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• Companies don't know how to report abandoned crypto, and people aren't getting reconnected with their
• criteria that the controller would need to consider when selecting a third-party custodian to hold crypto
• unclaimed cryptocurrency, as the senator just pointed out, are uncertain as to whether to liquidate crypto

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The center started with card skimming at the gas pumps and began receiving cases that involved ATM skimming
• , ATM malware attacks, point of sale skimming, organized check forgery, identity theft, related automobile

Bills: HB201, HB272

Keywords: disabled veteran, partially disabled veteran, veterans property tax exemption, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax relief, surviving spouse, appraisal district, Tax Code, local government revenue, homestead portability, service-connected disability, veteran benefits, Texas property tax, residence homestead, disability rating, disaster response, financial assistance, helicopter, municipalities

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• The center started with card skimming at the gas pumps and began receiving in cases that involved ATM
• skimming, ATM malware attacks, point-of-sale skimming, or organized check forgery, identity theft, related

Bills: HB201, HB272, HB618, HB 1094, HB 1142, HB201, HB272

Keywords: financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, HB 618, Texas insurance code, IVF, in vitro fertilization, fertility treatment, infertility coverage, government employee health benefits

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• The Lakers play at Crypto.
• Generally speaking, these arrangements go from about $7.4 million to $8.2 million a year, with Crypto
• The Lakers play at Crypto. Allegent. The Lakers play at Crypto.
• making a particularly year with crypto making a particularly lucrative<00:47:58.160> deal<00:
• You referenced SoFi, Crypto.

Bills: SB2141, SB2593, SB2824, SB2135, SB2115

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• check, and they went to Bank of America and tried to deposit my check, and it was rejecting it at the ATM
• At the ATM. So they went inside and said, “I’m having trouble with this check.

Bills: SB1049, SB1053, SB1058, SB1093, SB1160, SB1211

Keywords: spousal maintenance, court guidelines, self-sufficiency, financial support, marriage dissolution, concealed carry, gun permits, firearms training, public safety, criminal history checks, local recognition, firearms, merchant codes, financial privacy, Second Amendment, data protection, riot, planning, racketeering, criminal conspiracy

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1160 would make it a class one misdemeanor to fly a drone within one mile of a ticketed entertainment event, with exceptions for authorized personnel or written consent; NASCAR testified in support on public safety grounds, and the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or threats causing property damage and add riot as a predicate offense for conspiracy and racketeering; the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice opposed it as overly broad, while the sponsor argued it would target organized, paid riot activity. The committee approved it 5-2. SB 1049 would place a finite limit on spousal maintenance awards and direct the Supreme Court to consider related guideline factors; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent open-ended maintenance, while members questioned the fairness of a four-year cap in long marriages. It passed 5-2. SB 1053 would require Arizona residents to pay 10% of the nonresident fee for concealed weapons permits, with the director able to adjust fees to keep the program revenue neutral; supporters said residents should not pay the same as nonresidents and that the bill could encourage training and background checks, while opponents argued it could reduce state revenue. It passed 6-2. The committee also approved SB 1058, which bars government entities and certain private financial actors from maintaining firearm registries or using merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers, with supporters framing it as a privacy and Second Amendment measure and opponents warning about tracking and debanking; it passed 6-2. Finally, SB 1211 would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the offender; domestic violence and victim advocacy groups supported it as closing a gap for repeat victims, and the bill passed unanimously 9-0 after discussion clarified that no amendment was offered.

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• exchange. >> It would be like a crypto exchange.
• >> It would be like a crypto uh exchange. >> It would be like a crypto uh exchange.
• > organization >> The crypto company or organization >> The crypto company or organization
• I have no crypto.
• [laughter] >> So I'm not I have no crypto.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Do you ask the ATM about that? The ATM cannot give you the kind of services that branches give you.
• ATM. You didn't have anybody you could ATM.
• ,<04:55:51.680> what<04:55:51.920> do bank and they only have the ATM, what do bank
• You sure can't ask the ATM talk to. You sure can't ask the ATM about<04:56:12.798> that.
• The ATM cannot give you the about that.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Shortly before her passing, she underwent expanded genetic testing and was found to have a mutation in ATM
• I then chose to undergo my own genetic testing, and at age 38 was found to have inherited the same ATM
• Mutations in ATM increase risk for breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.
• ATM mutations confer a 20% to 30% risk of breast cancer.
• with a genetic counselor who had the knowledge and expertise to help me recognize that my specific ATM

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• Wait a minute, the crypto wizard is walking off the floor right now. >> Okay, good, he's not bailing
• Wait<00:52:41.400> a<00:52:41.440> minute,<00:52:41.560> the<00:52:41.640> crypto
• <00:52:42.120> wizard<00:52:42.560> is Wait a minute, the crypto wizard is Wait a minute
• , the crypto wizard is walking<00:52:43.160> off<00:52:43.360> the<00:52:43.480> floor
• currency kiosk law by explicitly stating that a device may not be both a virtual currency kiosk and an ATM

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on March 10, 2026, established a quorum, and began with an invocation by Reverend Damien Flowers, which was journalized without objection. The chamber then recognized several guests and honorees, including Dr. Courtney Glickman for being named 2025 Play Therapist of the Year, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Dr. Sonja B. Santelises for her leadership of Baltimore City Public Schools, students shadowing legislators, Navy Alliance representatives, the Maryland Alliance for Advocacy for Sickle Cell, and Ms. Kimberly Body for her lupus advocacy. The Senate also journalized prior remarks about the 6888 regiment. The Finance Committee report then moved several bills forward. Senate Bill 348 would allow hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to contact, rather than only call, patients after high-risk pregnancies; its amendments were adopted and the bill was ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 390 on Wicomico County liquor licenses was laid over under the rule. Senate Bill 492, addressing massage therapy advertising and prohibiting misleading sexual-service advertising, was amended and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 562, concerning pharmacist-prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 773 would let pharmacists order certain vaccines, including intranasal flu vaccines, for self-administration and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 53, on Maryland Port Administration land acquisition notice in Anne Arundel County, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 428 would bar cost-sharing for collaborative care model services under Medicaid and private coverage and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 473 would require human trafficking awareness training for for-hire and transportation network drivers; its amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Senate Bill 585 would shift administration of the human relevant research fund from Health to Agriculture and was advanced. Senate Bill 606, the Easy Pass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act, would require an MDTA report on commuter plans and unused trips; its amendment was moved as the transcript ended. During debate on Senate Bill 917, which would expand the definition of audiology practice to include certain screenings and non-radiographic imaging, a senator questioned whether the bill would make Maryland the only state restricting a health occupation from performing Medicare-required screenings. The floor leader said the committee had heard that claim in testimony but had not verified it, and the senator moved to special order the bill for amendment, which was granted without objection. Most other bills were reported favorably, with committee amendments adopted without objection and several bills ordered printed for third reading.

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• month period with approximately40 incidents resulting in a total loss of20,000 dollars. and lastly an ATm
• jackpotting scheme where individuals physically open ATMs and use a malicious software to have the machine
• These suspects were able to steal over $100,000 from ATms in the Oklahoma City metro.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Crypto, as we know, will continue to grow into a major part of the financial system.
• Today, banks and payment processors are embracing crypto. We need to be prepared.
• plan to have oversight hearings in the coming months about DFPI, including how to implement the new crypto

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And who's tired of a tax code that treats us working people like an ATM? We do.
• And who's tired of a tax code that treats us working people like an ATM? We are.

Summary: The meeting was a press conference and Q&A led by Rep. Shaun Scott to promote the proposed Well Washington Fund, a new dedicated account intended to raise about $3 billion annually through a corporate payroll tax on wages above $125,000. Scott said the bill would help offset expected federal cuts under Trump-era policies and support programs most at risk, including cash assistance, higher education, health care, housing, and wildfire mitigation. He also referenced two related proposals: restoring wildfire mitigation funding by ending a tax break for large banks, and allowing counties to raise corporate taxes. Several advocates and affected residents testified in support of progressive revenue. Michelle Thomas of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance warned that federal homelessness policy changes and state underinvestment could worsen homelessness and evictions. Christina Savitsky, a disabled veteran, described how Medicaid, food assistance, and work requirements would affect her family. Representatives from the University of Washington AAUP said federal cuts and Medicaid changes threaten teaching, research, workforce training, and hospital finances. Fatima Boxwala of Tech for Taxes and Mikey Stramskis of the Washington Federation of State Employees argued that large corporations and the wealthy should pay more to sustain public services and address understaffing, burnout, and service backlogs. In the Q&A, Scott said the bill may need an emergency clause to make it referendum-proof and argued that the legislature has a mandate to act, citing the 2024 capital gains tax referendum and the state’s regressive tax system. He acknowledged concerns about businesses leaving but said he was more concerned about working people being displaced by unaffordable housing, child care, and health care. No vote or formal committee action occurred; the event was a call for a hearing in the House Finance Committee in 2026 and for legislative passage in both chambers.

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• Just like you go to Fidelity to buy stock, you go to an exchange in the crypto world to buy Bitcoin or
• So, Bitcoin represents over 50% of the total crypto market.
• And people say the crypto market, there are over 17,000 cryptocurrencies out there, 17,000.
• And so they would never define what was crypto, what was a security, what was a commodity.
• going, I mean, this is continuing, this is now, this is present, and that is your point regarding crypto

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• As I was sharing with Representative Meza a few minutes ago, I'm certainly not the crypto expert.
• This bill will help Texas be the number one state for crypto and other digital assets.
• I will say that we have witnesses here who are much more qualified to answer questions on the crypto
• This is obviously the next step as far as the crypto revolution moving into. become incorporated or LLC

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• . >> Okay, I've been I was part of the crypto commission a couple years ago.
• part<00:12:00.320> of<00:12:00.399> the<00:12:00.640> the<00:12:00.880> crypto
• >> I've been I was part of the the crypto >> I've been I was part of the the crypto
• <01:51:45.679> friendly because of their uh crypto friendly because of their uh crypto friendly
• They range from, you know, traditional crypto, the exchanges, banks, and everything in between.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met on November 12 and first approved the September 17 and October 15 draft minutes unanimously after brief discussion. Members also identified themselves for the record, including a new member from Bumpsk Bank, a staff attorney from the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Securities Regulation, a prior crypto commission participant, and a uniform law commissioner involved in tokenization projects. The main presentation was by UNH law professor Seth Orinberg, who discussed the federal GENIUS Act and the pending Clarity Act and how they affect New Hampshire’s options in the digital asset space. He described the GENIUS Act as governing payment stablecoins/stable tokens, defining them as blockchain-based assets used primarily for payments, redeemable for a fixed amount of national currency, and required to maintain stable value. He said the law creates three possible state roles: hosting federally qualified issuers, becoming a state qualifier for issuers up to a $10 billion threshold, or exploring state-backed issuance as a sovereign. He noted that the state-qualification path would require conforming legislation, examination capacity, and coordination with Treasury, while the sovereign-issuer theory is legally uncertain and may become a test case. Orinberg also outlined the core compliance framework he said applies to covered issuers: 100% reserve backing in high-quality liquid assets, monthly public reserve reporting, no yield or interest-like rewards, segregation of reserve assets, immediate redemption at face value, and anti-money-laundering/know-your-customer obligations. He then turned to the Clarity Act, describing it as a broader market-structure bill that would create categories such as digital asset, digital commodity, digital security, and ancillary asset, with self-certification procedures for issuers. He said the two federal laws together would separate payments from investments, preempt inconsistent state standards for covered payment stablecoins, and likely reshape the boundaries of state authority over digital assets.

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• We have 500 bills between insurance, banking, crypto, health care.
• We have 500 bills between insurance, banking, crypto, and health care.
• looking at this, and maybe we should bring in this expert or, you know, consider this or consider crypto

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate chairs opened the first organizational meeting of the special initiative commission created by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024 to study the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts on small businesses. They explained that no testimony would be taken at this meeting; instead, the commission would begin its work, introduce members, and prepare for future hearings and a final report with recommendations on credit cards and other payment methods. The chairs outlined the commission’s charge: to examine payment trends, cashless transactions, credit card fees, mobile payments, buy now, pay later financing, and the effects of section 28A of chapter 140D on small businesses. They said the commission would likely organize hearings around business and consumer impacts, the legal and regulatory landscape, and policy options such as transparency measures, reporting requirements, and possible limits. Members discussed the importance of hearing from retailers, restaurants, banks, small businesses, and possibly experts, and suggested considering cryptocurrency and whether hearings should be held outside the State House or include regional access. Several commissioners and stakeholders introduced themselves, including representatives from the Attorney General’s office, the House, the Executive Office of Economic Development, the Commissioner of Banks, retail and restaurant associations, a banking representative, and two small business owners. The chairs said interested parties could sign up to testify or receive notices, written testimony would be accepted, and the first hearing was tentatively set for April 8 in Gardner Auditorium. The meeting ended with a motion to close, which passed unanimously.

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• She'll be covering crypto and occupational licensing. And finally, Tina. Senator Blanco. Present.
• She'll be covering crypto and occupational licensing. And finally, Tina.
• There's some concern that some crypto miners...
• There's some concern that some crypto miners could simply split their operations into subsidiaries to
• So, from the PUC perspective, we talked about crypto mining and registering with the PUC.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Moving on to slide four, which addresses large virtual or crypto miners, as it's commonly called.
• It's about the growth in large loads in Texas, including crypto mining. give the PUC and RCOT some visibility
• Senate Bill 1929, last session, required large crypto miners to register with the PUC.
• just from oil and gas, but also from economic growth and from other consumers like data centers. in crypto

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And an ATM jackpot scheme where individuals physically open ATMs using and then apply malicious software
• These suspects were able to steal over $100,000 from ATMs in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We have some states such as Tennessee and Indiana who have banned these crypto kiosks entirely.
• We have some states such as Tennessee and Indiana who have banned these crypto kiosks entirely.
• 14:19.360> this<00:14:19.680> session<00:14:20.079> outright<00:14:20.720> crypto
• <00:14:21.199> kiosk these this session outright crypto kiosk these this session outright
• crypto kiosk entirely.<00:14:22.720> And<00:14:22.880> I<00:14:23.120> believe<00

Bills: HB303, SB360, SB325, HB477, SB329, HB381, SB330

Keywords: 923, senate, all