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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1440 on public records, Office of Financial Regulation, and cybersecurity event by Senator
  • include credit unions and financial institutions generally.
  • include credit unions and financial institutions generally.
  • It expands an existing provision in current law that already exempts such records of some financial institutions
  • We have Ash Mason, Office of Financial Regulation, waving in support.
Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • upon request, including public records that are confidential or exempt.
  • the status of the records and that the disclosure of such records is prohibited by law and carries criminal
  • upon request, including public records that are confidential or exempt.
  • the status of the records and that the disclosure of such records is prohibited by law and carries criminal
  • It also adds cybersecurity reporting for financial institutions, and this bill conforms public records
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to engineering regulation, cybersecurity, financial services, and state administration. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; it was reported favorably after questions about whether it would reimburse victims of unlicensed practitioners, with the sponsor noting it would not and that affected individuals would need to pursue complaints and private legal action. CS/SB 576 created a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing of cybersecurity services and priority for fiscally constrained counties; it received support from local government and industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1078 set transition requirements for gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and controlled access to agency records under a memorandum of understanding, and it also passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 314, which creates a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers in Florida, and CS/SB 530, which updates lottery operations, security, retailer rules, and bonding requirements. CS/SB 1614, after adoption of a technical substitute amendment, would limit local governments’ eligibility for certain state funding if they have excess funds, have recently been audited by the legislative audit committee, or fail to affirm expenditure of prior funds; the sponsor said it would give the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee more enforcement leverage, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 990 authorizes protective cell captive insurance companies to expand insurance market capacity and potentially lower premiums, while CS/SB 1588 is a step toward implementing last session’s gold and silver legal tender law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills passed included CS/SB 1440, which adds cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, loan originators, and money service businesses, and CS/SB 1568, which creates a Florida Stable Coin Pilot Program allowing DFS fees to be paid with approved stablecoins. The stablecoin bill was amended to add guardrails, including fee limits, website notice requirements, and restrictions if no approved issuers are available. The committee also received a brief budget overview highlighting major funding items such as Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, water quality, Farmers Feeding Florida, citrus recovery, school lunches, state parks, and law enforcement and staffing items, and members later recorded additional votes before the committee adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh my vice relating to eviction records.
  • <00:15:28.000> aren't of access because the records aren't of access because the records aren't
  • We can't automatically seal records.”
  • line with other traditional financial line with other traditional financial institutions.<00:32:
  • As we know, financial institutions.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely. The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed. The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please introduce yourself for the record and go ahead. Kim Lowe: Thank you, Chair.
  • Risk where it's doable and not overwhelming for the county recorders on figuring out.
  • Please introduce yourself for the record and go ahead. Thank you, Madam Chairs and members.
  • The individual asks, "If I plead guilty to this on the record, will my guns get taken away?"
  • Please introduce yourself for the record and go ahead. Thank you, Madam Chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/1/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Thank you, the record and go ahead.
  • Thank you, the record and go ahead.
  • Please introduce yourself for the record and go ahead. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • to respond provide that if the AG determines a governmental body improper to comply with an open record
  • The public information officer must complete open record compliance with an open record request. records
  • The records don't exist. Clearly, there are no consequences. This bill addresses.
  • For the record, Sire Shreed, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, very much in support of the bill.
  • Yeah, letter of credit, our bond, to show that they're financially solvent to complete the task. but
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill relates to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of
  • I'll just sign a form and say the records don't exist." Clearly there are no consequences.
  • These are the costs of financial assurance that the wind and solar providers must make to the owner of
  • For the record, Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.
  • Yeah, letter of credit or bond that shows that they're financially solvent to complete the task, but
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill relates to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of
  • I'll just sign a form and say the records don't exist.' Clearly, there are no consequences.
  • HB 3229 by Representative Lambert, Wind and Solar Recycling Financial Assure... and important.
  • HB-3-228 by Representative Lambert, Wind and Solar Recycling Financial Assure.
  • Thank you for the record, Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, very much in support.
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll just sign a form and say the records don't exist.' Clearly, there are no consequences.
  • HB 3229 by Representative Lambert, Wind and Solar Recycling Financial Assurance...
  • HB-3-228 by Representative Lambert, Wind and Solar Recycling Financial Assure.
  • For the record, Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, very much in support. Mr.
  • Yeah, a letter of credit or bond that shows that they're financially solvent to complete the task.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns. Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I just wanted to make note for the record that kicking a door or throwing a rock does not equate to
  • Well, I just need the name, off the record. And this is entirely up to you. You can say no, sir.
  • These decisions occur in open court on the record.
  • These decisions occur in open court on the record, with prosecutors and victims notified.
  • For the record, Leanna Garcia here on behalf of the courts.
Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with criminal penalties, probation, record sealing, fraud jurisdiction, reproductive coercion, and family court evidence. HB 2047 would elevate trespass after service of a writ of restitution from third-degree to first-degree criminal trespass; supporters, including the Arizona Constables Association, said the current misdemeanor classification leads law enforcement to deprioritize unsafe eviction-related situations. The bill passed with a do pass recommendation on a 6-2 vote. HB 2136 would create offenses for civil terrorism and subversion, expand racketeering predicates, and increase penalties for certain coordinated disorderly conduct and highway obstruction; supporters said it targets organized intimidation and violent disruption, while opponents from the ACLU and immigrant-rights groups argued it is vague, viewpoint-discriminatory, and would chill protest. After extensive debate over January 6th, ICE protests, and Arizona protest examples, it also received a do pass recommendation, 6-3. HB 2970 would clarify that Arizona can prosecute fraudulent schemes and artifice even if every act occurred outside a single county or subdivision, so long as there is an Arizona nexus. The sponsor said local law enforcement and the FBI often decline smaller mortgage-fraud cases because the bank is out of state; opponents said existing law already provides jurisdiction and warned of forum shopping. The bill passed 6-3. HB 2411 would make secretly administering abortion-inducing drugs to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent a class 2 felony; supporters framed it as a protection against coercion and abuse, while opponents said existing assault laws already cover the conduct and warned about unintended effects on access to miscarriage care. It also passed 6-3. HB 2198 would allow people convicted of petty offenses to petition to seal their records immediately after completing their sentence. Supporters described it as a cleanup measure to extend sealing relief to minor offenses like truancy or low-level misdemeanors, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 2966 would prohibit early termination of probation for people convicted of dangerous crimes against children; the sponsor argued that child victims should not have to repeatedly return to court, while opponents raised ex post facto concerns, juvenile-offender issues, and resource burdens. After testimony from victims, defense advocates, and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, it passed 5-4. Finally, HB 2662 would tighten expert-evidence standards in parenting-time cases involving alleged domestic violence or abuse by requiring qualified experts, empirically supported methods, and excluding polygraph-type evidence; the sponsor and a domestic violence advocate said it would reduce reliance on junk science in family court.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Kelvin Holett, Chief Business Development Officer for the Bank of North Dakota.
  • reporting that a draft would have to be by March 31st, and then the same of the next one, which was the financial
Bills: HB1329
Summary: The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced. The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have pretty good records, but they certainly would that.
  • Chairman, for the record, what did the IT director say? He never testified in here.
  • I just wish that the IT director would have been on the record with the number. That's okay.
  • For the record, Kelvin Hull, Chief Business Development Officer at the Bank of North Dakota.
  • Be making that record. Correct. Yep.
Bills: HB1329
Summary: The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill. The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million. Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • actually says already in the law that they should send it to the last known electronic mail address of record
  • that in Oklahoma, when you're assessing real-world risk, actually someone with a spotless driving record
  • Senate Bill 2067 will update as Other states have already done the process of a state law so that financial
  • Financial fraud is not a new problem; scammers often target older adults, often breaking them before
  • This bill will realign some legal roadblocks, allowing financial institutions a clear path to help protect
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bethke, please identify yourself for the record and begin. Thank you very much.
  • Erron Zellhofer, please identify yourself for the record and begin.
  • I'm happy to provide those records upon request. I see I'm at my two minutes.
  • Swanson, please identify yourself for the record and begin your testimony.
  • If you could identify yourself for the record and begin your testimony.
Bills: HF2543, HF2566, HF2627
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to provide those records upon request.
  • I'm happy to provide those records upon request.
  • Please identify yourself for the record and begin. Hi, Chair, and members.
  • Swanson, please identify yourself for the record and begin your testimony.
  • If you can identify yourself for the record and begin your testimony.
Bills: HF2543, HF2566, HF2627
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 9th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do they keep the records now?
  • So do they keep their books and records in a box?
  • We have members that do keep their books and records in a box, yes. Handwritten accounting records.
  • , not 16 million records, but the records of 16 million Texans, if we get a request for that data...
  • All of those records are... subject to open records, and we provide those if requested, but our operations
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/26/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will work with them, for example, to transfer student records.
  • We will work with them, for example, to transfer student records.
  • We will work with them, for example, to transfer student records.
  • We will work with them, for example, to transfer student records.
  • the record seems very reasonable<00:42:10.560> to<00:42:10.720> me.
Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Over the past 30 years, we've worked hard to Financial Crimes Task Force and we've Financial Crimes Task