Video & Transcript Research : 'hosting platforms'

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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • available through multiple platforms. available through multiple platforms.
  • Uh in the tax social media platforms.
  • All of these platforms premise, right?
  • Can they share which social media platforms are they referring to?
  • social media platforms are they referring<00:49:47.200> to?
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3117, which would impose an excise tax on social media companies based on Minnesota monthly users and data-mining activity, and adopted an A1 amendment that added clarifying language identifying social media platforms. Chair Gomez described the bill as a way to tax companies profiting from data mining and social media use, citing concerns about child bullying, misinformation, and wealth concentration. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2025 taxes bill. Supporters testified that the measure would help raise revenue from a highly profitable industry and better align the tax code with the social costs of data collection and social media use. Pastor Julie Thompson, MAPE representative Tanner Fritzinger, Council Member Sue Bud, and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota all backed the bill, arguing that social media companies extract value from users’ data, contribute to mental health and social harms, and should pay more toward public needs. Bernstein also framed the tax as a way to broaden the tax base and fund schools and other services. Opponents warned that the bill could sweep in local broadcasters, newspapers, and other businesses that use digital platforms and collect some user data, and that costs would likely be passed on to consumers. Wendy Pollson of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association said the definitions were too broad and could unintentionally include local media. Deb Peters, speaking for Americans for Digital Opportunity, argued the tax would raise costs for small businesses and consumers, create legal risks, and amount to double taxation. Several members echoed concerns about regressivity, administration, and whether the bill actually addresses online bullying or data privacy, while supporters said it is a first step toward taxing a new, lightly taxed industry.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But basically, platforms know who's on their platform, and they'll send you ads, and they certainly know
  • who's on their platform.
  • But I can assure you, these platforms are pretty good at figuring out who's using the platform. ...and
  • And also, to your point, how long they're on these platforms, because I agree that these platforms are
  • But I kind of like the platform level, because actually the platform got all the information...” “...
Summary: The committee first deferred House Bill 1102 without hearing it. It then took up House Concurrent Resolution 66, which urges Louisiana Economic Development and other state agencies to continue studying rural parishes’ economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. Representative Weible and Secretary Bougoir described the resolution as part of a broader effort to align state rural programs and create a strategic framework for rural development. Members emphasized infrastructure, workforce training, local coordination, and retaining young people in rural communities. An amendment requiring LED to report to the legislature by January 1, 2027 was adopted, and HCR 66 was reported favorably as amended. The committee next considered Senate Bill 102, which would allow qualified trade associations for motor vehicle dealers to bring declaratory and injunctive actions against manufacturers on behalf of dealers. Senator Presley and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association said the bill would consolidate similar disputes into one action, reduce costs, and help smaller dealers avoid retaliation or uneven litigation. Questions focused on standing, the limited remedies, and whether the bill would affect nontraditional sales models. Technical amendments were adopted, and SB 102 was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 521, concerning banks’ continued use of a non-surviving bank’s name after mergers or consolidations, drew the most debate. Senator Boudreau and former Senator Fred Mills said the bill would preserve community-bank identity while following FDIC guidance on clear disclosure and consumer notice. Several members raised concerns about codifying federal guidance, future changes to federal rules, and whether the bill should instead set a fixed transition period; an amendment to limit use of the old name to 24 months was adopted after discussion. Another proposed amendment tying the bill to 1998 FDIC branch-name guidance failed on a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably. The committee also advanced House Bill 387, which narrows the scope of incidental engineering work by architects and clarifies the state fire marshal’s authority to review plans under both architecture and engineering laws, and House Bill 1228, which updates hearing-aid dealer licensing and consumer-protection rules, including testing periods, cooling-off rights, and refund/cancellation procedures. Both bills were reported favorably with technical amendments. The transcript then shifted to additional measures, including House Bill 975 on Public Service Commission reconstitution and several Senate bills by Senator Abraham on self-storage facilities and contractor licensing, but the provided text cuts off before those items are fully concluded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And last thing I will miss is having a platform to say what I believe is right instead of begging the
  • And last thing I will miss is having a And last thing I will miss is having a platform<01:44:20.000><
  • to say what I believe is right platform to say what I believe is right instead<01:44:22.159> of
  • of great LAS who Smallman, and a host of great LAS who have<03:38:51.920> served<03:38:52.160
  • And so I'm very thankful that I was able to have the opportunity to defend this, that I had a platform
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House met with a quorum present, approved the previous day’s journal, and welcomed an honored guest, Kenyan Parliament member Joshua Aduma Aore, introduced by Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley. The main business of the day was a series of retirement speeches from departing members, with the chamber proceeding in seniority order. Representative Perryman said she was leaving the House to run for the Senate and reflected on four years of service, thanking constituents, family, colleagues, and staff. She emphasized integrity, compassion, and the belief that people in public office share more in common than what divides them. Representative Perez Vega gave a lengthy farewell centered on her identity, district, and legislative priorities, thanking staff and colleagues and highlighting work on drivers’ licenses for all, housing justice, the Read Act, ethnic studies, workforce development, and funding for a Minnesota Latino Museum. She also spoke about the importance of representation, community, and continuing to fight for children, families, and immigrant communities. Representative Weiner said his time in the House had been educational and urged less division, more civility, and a return to public service over party conflict. He cited George Washington’s warnings about factions, said he would carry a calmer voice to the Senate, and argued for more single-subject bills and against careerism in office. Representative Bakeberg thanked members, staff, and his family, spoke about faith and service, and said his work was motivated by constituents and by the example of children visiting the Capitol. Representative Ryer also thanked staff and colleagues, reflected on serving during COVID and after George Floyd’s murder, and listed policy successes and disappointments, including medical debt reform, rare disease treatment, Medicaid dental support, housing and bonding, solar on public buildings, and soil and water funding; she also criticized failures on immigrant protections, disability services, and gun violence measures, and called for protecting human rights, voting rights, and democratic norms. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken beyond the journal approval and recognition of guests and speakers.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/19/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • About six months ago, the United States Surgeon General called for social media platforms to have warning
  • pop-up notifications every 30 minutes informing the user of the total time they've spent on the platform
  • pop-up notifications every 30 minutes informing the user of the total time they've spent on the platform
  • found that the average teenager spends 4.8 hours every day interacting with various social media platforms
  • Tech does everything they can to get people to spend as much time as possible engaged with their platforms
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Rep. Zach Stevenson and Sen. Mann presented Minnesota legislation aimed at requiring warning labels on social media platforms, modeled on the Surgeon General’s recommendation, and adding pop-up notifications every 30 minutes to show users how long they have been on a platform. They argued that social media use is linked to serious mental health harms among youth, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and said the bill is part of a broader effort to add guardrails on big tech. They also referenced related Minnesota efforts on deepfakes, child influencers, platform-use disclosures, and a separate effort to remove cell phones from classrooms. The hearing featured emotional testimony from parents Bridget Noring and Tabitha Urbansky, who described losing sons to fentanyl poisoning after drugs were arranged through Snapchat. Both said social media platforms can function as drug markets and that warning labels and other restrictions could help prevent similar tragedies. Eric Mishy of SAVE and the Kids Campaign also testified in support, saying social media is contributing to anxiety, depression, suicide, sextortion, trafficking, bullying, and drug sales, and that companies have not done enough to stop these harms. In response to a question about the pop-up feature, Stevenson said the idea is new in Minnesota but similar to “are you still watching” prompts on streaming services, intended to add friction and interrupt addictive use. He and others said no state had yet enacted similar warning-label laws, though several have proposed them, and they emphasized that regulating technology companies is difficult because of their resources and lobbying power. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, though the bill was scheduled for a House Commerce Committee hearing the next day.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • But basically, platforms know who's on their platform, and they'll send you ads, and they certainly know
  • who's on their platform.
  • But I can assure you, these platforms are pretty good at figuring out who's using the platform. ...platforms
  • And also, to your point, how long they're on these platforms, because I agree that these platforms are
  • But I kind of like the platform level, because actually the platform got all the information.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/13/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um a whole host of assembled in America.
  • We'd be happy to host you.
  • The ISO does host public trainings for public officials.
  • Um we also just in be happy to host you.
  • public trainings, the ISO does host public trainings, the ISO does host public<03:08:48.960>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/30/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:32:02.960> that's But this is another platform that's But this is another platform that's
  • <01:06:38.320> That<01:06:38.560> to Polymarket platform since 2022.
  • That to Polymarket platform since 2022.
  • How about the host community economic development grants?
  • How about the host community economic development grants?
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate. The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to. The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's simply a host, and it's actually hosted at Stutsman County.
  • But it is simply a host site for quick access to any county's link back to their page; it doesn't collectively
  • don't, that we've administered how many times, and then we find, you know, we build these grand platforms
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met with a quorum to begin its study of whether the content of North Dakota real estate tax statements should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the background for the study, including House Bill 1176, current statutory requirements for tax statements, and recent changes such as separate line items for bonded debt, primary residence credit, and legacy fund-related amounts. The Tax Department then explained the current statement format and noted that the form is prescribed and approved by the tax commissioner, with changes typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual process for preparing budgets, setting levies, calculating taxable values, and issuing notices and tax statements. They said counties spend significant time coordinating with taxing districts, neighboring counties, and software vendors, and that the new budget hearing notices and valuation notices have not generated much public response. Members raised concerns about the usefulness and clarity of certain line items, especially the legislative tax relief calculation and the primary residence credit, and discussed whether the current statement creates confusion rather than transparency. Testimony also addressed the 3% cap, mill levy worksheets, assessment cycles, and the role of county auditors and tax directors in maintaining accurate values. The committee also heard from software vendors CPT and Tyler Technologies about how legislative changes are programmed into tax systems and how online taxpayer portals can provide more detailed breakdowns of tax bills. Vendors said changes required by law are generally absorbed in contracts rather than billed directly to counties, and they demonstrated web tools and pie-chart style breakdowns that show where tax dollars go. NDACO presented a survey of eight counties estimating tax statement preparation and mailing costs, concluding that outsourced printing tends to be cheaper on average and that total statewide tax statement costs may be roughly $600,000, though the estimate was based on limited data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Over the years, he's hosted events such as the Big Boy Hester fundraising trip and his annual Christmas
  • Speaker, I move to suspend the five-day hosting rule to permit the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and
  • to consider SB 2637 by Representative Johnson, relating to the disclosure about certain automatic hosting
  • and social media platforms providing for a civil penalty.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 13, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The floor and the platform is yours.
  • So that's a neat feature of the platform.
  • The show and the platform is yours.
  • So that's a neat future of the platform.
  • The platform we have, of course, a partner, but the platform is ours.
Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met to continue reviewing how Family Empowerment Scholarship students are funded through the FEFP and the role of scholarship funding organizations. Staff gave a statutory overview of parent, SFO, and Department of Education responsibilities, including application deadlines, eligibility verification, quarterly payment timing, cross-checks to prevent duplicate funding, and the 99% district FEFP limitation for certain awards. The committee then heard demonstrations from Step Up for Students and AAA Scholarship Foundation showing their parent portals, application workflows, reimbursement systems, school enrollment/invoice processes, and marketplace tools for tuition, tutoring, and approved goods and services. Step Up reported major growth since HB 1, saying its scholarship population expanded from about 260,000 to more than 440,000 students, with application processing averaging about 10 days. It also highlighted faster tuition, provider, and reimbursement payments, multilingual support in English and Spanish, and resources such as videos and a call center. Members asked about support for Creole speakers, optional Florida ID numbers, student identifiers, marketplace pricing, tutor qualifications, background screening, and how awards differ from funded status. Step Up said it does not currently support Creole, does not do background screenings for tutors, sets no marketplace prices itself, and uses a unique internal student ID separate from the state ID. AAA demonstrated its revised software for the 2025-26 school year, including an eligibility screener, household and student application steps, messaging with staff, reimbursement requests, and administrative review and payment batching. AAA said the new system is custom-built, more transparent about award value versus available balance, and designed to better handle quarterly funding for UA students. Members questioned AAA and Step Up about student ID numbers, public-school cross-checks, fraud controls, school fee schedules, whether schools must participate, and reimbursement timing. Both organizations said they report quarterly to DOE, receive public-school cross-checks, and recover funds when students return to public school; AAA said its average reimbursement turnaround is about 14 business days, while Step Up said its reimbursement approvals have improved significantly. The committee also requested follow-up information, including one-pagers, data on income levels and demographics, and additional details on forecasting and system costs.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Today, Uber is proud to run the world's most widely available platform for zero-emission rides, with
  • Today, Uber is proud to run the world's most widely available platform for zero-emission rides, with
  • Our drivers who choose to earn on the Uber platform come from the general public.
  • So at Lyft, drivers will always have a place on the Lyft platform, hard stop.
  • “We’re actively working on doing that, making that visible for riders on the platform.”
Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025

Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It has evolved into the world's foremost mobility and delivery platform.
  • Uber on the world's most widely available platform for zero-emission rides, with over 230,000 active
  • More than 44 million people nationwide and 8.6 million people in California use the Lyft platform to
  • So at Lyft, drivers will always have a place on the Lyft platform, hard stop.
  • We're actively working on doing that, making that visible for riders on the platform.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/24/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a bill of mine that deals with social media platforms.
  • in looking at social media platforms in looking at social media platforms than<00:37:22.960>
  • Uh to meet these thresholds, platforms Uh to meet these thresholds, platforms must<00:51:58.640>
  • media platform is uh social<00:59:49.800> media<00:59:50.080> platform<00:59:50.560>
  • So, I guess theoretically, you platform.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as far as if you buy that particular platform, you got to go through that platform and through that
  • Let's say you're using Z platform.
  • buy you got to go through that platform buy you got to go through that platform and<00:37:27.760
  • I mean, there is ways you can get paid by platforms if you bring enough people to the platform and you
  • paid directly from platforms as well. paid directly from platforms as well.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/03/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, for agreeing to hear Senate File 1119, my bill to require notification on apps, platforms
  • This is true for many generative AI programs that we're familiar with, but there are apps, platforms,
  • But if you were a casual viewer, if you were scrolling through a social media platform, you would not
  • So, my bill simply requires that apps, platforms, and websites have the notification functions turned
  • Make no mistake, these apps, platforms, and websites are as easy to access as ChatGPT.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and then a slightly different version of the same image comes up on the same platform.
  • . to contact these covered platforms.
  • They have to identify where on the covered platform this image is.
  • Has been specified for them to clear the platform of any versions of that. Any further questions?
  • So there's no standard for the platform at this point. So reasonable, so you're saying yes, right.
Summary: The committee heard several bills on commerce, tourism, labor, technology, and public safety. SB 1666, by Senator Graal, would adopt Florida’s version of UCC Article 12 to address commercial transactions involving digital assets such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, smart contracts, and NFTs; after a technical amendment, it was reported favorably. CS/SB 480, by Senator DiCeglie, would create affordable health coverage options for farmers and ranchers through a nonprofit agricultural organization model similar to Tennessee’s; supporters said it would expand access in rural areas, while opponents and some senators raised concerns about ACA protections, preexisting conditions, and state fiscal impacts. The committee also approved CS/SB 1172, which expands business development incentives for veterans and military spouses, including procurement preferences, fee waivers, tax exemptions, and an entrepreneurship program, after an amendment expanding hiring preferences for military spouses was adopted. The committee then took up SB 1400, which creates a process for removing nonconsensual AI-generated sexual deepfakes from covered online platforms within 24 to 48 hours and subjects noncompliant platforms to penalties under Florida’s deceptive trade practices law; an amendment carved out internet service providers, and the bill was reported favorably. SM 1488, a memorial urging Congress to create a sovereign wealth fund, drew opposition from a public school teacher who questioned its necessity and constitutionality, but it still passed. CS/SB 922, dealing with employment agreements, would strengthen enforcement of certain non-compete and garden leave agreements for employees with access to sensitive information; critics argued it would restrict workers and innovation, while supporters said it protects trade secrets and high-paying jobs. After an amendment, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1252, which would create a statewide system for sharing pawn and secondhand dealer data among law enforcement agencies, with an initial feasibility study cost estimated at $250,000 and questions raised about enforcement if agencies do not participate. Finally, CS/SB 1776, under the Whistleblower’s Act, would require advance notice and an opportunity to cure alleged violations, narrow retaliation and disclosure definitions, and limit claims when another statutory remedy exists; members questioned whether the changes could reduce employee protections or allow employers time to destroy evidence, but the bill was still under debate as the transcript ended.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • It wasn't just y'all, it was the whole family. whole host of volunteers, but I thank you very much.
  • We also provide updates on these tactical decisions. on a 10 a.m. statewide weather call, which is hosted
  • important point that I want to make today is that Texas does not rely on landowners to provide to host
  • We need to find landowner hosts who are willing to provide the space and access for us to And we welcome
  • more broadly, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences My department has been developing an idea to host
Keywords: 997, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas Legislative Council also hosts a website for redistricting at redistricting.capitol.
  • assault on Congressional Districts 9, 13, and others like them—districts that have long served as platforms
  • We host a family game night, and on the 4th of July, we have a parade that stretches almost a mile long
  • Having public hearings hosted by both the House and Senate redistricting committee without visible maps
  • Thank you to the University of Houston for hosting us. And I thank you, Houston, for having us.
Keywords: 997, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nudification technology access prohibited 2/19/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also prohibits the advertisement and promotion of platforms with a nutifying option on social media
  • and uploading a non-explicit image of any person at any time to the platform.
  • advertisement and promotion of platforms advertisement and promotion of platforms with<00:02:58.640
  • The this feature then allows platform.
  • feature from their plat platforms. feature from their plat platforms.
Keywords: 1183, house