ELECTIONS
SB 394, filed on Jan. 28 by Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-36, would require “the Department of State to adopt rules for minimum standards for security measures for electronic and electromechanical voting and other election systems.” The bill would also prohibit governing bodies from purchasing election systems unless they have been certified by the department.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SB 344, filed on Jan. 27 by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-40, would revise the powers and duties of the Florida Public Service Commission in overseeing the administration of the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991, update procedures used to distribute telecommunication devices and modify the responsibilities of the system’s administrator.
VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSK BUSINESSES
SB 292, filed on Jan. 16 by Sen. Colleen Burton, R-12, would require the Office of Financial Regulation to supervise virtual currency kiosk businesses and prohibit them from operating without registering or renewing their registration. The bill would also impose criminal penalties on entities that operate or solicit business as a virtual currency kiosk business under certain circumstances.
DIGITAL CONTENT
HB 369, filed on Feb. 4 by Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-73, would require certain content to include provenance data, which, according to the bill, is “information that records the origin of a piece of visual or audio digital content and the history of modifications to content.” The bill also requires artificial intelligence tool providers to make certain application tools and provenance readers available and asks social media platforms to retain and make provenance data available when needed.
