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• feels like keeping those ballot images feels like keeping those ballot images uh<00:31:38.720>
• So we're talking about images of ballots.
• It just deals with data stored as images as it relates to cast vote records, so an image of the ballot
• <01:35:05.760> as<01:35:05.840> it images U data stored as images as it images U data
• relates to cast vote records so an image relates to cast vote records so an image of<01:35:08.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• While current law does prohibit AI-generated pornographic material speak to images of artificially created
• Uh, in this kind of horrific images, but it's so important that we show leadership, and thank you for
• These definitions cover images of a real child, images of a real child that could have been modified
• by AI, and images that are entirely AI generated. and are virtually indistinguishable as a child.
• or an actual image.

Bills: SB20, SB1621, SB412, SB441, SB442

Keywords: child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction

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• property rights of our our own images. property rights of our our own images.
• And this is a $1.5 uh image generation.
• images images and<00:22:24.480> I<00:22:24.720> currently<00:22:25.280> do<00:22
• had that if someone recreates her image had that if someone recreates her image and<00:37:40.480
• <00:47:05.200> as they used AI to generate the image as they used AI to generate the image

Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

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• More severe images, in layman's terms, hardcore images.
• <00:23:51.600> daily show um around 3,500 new images daily show um around 3,500 new images
• So we making available these images.
• On the distribution of non-synthetic images provisions, we want to make sure that all synthetic images
• the distribution of non synthetic images the distribution of non synthetic images provisions,<00

Bills: HB0076, HB0102, HB0115

Keywords: annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, cardiac emergency, defibrillator, school safety, training, public health, 916, all

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• Senator Gates, we're going to take up CS for SB 1180 on sexual images.
• It defines intimate image and digitally forged intimate image.
• It is a crime to intentionally disseminate an intimate image or digitally forged intimate image if it
• It is a crime to intentionally disseminate an intimate image or digitally forged intimate image if it
• that sexually explicit images include digitally forged intimate images so that the crime of sexual cyber

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and civil justice bills. Among the measures reported favorably were SB 984, which adds aggravating factors for capital sentencing when a murder occurs during religious, school, or public government gatherings; SB 1140, creating a Hillsborough County pilot program to address substance abuse among offenders on probation; SB 1180, expanding child pornography laws to cover lewd altered or filtered images and solicitation; SB 10, providing compensation to Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction; SB 500, creating a Spectrum Alert system and training for missing children with autism; SB 1054, increasing penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices; SB 1072, establishing an expedited DNA testing grant program; and SB 240, the Haven Act, which aligns domestic and dating violence protections and creates a feasibility study for a discreet emergency contact system for victims. Several bills were amended before passage, including funding for the Spectrum Alert program and technical changes to the DNA, juvenile justice, and other proposals. Members also advanced SB 494, creating a statewide FDLE animal abuse database and increasing sentencing consequences for aggravated animal cruelty, with strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials. SB 1422 was reported favorably to strengthen penalties for unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and for weaponized drones, though members raised concerns about the bill’s “reasonable force” language. SB 1268 updated FDLE statutes and increased reimbursement for retired police dogs. SB 1252 was amended into a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, and SB 1386 increased penalties for assaults and batteries on utility workers, drawing support from utility and industry groups. The committee also approved SB 1084 on sexual cyber harassment, which criminalizes dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, and SB 1654, which revises sexual offender and predator registration rules, including online reporting for certain in-state travel residences. SB 1650 expanded the vexatious litigant law, and SB 1652 created a public records exemption for stricken non-criminal court filings. Finally, SB 1284, expanding Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony both for and against; supporters called it a life-affirming measure, while opponents warned it could increase litigation, affect abortion-related care, and discourage physicians from practicing in Florida. The bill was heard with multiple public comments, but the transcript excerpt does not show a final vote on SB 1284.

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• Really, with these kinds of images, we are seeing these extortion schemes, where people are creating
• nude images, largely targeting children.
• nude images, things like that.
• Is AI, in your experience, advanced enough to artificially create... ...an image that looks real?
• There are no illicit images or sexual images, but it will give you a headshot of someone who does not

Bills: HB4922, HB4713, HB4256, HB872, HB1571, HB4266, HB4559, SB251, SB441, SB1719

Keywords: healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law

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• But there are images and videos that purport that it did.
• It's not an image that actually occurred. It's just helpful information for voters.
• I think of it like right now, you right-click on an image, you can go to properties.
• That an image has been modified. Senator Burgess, please. Understood. Mr.
• new image without an original photograph as a base.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 702, as amended by a strike-all amendment on digital content provenance and authenticity. Senator Burgess said the bill would require generative AI providers to add provenance data to content wholly generated by AI, allow provenance tags on AI-modified images, require social media platforms to retain and display provenance data in an accessible format, and apply content credentials to online election advertisements. He also described a two-year pilot program for the Division of Emergency Management to test provenance data in emergency communications, and said the bill would be enforced only by the Attorney General with no private right of action. Supporters from Microsoft and Adobe waived in support, while TechNet and the James Madison Institute raised concerns about broad definitions, implementation burdens, and the possibility that the rules could be easily circumvented. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS for SB 702 favorably. The committee next considered CS for SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements, which would allow extended warranty companies to use multiple insurance policies to back obligations and let companies with a $100 million net worth satisfy proof requirements through SEC filings or an audited financial statement. The Florida Service Agreement Association supported the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also passed CS for SB 678, which allows pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; the Florida Pawnbrokers Association and a business representative supported the change, the amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1132, the Portable Wireless Device Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide diagnostic tools, repair information, and parts to owners and independent repair providers, and would also extend right-to-repair concepts to agricultural equipment through an amendment. Supporters argued the bill would expand consumer choice and repair access, while opponents including TechNet, the Repair Done Right Coalition, the James Madison Institute, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance warned about privacy, cybersecurity, trade secret, safety, and compliance concerns. After debate, the committee reported CS for SB 1132 favorably. Finally, the committee took up SB 676, which would create a framework for employees to knowingly and voluntarily waive the Florida minimum wage in certain internship, apprenticeship, and work-study settings, with a parent or guardian sign-off for minors. The sponsor said the bill was intended to expand job training and first-job opportunities for young people and others seeking experience, but multiple speakers and senators argued it conflicted with the Florida Constitution and existing case law, could be exploited by employers, and would undermine the voter-approved minimum wage. The committee continued extensive debate on the bill, with strong opposition testimony and questions about constitutionality, definitions, and enforcement.

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• TAB NUMBER TEN SENATOR GAETZ LET'S TAKE UP CS FOR SB 1180 ON SEXUAL IMAGES.
• THE BILL REVISES THE POSSESSION OF LOAD ALTERED IMAGES OF MINORS TO A SEPARATE SECTION OF LAW TO ENSURE
• AND DEFINES IMAGE AND A DIGITALLY FORGED INTIMATE IMAGE AS A CRIME TO INTENTIONALLY DISSEMINATE A IMAGE
• THE BILL DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE CREATION OF DIGITALLY FORGED IMAGES, ONLY THEIR DISSEMINATION.
• AND PROVIDES SEXUAL EXPLICIT IMAGES INCLUDING DIGITALLY FORGED IMAGE SO THAT THE CRIME OF SEXUAL CYBER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• SB 441 builds on prior initiative which criminalize non-consensual disclosure of intimate images, but
• but sometimes adults as well and using those images to extort them for money.
• Additional nude images, things like that.
• To artificially create an image that looks real. Absolutely, 100%.
• It's there's no, no, um, uh, illicit images or sexual images, but it will give you a headshot of someone

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• If the media image is an image or video, the disclosure has to be in a size that's easily readable by
• If the media image is an image or video, the disclosure has to be in a size that's easily readable by
• If the media image is an image or video, the disclosure has to be in a size that's easily readable by
• If the media image is an image or video, the disclosure has to be in a size that's easily readable by
• If the media image is an image or video, the disclosure has to be in a size that's easily readable by

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Senator Gates, we're going to take up CS for SB 1180 on sexual images.
• This act improves legal protections against the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.
• It defines intimate image and digitally forged intimate image.
• It's a crime to intentionally disseminate an intimate image or digitally forged intimate image if it
• provides that sexually explicit images include digitally forged intimate images so that the crime of

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, victims’ rights, and related bills. SB 984 on aggravating factors in capital cases was reported favorably after debate over its focus on religious, school, and government gatherings; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters said it was about accountability rather than deterrence. CS for SB 1140 creating a Hillsborough County substance abuse pilot program for offenders, CS for SB 1180 broadening child sexual image protections, CS for SB 10 compensating Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction, CS for SB 500 creating a Spectrum Alert system for missing children with autism, and SB 1054 on tampering with electronic monitoring devices all passed favorably, with the substance abuse bill drawing supportive testimony about treatment and recovery and the Holmes bill receiving emotional support from Holmes himself. The committee also approved SB 1072 on expedited DNA testing grants, CS for SB 240 on domestic and dating violence victims, CS for SB 494 creating a statewide animal abuse database, and CS for SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and weaponized drones. SB 240 drew extensive testimony from advocates describing a feasibility study for a discreet emergency alert system and the need to align domestic and dating violence protections; SB 494 drew strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials who described local registries and the link between animal abuse and violence toward people, while members discussed whether the bill should also bar known abusers from adopting animals. SB 1422 passed after questions about “reasonable force” against drones and concerns about firearms use, with the sponsor saying the bill was meant to protect privacy and property rights. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 1268 updating Department of Law Enforcement statutes and increasing reimbursement for retired police dogs, CS for SB 1344 revising juvenile status-offender procedures, CS for SB 1252 creating a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 1386 increasing penalties for assault and battery on utility workers, CS for SB 1084 strengthening sexual cyber harassment laws for intimate and digitally forged images, CS for SB 1654 revising sex offender/predator registration and reporting rules, CS for SB 1650 expanding the vexatious litigant law, and CS for SB 1652 creating a public records exemption for stricken court filings. The final and most heavily debated bill, CS for SB 1284 on wrongful death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony from supporters who framed it as recognizing unborn life and opponents who warned it could be used to harass abortion patients, providers, and supporters and could increase malpractice exposure; the sponsor said the bill would allow parents to recover damages while protecting mothers and lawful medical care. The transcript ends before the roll call on SB 1284 is completed, but the committee had already reported the other measures favorably by recorded votes, generally along party lines with broad support from members present.

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• You, Chairman 2143 allows the use of aerial images to determine if changes Allows the use of aerial images
• This is fixed wing or satellite images. Thank you. You have questions, Pfeiffer.
• Yes, now these images are being taken Today, you can subscribe to a company that takes daily images over
• Take an image from a little different angle as I'm moving across.
• When there's no change that's occurred and you can confirm that with aerial images.

Bills: SB44, SB237, SB248, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB1360, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1427, SB1428, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB2143

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

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• Uh, this is specifically the use of AI to create an image, to take a clean, perfectly innocent image
• Thank you. images. Uh this is specifically the use images.
• law specifically with AI images. law specifically with AI images.
• to actually include synthetic images, which are images created with AI.
• <04:31:37.600> uh synthetic images which are images uh synthetic images which are images uh

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is example, image of what our imagery will look like.
• These images show the capabilities of our imagery recently enhanced by U.S.
• This is a simulation of an original image, an image with our first optics concept and the future of our
• Here's an image of the Statue of Liberty. I show this one because of the size and scale.
• As you can see from this image over Miami, as we can see from the slide, our image, the future is absolutely

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The image, if you're really careful, you can still spot an AI-generated image.
• And then implementation for text and image already exists.
• They train on images. They train on something over a billion images.
• They don't just want to have the image. They want context.
• They don't just want to have the image. They want context.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards. The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators. The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.

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• <00:04:03.519> that's was counted and the ballot image that's was counted and the ballot image
• The post-election audit is a comparison of what is called the ballot image.
• So it's what is called the ballot image.
• Comparison of the ballot image audit is.
• <00:26:18.480> versus examination of the ballot image versus examination of the ballot image

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

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• This is an example image of what our imagery will look like.
• These images show the capabilities of our imagery recently enhanced by a U.S.
• This is a simulation of an original image, an image with our first optics concept, and the future of
• Here's an image of the Statue of Liberty.
• And the future is here, as you can see from this image over Miami.

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state. The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation. Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.

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• person can click this feature and use a publicly available image to generate an image that portrays that
• person can click this feature and use a publicly available image to generate an image that portrays that
• person can click this feature and use a publicly available image to generate an image that portrays that
• person can click this feature and use a publicly available image to generate an image that portrays that
• nudity an image if it is asked to do so. nudity an image if it is asked to do so.

Bills: SF1750, HF2700, HF1606, HF3356, HF3946, HF3970, HF3658, HF3875, HF2627, SF856, HF1268, HF1338

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• So the optical imaging MDT does that exactly.
• So the optical imaging MDT does that exactly.
• simultaneously combine Optical Imaging simultaneously combine Optical Imaging techniques<00:41:50.800
• imaging techniques so um Optical Imaging imaging techniques so um Optical Imaging group<00:41:56.359
• so in imaging and Neuro Imaging<00:42:17.359> uh<00:42:17.520> we<00:42:17.680> are

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't—I mean, Presumably the image of the person you're asking to make is coming from some kind of
• How do you use, how do you even use AI if that's—or especially on the image front under this bill?
• These images are used to extort, bully, threaten, and humiliate victims.
• after deepfake images have been distributed.
• Deepfake images violate individuals' privacy and can cause irreparable harm.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee met with a new membership roster and adopted its committee rules after quorum was established. The hearing then began with AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, which would require generative AI developers to provide copyright holders notice when registered copyrighted works are used in training data. The author and supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, the Transparency Coalition, voice actors, writers, labor groups, and other creators, argued the bill would give artists a practical way to learn whether their works were used and to vindicate their rights. Opponents, including EFF, CalChamber, RIAA, CCIA, Chamber of Progress, Bay Area Council, BSA, and TechNet, said the proposal was technically unworkable, could burden startups, conflict with existing law and pending litigation, and raise federal preemption concerns. Members discussed the bill’s amendments, including a fingerprinting approach and narrowing the bill to model developers, and the committee voted 8-2 to pass AB 412 as amended to the Judiciary Committee. The committee then heard AB 446, which would prohibit “surveillance pricing,” or the use of personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. The author and supporters, including Consumer Watchdog, UFCW, labor organizations, and consumer/privacy groups, described examples of differential pricing tied to device type, location, shopping behavior, and digital price tags, and argued the bill would protect consumers from discriminatory and predatory pricing. Business and industry opponents, including CalChamber, grocers, retailers, travel, broadband, and other associations, said the bill could conflict with the CCPA, interfere with loyalty and rewards programs, and create confusion about personalized discounts and dynamic pricing. The discussion focused on how the bill would treat loyalty programs, whether existing privacy law already covers the issue, and whether the proposal would unintentionally affect legitimate discounts and promotions.