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Alaska 34th Legislature
App Stores, Parents, And Minors [HB-46]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
An Act relating to minors; and relating to the distribution and use of electronic applications.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Vance
Prefile Released 1/17/25 on 01/22/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure. [SB-839]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson
Read First Time on 02/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition [SB-361]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision; and providing that fraud includes the use of synthetic media.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (39-8) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars [SB-393]
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[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain carriers to post updated, accurate, and complete prescription drug formularies and changes to the formularies in a certain manner on a carrier's website; and requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to make certain generic drugs and biosimilars available on a formulary with certain cost sharing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process [SB-366]
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[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to issue a certain notice to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; requiring the State Board to adopt comprehensive regulations establishing an appeal process for persons issued the notice; altering the circumstances under which the State Board is authorized to issue a citation to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology [SB-383]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the State Board of Elections, beginning with the 2028 statewide primary election, to use ranked-choice voting to conduct a contest for the nomination by a political party of a candidate for the office of President of the United States; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to periodically review and evaluate election-supporting technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. [SB-834]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson
Read First Time on 02/13/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
School policies; internet; wireless devices [HB-2484]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
School policies; internet; wireless devices
Sponsored by: Rep. Leo Biasiucci
Chapter 53 on 04/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Assisted Living Programs - Inspections PG 405-25 [HB-378]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an inspection of each assisted living program located in Prince George's County at least once every 60 days; and requiring the Department to publish a report of the inspection on the Department's website within 30 days after completing the inspection and provide the report to the Prince George's County Council.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [HB-439]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Integrity and Compliance - Alterations PG 504-25 [HB-370]
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[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying the purpose of the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system; requiring the County Executive of Prince George's County, rather than the County Council, to select and appoint an Integrity and Compliance Officer; requiring the Officer to serve as an independent employee within the county government, rather than the local school system, with certain review and oversight; specifying and altering certain duties of the Officer; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baby Food Labeling - Statement Regarding Toxic Heavy Metal Testing - Terminology [HB-443]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the statement that must be included on a baby food product label if the baby food product has been tested for toxic heavy metals for the purpose of changing the term included on the label from "toxic heavy metal" to "toxic element".
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 713 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing [HB-367]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a health occupations board from requiring additional evidence of English proficiency as a condition for licensure, certification, or registration if an applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license, certification, or registration from another state that requires evidence of English proficiency; requiring each health occupations board that requires evidence of English proficiency to post a statement on their website that an applicant may not be required to provide additional evidence of proficiency; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 731 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [SB-345]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requiring, by January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture to develop and maintain a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2026, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2028, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act) [HB-412]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each local board of elections to make available on its website each open meeting agenda, a summary of any finalized documents, certain written testimony, and other materials on which the board will be voting; requiring each local board to provide live video streaming of each open meeting and to maintain a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for 5 years; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations to ensure that the streaming requirements are met in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act) [SB-337]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each local board of elections to make available on its website each open meeting agenda, a summary of any finalized documents, certain written testimony, and other materials on which the board will be voting; requiring each local board to provide live video streaming of each open meeting and to maintain a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for 5 years; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations to ensure that the streaming requirements are met in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [HB-386]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, by January 1, 2032, the Department of Agriculture to develop, maintain, post on its website, and distribute to all certified applicators a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits [HB-426]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local boards of elections, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after a special general election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct an automated software audit after a statewide election; authorizing a local board to conduct a risk-limiting audit of a local contest under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 321 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth [HB-414]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth to support improved access to mental health care services to children and youth in the State; imposing a tax on certain annual revenues derived from certain digital social media services in the State; providing for the calculation and collection of the tax; requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the tax in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/16/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations. [HB-1842]
[Animals ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Gaming ]
Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen
Referred To State Affairs on 05/05/2025