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Anatomy of a Bill. State Data Analytics Center. From XRays to Blood Specimens to help Legislators & Universities

Georgia’s House Bill 197 (GA | 2019)  would create:

  • a statewide data analytics center — the Georgia Data Analytic Center — under the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
  • is in repsonse to Experian data breach
  • aggregate data from all constituent services would be available to lawmakers, state agencies, academic institutions and public and private researchers.

Rome News Tribune | Legislation creating Georgia Data Analytics Center clears Crossover Day hurdle

Lege TREND. Wyoming. Leader in Blockchain Legislation. 4 New Bills.

Lege TREND. Procurement TREND. State Officials Push Back Against State Contract Monitoring Software. 3 Bits Informed Intel.

What legislative provisions are getting push back from state data officials? require government contractors to install monitoring software

Is there a national group pushing back on this lobbying effort? National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued a statement opposing the bills

What is the opposition? It puts citizen information at risk

How many states have seen this language? 23

State Scoop | Nationwide lobbying push for contractor monitoring software alarms state CIOs

Lege TREND. Cleaning Up a Data Privacy Bill in the Golden State. 2 Lessons.

California is revising its first in the nation data protection bill by:

  • include passport and government ID numbers as data that trigger notification after a data breach
  • include biometric data, fingerprints, and iris and facial recognition scans, as data that trigger notification after a data breach

Tech Crunch | California to close data breach notification loopholes under new law

AB 1130 (CA | 2019)

Study. States. Blockchain Legislation. Which are Bullish? Which are Unaware?

A 2018 Brookings study categorizes state blockchain legislation and regulation.

States Recognizing Innovation Potential:

  • Illinois
  • Arizona

States Actively Engaged:

  • Pennsylvanai
  • New York
  • Florida
  • Virigina
  • Utah
  • Wisconsin

States that are orgnaized:

  • Wyoming
  • Washington

States that are appreciative:

  • California
  • Colorado
  • Oklahoma
  • Kansas

States that are reactionary:

  • Texas
  • Missouri
  • Illinois
  • Ohio

States that are unaware:

  • Arkansas
  • Mississippi
  • Minnesota
  • oregon
  • idaho

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Lege TREND. Transparency TREND. State Land Use Database. Who is using state land?

Hawaii’s Public Land Trust Information System allows for searchable information such as:

  • tenants on state lands and in state buildings

  • rent paid for state land and buildings

  • fees for encroaching on public property

  • revenue from camping and wedding or event rentals

pltis.hawaii.gov

Government Technology | Hawaii Launches State Land Use Database