Video & Transcript Research : 'digital communication'

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HI
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  • And uh and community building settings.
  • , the entire community, and HHSC.
  • , including our governor Kona community, including our governor Kona community, the<00:39:43.280>
  • <00:39:45.200> Thank the entire community and HHSC. Thank the entire community and HHSC.
  • 00:41:47.359> depend community, workforce, and economy depend community, workforce, and economy
Summary: The House Committee on Health heard testimony on a series of bills related to public health, pharmacy regulation, disability access, and health care infrastructure. HB 1535, creating an income tax credit for automated external defibrillator installations, drew support from the Department of Health, tax department comments, and public testimony emphasizing AED access in community and transit settings. HB 1765, requiring safety warnings for spear fishing gear, received comments from DLNR and strong support from a free-diving safety advocate who described blackout risks and argued for point-of-sale warnings. HB 1549, which would repeal the law prohibiting drug paraphernalia, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health, the Public Defender, and harm-reduction advocates supported repeal as a public health measure, while HPD and a county prosecutor opposed it, warning it could encourage drug use and create public safety issues. The committee also heard HB 1550, which would exclude drug testing products from the definition of drug paraphernalia. The Department of Health and harm-reduction advocates supported the bill, saying drug checking tools save lives and help prevent overdoses, while one written opponent was noted. HB 1995, allowing people who are blind or deaf to receive disabled parking permits, drew opposition from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Disability and Communication Access Board, and other opponents, while a few written supporters were also noted. HB 1671, allowing licensed dental hygienists to place interim therapeutic restorations in public health settings, received support from the Department of Health and several oral health organizations, with the Board of Dentistry offering comments. HB 1643, establishing a framework for pharmacy audits and record retrieval, prompted the most extended discussion. The Board of Pharmacy and independent pharmacy representatives supported the bill as a needed framework to limit burdensome audits and protect patient care, while HMSA raised concerns about possible conflicts with upcoming federal PBM reforms and potential unintended consequences. Committee members questioned both sides about timing and workload, and supporters argued the bill was needed now to protect rural and independent pharmacies. Finally, HB 1978, appropriating funds for a new outpatient care center in North Kona, received strong support from Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Queen’s Health Systems, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, and others, who described it as a long-term investment in West Hawaii’s health care capacity and economy. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

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  • electronically unless the communication is required to be served by certified mail.
  • It's a very simple bill that modernizes communication between taxpayers and the county assessors.
  • This is going to accelerate response times for taxpayers who opt into communication through email.
  • This is going to accelerate response times for taxpayers who opt into communication through email, and
  • This bill will help provide the ability for individuals that want to opt into receiving communication
NV
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  • can be part of a solution to reverse these troubling statistics and lead to safer streets in our communities
  • The community has a right to be protected from individuals who continue to pose a danger despite being
  • A week later, our community mourned 23-year-old Jory O'Dabe, also killed by a drunk driver.
  • They're putting at risk and killing the lives of the people whose job it is to protect our community.
Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323, SB309, SB465
TX
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  • would increase the criminal penalty for assaulting a peace officer, patrol officer, or civilian. or community
  • expands the definition of interference with public duties to include disrupting parole officers and community
TX
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  • It heard some really compelling testimony about the failure of digital providers to protect the safety
  • Following up on the protections in the SCOPE Act, this bill will mandate that digital service providers
  • , contacts, or followers, and prohibiting the use of algorithms to show or promote content on the digital
  • So we really commend this bill's aim to establish protective default access and communication settings
  • quality of the materials and the research that you have here is very clear, and we just need to communicate
TX
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  • We're still communicating with the Office of Attorney General.
  • Senate Bill 2881 asked the with digital providers and the safety of minors online.
  • Following up on the protections in the scope act, this bill will mandate that digital service providers
  • , contacts, or followers. and prohibiting the use of algorithms to show or promote content on the digital
  • It's very clear, and we just need to communicate this to Texas families to understand what a risk it
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • We are still communicating with the Office of the Attorney General.
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

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  • Bill 1503, but I'm just waiting for final confirmation from the bill sponsor that that has been communicated
  • communities, but that's a different conversation.
  • It's not been the communication that the department has shared with the taxpayers that have voluntarily
  • the Arizona State Retirement System and the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System to monitor digital
  • And it's to closely monitor the development in Bitcoin exchange traded funds and other digital exchange
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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  • So the digital assets, uh, which are authenticated by blockchain technology.
  • what I'm reading, creates pretty much a new business entity that's going to be structured for the digital
  • operating in the digital age. operating in the digital age.
  • currency things, but different digital currency things, but this<00:32:42.480> here<00:32:42.720
  • We're one of the leading trade associations in the digital asset space.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Technology and Telecommunications

Summary: The Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee considered several House bills focused on artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, broadband, and education technology. House Bill 3176 would create an Oklahoma Gas Artificial Intelligence and Space Research Hub under the Department of Commerce and a National Laboratory Development Program to help Oklahoma pursue federal research designations; members questioned the fiscal impact, public reporting, and agency placement, and the bill passed 7-1. House Bill 3544 would prohibit minors from accessing AI social companions and authorize civil penalties; supporters cited research and safety concerns, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 3619 would modernize state geographic data collection and mapping for census and boundary purposes; members raised concerns about county boundaries, costs, and possible impacts on property and taxation, and it passed 6-2. The committee also advanced House Bill 3546, which bars artificial intelligence and other non-human entities from being granted legal personhood under Oklahoma law, passing 8-0 without debate. House Bill 1782 would create an Oklahoma AI Education Innovation Act with an advisory council and grant fund; members asked about funding formulas, membership, and dual office-holding, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 2293 would extend the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset while requiring a wind-down plan and legislative review; members discussed the office’s consultation and termination process, and it passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 4358 would limit screen time for pre-K through fifth grade students to one hour per school day. After questions about enforcement, classroom logistics, and special events, the author struck the title to continue working on the measure, and the bill passed 8-0. Throughout the meeting, members generally expressed support for the policy goals of the bills while flagging implementation, fiscal, and jurisdictional concerns.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/14/26

Capital Investment

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  • exist in one district or one community. exist in one district or one community.
  • It's a um communities that it serves.
  • > spend that money in the communities spend that money in the communities supporting<01:14:43.199>
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • We will maintain communication and keep everyone informed as we advance.
  • Tab 4, SB 1536 on digital voyeurism by Senator Pizzo. Please proceed.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to amend the reasonable expectation of privacy as it relates to digital
  • We also keep the carve-outs with room for community health care providers to negotiate rates above 110
  • enter into an agreement to: one, provide health care services to inmates in a secure unit within the community
Bills: S0760, S1012, S1536, S1582, S1792
Summary: The Criminal and Civil Justice Committee met with a quorum present and began with a notice that the committee would not present its budget that day, explaining that the budget rollout would be coordinated with House partners and Senate notice requirements, with the next opportunity expected the following week. The committee then moved to legislation, starting with CS for SB 760 by Senator McLean, the Victim Safety and Pre-Trial Release Act, which would address willful violations of court-ordered no-contact conditions for defendants on pretrial release for serious violent crimes. The bill had support from the Florida Sheriffs Association, received no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee next considered SB 1536 by Senator Pizzo on digital voyeurism, described as expanding the reasonable expectation of privacy to include a privately fenced yard. The transcript shows the chair moved on before questions or a vote were taken on that bill. The committee then took up CS for SB 102 by Senator Yarbrough on inmate services, first adopting a leave-filed amendment that revised provisions on inmate welfare trust funds, Medicaid supplemental reimbursement participation, emergency transport reimbursement, and negotiated rates for certain community health care providers, including telehealth and secure-unit care. Justin Senior of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida testified in information, saying the amendment was a major positive move, and the amended bill was then reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that two agenda items were being temporarily postponed: CS for SB 1582 on statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions and SB 1792 on public records for pawnbroker transactions. No further business was raised, and the committee adjourned after a motion by Senator Simon.