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Initiatives

By Chris Cobey

SB 1180: Requires the Secretary of State to submit to the Legislative Assembly, by November 1 of each odd-numbered year, a list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for the next general election. 

Public hearing, Senate Rules Cmte April 16. Section monitoring.

Privacy, images, data disclosure, DNA

By Becky Gladstone

These bills are progressing. We are watching several that we may speak to in second chambers for the first time.

• HB 2581 Enrolled to coordinate expanded resiliency services with the State Resiliency Officer (SRO), passed in the Senate, 27 for, one against, two excused. League testimony in support.

• SB 224 A has been referred to House Rules, see League testimony in support of privacy for campaign committee staff home addresses.

• SB 470 A has been referred to House Judiciary. League testimony supported the original bill to protect lodgers’ privacy from illicitly taken videos.

• SB 473 A to create a crime of threatening a public official, passed unanimously from Sen Judiciary, has been sent to House Judiciary, League testimony, in support.

• SB 1191 A passed a Senate vote 28 in favor, one opposed, one excused, and has been referred to House Judiciary. League testimony supports SB 1191 which excludes the act of informing another person of their civil or constitutional rights from statute defining “commits the crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration”. This is relevant as League voter service activities and advocacy issues are newly vulnerable to Executive Order classification as domestic terrorism if not aligned with recently changed federal preferences. The League will continue to support legislation for DEI, climate change, immigration, access for voter registration and election process information, protecting our natural resources, and more.

• SB 1014 to allow political party statements translations in online voters’ pamphlets, passed from Senate Rules, 4 supporting, one excused, not yet referred further. League testimony in support.

• SB 952 passed from Senate Rules on a partisan vote, 3 to 2, to consider interim US Senator appointments, League testimony in support. 

Artificial Intelligence: Relating to the Security of State Assets

By Lindsey Washburn

Written testimony submitted to oppose HB 3936, which would prohibit any hardware, software or service that uses artificial intelligence from being installed or downloaded onto or used or accessed by state information technology assets if the artificial intelligence is developed or owned by a corporate entity that is incorporated or registered under the laws of a foreign country.

Public hearing, Joint Committee On Information Management and Technology, April 

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