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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sale and distribution of nitrous oxide, adding a new section to chapter 69.50.
  • Generally, the practice... ...in this state is we all pay sales tax.
  • There will be no impact from cross-border sales.
  • There will be no impact from cross-border sales.
  • And there is illicit and across-border sales.
Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial items, then moved through gubernatorial appointments and a series of floor votes. It confirmed Acacia E. Ingram to the Evergreen State College Board of Trustees, Ashland J. Tibbet and David S. Frockt to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, and Christine Rolfes to the Olympic College Board of Trustees. Members spoke in support of the appointees’ public service and ties to higher education. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement honoring a Colfax basketball coach who died of pancreatic cancer, followed by a caucus break. The Senate then considered several bills, passing measures on derelict vessels (SHB 2199), radiologic technologist supervision (HB 2113), nitrous oxide retail sales (ESHB 2532), ambulance transport fund alignment (HB 2531), EMT recertification (HB 2540), affordable housing on religious property (2SHB 1859), factory-built housing standards (SHB 2151), social housing public development authorities (EHB 1687), the Washington Voting Rights Act and voter suppression claims (ESSHB 1750), privacy and data protection reporting and AI use (HB 2606), military family school stability (ESHB 2534), coal-fired utility treatment (HB 2367), and school access to albuterol (SHB 2360). Most passed on strong bipartisan roll calls, though the voting-rights bill and coal-utility bill drew the most debate and partisan division. Several bills were amended on the floor. The Senate adopted changes to the nitrous oxide bill, the factory-built housing bill, the social housing bill, the albuterol bill, and the 3D-printer/firearm-manufacturing bill (ESHB 2320), while rejecting some proposed amendments on the voting-rights and 3D-printer bills. Debate centered on whether the voting-rights bill set too low a threshold for lawsuits and whether the coal-utility bill gave improper treatment to coal generation; supporters framed both as needed protections or transition measures, while opponents warned about litigation and policy overreach. The chamber also discussed tribal consultation in energy siting (SHB 2496), ultimately passing it after a close vote, and later returned to the 3D-printer bill, which advanced after amendments narrowed exemptions for gunsmiths and dealers and clarified the bill’s focus on digital files used to manufacture firearms.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But for many years, the Department of Insurance regulated the sale of pre-need funeral services.
  • And that's just simply because of the work that it goes into a transfer or a sale of a business cannot
  • </c><00:15:54.560><c> transfer</c><00:15:55.040><c> or</c><00:15:55.279><c> a</c><00:15:55.440><c> sale
  • or a sale of a business<00:15:56.320><c> cannot</c><00:15:56.800><c> take</c><00:15:57.120><c> place
  • </c><00:16:00.560><c> because</c><00:16:00.800><c> we</c> sign off approving that sale because we sign
Bills: SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107 , SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means May 12th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does repeal the inefficient sales tax exemption that's in there and applies it back to the R&D sales
  • The bill would extend the franchise tax credit, repeal the sales tax exemption, and tie the franchise
  • Also, most importantly, for small businesses that would otherwise claim the sales tax exemption, the
  • It exempts sales tax on aircraft parts.
  • In Texas, only private aircraft still pay sales tax on parts.
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025 at 01:04 pm

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to stress that this bill does not prohibit roadside sales.
  • of the road, and they'll be selling different types of items, sometimes even doing the unlicensed sale
  • I want to stress that this bill does not prohibit roadside sales.
  • Like most areas, roadside sales from backyard breeders often involve animals that are not vaccinated,
  • This would give smaller counties like mine the authority to regulate roadside animal sales and protect
Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to stress that this bill does not prohibit roadside sales; it simply allows local governments.
  • Sometimes even they're doing the unlicensed sale of dogs and things like that. Okay, thank you.
  • To assist our community, like most areas, roadside sales from backyard breeders often involve animals
  • Harris County, Tarrant County, and Travis County, from my understanding, when it comes to roadside sales
  • Animal sales that harm both public safety and animal welfare.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was talking to an algorithm that offered a hollow, deceptive kind of empathy.
  • For over a month, Adam Algorithm that offered a hollow, deceptive kind of empathy.
  • It prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of technology designed to bypass recording indicator requirements
  • It prohibits the manufacture sale and use of technology designed to bypass recording indicator requirements
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • information through a public record request from using that data to solicit individuals or entities for sales
  • This bill would prohibit the disclosure and transmittal of crime scene images, that means the sale and
  • Also, this will be considered a deceptive trade practice.
  • Also, this will be considered a deceptive trade practice.
Committee: House Judiciary
Keywords: 1136, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-28 (12:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Florida has the responsibility to protect Floridians, especially minors, from the dangerous and deceptive
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, with his family present. The chamber also read the Governor’s amended special session proclamation, which expanded the call to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, related public-records exemptions, and medical freedom, in addition to congressional redistricting and related litigation funding. The Senate took up SB 2D, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, and SB 4D, the accompanying public records bill. Supporters said the AI measure was intended to protect children and consumers from deceptive or harmful AI practices, preserve privacy, and prevent unauthorized commercial use of personal images. Opponents argued the bill was too permissive, especially regarding parental opt-out provisions, and did not provide meaningful protections or remedies. After debate, SB 2D passed 37-1. The Senate then considered SB 4D, which creates public-records exemptions tied to investigations under the AI bill. Questions focused on who would be exempted, and the sponsor explained the exemption would apply to investigative files handled by the Department of Legal Affairs involving minors, parents, and name-image-likeness issues. SB 4D passed 33-4. The Rules Chair announced committee and scheduling updates, including postponing the medical freedom bill, and the Senate adjourned until the next day.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Florida has the responsibility to protect Floridians, especially minors, from the dangerous and deceptive
Keywords: 999, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, uh, this is inflammatory and deceptive.
  • . deceptive. deceptive.
  • But it is deceptive to have this bill's title be, um, sexual predators prohibited from public office.
  • But<00:08:37.599><c> it</c><00:08:37.760><c> is</c><00:08:37.919><c> deceptive</c><00:08:38.479><c> to
  • to have this bill's But it is deceptive to have this bill's title<00:08:39.760><c> be</c><00:08:40.640
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/12/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Third, we bring insurance lead generators under our unfair trade practices laws to stop deceptive tactics
  • practices<01:01:20.960><c> laws</c><01:01:21.280><c> to</c><01:01:21.520><c> stop</c><01:01:21.680><c> deceptive
  • </c><01:01:22.240><c> tactics</c> practices laws to stop deceptive tactics practices laws to stop deceptive
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - House Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • trials take years, and during those years, how many more children will be caught up in the web of deception
  • When school employees ...will be caught up in the web of deception.
  • employer cannot bail them out with taxpayer dollars, they'll think twice before facilitating a child's deception
  • discovering months later that school employees helped her daughter hide a secret identity, encouraged that deception
Committee: House Education
Keywords: 1182, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Protection and Victim Services Committee May 13th, 2026

Protection and Victim Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I hate to think of you having to go to gambling or bake sales to provide these important services
  • However, a deepfake is a digitally altered or synthesized image or video that deceptively replaces one
  • Image or video that deceptively replaces one individual's likeness with another's, creating the false
  • They'll put it up for sale.
  • been made, put up on their accounts without their knowledge, where CSAM has been made available for sale
Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 25, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure prohibits the sale of any leaf blower, string trimmer, or weed whacker that does not meet
  • This measure prohibits the sale of any leaf blower, string trimmer, or weed whacker that does not meet
  • violation of any section of chapter 481B is deemed an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive
  • c><02:09:40.679><c> and</c><02:09:40.920><c> unfair</c><02:09:41.440><c> or</c><02:09:41.639><c> deceptive
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Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 302, which would repeal the requirement that a provider-patient relationship for medical cannabis certification be established in person first. The Department of Health said it supported the House Draft 2 version as a way to expand patient access, and several testifiers from the medical cannabis community and dispensary industry supported the bill, especially for patients on outer islands or those unable to travel. One witness asked that earlier language removed in committee be restored to further improve access. Representative Shimizu asked whether follow-up in-person visits would still occur, and DOH responded that this varies by provider, with some continuing in-person care and others moving to telehealth for chronic conditions. The committee then took up House Bill 712, relating to the federal 340B drug pricing program and contract pharmacies. The Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office both said they supported the bill’s purpose but wanted it clarified and possibly moved into a standalone chapter rather than chapter 481B. Supporters, including Hawaii Pacific Health and the Queen’s Health Systems, said the bill is needed to protect safety-net funding and access to discounted drugs, citing large financial benefits from 340B and losses caused by manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies. PhRMA opposed the bill, arguing the issue is not access to discounts but accountability and transparency in how contract pharmacies distribute benefits, and said it was willing to discuss amendments. Members asked follow-up questions about whether there was data showing misuse; PhRMA said it did not have numbers, while hospital witnesses said the program is federally audited and used appropriately in Hawaii. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1482, HD1, which would tighten hemp and controlled-substance definitions to exclude Schedule I cannabinoids from manufactured hemp products and clarify the treatment of artificially derived cannabis. The Department of Health supported the measure, saying it adds clarity to existing prohibitions. Kūre Hawaii and other supporters said it would close loopholes involving Delta-8 and similar products. An individual testifier urged stronger language to also cover compounds such as HHC, THCA, THCP, and THCO. In response to questions about enforcement against mislabeled hemp products, DOH explained that THC percentages are relative to product weight, that some products can remain under the hemp threshold while still containing significant THC, and that hemp flower is already prohibited from direct retail sale, though enforcement can be complicated and involves both administrative and criminal authorities.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • this bill simply takes what tourism is currently doing and makes sure that the money used from The sale
  • CLO has the first rights of refusal on it before it could go to public sale or auction.
  • Senate Bill 1400 by Pay of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act relating to sales tax exemptions
  • objection that'll be the bill Senate Bill 1400 by Pay of the House and Rader of the Senate, relating to sales
  • This bill simply expands the sale of ungraded eggs to on the farm, farmer's markets, and directly to
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