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• That bill is actually on consent.
• I'd like to move the consent calendar. Yes, thank you, sir.
• We have a motion to move the consent calendar by Senator Strickland.
• We also voted on the consent calendar, which was 2790.
• File item 11, consent calendar: Senators Arreguín, Caballero, Grove, McNerney...

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• ARBITRATION BEFORE THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS EVEN IF THE POLICYHOLDER DID NOT KNOWINGLY CAN CONSENT
• TALK ABOUT THESE GRANULAR ISSUES AND IF WE CAN GET AGREEMENT ON THE GRANULAR ISSUES GIVE A MORE CONSENTING
• SHE IS A FULL TIME WHEELCHAIR USER AND DRIVES A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED WHEELCHAIR
• I'M SYLVIA LONGMIRE OF FLORIDA RESIDENT, FULL TIME WHEELCHAIR USER, SERVICE DISABLED AIR FORCE VETERAN
• FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS RAMP CLEARANCE IS NOT A CONVENIENCE IT IS A SAFETY REQUIREMENT.

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• We'll now move on to the second day consent calendar.
• Clerk will read the resolution on the consent calendar.
• Moving on to a vote on the consent calendar, file items 56 through 62.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and recognized several guests and honorees, including CAUSE leadership academy participants, retiring FCMAT CEO Michael Fine, a Capitol intern, environmental leaders celebrating Black Conservation Week, family members of members, and NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover Jr. The body also took up a number of routine file items and committee referral requests, with several bills referred to committees by unanimous consent and multiple items passed or retained on file. The main floor debate centered on ACR 214, the Juneteenth resolution. Members from the Black Caucus and other caucuses spoke in support, describing Juneteenth as both a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that freedom and equality remain unfinished work. Speakers emphasized Black history, civil rights, solidarity across communities, and ongoing issues such as education, housing, health, incarceration, and economic inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added. The Assembly also considered AB 2285 on blockchain staking and crypto regulation. The author argued the bill would provide consumer protections and clear rules for banks, credit unions, and crypto exchanges, while an opponent warned it could weaken securities oversight and consumer safeguards. The bill passed 45-1, and the author requested immediate transmission to the Senate. Later, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment passed 55-0 after brief support for clarifying fee rules and reducing duplicative costs. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including resolutions for Women’s Equality Day and the International Day of Yoga, along with several Senate bills, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly announced it would not meet on Friday, June 19, would reconvene Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m., and then adjourned.

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• Withhold consent, ask for a roll call vote. Thank you, Mr. Flora.
• I request unanimous consent that we suspend the rules to take up the items.
• I request unanimous consent that we suspend the rules to take up these items.
• I request unanimous consent to print a letter to the journal relative to AB 662 Alvarez.
• I request unanimous consent to print a letter to the journal relative to AB 662 Alvarez.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.

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• Nine are on consent.
• Nine are on consent.
• The vast majority of low- and moderate-income energy users.
• I'm a solar investor, an AB user, and I strongly oppose AB 942. Investor and AB user.
• Taw: Consent calendar? I. Yes. Ta: Aye. Consent calendar: aye. That's 18-0.

Summary: The committee heard several energy and utilities bills, with testimony largely focused on wildfire mitigation, affordability, clean energy planning, and utility accountability. AB 706, by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, would create a fund to support projects that use forest biomass waste from wildfire mitigation and forest restoration; supporters said it would reduce open burning and emissions while providing reliable renewable power, and the bill later passed 13-0. AB 39, by Assembly Member Zbur, would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning strategies for transportation and buildings; it drew broad support from clean energy, labor, environmental, and local government advocates and passed 9-0. AB 1167, by Assembly Member Berman, would restrict investor-owned utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying, promotional advertising, and similar shareholder-benefit expenses; supporters framed it as an affordability and transparency measure, while utilities argued the bill was overly broad and already covered by existing rules. It passed 7-0, with some members not voting and the roll left open. The committee also considered AB 1417 on offshore wind community funding transparency, which was amended to remove new fees and instead require reporting on developer support for local and tribal community capacity-building; opposition was withdrawn and the bill passed 9-0. AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, would require water districts in high fire-risk areas of Ventura County to have backup power, full tanks during red flag warnings, and hardened facilities; water agencies opposed unless amended due to cost and liability concerns, but the bill passed 10-0. The consent calendar, including multiple additional measures, was approved 11-0. Other bills drew more divided testimony. AB 745 would allow securitization to finance utility undergrounding and prohibit a return on equity for undergrounding projects; supporters said it would lower ratepayer costs, while utilities warned it would effectively discourage undergrounding and could raise other rates. The bill passed 7-4 and was left on call. AB 1423 would apply reliability standards to publicly funded EV chargers installed before 2024; supporters said taxpayers should get functioning chargers, while charging-network representatives objected to retroactive requirements and possible conflicts with existing agreements. It passed 13-0. AB 388 would create a narrow exception to utility regulation to facilitate green hydrogen projects using private power lines; supporters said it would unlock low-cost renewable hydrogen and jobs, while utilities raised concerns about customer protections and grid planning. It passed 12-0. The committee also began hearing AB 825, which the author said would address the high cost of financing major transmission and generation buildout, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation and action on that bill.

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• On the consent calendar, but yes. >> If I just may add one last final thing, Mr.
• On the consent calendar, but yes. >> Yep. On the consent calendar, but yes.
• Um, transportation did a lot of work and got this bill passed on consent.
• . consent. consent.
• Any objection to consent? Seeing none, I'll go on consent. Close the executive session.

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• Measures that have been proposed for consent.
• Isolating one end user fails to provide a holistic view of the load coming onto the grid.
• Isolating one end-user fails to provide a holistic view of the load coming onto the grid.
• We need a motion on the consent calendar? On the consent calendar?
• Consent calendar done. Great. We need a motion on AB 1577. Bower Cahann? Item 1. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 2026 on groundwater recharge. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting, codify existing CEQA exemptions for recharge diversions, and help California capture flood flows for storage in aquifers. Water agencies and local districts supported the measure, while environmental groups and some irrigation districts opposed it or sought amendments, warning about CEQA, streambed, Delta, and tribal-resource concerns. The bill was held open pending a quorum. Members then heard AB 1577 on data center energy accountability, which would require monthly reporting of energy use and related information to the Energy Commission and local agencies. The author and the Little Hoover Commission argued the bill would improve transparency, help protect ratepayers, and support grid planning. Data center industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative, burdensome, and uniquely targeted, while several environmental and local-government groups supported or supported if amended. The bill was left with a due-pass recommendation once a quorum was present. The committee also took up AB 2245 on producer responsibility for vehicle lubricant products and containers, AB 2170 on CEQA language-access and environmental protections in overburdened communities, AB 2059 on rural transportation/VMT analysis, AB 1808 on Western Joshua tree permitting and fee relief, AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency program changes, AB 2231 on streamlining two hospital projects, and AB 2433 on density bonus housing incentives. Each bill drew a mix of support from sponsors, local agencies, labor, housing, or environmental justice groups and opposition or concerns from business, local government, or conservation organizations. Several measures were amended in committee, and multiple bills were reported out on due-pass or due-pass-as-amended votes, with some roll calls left open for absent members.

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• that they are required to provide access to the internet for a 13-year-old with or without parental consent
• But it's always going to come down to what about the education of the user, whether they're a child,
• down to what about the education<00:09:44.839> of<00:09:44.959> the<00:09:45.079> user
• <00:09:45.959> whether<00:09:46.200> they're<00:09:46.399> a education of the user
• whether they're a education of the user whether they're a child<00:09:47.640> somebody's<00:09

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• been one on consent move consent who been one on consent move consent who been seconded<01:14:06.520
• Move consent. Second. Consent moved and seconded. All in favor?
• Move consent. Second. Consent moved and seconded. All in favor?
• <01:34:43.679> second<01:34:44.239> all consent oh yeah move consent second all consent
• Consent, yeah, all in consent. You okay with all those votes? That's fine.

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• I just... ...users across the state to improve this legislation. I stand fully behind it.
• with water users that are trying to put their water to full beneficial use in line with the law.
• No sooner had that consent decree been lifted in 2002...
• And now, 20 years later, we have the Kevin S. case, which isn't a consent decree.
• And so you don't have the same federal oversight that the consent decree did.

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• It's not available to users, and this is the reality for many generative AI programs that we're familiar
• It's not available to users, and this is the reality for many generative AI programs that we're familiar
• The act of creation itself is the harm, because it happens without consent and without knowledge.
• um and then if they send it to consent um and then if they send it to other<00:14:01.839> people<
• And so they're not only getting users to use it, but they're making a ton of money off of doing this,

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• So, we have a consent calendar. It goes from tabs three through six.
• <00:04:37.280> The for that consent calendar removal.
• The for that consent calendar removal.
• The rest of the consent calendar is adopted.
• User access permission review should be performed timely, and user access should be removed or adjusted

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Summary: The Joint Fiscal Committee met on March 20, 2026, approved the minutes, and adopted the consent calendar after removing two items for separate discussion: FIS 26048 from the Department of Safety and FIS 26053 from the Department of Environmental Services. The committee then adopted both of those items after brief questioning. Safety explained that a $2 million transfer would reduce its lapse, though it still expected a lapse of just under $4 million. Members, especially Senator Gray, emphasized concern about lapses and the need to track them closely given prior-year shortfalls. On the Environmental Services item, members discussed the Heavy Falls dam removal. The commissioner said the dam is old, not grounded in bedrock, and does not meet current safety standards, so removal was the practical option because replacement funding was unavailable. He said the aquatic resource mitigation fund and Army Corps of Engineers support made the removal feasible, and that the town had been involved in discussions for years. The committee adopted the item. The committee also adopted a Department of Transportation item, with staff noting high snowfall and a roughly 25% vacancy rate but saying contractors and bonus incentives had allowed plowing operations to continue. A Judicial Council item was then adopted, with the director saying it would likely be his last appearance this fiscal year. The committee next reviewed information materials on YDC claims administration, where DOJ staff said current spending would leave about a $10 million buffer into the next fiscal year and described reduced staffing and ongoing claims work; no action was taken. The committee then heard audit presentations for the Liquor Commission and Lottery Commission. The Liquor Commission audit reported seven findings, including a material weakness on reconciliations, issues with NextGen data/reporting, gift and promotional card controls, procurement and leasing practices, and one nonconcurrence on whether certain purchases were exempt from bidding requirements; members discussed whether attorney general review or legislation might be needed. The commission said it had completed a year-end reconciliation and was about 70% reconciled through February. The Lottery Commission audit reported three internal control comments, all concurred with by the lottery, focused on written procedures, filling the controller position, annual risk assessments, disaster recovery testing, user access controls, and training compliance; the lottery said it was hiring to reduce reliance on one employee and had no unresolved findings. The committee took no vote on the audit materials and adjourned after setting the next meeting for April 17 at 11:00 a.m.

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• THE USER THEMSELVES CAN GO AND RETRIEVE THE MESSAGES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE SO I DON'T AGREE BUT
• IF YOU DO THE BACK DOOR THIS BILL OFFERS YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR ALL USERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME WAY
• THAT GIVES PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THOSE ACCOUNTS DEFAULT SETTINGS THAT PROTECT THE USERS AND THEY HAVE
• SINCE THOSE RIGHTS ARE LIMITED TO WHATEVER THE PARENT AND PARENTAL CONSENT WILL ALLOW, IS THAT NOW MY
• THIS IS STILL TO SOME DEGREE EXPERIMENTAL BUT I THINK PATIENT CONSENT AND UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT

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• We have three bills on the consent calendar, which will take up when we get a quorum.
• And let's do the consent calendar while Assembly Member Connolly is getting situated.
• Items on the consent calendar: AB 580, Wallace, motion do pass to Appropriations.
• That means domestic well owners, the de minimis users.
• On the consent calendar, Burner, Burner, Burner, Burner, aye.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• Three of the bills are on the consent calendar.
• We'll vote on the consent calendar as soon as we establish a quorum.
• Laird, we're going to do the consent calendar. It's been moved by Ms. Wilson, seconded by Ms.
• Okay, on the consent calendar, Brian. Hi. Okay, on the consent calendar, Brian. Aye. Brian, aye.
• Consent calendar is item number 2, SB 50 by Senator Ashby. Item 4, SB 361 by Senator Becker.

Summary: The committee hearing covered several bills related to privacy, consumer protection, and online harms. SB 259 by Senator Wahab would prohibit surveillance pricing based on device data such as geolocation or battery level; supporters argued it would curb discriminatory and predatory pricing, while opponents raised concerns about geolocation definitions, legitimate location-based pricing, and impacts on discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Judiciary Committee and passed 8-1, with members noting amendments and ongoing discussions with stakeholders. SB 22 by Senator Laird would raise the amount of gift cards that can be redeemed for cash, with the author saying the goal is to update the long-standing $10 threshold for inflation and preserve consumer value. Consumer advocates supported the bill, while retailers, restaurants, grocers, and chambers of commerce opposed or opposed unless amended, citing fraud concerns, safety issues, and the need for clarification on donated or returned gift cards. The committee voted the bill out on a 6-1 vote and kept it on call. SB 576 by Senator Umberg would apply broadcast-style loudness rules to streaming advertisements. The author said the bill is intended to prevent ads from being much louder than programming, especially for children, while the opposition argued that streaming ad insertion is technically different and that existing industry standards and FCC oversight already address the issue. The bill passed 8-0. SB 683 by Senator Cortese would clarify that people can seek injunctive relief, including a TRO, for unauthorized use of name, image, or likeness; supporters said it strengthens privacy protections, while opponents warned about prior restraint and First Amendment concerns. The bill was moved out on a due pass motion and kept on call. The final bill discussed, SB 771 by Senator Stern, would clarify that existing civil rights and hate-related laws apply to social media platforms and their algorithms, with higher penalties for intentional or reckless violations. Supporters, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Islamic Networks Group, described online hate as fueling real-world violence and urged stronger accountability; opponents argued the bill could conflict with Section 230, chill lawful speech, and create vague standards. Members raised questions about constitutionality, definitions, and whether the bill would be workable, but several expressed support for the author’s goals.

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• Consent, we go out our business messages from the governor.
• Consent, we go out our business messages from the governor.
• There's been a unanimous consent request.
• There's been unanimous consent request.
• It's been unanimous consent request.

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• choices they're designed to make users choices they're designed to make users feel<01:04:17.359>
• Okay, consent. Thank you. Second. All in favor of the consent motion, say aye.
• And motion for consent. Second. All in favor of the consent.
• Consent. A motion for consent. Second.
• "I move consent." "Second." "All in favor of the consent motion?" "I..." "Senator Abbis, sure.

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• President, I asked unanimous consent to suspend joint rule...
• Members, you've heard the unanimous consent request without objection.
• Senator Bergstrom asks Yama's consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Senators, you've heard the unanimous consent request to suspend Joint Rule SEB5.
• OK bject ion to the unanimous consent request.

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• Right now, the way it works is that the board can make a consent offer, an offer of judgment, essentially
• It just says the licensee offered payment of a monetary fine and the final consent order judgment...
• The licensee offered payment of a monetary fine and the final consent order judgment, and if the finding
• So, like in AA on lines 18 through 20, a suspension period, final consent order offers a suspension period
• And so the amount of the violations versus the larger things like consent agreements and things that—

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• Those 14 to 16 would be required to get parental consent.
• And if it is one between 14 and 16, then they have parental consent.
• If they want an app, there's no parental consent needed?
• If they want an app, there's no parental consent needed.
• They can set up a system where the parents have to give consent.

Bills: HB387, HB673, HB947, HB975, HB1102, HB1228, HB1229, HCR66, SB102, SB165, SB280, SB291, SB326, SB521

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration