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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDT Public Hearing 03-11-2025

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're going to be expected to create, like, a platform and then help Hawaii small businesses sell their
  • So I think it's a variety of different types of technology, so we have digital platforms, which includes
  • <00:26:53.080> and<00:26:53.240> then<00:26:53.440> help create like a platform
  • and then help create like a platform and then help Hawai<00:26:54.320> small<00:26:54.679>
  • which includes um e-commerce platforms which includes um e-commerce which<00:27:05.720> includes<
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with HB 934 on broadband and digital equity. Testifiers from the Lieutenant Governor’s office, the Office of Enterprise and Technology Services, DCCA, the University system, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others generally supported the measure and emphasized the need to coordinate broadband efforts, fund operations, and expand access to high-speed internet, devices, and digital navigation services. The Chamber of Commerce and West Coast Comprehensive Health Center supported the bill but objected to HD1 language excluding broadband infrastructure for retail service, warning it could create unintended consequences and limit community-led or rural projects. The Lieutenant Governor explained the state expects roughly $400 million to $500 million in federal broadband funding, described the bill as consolidating efforts under a broadband office attached to the CIO, and said the office would focus on infrastructure, devices, and training. No vote was taken on HB 934 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 97 on travel insurance. The Insurance Division said it had no major problem with the product but requested technical changes to align with licensing requirements and noted the bill largely codifies practices already used in the industry. Industry witnesses from Allianz and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association said the measure would create a consistent framework, add consumer protections, and align Hawaii with the NAIC model adopted in many other states. Members questioned whether there was a specific problem the bill was solving, and the division responded that it was mainly a framework and form-review measure rather than a response to a known enforcement issue. The bill was discussed but no final action was reported in the excerpt. HB 448 on technology enablement drew broad support from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Food Industry Association, and other business representatives. Supporters said the measure would help businesses use technology such as digital platforms, e-commerce, robotics, and AR/VR to improve competitiveness, especially in tourism and other sectors. Committee members pressed for clearer scope, cost estimates, and assurances that local companies would be used; the agency said it would prioritize local-first contracting, use federal NIST-related support where possible, and estimated an initial request of about $200,000, though it could not give a firm total. Members expressed concern that the plan was still too undefined. The committee then began HB 455 on small business loans, where the Attorney General suggested explaining why a special fund is needed, and a witness from H Collaborative said the bill would help startup businesses that struggle most to access capital.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • it's different when we choose as citizens to opt in to giving our ID to, you know, a social media platform
  • You said a minute ago, is it under this that this would occur, or is it other companies or other platforms
  • the policy director at the Family Online Safety Institute, a nonprofit that works with parents, platforms
  • And the real benefit comes from apps and platforms taking that information and providing age-appropriate
  • By knowing the age or age range of their users, apps and platforms can deliver safer online experiences
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1236, which would condition state economic development incentives on employers at subsidized companies using secret-ballot union elections and prohibiting neutrality agreements. The sponsor said the bill is meant to protect workers and taxpayer dollars, and he noted he would amend the Attorney General enforcement language to allow appeals. Supporters argued it protects secret ballots and transparency, while opponents said it is a form of union-busting, could conflict with federal labor law, and would burden contractors and workers. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably on a roll call vote, with Senators Bracey Davis, Smith, and Errington voting no and the remaining recorded votes in favor. The committee then heard CS/SB 198, which regulates cryptocurrency kiosks to combat fraud, especially against seniors. The bill requires kiosk registration, fraud warnings, blockchain analytics, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections for certain first-time transactions involving non-U.S. wallets. Supporters from consumer and senior advocacy groups said the bill would help stop widespread scams, while one industry witness praised the bill’s fraud protections but suggested narrowing the daily limits and new-customer period. The committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 1356 on dog breeding, pet sales, and breeder registration. The sponsor described it as a work in progress aimed at ending inhumane breeding conditions, improving consumer disclosures, and creating breeder standards and penalties; an amendment removed state oversight of local animal shelters. Pet store representatives supported many animal welfare provisions but objected to the three-day financing waiting period, shelter-space requirements, expanded reimbursement, and litigation exposure. Animal welfare supporters backed the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also heard SB 1722 on app stores and minors’ access to apps. The bill requires age verification, parental consent for minors, notice of app changes, and enforcement by the Department of Legal Affairs. Supporters said it would better protect children online and help enforce existing age-based restrictions, while opponents warned it could require overcollection of personal data, create privacy and constitutional problems, and duplicate tools parents already have. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee took up CS/SB 422, which would bar use of ADS-B aviation data to calculate or collect certain airport fees, with an amendment adding departures to the covered activities. A pilot supported the bill as a safety and privacy measure, while airport advocates opposed it, saying it would undermine airport finances and force less efficient fee collection methods. The transcript ends during testimony on this bill, before final action is shown.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Montero, a tech company that was the subject of an oversight report I put out last year about how tech platforms
  • were de-platforming conservative organizations with which they disagreed politically.
  • he is trying to whip up racial anxieties for political gain, which is essentially the entire GOP platform
Summary: The meeting was convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where robust discussions were held regarding the need for improved oversight within the Senate. The chairman emphasized the historical decline in oversight activities and proposed motions to authorize subpoenas related to an ongoing investigation involving the Massachusetts Port Authority and allegations of illegal immigrant sheltering at airports. This prompted a detailed examination of the current practices and measures needed to address such issues effectively, particularly in light of recent reports from O'Hare Airport. The committee engaged in deliberations that highlighted the importance of maintaining legislative oversight to safeguard national interests.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It would help give us a platform to help encourage heritage tourism back out into our districts through
  • It would help give us a platform to help encourage heritage tourism back out into our districts through
  • It would help give us a platform to help encourage heritage tourism back out into our districts through
Summary: The House State Government Committee held its first meeting of the session, established a quorum, welcomed new members, and heard only one item of business: House Bill 313, sponsored by Representative Kim King. King said the bill would add a Kentucky History Month recognition and tied it to recent local anniversary celebrations, arguing it could support education, economic development, and tourism. Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi testified in support, describing the proposal as part of a broader effort to create a legacy around the nation’s 250th anniversary, coordinate statewide history events, and promote heritage tourism. Members asked why June was chosen and whether an emergency clause should be added so the measure could take effect in time for this June. King said June was selected because it aligns with Statehood Day and Boone Day and leads into July 4th, and she said she was open to the emergency-clause idea, though any amendment would need to be filed in writing later. The committee then voted on the bill and passed it 19-0, with no opposition. The chair noted the bill would next go to the House floor and closed by joking that the meeting was unusually short.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for users of electronic media and a connection therewith requiring an operator of a social media platform
  • to ensure the social media platform provides a streamlined process to allow a law enforcement agency
  • to contact the social media platform concerning a search warrant and requiring an operator to report
  • local law enforcement agency if the local law enforcement agency if the operator's social media platform
  • takes an adverse action against a user of the social media platform. >> Representative Story. >> Thank
Keywords: 981, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 18, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:57:15.520> Even<00:57:15.760> if gives us a heck of a platform.
  • Even if gives us a heck of a platform.
  • This gives us a good<00:57:21.200> platform<00:57:21.599> to<00:57:21.839> start
  • <00:57:22.240> moving<00:57:22.559> in<00:57:22.799> the good platform to start
  • moving in the good platform to start moving in the direction<00:57:23.280> of<00:57:23.839>
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 30th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, I appreciate the president's America First platform.
  • President's America First platform, and I recognize and respect his executive order renaming the Gulf
Bills: HB247, SB117
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hosted by the Faith and Politics Institute, we will retrace the footsteps of civil rights giants and
  • <00:31:29.600> Institute, Hosted by Faith and Politics Institute, Hosted by Faith and Politics
  • In my home state of California, we continue preparations to host major international events like the
  • preparations to host major international events<03:15:58.319> like<03:15:58.479> the<03
  • <05:14:14.798> as the Union, the most visible platform as the Union, the most visible platform
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-05 - 9:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That $300 is going out of state to a state reseller or national resale platforms.
  • Ten percent allows a reseller to cover payment processing fees, taxes, platform fees, administrative
  • This is uh resale Uh uh platforms.
  • other platform.
  • They are able to do a resale platform.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it is the resale platforms and the scalpers who depend on those platforms.
  • It assumes resale platforms can verify the original price of tickets. In reality, they cannot.
  • platforms can verify the original price of<01:03:18.960> tickets.
  • This places a burden on the fan and the platforms to find out what that original face was.
  • :13:06.239> what regulated platforms, people know what regulated platforms, people know what they
VA

Virginia 2026 1st Special Session

Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And let me ask staff, do we have anybody on the virtual platform? We do not. Okay.
  • And let me ask staff, do we have anybody on the virtual platform? We do not. Okay.
  • And we don't have anybody on our virtual platform, but I see... Please come forward.
  • We don't have anybody on our virtual platform, but I certainly am not going to ignore somebody right
Summary: The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, established a quorum, and introduced members. Senator Barbara Favola was elected chair and Delegate Amy Laufer was elected vice chair, both unanimously. The commission also reviewed and unanimously approved its electronic/remote participation policy, which mirrors last year’s policy and allows limited remote participation under Virginia FOIA rules. Staff then reviewed a package of 14 disability-related bills that passed last session and were signed into law. Topics included disabled veterans’ vehicle registration fee exemptions, open captioning requirements for movie theaters, guardianship/conservatorship order forwarding, service dog team definitions, education and transition planning for students with disabilities, Blue Envelope and driver communication training for law enforcement and driver education, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights in guardianship cases, expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act, continuation of a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competency checklists. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope/driver communication program more visible and considering a follow-up letter and DMV presentation. The commission then adopted its interim work plan unanimously, with discussion of possible presentations on DMAS and Medicaid waivers, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, SCHEV and VDOE transition planning, transition from institutions to community settings, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members also suggested adding EVV concerns, seclusion and restraint, rare disease issues, and insurance coverage problems for needed medications. Public commenters urged the commission to address burdensome EVV requirements for family caregivers, improve accessibility for local government meetings and documents, and explore a standardized credential/career pathway for direct support professionals. The chair said follow-up work would be assigned on EVV and implementation issues, and the meeting location would move to the Senate side of the Capitol going forward.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1709, Lowenthal, covered platforms, do pass out on an A roll call.
  • AB 1709, Lowenthal, covered platforms, do pass out on an A roll call.
  • AB 2343, Patel, AOD programs consumer protection platform, do pass out on an A roll call.
  • AB 2343 Patel, AOD programs consumer protection platform due pass that's out on an A roll call.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 14, 2026 suspense-file hearing and considered 637 Assembly bills, plus several committee bills and one Senate bill. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors guiding decisions: fiscal impact, return on investment, avoiding added costs to constituents, and protecting the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then took action on a very large number of measures, with many bills receiving do pass or do pass as amended recommendations and many others held in committee. Topics covered a wide range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, public safety, labor, environmental regulation, wildfire mitigation, water, transportation, cannabis, AI, and state governance. Several bills were amended to reduce costs, narrow scope, remove provisions, or make them contingent on appropriations or existing resources; some were advanced on A or B roll calls, while others were held. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on Medi-Cal, CalFresh, child care, school and higher education programs, wildfire and fire safety, housing financing, and various criminal justice and public safety measures. It also moved forward a number of bills related to tribal issues, consumer protections, energy and utility policy, and environmental programs. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved a large number of bills to the Assembly floor and adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't have access to the digital platform that the legislators do. I don't think we could...
  • I don't really want to discuss if we could have a digital platform for the candidates.
  • They don't have access to the digital platform that the legislators do. I don't think we could...
  • I don't really want to discuss if we could have a digital platform for the candidates.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on March 9, 2026, with a quorum present in person and one commissioner participating from Florida. The meeting began with the swearing-in of new commissioner Joe Palumbo, who briefly introduced himself and his family and business background. The commission then approved the February 2, 2026 minutes and approved the staff budget report, with staff noting the office remained within spending parameters. Staff gave an update on the heavy workload from re-registration and reporting season, saying roughly 4,500 re-registrations and about 10,000 total forms had been processed. They credited the new online payment portal with reducing manual work and discussed ongoing LRC technology work to build a new system for desktop use, online re-registration, payment processing, and a searchable register. Commissioners asked about the timeline and current paper-based process; staff said the system is being built from scratch and that, for now, forms are still often downloaded, completed, emailed or mailed, and manually entered by staff. The commission also reviewed financial disclosure processing. Staff said all required disclosures had been received except one outstanding candidate filing, and that the candidate was still officially running, so notice was being sent by certified mail under the statute. Staff explained that their review is for completeness rather than audit-level accuracy, and that disclosures from legislators, candidates, and certain upper-management/LRC officials are posted for public access. The commission then discussed its informal advisory opinions, including how staff tracks and organizes them, and praised staff for quick turnaround before voting to enter executive session to discuss confidential complaints and informal opinions.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • So that raises in my mind whether there is routine use of the signal application platform in order to
  • That is an unsecured platform. It's an application of...
  • It is not a secure platform. I want to go on to something else. This concerns January 6th.
  • Council, wouldn't you have been fired to hand out that kind of information on an insecure public platform
Summary: The committee meeting centered around significant discussions regarding national security and intelligence community leadership. Notably, nominees Aaron Lucas for Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Joe Kent for Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and John Eisenberg for Assistant Attorney General for National Security were introduced. Concerns were raised about the current state of U.S. intelligence capabilities, particularly in relation to threats posed by foreign adversaries such as China and ongoing risks from terrorism. The dialogue emphasized the necessity for robust oversight and the importance of collaboration within the intelligence community, as well as with international allies, to ensure effective security measures are in place.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Feb 17th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It seems to be the way the party and our platform has gone, and many things.
  • platform has gone. and uh many things. platform has gone. and uh many things.
  • It deals with rental platforms.
  • <03:44:35.680> okay mentioned online platform rental okay mentioned online platform rental
  • It's just aimed at the larger companies that have large online platforms. >> thank you Mr.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 29th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 346 addresses this problem by requiring the platforms to provide local government with information
  • about each property selling on their platform.
  • But for the cities that haven't gone through that process, it was laborious dealing with the platforms
Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a largely procedural floor session. Members also heard guest introductions recognizing the 20th anniversary of UC Merced and visiting interns and local officials. The Speaker reminded members about floor managers for Senate bills and noted several items were passed and retained on file or deferred during the day’s business. On the Daily File, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing, both by unanimous 57-0 votes. The house also passed SB 351, a health practices measure presented as strengthening enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules and protecting the doctor-patient relationship, by a 61-0 vote. SB 697, relating to water rights adjudication and allowing the State Water Board to use technology such as drones for investigations, passed 55-0. The Assembly then took up SB 346 on local government and short-term rentals. Supporters said it would help cities collect transient occupancy taxes, enforce local ordinances, and identify unpermitted rentals; Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Papin, and Dixon spoke in favor, with Dixon describing local regulatory challenges from her time in Newport Beach. The bill passed 50-0. The second-day consent calendar was then approved. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment in memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Officer of the California Highway Patrol; Vincent Dino, a longtime Palmdale water district and civic leader; Andrew Meredith, a labor and building trades leader and former Galt mayor; and Erica Hoffman, a California School Boards Association advocate for public education. The Assembly then adjourned until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this is what happens when Gen X grows up and gets to have positions to be influenced and platform
  • The proposed HST Consumer Advisory Board would establish a structured, ongoing platform for feedback
  • In December last year, we hosted a public conversation with other organizations locally, and those highlighted
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures and time limits, then heard testimony on House 2499, a bill to create a public awareness campaign on menopause and related midlife health issues. Supporters, including a nurse, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and other advocates, said menopause is widely misunderstood by patients and providers, leading to delayed care, unnecessary suffering, workplace impacts, and inequities in women’s health. Several speakers shared personal experiences with symptoms being dismissed or misdiagnosed and urged the committee to advance the bill. The committee then took testimony on a package of endometriosis bills, including House 2527 and Senate 1564, calling for a task force and broader awareness efforts. Patients, a physician, and advocates described long diagnostic delays, severe pain, infertility, medical gaslighting, and limited access to specialists and effective treatment. They argued for more research, provider education, and a coordinated state strategy, and several asked for favorable reports. The chair also noted the hearing was running behind and extended time to allow more testimony. Later, the committee heard Senate 1579, which would eliminate parental consent and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for minors under 16. Planned Parenthood representatives, physicians, legal advocates, and students argued the current law creates unnecessary delays and harms vulnerable youth, especially those in unsafe homes or foster care, while supporters said minors can already consent to other reproductive health care. A pro-life witness opposed the bill and emphasized parental involvement and support services. The committee also heard House 2403 and Senate 1560, which would create a Human Service Transportation Consumer Advisory Board; disability advocates and riders described past safety problems and current service gaps, and supported the board as a low-cost way to improve accountability, rider input, and reliability. No votes or final actions were taken in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • know, Representative Myers has a social media mandatory bill that basically requires social media platforms
  • Representative Myers has a social media media mandatory bill that basically requires social media platforms
  • four regional food banks in East Grand Forks, Duluth, Brooklyn Park, and Rochester are teaming up to host
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill requires real estate listing platforms to post estimated property taxes.
  • The bill requires real estate listing platforms to post estimated property taxes.
  • that repeals a very limited exemption of 25 students annually for in-state tuition residency for each host
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Gaming, May 14, 2026 - AM

Select Committee on Gaming

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, on the other platforms, depending on the math models, and this is where it gets extremely complex
  • So if an operator is accepting races from another state, they're the host and we are the guest.
  • The operators enter into contracts with the host that is hosting that race, and they determine what those
  • conversation that the committee was just having with Director Laramendi, sweepstakes casinos are online platforms
  • conversation that the committee was just having with Director Laramendi, sweepstakes casinos are online platforms
Keywords: 916, all