Law New is published weekly by the State & Local Law Section to provide information concerning current developments in the law of interest to State and local government lawyers. It also provides news about the activities of the Section and other information of professional interest to its members.

This week’s Law New features two bills that would require tech companies to limit children’s exposure to harmful online content and a $30 million settlement between Deutsche Bank and a former commodities trader who accused the bank of scapegoating him in connection with an interest rate-rigging probe. It also includes an interview with the co-founder of a VC firm that made equity investments in Tesla, a Nassau County proposal to ban face masks in bars and restaurants, and NYU’s new Legal Innovation Laboratory.

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Generally, when a bill passes a committee in the House of Representatives, the committee staff writes a report that describes the purpose and scope of the legislation as well as the reasons for its recommendation for approval. The committee report is an important document that is used by the courts, executive departments and the public as a source of information regarding the purpose and meaning of a law. The report must contain a detailed analysis of the proposed legislation, and it must include a section-by-section description of the bill, including explanations of the various changes in existing law that have been made to the bill. Generally, the committee report must also describe any deletions that were required to make the bill work in practice. The committee report must also include any executive communications and statements of the committee regarding the bill.