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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/08/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says that if the tenant does not control their own thermostat and it is provided by the landlord,
  • It says that if the tenant does not control their own thermostat and it is provided by the landlord,
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure prohibits operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law
  • requiring users to consent to the sharing of data with law enforcement agencies as a condition of using a smart
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MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're proud to offer the Biofire smart gun. Thank you.
  • The smart gun safety features are not add-ons.
  • Smart guns must stand on their own as a safety innovation.
  • It also charges the smart gun.
  • It's smart gun mandates which we are opposed to.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission met for its fourth hearing on emerging firearm technology, focused on personalized firearms and related privacy issues. Co-chairs noted the commission’s charge to study personalized firearm incentives, risks from digital manufacturing codes and AI, and the costs of requiring personalized firearm and microstamp technologies, and said the report deadline is being extended to July 31. They also announced the next public hearing for April 17 at 11:00 a.m., limited to Massachusetts residents. The first witness, Kai Kloepfer of Biofire, described the company’s personalized 9mm smart gun and argued it is designed to prevent unauthorized use through biometric authentication, local encrypted data storage, no wireless connectivity, and automatic disarming when released. He said Biofire opposes any mandate requiring personalized firearms, calling such mandates a de facto gun ban that would stifle innovation, limit consumer choice, and burden a still-developing market. He said the company has a patent portfolio, has received thousands of pre-orders, is shipping in all 50 states, and is approved for sale in Massachusetts; he also said the gun costs about $1,500, is currently sold online, and is intended mainly for home defense. Members questioned him about sales, manufacturing, battery life, repairability, transfer of ownership, possible expansion to other firearms, and whether microstamping could be incorporated. A Massachusetts firearms roster official, Michaela Dunn, explained the state’s testing and approval process for handguns and confirmed that the Biofire firearm is now on the Massachusetts roster and commercially available for retail sale in the state. Kate Crockford of the ACLU of Massachusetts testified only on facial recognition, warning that commercially available systems show significant demographic bias and that Massachusetts lacks comprehensive biometric privacy protections. She urged passage of pending data privacy and biometric privacy bills, including the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and related measures, before any broader use of biometric verification in firearm laws. Commissioners discussed privacy concerns, and Biofire said its system is zero-knowledge and would likely comply with stronger biometric privacy laws. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported beyond the scheduling announcement and the extension effort.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Smart meters emit high amounts of Wi-Fi radiation 24-7.
  • In short, smart meters make us sick, even if we were perfectly healthy before smart meter installation
  • I will never agree to having a smart meter installed on our house.
  • They come from the smart meters.
  • In most jurisdictions, smart meters become an issue.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of energy, utility, broadband, and municipal infrastructure bills. Representative Powell supported H 3466, which would create a task force to study public ownership of utilities and alternatives to investor-owned electric and gas systems. Representative Therber supported H 3574, which would use RGGI funds to reimburse cities and towns affected by power plant decommissioning, citing lost jobs, tax revenue, and service cuts in communities such as Somerset, Plymouth, Salem, and Everett. Several witnesses from municipal light plants and related organizations testified in support of mutual aid bills, including H 3486/S 2252 and H 3330/S 2277, saying the measures would clarify protections and liability coverage for MLP workers assisting in emergencies and non-emergency work. Jim Leiden of EMWIC opposed H 3514/S 2295, saying the proposed board and governance changes would reduce local control, add burdens, and weaken confidentiality protections. A committee member asked whether the mutual aid bills had been reviewed for municipal impacts, and the witnesses said they had done due diligence. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H 3551/S 2306, the smart meter opt-out bills. Supporters argued that smart meters emit harmful wireless radiation, that some residents have developed health problems or electromagnetic sensitivity, and that opt-outs should be available without fees or penalties; several witnesses urged notification, consent, and non-transmitting analog meter options. The committee also heard testimony from municipal officials and the Massachusetts Municipal Association in support of H 3462/S 2250, which would strengthen municipal authority to enforce timely removal of double utility poles, citing safety, accessibility, and construction-delay concerns. Derek Leffert of Gateway Fiber opposed H 3450, saying it would improperly shift broadband deployment costs to competitors. At the end of testimony, the chair closed the hearing by motion and vote, with members voting aye and no opposition recorded.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Small Business & Information Technology. (3-11-26)

Small Business & Information Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • televisions and smart monitors.
  • I firmly believe that the act of a consumer purchasing a smart television or smart monitor does not constitute
  • </c> smart televisions and smart monitors. smart televisions and smart monitors.
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  • smart television or smart purchasing a smart television or smart monitor<00:03:11.440><c> does</c><00