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TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on State Affairs (Part II) Mar 24th, 2025

State Affairs

WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • services. ...for the purpose of providing information technology-related digital experience platform
  • Digital experience platform is defined in the bill as WOTEC's online systems, applications, or websites
  • The digital experience platform services are exempt from public disclosure and copying under the Public
  • WOTEC is the agency responsible for creating the State Unified Digital Experience Platform, wa.gov, a
  • We all want Washington to have secure, modern digital platforms that protect personal data and reduce
Bills: HB2235, HJR4210, HB2520, HB2491, HB2499, HB2408, HB2435
Keywords: public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions, transparency, Constitution amendment, legislative sessions, session duration, state legislature, governance, emergency meetings, public agencies, accountability, open government, HB2491, WaTech, Washington Technology Solutions, public disclosure, public inspection
Summary: The committee heard public testimony on several measures. House Joint Resolution 4210 would amend the state constitution to remove the current 105-day and 60-day limits on regular legislative sessions and instead let the legislature set adjournment dates by statute. Sponsor Rep. Breonna Thomas said the resolution would not create a full-time legislature but would give lawmakers flexibility to set their own schedule; supporters argued it would improve working conditions and allow more thoughtful lawmaking, while opponents said it would give legislators too much power and could lead toward year-round sessions. No vote was taken on the resolution during the hearing. House Bill 2520 would clarify that county governing bodies may hold emergency special meetings outside the county seat or remotely when needed to respond to emergencies, and would allow action at remote emergency meetings without first providing a public listen-in option. Rep. Deborah Lekanoff said the bill was prompted by the Skagit County flooding emergency and was meant to clarify existing authority. County and local government supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and preserve emergency response flexibility, while open-government advocates urged tighter language defining “emergency” and limiting the bill to state or federally declared emergencies. The committee also heard House Bill 2491, which would exempt personal information submitted to Washington Technology Solutions for the state’s digital experience platform from public disclosure; WOTEC supported the bill as a privacy and cybersecurity measure, while open-government and transparency advocates argued the exemption was too broad and could cover non-sensitive records. The committee also heard House Bill 2235, which would extend Public Records Act exemptions to permit-to-purchase firearm applications, firearm transfer records, and related concealed pistol license materials. Sponsor Rep. Walsh said the bill protects applicants’ privacy and safety, especially in domestic violence situations; supporters from media, gun-rights, and civil-rights groups said disclosure could expose applicants to stalking, harassment, or theft, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and too broad. Public testimony on House Bill 2499 focused on conservation district elections and supervisor qualifications. The proposed substitute would let conservation districts opt into Title 29A elections, remove landownership requirements, lengthen terms, and add financial disclosure requirements for some supervisors. Supporters said the bill would modernize elections, improve transparency, and make districts more accessible; opponents, including conservation district officials and farm groups, warned that the F-1 disclosure requirement and ballot changes could deter volunteers, create major costs for small districts, and have unintended consequences. The committee also took executive action, reporting House Bill 2408 and House Bill 2435 out of committee with due pass recommendations by 7-0 and 5-2 votes, respectively.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're using complex detection tools, APIs, cross-platform systems, because... ...simple watermarking
  • They're using complex detection tools, APIs, cross-platform systems, because there's no single reliable
  • And you said digital natives that are on the internet all the time.
  • And you said digital native that are on the internet or all the time.
  • If a parent lost a child by using a product, whether it's physical or on the internet, don't you think
Bills: HB1170, HB2157, HB2225
Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity
Summary: The committee held public hearings on three artificial intelligence bills. For HB 1170, which would require generative AI providers to offer provenance detection tools and include latent or manifest disclosures in AI-generated content, supporters said the bill would help combat deepfakes, disinformation, and harms to children. Opponents raised First Amendment, technical feasibility, and compliance concerns, arguing that watermarking can be removed or manipulated and that the bill could burden speech and small businesses. The Attorney General’s Office supported the goal but said the covered-provider definition and enforcement structure could be difficult to administer and costly. No vote was taken during the hearing. For HB 2157, regulating high-risk AI systems, staff explained that the bill would impose duties on developers and deployers to use reasonable care, conduct impact assessments, disclose AI use, and provide explanations for adverse decisions, with enforcement through private civil actions and a 45-day cure provision. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to address discrimination in areas like hiring, housing, insurance, and health care, while limiting fiscal impact by avoiding AG enforcement. Supporters said the bill reflects needed consumer protections and risk-management practices. Business, tech, and civil liberties groups opposed it, warning that the definitions are too broad, the compliance burden is high, the private right of action invites litigation, and the bill could chill innovation and raise First Amendment issues. The Attorney General’s Office supported the concept but asked for changes, including AG enforcement, narrowing the cure provision, and revising presumptions and definitions. For HB 2225, concerning AI companion chatbots, staff said the bill would require chatbots that could be mistaken for humans to disclose that they are artificial, add protections for minors, prohibit manipulative engagement techniques, and require protocols for suicidal ideation and self-harm. The prime sponsor and Governor’s Office described the bill as a response to research and reported harms involving youth mental health, emotional dependency, and unsafe chatbot responses. The Attorney General’s Office supported the bill with technical edits, and several advocates, parents, psychologists, and faith and victim-rights groups testified in favor, describing suicides, sexual exploitation, and emotional manipulation linked to chatbots. Some witnesses urged stronger protections, clearer age-related triggers, and broader safeguards for harm to others and abuse. The hearing closed without a vote.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The times often don't match because these machines are not connected to the Internet.
  • They don't need the internet to be able to set everything to the right time.
  • The amendment adds the definition for indirect internet connectivity.
  • It prohibits hardware, software, internet connectivity, remote, or online access.
  • It just all gives way too much of a risk of being connected to the internet.
Bills: SB1018, SB1037, SB1568, SB1687, SB1825, SCR1001
Keywords: foreign law, Sharia law, cultural practices, women's rights, marriage laws, domestic violence, honor killings, Arizona legislation, elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-21-23)

WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we know, we're the beneficiaries in Washington State of the vast internet revolution.
Bills: HB2186, HB2351, HB1170
Keywords: economic development, federal funds, state funding, infrastructure, grants, local government, emergency responders, emergency response, disaster response, obstruction of law enforcement, gross misdemeanor, public safety, incident command system, emergency operation zone, emergency management, law enforcement restrictions, warrant requirement, search and seizure, civil liberties, due process
Summary: The committee first took executive action on House Bill 1170, which concerns informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence and data provenance. Staff described a proposed second substitute and several amendments. The committee rejected amendments that would have included public entities and tribal nations in the covered-provider definition, added a technical and commercial feasibility standard, added geo-blocking language, and created a right to cure, while adopting amendments that allowed compliance through reasonably similar tools and provided a safe harbor for unintentional removal or alteration of disclosures. Members supporting the bill said it would promote transparency and consumer trust in AI-generated content; opponents argued the bill was premature, overly broad, and could hinder innovation. The committee then passed the amended bill out with a do-pass recommendation by a 7-4 vote, with two excused. The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 2186, which would support the acquisition of federal funds for economic development by requiring Commerce to help applicants, expand the Fund Hub Washington website to all economic development grants, create a matching-funds account, and direct a study of available federal grants and matching needs. The prime sponsor and several testifiers from economic development groups, local government, and Commerce said the bill would help Washington capture more federal dollars, especially for underserved communities, broadband, maritime, workforce, and infrastructure projects. They emphasized that matching requirements often prevent smaller organizations and local governments from applying for grants and cited examples of potential federal funding that Washington is not fully accessing. Commerce testified that the bill aligns with efforts to improve federal grant competitiveness but noted fiscal impacts were still being developed. The final hearing was on House Bill 2351, which would protect emergency responders and emergency response operations. Staff explained that the bill would bar local governments and incident command systems from assisting in enforcement actions targeting emergency responders based on protected status, create emergency operation zones with restrictions on law enforcement activity, and change the obstruction statute to cover emergency responders. The prime sponsor and many local officials, firefighters, and advocates supported the bill, citing incidents where federal enforcement actions interfered with wildfire response and other emergencies, and arguing that coordination and life safety must come first. Some testifiers raised concerns about administrative burdens, possible conflicts with federal law, and the need for clearer language, including a possible mental-health defense and clarification of responder identification. No vote was taken on House Bill 2351 before adjournment.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ensuring that social media platforms are held accountable for their content management.
  • Sure. ...I think one of the gentlemen testified and mentioned that the sales through the internet.
  • It's not just sales on the internet that are exploding.
  • But my first concern is that it could go underground, the internet.
  • You can already buy a puppy on the internet.
Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175
Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • 552 concerns by requiring large social media platforms to retain and display available finance data,
  • LinkedIn, for example, last year adopted the C2PA platform.
  • The original bill applied to the platform with 1. million users in Texas.
  • It does not require a platform to remove or moderate any post.
  • So potentially if the bill could be tightened to say just on or off platform and may. or may not have
Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175
Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 5th, 2026 at 04:18 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • At a time when tensions can run high and online platforms can amplify personal information instantly
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Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380
Keywords: public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • We offer a secure platform for ordering official state lottery tickets.
  • Our platform uses advanced age, identity, and geolocation verification technology to prevent underage
  • SB 28 adds the words "or through an internet application or mobile internet application," codifying into
  • selling of electronic facsimiles of Texas. lottery tickets over mobile phones, on computers, via the internet
  • This really is all about a pursuit of offering iLottery, internet instant lottery.
Bills: SB650, HB3667, SB28, HB3201, SB1184, HB1800, SB 28
Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 27th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • properties to require local Boards of properties to require local Boards of Education to adopt an Internet
  • safety Education to adopt an Internet safety Education to adopt an Internet safety policy to add section
Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175
Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The agency created- loopholes specifically to allow the use of telephone and internet group purchases
  • We have been following the Internet or mobile Internet application creating criminal offenses.
  • Senate Bill 28 relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play. by telephone or through an internet
  • or mobile internet application.
Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28, SB28, SR131, SR168, SR174, SR175
Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF3479, HF4205, HF3782, HF4081, HF4138
Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you're waiting, and you're waiting, and you're waiting, and all of a sudden the internet goes off
  • I'm sure there are still areas in Texas where there is no internet service, but those folks also would
  • walk into a remote location, you're bringing your own equipment, but you're still tying into their internet
Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5
Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It adds the internet statute limitation of one year from removal.
  • Original case law did not contemplate the internet, and I texted him a bunch of stuff.
  • Then he said it's really important because the internet is forever, so you need to be able to remove
Bills: SB1039, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069, SB1099, SB1127, SB1148, SB1271, SB1426, SB1448
Keywords: attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 23rd, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • aligning the cybercrime administrative subpoena statute with our pre-existing framework used in Internet
  • confidentiality of collected data and aligns cybercrime investigations with existing procedures for Internet
  • It's a commodity like gold or oil, except it's native to the Internet. ...family, for Texas, and for
Bills: HB565, HB3743, HB4310, HB5083, HB5129, HB5195, HB5331, HB5469, SB21, HB3185, SB 21
Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 13th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those companies offer online platforms to transmit funds electronically, to store funds on stored-value
  • Those types of companies include PayPal, Western Union, MoneyGram, those companies who offer online platforms
Bills: SCR53, HB259, HB267, HB478, HB548, HB555, HB617, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB848, HB917, HB921, HB1096, HB1103, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230
Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSG-WAL Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:45 AM HST

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • This requires OPSD to create a data and infrastructure platform to inform agency decision-making. >>
  • I agree that, you know, I mean, this bill primarily calls for a study to scope out the data platform,
  • not the construction of a platform.
  • um not the construction of um platform um not the construction of um so<00:51:40.000><c> I</c><00:51
  • This is just providing, I think, direction for the development of a platform that would create a unified
Bills: HB1719, HB1742, HB1737, HB2049, HB1725, HB1726, HB1738, HB1799, HB1700
Keywords: housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting
Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.