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Representative seeks limited waiver process so state agencies can request use of banned vendor platforms
Summary
At a public hearing, sponsors and a TikTok representative urged a waiver process enabling state agencies to seek permission to use covered platforms for public information and constituent engagement; testimony cited examples and economic data. No committee vote was taken.
Co‑Chair Nathanson opened a public hearing on House Bill 3,684, which would allow a state agency to apply for and obtain a limited waiver from prohibitions that currently bar certain vendors and products from use on state information technology assets.
Representative Vanessa Hartman, sponsor, told the committee the bill does not roll back the 2023 covered‑vendor law but proposes a narrow waiver process so agencies can request permission when use of a covered product advances an agency mission, such as public safety communications…
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