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• The challenge that we have here is we have a uniform act that is trying to protect consumers against
• We appreciate their leadership and the thought brought to building a bill which advances consumer protection
• So this bill is also about protecting consumers going forward. For this reason, AARP supports 5993.
• So this bill is also about protecting consumers going forward. For this reason, AARP supports 5993.
• We strongly believe consumer protection is best achieved through collaboration, not by bypassing the

Bills: SB5720 , SB5833 , SB5936 , SB5993 , SB5735

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: consumer debt, judgment, uniformity, legal standards, debt collection, pets, motor vehicles, animal welfare, public safety, legislation, human trafficking, prevention, remedies, victims, law enforcement, support services, medical debt, interest charges, consumer protection, healthcare

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• House Bill 2145 is conditionally enacted on the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA
• HB 2795 clarifies county zoning authority to protect lawful land use as already recognized in Arizona
• For instance, protecting property rights. This is about protecting property rights.
• For example, if we protect agriculture, grazing, mining, agritourism, composting operations, maintain
• It protects property rights.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• It has a lot of consumer protections and ensures that those who are doing the transaction are aware that
• I just spoke with him today, and this bill carries over all the consumer protections that we worked on
• You'd probably like to know the general topic of this bill has to do with the protection of vulnerable

Bills: SB1623 , SB2067 , SB2132

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: credit union, Oklahoma State Credit Union Board, membership, loans, investments, board compensation, financial regulations, financial exploitation, protected adults, financial institution, notification, temporary hold, credit card, surcharge, discounts, consumer protection, payment methods

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• The Federal Trade Commission's latest consumer protection data spotlight shows a huge jump in losses
• bill aims to prohibit misleading caller ID practices and decrease the number of fraudulent calls consumers
• problem with these calls is that actors use spoofed or manipulated caller identification to deceive consumers
• bill aims to prohibit misleading caller ID practices and decrease the number of fraudulent calls consumers
• problem with these calls is that actors use spoofed or manipulated caller identification to deceive consumers

Bills: S0888 , S1516 , S1562

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: professional services, design professionals, contracting parties, indemnification, public policy, caller identification, telecommunications, fraud prevention, STIR/SHAKEN, telecom regulations, call blocking, consumer protection, motor vehicle, franchise, dealership, distribution, licensee, successor, franchise agreement

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• Calling to order this meeting of the Consumer Protection and Business Committee of Tuesday, January 20th
• We recognize protecting consumer data as important; however, we remain opposed to House Bill 2483 as
• that each of the elements of the Consumer Protection Act be proven and be solved.
• harm that is created by tobacco ingestion can be construed as a need for consumer protection.
• So consumer protection and business—that's you.

Bills: HB2439 , HB2483 , HB2400

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: public health, tobacco regulation, smoking cessation, vapor products, health policy, youth prevention, data broker, registry, consumer protection, privacy, data regulation, social media, content creation, online platforms, digital marketing, user-generated content

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• </c> ability to protect themselves. ability to protect themselves.
• Speaker, is about protecting these workers. Protecting these workers.
• We must protect the Department of Education, and we must protect IDEA.
• We must protect the Department of Education, and we must protect IDEA. We must protect IDEA.
• </c> services, and due process protections. services, and due process protections.

Bills: HR991 , HB4593 , HB2312 , HB2270 , HB2262 , HR988

Keywords: H.Res. 991, HR 991, House resolution, request return of papers, official papers, legislative procedure, congressional process, Senate return, H.R. 1834, enrolled bill, House Clerk, procedural resolution, motion to reconsider, gridlock, congressional administration, showerhead, regulation, energy policy, consumer protection, overregulation

Bills: HSB513 , HSB514 , HSB516 , HSB517 , HSB520 , HSB526 , HF736

Committee: Joint Commerce

Keywords: utilities commission, executive director, state administration, public utilities, government oversight, regulations, expungement, investment adviser, commissioner of insurance, regulatory process, financial services, financial exploitation, eligible adults, life insurance, disbursement delay, permissible third parties, service contracts, licensing, motor vehicle, civil penalties

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• While protecting consumer privacy is very important, this bill diverges from the approaches adopted in
• We urge the committee to take a balanced, workable approach that protects consumers without undermining
• Our issue is that not only do we want the data protected, but we want the entities protected as well,
• You know we do believe in strong consumer privacy protections But we do have concerns with the bill as
• TechNet Strongly supports comprehensive consumer privacy protections, but our concern is that SB 53 moves

Bills: SB20 , SB53 , SB86 , SB96 , SB129

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• We represent consumers and responsible trade.
• Because we want to protect children from predators.
• And if we want to be protecting children, let's talk about actually protecting children, might add actually
• It was to protect people's rights.
• and what protects their children.

Bills: HB2205 , HB2265 , HB2413 , HB2415 , HB2418 , HB2495 , HB2589 , HB2661 , HB2720 , HB2771 , HB2833 , HB2870

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation, labeling, public health, age restriction, consumer protection, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces

Bills: SB367 , SB368 , SB350 , SB351

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: rural health, healthcare access, state funding, health transformation, appropriations, fiscal policy, healthcare funding, economic development, mental health, maternal health, antitrust, competition, market regulation, business practices, consumer protection, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, auto-injector, public health, school safety

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• , members of the committee, my name is Matthew Gonzalez, Vice President of State Affairs for the Consumer
• mandates, reporting requirements, and long-term generation standards that create uncertainty for consumers
• is intended to be New Mexico friendly, not just job friendly, but New Mexico friendly, New Mexico consumer
• But, Madam Chair, whenever it comes to fiercely protecting our land and our people and their right to
• So there is a consumer protection, but this doesn't prohibit utilities from buying microgrid power or

Bills: SB78 , SB235 , SB22 , SB310

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: nuclear energy, renewable energy, sustainability, carbon emissions, energy regulation, microgrid, zero carbon resources, Public Regulation Commission, energy generation, electric utilities, motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County

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• </c><00:24:47.840><c> to</c> know, are available for consumers to know, are available for consumers to
• We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
• We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
• We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
• <c> surprised</c><00:29:27.840><c> to</c> Consumers are often very surprised to Consumers are often very

Bills: HB2425 , HB2596 , HB2573 , HB2017 , HB1931 , HB1736 , HB1594 , HB1828

Committees: House Agriculture & Food Systems , House Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: agriculture, sugarcane, permitting process, land use, conservation district, diversified agriculture, economic impact, invasive species, plant sales, weed risk assessment, consumer protection, environmental impact, workforce development, biosecurity, training program, partnerships, tax credit, Hawaiian home lands, investment costs, nonrefundable

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.

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• I just wanted to protect people and bring that to our attention.
• There should be a way to fix that so that protection is still upheld.
• I just wanted to protect people and bring that to our attention.
• There should be a way to fix that so that protection is still upheld.
• This bill builds upon existing protections to address these modern risks.

Bills: SB5837 , SB6011 , SB6009 , SB5868 , SB5974 , SB5720 , SB5833 , SB5936 , SB5993 , SB6070 , SB6002 , SJM8014 , SB6086

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: guardianship, conservatorship, protective arrangement, protective arrangements, supported decision-making, supported decision making, court visitor, adult guardianship, limited guardianship, full guardianship, adult conservatorship, less restrictive alternative, capacity, legal capacity, respondent rights, due process, vulnerable adults, disability rights, elder abuse, estate management

Bills: SF2301 , SF2275 , HF978 , SF2445

Committee: Joint Ways and Means

Keywords: economic development, tax incentives, business growth, load forecasting, training program, headquarters expansion, biodiesel, tax refund, renewable energy, environmental impact, state policy, psilocybin, medical treatment, therapy, mental health, regulation, licensing, service contracts, motor vehicle, civil penalties

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• But in 2024, we had something called the Tourism Protection Act.
• And the merchant of record in the Tourism Tax Protection Act here really governs who holds the money
• Protection Act.
• </c><00:11:46.720><c> Uh</c><00:11:47.200><c> it</c> tourism tax protection act here.
• Uh it tourism tax protection act here.

Bills: SB294 , HB296 , HB300 , SB269

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: public officers, bonding, risk management, notification, delinquency, consumer protection, rental home, marketplace guarantees, insurance, commissioner of insurance, healthcare, breast cancer screening, insurance coverage, deductible, copayment, emergency medical services, ambulance reimbursement, health care insurers, balance billing, provider networks

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• U.S. citizens live in Mexico and work in Nogales, Arizona, you know, and all that is just time consuming
• citizens live in Mexico and work in Nogales Arizona you know and all that is you know just time consuming
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2113 instructs the Director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office
• HB 2113 instructs the Director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office to intervene in a public service
• My name is Cynthia Zwick and I serve as the Director of RUCO, the Residential Utility Consumer Office

Bills: HB2113 , HB2237 , HB2824 , HB2926 , HB2939 , HB2950

Committees: House Rural Economic Development , House House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

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• role in both the IPC and IRC, which is the residential code respectively, is to enforce the code and protect
• They have a job to protect consumers and ensure people are building the right way.
• Please don't prevent us as engineers from doing our work to protect the public where they should feel

Bills: SB186 , SB212 , HB566 , SB186 , SB212

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, real estate, licensing, brokerage agreements, team structure, penalties, consumer protection, residential construction, architect approval, building regulations, engineering, single family homes, invisible disability, distinctive license plate, specialty plate, motor vehicle registration

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• In Clark County, we have Fire District 3 that protects Battle Ground and the Hockinson area.
• Just under 50,000 people are protected there.
• protection from any lawsuits that might arise from rounding up or rounding down.
• That protects consumers, simplifies the checkout process, and reduces unnecessary cost for retailers.
• Please protect working families by voting yes on House Bill 2100. Thank you very much.

Bills: HB2334 , HB2140 , HB2326 , HB2100

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: cash transactions, pennies, currency adjustment, economic impact, consumer protection, tax exemption, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, property tax, emergency medical services, levies, healthcare funding, local government, taxation, excise tax, large companies, payroll expenses, minimum wage, Well Washington fund

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• I share this with you because both communities have had challenges for fire protection based on their
• Finally, the Insurance Services Organization, ISO, evaluates community fire protection, including water
• supply, using this fire suppression rating schedule to assign a public protection classification score
• This bill protects patients, reduces administrative waste, and improves access to timely coordinated
• We contacted the Division of Insurance and the Director of Consumer Services and were provided a list

Bills: S2732 , S2738 , S2739

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding

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• House Bill 2351 relates to protecting emergency responders and emergency response operations in Washington
• Protecting emergency responders and emergency response operations in Washington State.
• House Bill 2606 concerns the Office of Privacy and Data Protection.
• There are two performance measures that are removed: reporting on data protection measures and consumer
• We've got the Office of Equity, and we have the Office of Privacy and Data Protection.

Bills: HB2157 , HB2351 , HB2365 , HB2357 , HB2446 , HB2523 , HB2606

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, facial recognition, automated decision-making, deployers, developers, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, employment, housing