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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 18, 2022 | AK | HB 265 | Reduces Barriers to Telehealth Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1) |
Feb. 16, 2022 | AR | HB 1031 | Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division | Bill Passed - House (49 - 45) |
April 27, 2022 | AZ | SB 1001 | Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense | Bill Passed - House (31 - 27) |
May 26, 2022 | CA | AB 2273 | Establishes New Data Privacy Protections for Children | Bill Passed - House (72 - 0) |
May 11, 2022 | CO | SB 22-113 | Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 12) |
Feb. 14, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1041 | Expands Privacy Protections for Health and Social Workers | Bill Passed - House (52 - 10) |
April 28, 2022 | CT | SB 6 | Expands Data Privacy Protections | Bill Passed - House (144 - 5) |
April 27, 2022 | CT | HB 5505 | Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects | Bill Passed - House (130 - 14) |
April 21, 2022 | FL | SB 6-C | Amends the Definition of the Term "Social Media Platform" | Bill Passed - House (70 - 38) |
May 3, 2022 | HI | SB 2695 | Establishes a Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Task Force | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 2) |
March 3, 2022 | ID | H 720 | Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood | Bill Passed - House (50 - 17) |
March 8, 2022 | IN | HB 1211 | Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28) |
March 8, 2022 | IN | HB 1211 | Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28) |
April 27, 2022 | KS | SB 313 | Authorizes Use of Driverless Vehicles | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 44) |
March 23, 2022 | KS | SB 161 | Authorizes Robotic Personal Delivery Devices | Bill Passed - House (75 - 47) |
Aug. 1, 2022 | MA | H 5163 | Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary | Bill Passed - House (147 - 6) |
March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 1029 | Expands Broadband Accessibility in Mississippi | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 6) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 5768 | Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 178) |
Sept. 13, 2022 | National | HR 5315 | Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act | Bill Passed - House (308 - 110) |
July 26, 2022 | National | HR 8454 | Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act | Bill Passed - House (325 - 95) |
April 4, 2022 | National | HR 5657 | Medical Marijuana Research Act | Bill Passed - House (343 - 75) |
Feb. 4, 2022 | National | HR 4521 | America COMPETES Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 210) |
Feb. 4, 2022 | National | HR 4521 | America COMPETES Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 210) |
June 2, 2022 | NY | S 9465 | Expands Monitoring of Social Media Activity | Bill Passed - House (144 - 5) |
April 26, 2022 | NY | A 7389 | Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry | Bill Passed - House (91 - 56) |
Nov. 15, 2022 | PA | HB 1546 | Prohibits "Endangerment" of Public Safety Officials | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (158 - 39) |
June 20, 2022 | PA | HB 2398 | Increases Production of Highly Automated Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (123 - 77) |
March 8, 2022 | SD | HB 1174 | Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3) |
March 3, 2022 | SD | SB 55 | Appropriates Funds to Increase Broadband Internet Access | Bill Passed - House (65 - 4) |
April 13, 2022 | VT | S 74 | Authorizes Use of Telemedicine for Assisted Suicide | Bill Failed - House (41 - 98) |
Feb. 23, 2022 | WI | AB 957 | Expands Consumer Data Protections | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
March 7, 2022 | WY | SB 68 | Amends the State's DAO Statutes to Better Account for How to Join, Leave and Vote in These Organizations | Bill Passed - House (53 - 5) |