephrine devices.
  • That was before we had electronic health records.
  • Prescribing drugs and devices, including controlled substances. Is that accurate?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Counter-medicine, dietary supplements, and over-the-counter medical devices.
  • These are basic clinical standards that should be expected for any medical device.
  • And some of these over-the-counter devices, I believe some of them are molds.
  • Dentists are creating the devices that they're using.
  • So what do I have to do before I go try to get an online device?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The first on 2873 removes any inconsistency in a statute by Taxpayers who must pay electronically will
  • also be required to file their taxes electronically.
  • Taxpayers now following these reports electronically may use software, either provided by the Comptroller
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 24, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:21.760> Communication,<00:02:23.120> and<00:02:23.360> Senate Electronic
  • Communication, and Senate Electronic Communication, and Senate File<00:02:24.160> 39,<00:02:24.800
  • I'm here today to talk about Senate File 80 and that's in regards to our electronic communication.
  • um to provide our taxpayers electronic um to provide our taxpayers currently<00:11:14.640> the
  • They currently have to opt in, if they want anything electronic.
Bills: SF0079, SF0080, SF0039