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NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Labor - 04/28/2026

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • relation to requiring covered businesses to submit annual reports on the impact of artificial intelligence
  • on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Labor, chaired by Senator Jessica Ramos, met for its seventh meeting of the 2026 session. Chair Ramos noted upcoming hearings on disability and employment on May 6 and workers’ compensation on May 20, and the committee considered six bills on the agenda. The committee advanced bills including S.825A, which would establish protections for minors featured in compensated video; S.8131, relating to payment of service under the Workers’ Compensation Law; S.8706B, requiring covered businesses to file annual reports on the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring; S.8967, addressing workers’ compensation penalties for discrimination against employees; S.9330, enacting the Remedial Construction of New York Labor Law Act; and S.9331, concerning access to prescription medication and coordination of Workers’ Compensation Board regulations governing network pharmacies. Members moved each bill, and votes were recorded with support and no stated opposition beyond some abstentions or absent votes. Final actions varied by bill: several were reported to the calendar, while others were reported to finance or otherwise advanced out of committee. The meeting concluded after all six bills were acted on.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House Committee on Artificial Intelligence and, most importantly, Innovation, is called to order
  • say that in every single one of those over the last several years, there has been an artificial intelligence
  • at Pano, we're a company that's focused on early wildfire detection and delivering actionable intelligence
  • improve those first moments of that initial attack by detecting the smoke early, giving a visual intelligence
Bills: SB1020
Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, 1182, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1020, which would create Arizona Space Commission special license plates and direct a portion of the plate fee to the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund. The bill’s sponsor and the Arizona Space Commission chair testified in support, emphasizing Arizona’s growing space industry, the need for a funding stream for the commission, and the bill’s role in promoting aerospace jobs, education, and economic development. They noted a planned floor amendment to extend the implementation deadline from 2026 to 2027. Members expressed strong support and highlighted Arizona’s competitiveness in space-related activity. The committee then heard a presentation from Deloitte on artificial intelligence in government. Deloitte described how AI and predictive analytics can improve state services, but stressed concerns about accountability, data quality, privacy, workforce impacts, and responsible use. The presentation used examples from public-sector data integration and predictive modeling, including how AI can help identify veterans who may qualify for benefits or other outreach, while cautioning that such tools should not be used for yes-or-no eligibility decisions. Members asked about data sources, accuracy, minors, privacy protections, and safeguards, and Deloitte said it follows a trust-and-governance framework and could provide more information later. Finally, the committee heard from Pano AI on wildfire detection technology. The presenter explained that the company uses camera towers, AI, and human review to detect smoke early, provide location data to responders, and improve initial attack on wildfires. She said the system is already deployed across Arizona through utilities, state agencies, and local departments, with more installations planned, and described examples where early detection helped contain fires and support evacuation and jurisdictional response. Members asked about coverage, weather limitations, funding, and future capabilities, and the presenter said the technology is a tool that will continue improving through better prediction and integration with other fire-management systems. The committee adjourned after the presentations.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Education Study May 30th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the first one is artificial intelligence, and this is actually going to be paired, kind of, it's,
  • it was paired in a memorial this past session to look at artificial intelligence.
  • How is artificial intelligence being used in schools currently?
  • , uh, some work that Tim is doing, he's already uh convening a working group around artificial intelligence
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • State workers have proven for half a decade that there are tens of thousands of us capable of doing our
  • shares resources, and scales effective strategies in order for us. respond well to artificial intelligence
Keywords: 988, house, all
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Topics Meeting, March 4, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the number of VSO personnel that we have to cover the state, our retention capability to keep those
  • But the number of VSO personnel that we have to cover the state, our retention capability to keep those
  • But the number of VSO personnel that we have to cover the state, our retention capability to keep those
  • , the funding, the matching, capability, the funding, the matching, what<00:46:46.840> you<00:
  • But also, I mean, this is the most intelligent committee, isn't it? Of all of them.
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided. The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic. The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • use selective or misinterpreted medical records to prove that a deceased person was not mentally capable
  • For example, maybe the person had seizures and someone tries to prove like they're not mentally capable
  • > mentally that a deceased person was not mentally that a deceased person was not mentally capable
  • when they drafted or created a capable when they drafted or created a will,<01:12:56.080> aiming<
  • mentally capable mentally capable um<01:13:28.560> to<01:13:28.960> sign<01:13:29.199
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 2095, which would provide supplemental appropriations for the Judiciary for the 2025-2027 biennium. Judiciary Administrative Director Brandon Kimura testified in strong support and outlined a request for about $6.4 million in supplemental operating funds, plus four permanent full-time position conversions. He grouped the request into security, services to court users, and staffing needs, including $3.25 million for supplemental armed private security at judiciary facilities statewide, nearly $200,000 for cybersecurity staffing and support, restoration of funding for substance use treatment purchase-of-service contracts, restoration of funding for the Office of Public Guardian on Kauaʻi, salary commission funding, a Kona court operations position, and two Court-Appointed Special Advocates positions converted from temporary to permanent. He also described five capital improvement requests totaling $55.4 million, led by $30 million for construction of a new South Kohala courthouse, $1.2 million each for air conditioning upgrades in Hilo and Kauaʻi, $15 million for elevator upgrades at Kahumanu Hale, and $8 million in lump-sum bond funds for emerging projects. Several organizations testified in support, including Parents and Children Together and the True Cost Coalition. Supporters emphasized the importance of the purchase-of-service funding for domestic violence and substance use treatment services and said the restoration would return funding to pre-COVID levels and help providers maintain capacity. Kimura explained that the Judiciary often shifts funds among contracts during the year to avoid service interruptions, but that the reduced funding has caused delays and operational problems for providers and probationers. Members asked detailed questions about the capital projects and operating requests. Representative Shimizu asked for more information on the lump-sum bond funds and the elevator project, and Kimura explained that the Kahumanu Hale request covers four remaining elevator shafts after earlier funding addressed the first five elevators. Representative Cochran asked about the absence of Maui County projects, and Kimura said the Judiciary is still planning for its older Maui facilities with DAGS. Chair Tarnas questioned the need for armed private guards and discussed whether court security should be prioritized within the Department of Law Enforcement; Kimura said the Judiciary needs additional personnel now and has not asked DLE to deprioritize other missions, though the chair suggested further coordination between the agencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Governmental Organization

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee staff for their effort and their support at State Agency in using generative artificial intelligence
  • Generative artificial intelligence is used to communicate with Californians.
  • When the state of California uses generative artificial intelligence to communicate with the public,
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Government Organization Committee heard several Assembly bills, beginning with AB 2294, which would designate April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case. The author and supporters described the case as a landmark civil rights victory that helped end school segregation in California and influenced Brown v. Board of Education. Witnesses from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and HACU supported the bill, and committee members spoke in favor and asked to coauthor it. The committee also heard AB 2412, which would require state agencies to disclose when generative AI is used in public announcements and provide a human contact option. Supporters said the bill is a transparency measure that would protect public trust and help people who rely on government communications. AB 2663, a sunset extension for the law allowing cocktails-to-go, was presented as a support measure for restaurants and small businesses, with the author and industry witnesses citing pandemic-era changes and ongoing economic pressures. AB 2731 would expand the number of Type 47 liquor licenses available in Santa Cruz County, reserving licenses for Watsonville and southern county communities to address population disparities and high secondary-market prices. AB 2751 would standardize the personal importation limit for alcohol brought into California from outside the United States, allowing travelers entering by land the same six-liter limit as other travelers, which the author said would correct an inconsistency affecting border communities. There was no opposition testimony on any of the bills. The committee initially lacked a quorum and took some items on call, but later established a quorum, took roll-call votes, and advanced the measures. AB 2294, AB 2663, AB 2731, and AB 2751 all passed with unanimous or near-unanimous support, while AB 2412 passed 12-1. The consent calendar items were also approved, and the meeting adjourned after all votes were completed.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Internet and Technology - 04/01/2026

Internet And Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Law in relation to requiring publishers of books created with the use of generative artificial intelligence
  • reason the definition is a little bit broader, it says not limited to certain uses of artificial intelligence
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The committee met at 9:34 a.m. on April 1 with a quorum present and considered several Internet and technology-related bills. The first, S.1815 (Fernandez), would require books created with generative AI to include a disclosure; one member raised concern that the language could unintentionally cover ordinary software like Microsoft Word, and the chair said she would relay that concern to the sponsor. The bill was reported to the Consumer Protection Committee with five in favor, one opposed, and one without recommendation. The committee then advanced S.4609A (Gounardes), establishing a stop-online-creditors measure, to the Finance Committee, with one opposed. S.7713A (Krueger), restricting the use of automatic license plate reader information, was reported to the floor with five in favor and two opposed. S.7974, the chair’s bill on recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones, also moved to the floor with two opposed. Two additional bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously: S.8641 (May), giving website and mobile app users the right to refuse non-essential cookies, and S.9097 (May), concerning social referral services, both were reported to the floor with seven in favor. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 03/11/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our macroeconomic consultant, S&P Global Market Intelligence, or SPGMI, released their baseline forecast
  • The adoption of artificial intelligence provides both upside and downside risks.
  • When you look at the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the workplace and the dramatic increases
  • prolif- proliferation of of uh the prolif- proliferation of of uh artificial<00:47:34.880> intelligence
  • in the workplace artificial intelligence in the workplace and<00:47:36.560> and<00:47:36.840>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice May 27th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Titled this presentation Intelligent Crime Fighting because it should be evident to all of us there are
  • opportunities here to do some intelligent crime fighting that we're not maybe taking full advantage
  • When it comes down to intelligent crime fighting, this issue, rape, sexual assault to me is seemingly
  • I would like us to look at artificial intelligence and the risks that it pose, um, to individuals and
  • the greatest opportunities I'm convinced that we have to fight crime when we talk about really intelligent
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and proving rehabilitation, many of us are chained to a system that was never designed to see us as capable
  • We know young people are capable of tremendous growth when given structure, support, and a real chance
  • Cases like this prove that some emerging adults remain capable of extreme violence.
  • My son is loving, caring, creative, intelligent, and has a wonderful sense of humor.
  • I urge you to support Senate 115 and House 1801 and help mental health services capability that needs
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-10 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Broward Collars, the vice president of our family business, and leader of our family, my beautiful, intelligent
  • Capable citizens need to be involved citizens. That's why you're here. You're all capable.
  • 911 call system, that can track and forward the information from a victim's location and other capabilities
  • A recent example of the need for this occurred in Volusia County, where a woman had no capability and
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Education Committee Interim Topics Meeting, March 6, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first is around artificial intelligence.
  • All those are extremely important to developing an ELA capability and proficiency.
  • 53.080> ELA important to developing an ELA important to developing an ELA um<00:25:54.679> capability
  • <00:25:56.640> Do<00:25:56.800> you um capability and proficiency.
  • Do you um capability and proficiency.
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee heard from Superintendent Megan Degenfelder on several interim topics centered on student-centered learning. She highlighted work-based learning and dual/concurrent enrollment, saying the state is updating accountability measures and should examine whether these programs are helping students progress, avoid duplicative costs, and reduce the need for remedial college coursework. She also discussed broader life-skills education, including financial literacy and soft skills, and said districts vary widely in what they offer. On gifted and talented programs, she noted that districts are statutorily required to provide them but the state does not have a clear picture of how consistently they are implemented, and she suggested the committee may want to study that area further. Members asked follow-up questions about whether dual enrollment should be evaluated only by time-to-degree, and Degenfelder said the analysis should also consider additional credentials and remedial coursework. Senator Schuler and others raised the idea of making financial literacy or other life-skills content more common, though Degenfelder said she did not favor a statewide mandate and instead preferred incentives and district-level implementation. The committee also discussed artificial intelligence in schools as an information-sharing topic, with Degenfelder saying the department is beginning a landscape analysis with districts and teachers. She then reviewed NAEP results, noting Wyoming performs strongly in fourth grade but drops sharply by eighth grade, and said the state wants to understand where students are falling off. Members also raised concerns about international comparisons and the need to improve literacy and math outcomes. The committee then moved to member-submitted topics. Representative Strock proposed reviewing the governance structure of state education, arguing that the current split among the Department of Education, State Board of Education, and other boards creates inefficiency and confusion, especially for licensure and programs like CTE. Senator Scott noted that turnover in the superintendent’s office could be a practical issue in any restructuring, and Strock responded that administrative staff could handle day-to-day operations. Representative Williams then introduced a discussion of common core standards and literacy, arguing that standards may be too broad and not specific enough, especially in early grades, and that Wyoming should emphasize phonics, basic reading, math, and civics more directly. Representative Guggenmos agreed that narrowing early-grade focus to math and literacy could improve outcomes. Finally, Representative Williams raised virtual education, saying it is growing quickly and the committee should study funding, accountability, and student support more closely; the chair opened that topic for further discussion.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on State Affairs (Part II) Mar 20th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's what's really, really important about this bill is it would give the capability for the Secretary
  • Chairman, knowing your capabilities as a lawyer. lawmaker, and your history in this body, that you will
  • So if you'll pardon me for insulting your intelligence if you're familiar with the rank-choice vote.
  • So I've heard a great many tall tales about the things that ranked-choice voting is capable of doing,
  • Section 10 in that code says is capable of providing records from which the operation of the voting system
Bills: SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16
Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/19/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • During the Vietnam War, or in this case the secret war in Laos, every capable Hmong man and young boy
  • <00:02:03.840> every case the secret war in Laos, every case the secret war in Laos, every capable
  • 05.520> and<00:02:06.079> young<00:02:06.439> boys<00:02:07.439> were capable
  • Mong men and young boys were capable Mong men and young boys were recruited<00:02:08.479> as<
  • Central Intelligence Agency, during the secret war in Laos.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/16/2026)

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the drones that have the capabilities of collecting intelligence or having cameras, that's the concern
  • He, um, I don't know everything he did, but he really... >> Sounds like he was in intelligence or, uh
  • was even knowledge that Jeffrey Epstein was connected<04:07:17.520> to<04:07:17.840> intelligence
  • to intelligence agencies, is there<04:07:19.760> a<04:07:20.000> reason<04:07:20.160><
  • >> I believe he is certainly capable of issuing an executive order.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Education Oversight

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Civil Judiciary REVISION 2: HB4094 and HB3407 - Added Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Judiciary

VA
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

March 13, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • relates to requiring the Department of Education to collect information on the use of artificial intelligence
  • This conference report relates to the Board of Education, artificial intelligence use, and information
  • Senate Bill 394 relates to the Board of Education, artificial intelligence use, and instructional settings
Keywords: March 13, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 9, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • then we also have a speaker focusing on the impact of the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence
  • As Artificial Intelligence AI Week, it's important for us as policymakers to be considering and understanding
  • So we as the profession not only have to ensure that we know what this artificial intelligence is, but
Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 413, relating to attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs in family law cases. Representative Gottlieb explained that the bill and strike-all amendment were intended to promote fairness, create more uniformity across circuits, expand judicial discretion in awarding fees, and strengthen enforcement language. Members discussed how the amendment’s reference to good-faith settlement offers would apply only after trial in fee determinations, not during the trial itself. Jamie Epstein of the Florida Bar’s Family Law Section supported the measure overall, saying it would improve consistency and deter bad-faith litigation, but noted concern about one paragraph creating a presumption of entitlement to fees in contempt actions. The committee adopted the strike-all amendment and then passed HB 413 favorably as amended by a 13-0 vote. Chair Koster said the bill would provide needed clarification in family law practice and help parties litigate more professionally and amicably. After the vote, the committee heard a presentation from Florida Bar President Sayah Baker Barnes on the Florida Bar’s role and the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession. Baker Barnes described the Florida Bar as an arm of the Florida Supreme Court responsible for regulating lawyers, protecting the public, handling discipline, reimbursing some victims of lawyer theft through the client security fund, and providing continuing legal education. She said AI use among lawyers has grown rapidly and that the Bar has created committees, guidance, and an ethics opinion to help lawyers use AI responsibly. She emphasized that lawyers remain responsible for the accuracy of AI-generated citations and work product, noted that Florida courts have already disciplined lawyers and a pro se litigant for fake AI-generated citations, and discussed confidentiality, privilege, and deepfake concerns. Members asked about protecting client information and finding best-practice resources, and she directed them to the Bar’s LegalFuel site and AI guidance materials. The meeting then adjourned.