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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Apr 14th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, if we already have on the books laws for forgery and counterfeit, would that not go into the category
  • However, because we have this bill, I don't think that that does meet the criteria for fraud or forgery
  • an altered or counterfeit license plate in Oklahoma, it's illegal, and it is considered a form of forgery
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met to consider several executive nominations and a series of bills. The committee advanced Joel Franks to the Polygraph Examiner Board, Julie Pittman to a full term on the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission, and Justin Ferris to serve as Director of Corrections. Each nominee was introduced by a sponsoring senator, gave brief remarks, and was advanced on unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls. On legislation, the committee passed House Bill 4125, which would restore certain rights to nonviolent felons after completion of sentence and includes an expungement component; members focused heavily on whether the language could unintentionally allow firearm possession by people still on probation or deferred sentences, and the author said he would work with staff on clarifying language. House Bill 2951, as amended, renamed a correctional facility after Chief James Smith; House Bill 3082 barred sex offenders from serving as firefighters; and House Bill 4142 expanded the crime involving unlawful use of bombs or explosives to include conspiracy. All three advanced with little opposition. The committee also passed House Bill 4106, which lowers the grand larceny threshold by $100 and adds an escalator for repeated thefts, though the author struck the title to continue working with the Attorney General’s office on retail theft issues. Members debated whether the change conflicted with the voter-approved theft threshold and whether it would meaningfully deter crime. House Bill 1752 exempted the Attorney General’s Office and the District Attorneys Council from the OMES vehicle requisition process and passed unanimously. House Bill 3268 made knowingly displaying a false or fictitious license plate a felony; members questioned its scope, including whether it could affect temporary tags or other situations, and it passed on a 5-3 vote.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • The state's forgery claim was honored by the bank, and the funds were deposited into the Treasury State's
  • The state's forgery claim was honored by the bank, and the funds were deposited into the Treasury State's
Summary: The committee met with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of Arkansas Legislative Audit reports. Reports with findings were presented for the Department of Human Services, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Department of Corrections, and Department of Veterans Affairs, along with a special report on law enforcement racial profiling policy compliance. Several reports without findings were also filed without objection. For DHS, auditors reported apparent thefts involving false benefit claims in disaster nutrition assistance and Medicaid, a nearly $610,000 altered warrant cashed by a California auto body shop, and multiple asset-control issues, including missing equipment, inventory discrepancies, and improper sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members questioned DHS about the warrant fraud and whether other agencies or California officials had been notified. For Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, auditors cited missing museum receipts and problems with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium; department officials said they are considering cashless payment options and provided an update on the museum loss investigation. For Corrections, auditors reported unauthorized personal fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster recovery test for critical IT systems. Department officials said staffing has been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster recovery test is scheduled soon. For Veterans Affairs, auditors found improper pay for employees who were not working, duplicate vendor payment, and numerous overtime approvals that were not properly authorized; the department said it has tightened overtime approval procedures. The special report said only 203 of 383 law enforcement agencies had responded regarding racial profiling policies, and the Attorney General had notified the remaining agencies that they were not in compliance. The committee requested a list of nonresponding agencies and adjourned, with the next meeting scheduled for March 12.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 30th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • could ultimately be passed along to Washington consumers and small businesses, increasing the cost of digital
  • social media platforms for taxation raises fairness questions because it targets one sector of the digital
Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018
Committee: House Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> bill I got to give the last four digits bill I got to give the last four digits of<00:57:32.839>
  • Hampshire is open to digital assets and Hampshire is open to digital assets and uh<03:44:58.600><c> there
  • assets right how many states digital assets right how many states have<03:47:54.960><c> digital</c><
  • </c><03:48:38.640><c> assets</c> changed their mood about digital assets changed their mood about digital
  • </c> okay so do we we don't have digital okay so do we we don't have digital assets<03:50:40.040><c>
Summary: The subcommittee first dealt with a brew pub license bill and corrected some sponsor/subcommittee roster confusion before voting to pass it without discussion. The main item of debate was a bill allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restrooms. The bill sponsor argued the current ban is outdated, rarely enforced, and can leave patrons vulnerable if they set drinks down and leave them unattended; he said establishments could still post their own rules if they wished. Liquor enforcement officials said they were neutral overall, noting both the risk of drinks being left unattended and the practical concerns of underage drinking, over-service, and restroom monitoring. Testimony split between those who saw the law as a non-issue and those who viewed it as a safety measure. One member said he had never seen anyone take alcohol into a restroom and opposed changing the law, while others cited drink-spiking concerns and suggested alternatives such as safe zones behind bars, drink covers, and alert apps. Industry representatives said many operators would prefer to keep the law as-is because it helps with policing drinking in their establishments, though they acknowledged the motivation behind the bill. Several members also raised drafting concerns, saying the wording was confusing about whether the rule applied to patrons or establishments. The committee ultimately voted 5-2 to recommend the bill ought to pass. Afterward, members discussed amending the language to clarify that establishments could still prohibit the practice, but one member suggested a simpler fix would be to strike the word “restroom” from the prohibition entirely. The committee then unanimously voted to reconsider its action so the language could be revised later, and the amendment discussion was left for a future meeting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • think that it's important in the context of a society where children are exposed to a variety of digital
  • purposes in Arizona and prohibits a city, town, county, or the state from requiring the use of a digital
  • an invitation to a conference right after this, the hearing of this last bill to implement a state digital
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will allow the use of digital tools like aerial or satellite images to inspect property, not drones
  • digital technology.
  • This is just expanding the use for digital currency, not what already is being done.
  • Senator, by digital currency, do you mean crypto or do you mean access to bank accounts or credit cards
  • So when we're talking about digital platforms, what we're saying is those individuals who have more mobile
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • engrossment of the bill H.R. 3633 to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital
  • offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital
  • A digital I.D. tracking your movements, where you live, where you work, when you see a doctor, how much
  • combining all these data points on individuals into one database, it really essentially creates a digital
  • combining all these data points on individuals into one database, it really essentially Creates a digital
Bills: HB1670 , HR493 , HR492 , HR491 , HB5140 , HB4922 , HR713 , HR721 , HB2721 , HR707
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill blocks the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency to individuals, thereby
  • Federal Reserve from issuing a central Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank<01:02:26.160><c> digital
  • </c><01:02:26.480><c> currency</c><01:02:26.880><c> to</c><01:02:27.119><c> individuals,</c> bank digital
  • currency to individuals, bank digital currency to individuals, thereby<01:02:28.160><c> preventing</
Bills: HB7567 , SCR33 , SB1318 , HR1224
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Business, Trade & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, it requires digital service providers that provide certain social media services to register a
  • The bill defines digital services covered and excluded from the bill.
  • Our statewide membership has recently adopted a resolution on artificial intelligence and digital technologies
  • Our statewide membership has recently adopted a resolution on artificial intelligence and digital technologies
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of a market for general use digital of a market for general use digital consumer<00:29:05.679><c
  • </c><00:30:26.399><c> payment</c> use digital payment use digital payment applications.<00:30:28.480>
  • </c> applications, peer-to-peer apps, digital applications, peer-to-peer apps, digital wallets,<00:30
  • In fact, members on both sides consequences for digital commerce, one consequences for digital commerce
  • </c> business ventures with their own digital business ventures with their own digital payment<01:03:
Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, it could also be in the digital currency form too.
  • As our reliance on digital technologies increases, so too does the scale and sophistication of these
  • As 5G has become the backbone of our digital infrastructure, China has aggressively positioned itself
  • As 5G has become the backbone of our<04:12:22.479><c> digital</c><04:12:22.960><c> infrastructure,</c
  • ><04:12:24.160><c> China</c><04:12:24.560><c> has</c> our digital infrastructure, China has our digital
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Act, where now our state IDs are more reliable and trustworthy. and less prone to forgery, corruption
  • In today's fast-paced digital world, the methods of placing an ad in a newspaper or sending a certified
  • Print ads are expensive, especially when compared to. digital alternatives, certified letters take several
  • The benefits of the digital process allow for message changes to be sent and received instantly, saving
  • I urge the committee to consider the advantages of this digital communication and vote in favor of modernizing