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Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Lepak, the people elect the attorney general as the highest law enforcement officer in
  • attorney with more general experience just won't have the expertise.
  • that would be assigned to the general counsel's unit that the AG's office can't provide?
  • , if the Attorney General is the one who is interpreting...
  • But I think the real issue is, yes, we have some of that in place with the Attorney General.
Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 419, as amended to update the effective date to 2026. The bill would allow the State Treasurer and the Department of Wildlife Conservation/Wildlife Conservation Commission to employ or appoint attorneys, joining other entities already authorized to do so. Supporters argued the treasurer’s office handles highly specialized financial matters and large state assets, and that in-house counsel could provide faster, more specialized advice. Members questioned possible conflicts with the Attorney General’s role, the fiscal impact, and why Wildlife was included; the sponsor said Wildlife’s inclusion was tied to similar specialized needs and indicated willingness to remove it if needed. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 835, also amended to update the effective date to 2026. This measure would require qualifying licensing boards and commissions to submit proposed non-rulemaking actions with anti-competitive implications for review, shifting oversight from the Attorney General to the Secretary of State. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address antitrust concerns raised by the North Carolina dental board case and to provide earlier executive-branch review of potentially anti-competitive board actions. Members raised concerns about whether the Secretary of State should be the arbiter of anti-competitive conduct and whether existing court remedies or current executive-order processes were sufficient. The bill passed on an 8-2 due pass vote. Senate Bill 1618 would require courts to conduct pretrial risk assessments early in criminal cases. The sponsor said the assessments would be one tool judges could use in setting bond and determining release conditions, and that the bill was intended to make the practice available statewide rather than only in some counties. Questions focused on who would validate the assessments, whether counties already could do this, whether it would delay release in smaller counties, and whether it would add costs; the sponsor said counties could tailor the process, that it was already being done in some places, and that the fiscal impact would be minimal. The committee voted 6-4 to report the bill due pass. Finally, the chair presented Senate Bill 262, which had been amended and had its title and enacting clause struck as part of ongoing work. The bill was described as an effort to reduce county jail overcrowding by allowing certain inmates awaiting transfer to the Department of Corrections to be handled differently, with further amendments expected. Members discussed concerns about fairness and the use of factors such as community ties in release decisions, and the sponsor said the measure was still being refined and was intended to solve a practical jail-capacity problem. The committee voted 8-1 to pass the bill out.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 12 January, 2026; 4:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Sergeant Major Shane Cook, General Tommy Tilman, and the Adjutant General Bobby Ginn with us
  • Gan and the remaining Tate and General Gan and the remaining group<00:12:56.480><c> here.
  • It's a really a national organization, been very generous. >> Senator Williams, announcement, Mr.
  • </c> organization been very generous. organization been very generous.
  • Now, after we adjourn, I would ask, uh, General, if you would come down to the foyer, please, sir.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • The General Assembly stands adjourned.
  • A single-cycle or open-cycle power generation facility is not an acceptable energy generation technology
  • A single-cycle or open-cycle power generation facility is not an acceptable energy generation technology
  • And actually, we have capacity to generate a lot more than we do. ...capacity to generate a lot more
  • On page five, it states the General Assembly had the authority to enact legislation and over The General
Keywords: 1064, all
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> with a generation tax. with a generation tax.
  • </c> will happen for generations. will happen for generations.
  • </c><00:19:31.280><c> of</c> And that's a loss to generations of And that's a loss to generations of
  • Um, when we build a new generation, generally speaking, if we build new generation for our customers,
  • if we generation, um generally speaking, if we build<01:10:05.080><c> new</c><01:10:05.200><c> generation
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (05/28/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> general fund. general fund.
  • </c> general worked out with the law firms. general worked out with the law firms.
  • </c> amendment to put it into the general amendment to put it into the general fund,<01:18:44.719><c>
  • Has no impact on the general dollars. Has no impact on the general fund. fund. fund.
  • </c> about half of that would be uh general about half of that would be uh general funds. funds. funds
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's
  • Representative Alonna Berry. through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's website, instructions
  • I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
  • And you may remember that that has a series of general permits and exemptions and things to take a lot
  • I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
Bills: SB9
Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second Substitute House Bill 1170 relates to generative artificial intelligence.
  • The bill's requirements are enforced by the Attorney General under the Consumer Protection Act.
  • All costs would be from the general fund.
  • And this would go across many generative AI systems.
  • And this would go across many generative AI systems. Technical approaches are still developing.
Bills: HB1170, HB1570, HB1834
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
  • and ensure that ownership pathways, stability, and generational opportunity can be achieved for all
  • It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
  • It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
  • Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items. The main policy item was SR 71 by Senator Arreguín, a resolution recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to stability, wealth-building, and neighborhood strength, while noting the state’s high housing costs, racial disparities in ownership, and the role of nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity and state programs like CalHome. The resolution passed 35-0, and Senator Arreguín then introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates visiting for Annual Advocacy Day. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments: Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for reappointment as California Poet Laureate. All three confirmations were approved unanimously or near-unanimously. In addition, the body adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing Wear Red Day and February as Heart Health Month, with extensive remarks about women’s heart disease, stroke awareness, and the importance of listening to symptoms; the resolution passed 37-0. The Senate then adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating CalEITC Awareness Week to promote awareness of the state earned income tax credit, which supporters described as a key anti-poverty tool; it passed 29-0. During privileges of the floor, the Senate welcomed visiting British shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly and his wife, Lady Susanna Cleverly, who are in California through a USC Schwarzenegger Institute fellowship studying housing policy. The chamber also heard a committee announcement and a motion to move one file item to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of Frank Gehry, June Roberti, and Stephen Michael Ruda Flores, with members offering tributes to each and the Senate announcing its next meeting date.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 23rd, 2026

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • Yeah, I think it'd be more, I don't know about property, just general properties.
  • We're just going to take the money and give it back to the general fund.
  • It'll just be in the general fund. It'll say we have to have it. Not the general fund.
  • No, the initial would be from general revenue, would be a general revenue allocation by the treasurer
  • But I think that, generally speaking, the QBS law has been in place since 1983.
Keywords: 959, house, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-02-10 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
  • Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
  • And you have relieved the Committee on General and Housing of House Bill 403 and committed the same to
  • And you have relieved the committee<00:14:45.920><c> on</c><00:14:46.240><c> general</c><00:14:46.560
  • ><c> and</c><00:14:46.880><c> housing</c><00:14:47.199><c> of</c> committee on general and housing of
Keywords: 926, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
  • As a matter of fact, it's my generation that had access to the concept of...
  • It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
  • It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
  • Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items focused largely on housing, public health, and tax-credit awareness. The chamber adopted SR 71, a resolution by Senator Arreguín recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to wealth-building, stability, and community strength, highlighted racial disparities in ownership, and praised nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity. After passage, Senator Arreguín introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates in the gallery and noted the role of the CalHome program in funding affordable homeownership projects. The Senate also confirmed Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for another term as California Poet Laureate, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate then adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing February as Heart Health Month and focusing on women’s heart health. Senator Daly shared her own experience with a stroke during a heart procedure and urged women to listen to their bodies and seek care early. Several senators spoke in support, describing silent heart attacks, the need to recognize symptoms in women, and the importance of challenging medical assumptions. The resolution passed unanimously. The Senate also adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week. Senators described CalEITC as a key anti-poverty tool and urged greater outreach so eligible families do not miss the credit; that resolution also passed unanimously. Later, the Senate heard a series of adjournment-in-memory tributes, including one for architect Frank Gehry, whose work in Los Angeles and Bilbao was praised for its global influence and civic impact, and one for June Roberti, remembered for her long partnership with former Pro Tem David Roberti and her advocacy and family life. Senator Arreguín also moved to place file item 67 on the inactive file. The session ended with announcements, including a committee meeting notice, and the Senate recessed with the next floor session scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
  • and ensure that ownership pathways, stability, and generational opportunity can be achieved for all
  • It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
  • It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
  • Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber first took up Senate Resolution 71, authored by Senator Arreguín, recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing homeownership as a path to economic stability, generational wealth, and community strength, and highlighting the role of nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity and state programs like CalHome. The resolution also noted racial and economic disparities in homeownership and the need to expand entry-level housing opportunities. SR 71 passed on a 35-0 vote, after which Habitat for Humanity representatives were welcomed to the floor. The Senate then recognized visiting guests, including Sir James Cleverly and Lady Susanna Cleverly, before moving to confirmations. The chamber confirmed Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for another term as California Poet Laureate, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate also adopted SCR 115, by Senator Daly, designating Wear Red Day and February as Heart Health Month. Senators shared personal remarks about women’s heart health, stroke awareness, and the importance of listening to warning signs; the resolution passed 37-0. Next, the Senate adopted SR 75, by Senator Rubio, declaring California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week. Supporters described the Cal EITC as an important anti-poverty tool that many eligible families miss because they are unaware of it, and urged broader outreach so more Californians can claim the credit. That resolution passed 29-0. The chamber also heard an announcement that the Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation would meet later that morning. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes, including a lengthy remembrance of architect Frank Gehry and a tribute to June Roberti, wife of former Senate Pro Tem David Roberti, as well as Stephen Michael Ruta Flores, a football coach and educator remembered for his impact on students and athletes. The Senate then recessed, with the next floor session scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 7, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE RISE OF GENERATIVE AI IS A GAME CHANGER. NOT ABOUT IMPROVING PROCESSES THAT REIMAGINING THEM.
  • MY COMMENTS WILL BE MORE GENERAL IN TERMS OF THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. MR.
  • PREDICT, GENERATIVE AND AGENTIC. GENERATIVE IS THE ONE THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY MAINLY.
  • Catlin: I THINK, IN GENERAL, OTHER PANELISTS HAVE COVERED IT WILL. I THINK MR.
  • WERE THOSE DENIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI OR JUST FILES IN GENERAL THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI?
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Capital Budget (05/08/2025)

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • So far, your appropriations uh for the general fund from the general obligation would be 137 million.
  • And then row 18 um shows you the adjustment for the general fund to 137 million.
  • </c><00:09:17.920><c> fund</c> appropriations uh for the general fund appropriations uh for the general
  • </c><00:10:10.000><c> fund</c> you the adjustment for the general fund you the adjustment for the general
  • </c><00:10:33.040><c> fund</c> they're to reduce the general fund they're to reduce the general fund
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance (02/17/2026)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> but it's like we have these generals but it's like we have these generals that<01:05:25.440><c>
  • </c> that he imparted to future generations. that he imparted to future generations.
  • Grady, the last General, you and Mr.
  • </c> you, General, for taking my question. you, General, for taking my question.
  • I think generally speaking for us is um I think generally speaking for us is um it's<01:34:13.199><c>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/24/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do it for the next generation. trees. We do it for the next generation.
  • Um, have created the generation after generation of agriculture and farmers.
  • </c> the general fund in 2829. the general fund in 2829.
  • the general fund.
  • </c> the general fund in the 2829 bianium. the general fund in the 2829 bianium.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/17/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:24:12.799><c> wise</c> while the department is generally wise while the department is generally
  • It would be a general fund position.
  • </c> from here before going to their General from here before going to their General their<01:27:15.480
  • They ask for general funds.
  • </c> we may be able to uh increase General we may be able to uh increase General funds<01:59:35.040><
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on Fish and Game’s budget-revenue proposals and several statutory changes the department said it needs to support its operations. The department recommended raising the fisheries habitat fee and wildlife habitat fee to $5 each, estimating additional annual revenue of about $640,000 and $144,000 respectively. Members clarified that these are habitat fees added on top of licenses, not reduced by senior or youth license categories, and discussed the need for RSA changes to allow the revenue to be transferred into the Fish and Game Fund. The department also said it would work internally on any broader license fee increases through the commission process. The committee then reviewed proposals to cap several dedicated accounts and transfer excess balances to the unrestricted Fish and Game Fund. Those accounts included the fisheries and wildlife habitat funds and the game management account, with the department proposing a $750,000 cap on each and transfer of amounts above that threshold. The department said the cap was based on several years of expenditures and the fact that dedicated funds are often used as match for federal funds. Members asked for reports on fund activity and questioned whether the cap and mandatory transfer language should be “shall” or “may,” with the department indicating it would prefer “may” for flexibility. The committee also discussed a Pheasant Management Program account, where the department said current law limits use of the money to buying and propagating pheasants and it wants authority to use it for broader program management. A substantial portion of the meeting addressed Fish and Game’s environmental review unit and the transfer of ARPA-funded positions to DEES under the governor’s initiative. The department said four positions are currently ARPA-funded, that DEES supports keeping them in place through the end of the year, and that the transition will require time because environmental review work is intertwined across the agency. The department explained that before the ARPA positions, biologists handled the work and that current staffing has helped eliminate a backlog and meet deadlines. Members also discussed a proposal to expand environmental review fees beyond private developers to state, federal, municipal, and local governments, with the department saying it would need rulemaking and stakeholder input. Additional requests included authority to conduct raffles to raise funds, creation of a revolving account for donations and raffle proceeds, and repeal of the obsolete fish food sales statute because the vending machines are no longer functional and the account generates no revenue.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
  • Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
  • And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
  • And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
  • But of course also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Burt Skulletti, the Deputy Controller General,
Keywords: 1064, all
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Finance Committee Meeting Jun 25th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
  • Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
  • And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
  • And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
  • But of course, also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Bert Scogletti, the Deputy Controller General,
Summary: The Joint Finance Committee met to review and vote on the fiscal year 2027 Grants and Aid Act, which was expected to be pre-filed as Senate Bill 337. Members first reviewed Section 1, covering county seat payments, paramedic operations, senior center allocations, senior center transportation, and Homeland Security grants. They approved Section 1 after discussion of how senior center transportation is being moved from DART to grant-in-aid and how some organizations can appear in both the senior center formula and the general aging category. The committee then worked through Section 2, which included one-time appropriations and the various grant categories for aging, arts/historical/recreation, economic housing or labor services, family and youth services, health or disability services, and neighborhood and community services. Members discussed several specific items, including New Castle County reassessment-related funding, Friends of Cooch’s Bridge, Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization, Plastic-Free Delaware, Love, Inc. of the Delmarva, and the Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association. One aging line for Slaughter Neck was reduced back to flat funding after members questioned a large increase, and the revised category total was adjusted accordingly. Each of the Section 2 subcategories was then adopted. Section 3, covering fire companies and public service ambulance companies, was approved with increases across apparatus, ambulance, rescue truck, aerial truck, rescue boat, substation, and insurance rebate equalization funding. Section 4, for veterans organizations and youth programs such as Boys State, Girls State, and Trooper Youth Week, was also adopted. The committee then approved the epilogue sections, which included eligibility, audit, payment, and reporting rules; special provisions for the Wilmington Senior Center contingency; conditions tied to several one-time appropriations; withholding funding from Merri-Dell Volunteer Fire Company pending a corrective report; and reprogramming $1,485,000 from a prior SMART food program appropriation toward SNAP/WIC-related food access initiatives. The meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and noting that it was likely the last JFC meeting for two members, followed by adjournment.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • general gender an image made through include an image made through generative artificial intelligence
  • Since 2019, the creation of AI-generated deepfakes has risen by over 500%.
  • In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images of women In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images
  • of women were created, most of which consisted of AI-generated pornography.
  • Over 9,500 websites have identified AI-generated pornography.
Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.