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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 23rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- The issue is these are internet-connected devices. They're basically computers.
- The issue is these are internet-connected devices. They're basically computers.
- The issue is these are internet-connected devices.
- I will tell you, I use small pieces of hardware that are internet-connected that are 20 years old.
- Recently, so many of them are internet connected now, and they are very small packages.
Keywords:
animal telehealth, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary telehealth, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, pet care, companion animal, livestock, remote veterinary care, synchronous audio-video, telemedicine, prescription drugs, antimicrobial drugs, controlled substances, xylazine, compounding pharmacy, veterinary practice, Massachusetts Controlled Substances Act, animal owner
AZ
Bills:
SB1046
Keywords:
telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- do anything, so they decided to come to America because here in America it's liberty and you have freedom
- And my dad said, I'd rather die than betray the freedom of another person.
- An internet search for my name will result in very few hits.
- Voting equipment and tabulating equipment would likewise be prohibited from having internet access, and
- There are robust security systems in place that disallow internet connectivity, require tamper-proof
Bills:
SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security
MN
Bills:
HF4343
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services
MN
Bills:
HF4343
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- This relates to increasing access to and reducing the tax on Internet services.
- We just want to ensure that everyone has access to reliable and affordable internet services.
- things were going to be moving over the internet.
- It's just an internet backbone phone.
- And you see that it says it will exempt anything that you can receive over an internet backbone.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Keywords:
broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- revises the definition of cable service and includes the language of other services offered over the internet
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Keywords:
broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:01 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Keywords:
museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing
IA
Committee:
Joint Education
Keywords:
employment eligibility, identity verification, educational examiners, school districts, licensure, concurrent enrollment, community college, education funding, student financial responsibility, district-to-college programs, student absences, school-sponsored activities, education policies, nonpublic schools, public school districts, education policy, college credit, high school, internet instruction
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- It wasn't that families couldn't afford internet; it's just that the infrastructure didn't exist.
- These were built longer than 20 years ago, some of them probably before the advent of the internet, or
- at the time when the internet was considered an amenity.
- Wow, this is a great place to live; it's wired for the internet.
- There are so many kids, even in our big urban cities, that do not have access to the internet.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Keywords:
telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- example, the statutes that are there, we also serve on county functions, the Juvenile Board, the Internet
- Texas was founded on ideals of freedom and liberty.
- Texas loves freedom, but House Bill 32 threatens these fundamental rights.
- House Bill 32 would make Texas different in a very bad way by taking away our citizens' freedoms.
- This bill violates due process, due course, and the ideals associated with them. ...freedoms upon which
Bills:
HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Exploding on the internet. There were 95,000 of them online in 2023.
- They put it out there on the internet. And those do allow for the generation.
- They're given the freedom to decide whether or not they need psychiatric help. or medical treatment,
- but by doing that they are also giving the freedom to hurt anyone they come in contact with.
Bills:
HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm co-director of Health Freedom, Louisiana.
- I also believe that you don't have freedom from consequences for what you say.
- And I'm here today to speak in support of this bill to protect academic freedom.
- And that's where you get into the academic freedom part, right? So generally, no.
- And so academic freedom is a problem on our campuses around this country.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
mandatory reporter, child abuse training, online training, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Education, educator requirements, early childhood education, microcenter, school board, cooperative endeavor, economic disadvantage, vaccination, meningococcal disease, school entry, immunization requirements, public health, academic freedom, free speech, retaliation, faculty rights
IA
Bills:
SSB1069
Committee:
Joint Local Government
Keywords:
gambling, casino, gaming license, license moratorium, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, excursion gambling boat, racetrack casino, pari-mutuel, internet gaming, online gambling, sports betting, problem gambling, gaming revenue, market saturation, rural counties, border counties, sponsoring organization, nonprofit distributions, adjusted gross receipts, public safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 18, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But even that largely cosmetic step was too much for the Freedom Caucus. And so they struck again.
- Institute and the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity, who put out a statement immediately after the Freedom
- out a statement immediately<00:36:59.200><c> after</c><00:36:59.520><c> the</c><00:36:59.680><c> Freedom
- </c><00:37:00.160><c> Caucus</c> immediately after the Freedom Caucus immediately after the Freedom Caucus
- earlier this month I led a letter with 30 of my Democratic colleagues, outnumbering the members of the Freedom
Keywords:
antisemitism, Jewish safety, civil rights, hate crimes, freedom of expression, political protest, drowsy driving, road safety, public awareness, preventative measures, traffic accidents, NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act, environmental review, permitting reform, permit streamlining, infrastructure, economic development, federal agencies, categorical exclusion
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Modernization and Technology Feb 9th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Government Modernization and Technology
Keywords:
broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, funding, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, state agencies, high-risk AI decisions, deepfakes
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and women like Brandon Holiday, the quiet heroes who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms
- and women like Brandon Holiday, the quiet heroes who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms
- It merely seeks the freedom afforded by federal trust status to bring it to fruition.
- How do you properly celebrate 250 years of freedom?
- One very uniquely American of freedom?
Bills:
HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302
Keywords:
federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm really appreciative that I'm able to speak on this Arizona Medical Freedom Act.
- At its core, I'm able to speak on this Arizona Medical Freedom Act.
- The Arizona Medical Freedom Act honors the spirit of the Declaration of Independence by protecting liberty
- Benjamin Rush urged his colleagues, quote, unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time
- I credit the agency of the state ...want the freedom to live as productive citizens.
Keywords:
orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:25:34.960><c> once</c> courage that risked his freedom once courage that risked his freedom once
- In America, freedom is foundational.
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- It's a "Freedom isn't just a word.
Keywords:
Jewish American Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Week, antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate, Jewish Americans, Jewish community, Hamas, October 7, Israel, hate crimes, civil rights, religious freedom, campus antisemitism, synagogues, public education, heritage month, diversity, inclusion, Holocaust remembrance, community safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Due to the Freedom Caucus' budget protocol, the bill instead clarifies at the end that the grant program
- He's doing everything he can to advocate for the museum under the unreasonable restraints of the Freedom
- He's doing everything he can to advocate for the museum under the unreasonable restraints of the Freedom
- He's doing everything he can to advocate for the museum under the unreasonable restraints of the Freedom
- He's doing everything he can to advocate for the museum under the unreasonable restraints of the Freedom
Keywords:
Coptic Christians, human rights, Egypt, religious freedom, US-Egypt relations, minority rights, violence prevention, inauguration, Congress, House attendance, ceremony, legislative session, inaugural ceremony, House of Representatives, President, Vice President, adjournment, aviation, transportation, centennial