Transcript Highlights:

• But I think, again, especially in the social media world in the year 2020— I almost said 2025, 2026—
• :02.560><c> social</c> think again, especially in the social think again, especially in the social media
• world in the year 2020, I almost media world in the year 2020, I almost said<03:25:05.040><c> 2025,<
• so prevalent and we have um social media so prevalent and all<03:26:05.920><c> these</c><03:26:06.160
• </c><03:27:40.720><c> when</c> forever and ever on social media when forever and ever on social media

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• media.
• video with your friends on social media. 📢 Share this video with your friends on social media.
• . 📢 Share this video with your friends on social media.
• I want to talk about something that has been absolutely misreported by the media.
• and nobody in the media has.

Bills: SB2 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117 , SB503 , SB2 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB 124 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

Transcript Highlights:

• I've been teaching since 2016, and I am also a social media influencer with 175,000 followers across
• Inflation has also hit families hard in Minnesota and throughout the country. the the media center and
• they'd be the the media center and they'd be really<01:01:59.680><c> owly</c><01:02:00.279><c> or</c
• Anyways, I didn’t know what a social media influencer was, so I had to ask when, during her testimony
• influencer was so I had to ask media influencer was so I had to ask um<01:38:25.400><c> when</c><01:

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• convinced that this is more than just, you know, something that was nice to say in response to negative media
• convinced that this is more than just, you know, something that was nice to say in response to negative media
• convinced that this is more than just, you know, something that was nice to say in response to negative media
• :52:39.240><c> response</c><00:52:39.559><c> to</c><00:52:39.760><c> negative</c><00:52:40.119><c> media
• </c><00:52:40.480><c> versus</c> in response to negative media versus in response to negative media versus

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So again, that's what we do when there are media reports.
• </c> what we do when there are media reports. what we do when there are media reports.
• Um, we are seeing some signals here clearly from the media reports that we've got problems outside of
• Uh, the media double-checks our work. You all triple-check our work.
• Uh the media doublech checkcks under. Uh the media doublech checkcks our<01:20:36.239><c> work.

Bills: HF3217 , HF2252

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:51:18.920><c> U</c> The campaign will take the form of a press conference and meetings with media
• creative uh company and with our media creative uh company and the<00:52:18.480><c> buyer</c><00:52:
• 55.400><c> the</c><00:52:55.559><c> state</c><00:52:55.760><c> to</c><00:52:55.960><c> educate</c> media
• from across the state to educate media from across the state to educate them<00:52:57.079><c> meeting
• platforms to get the social media platforms to get the message<00:53:04.799><c> out</c><00:53:05.760

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Data brokers collect and sell information from public records, and social media can allow individuals
• This is not a social media stunt, and we should not legitimize harassment, meaning through campaigns
• This is not a social media stunt, and we should not legitimize harassment, meaning through campaigns
• Members, this is what our young girls are being marketed on social media.
• Assembly Bill 1946 by Assembly Member Wix and relating to social media platforms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not about social media. This is not about Facebook.
• And I don't care if somebody clips it and puts it on social media.
• It clarifies that social media is part of the promotional materials in the new consent guidelines.
• It clarifies that social media is part of the promotional materials in the new consent guidelines.
• </c><01:35:57.560><c> is</c> Uh it clarifies that social media is Uh it clarifies that social media is

Bills: HF4382 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size

Transcript Highlights:

• are U.S. citizens or whose legal immigration status is clear, the suppression of free speech in the media
• are U.S. citizens or whose legal immigration status is clear, the suppression of free speech in the media
• are U.S. citizens or whose legal immigration status is clear, the suppression of free speech in the media
• are U.S. citizens or whose legal immigration status is clear, the suppression of free speech in the media
• are U.S. citizens or whose legal immigration status is clear, the suppression of free speech in the media

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, in 1998, I hadn't even really heard about social media.
• We've seen the damages of social media and constant access to devices.
• I mean, in 1998, I hadn't even really heard about social media.
• We've seen the damages of social media and constant access to devices.
• We've seen the damages of social media and constant access to devices.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first recessed for a subcommittee meeting on HB 313, which concerned an open-meetings-related issue. In the subcommittee, members discussed concerns that the bill might be unnecessary because current law already allows a person to request an open meeting in advance; the subcommittee then voted ITL on HB 313 by voice vote and closed its work session. The full Judiciary Committee then reconvened and took up CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” with members debating whether the language was too broad and could create unintended consequences. Supporters framed it as a forward-looking protection for computation resources and strong encryption, while opponents said it was too open-ended and better addressed by future legislation. The committee voted ITL on CACR 6 by a 17-0 roll call. The committee next turned to HB 232, as amended, concerning the rights of conscience for medical professionals. The amendment narrowed the bill to abortion-related objections, removed sterilization and artificial contraception, aligned the abortion definition with existing state law, and reduced damages from treble damages to actual damages. Supporters said the bill would protect conscience rights, give physicians and patients more choice, and could help attract providers to New Hampshire. Opponents argued it was overly broad, unclear in key definitions, and could interfere with employers’ ability to assign staff, especially in rural health settings. Members also raised concerns about the bill’s scope and enforcement, including the broad definition of “participate,” the lack of clarity around exceptions for providers whose services include abortion as a “major part,” emergency determinations, and the inclusion of nursing homes in the definition of health care institution. Some members argued the bill singled out abortion while other controversial medical procedures were not treated similarly, and others criticized the minimum-damages provision as potentially punitive and designed to deter participation. The discussion continued without a final vote shown in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• agree if we can't raise revenue, which, by the way, I was the House author of the Chair Rest Social Media
• agree if we can't raise revenue, which, by the way, I was the House author of the Chair Rest Social Media
• agree if we can't raise revenue, which, by the way, I was the House author of the Chair Rest Social Media
• agree if we can't raise revenue, which, by the way, I was the House author of the Chair Rest Social Media
• The Chair Rest Social Media Tax, and we should be doing that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But the reality is what the media was writing about was a bill that was introduced and not only a bill
• But the reality is what the media was writing about was a bill that was introduced and not only a bill
• I just wanted to say that because I do believe that when we talk about the public's trust, media can
• </c><01:32:45.520><c> can</c><01:32:46.639><c> um</c> about the public's trust, media can um about the
• public's trust, media can um can<01:32:47.920><c> shape</c><01:32:48.239><c> the</c><01:32:48.560><c

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They hate not knowing who is spending on their TVs, in their mailboxes, and all over social media.
• They hate not knowing who is spending on their TVs, in their mailboxes, and all over social media.
• They hate not knowing who is spending on their TVs, in their mailboxes, and all over social media.
• They hate not knowing who is spending on their TVs, in their mailboxes, and all over social media.
• They hate not knowing who is spending on their TVs, in their mailboxes, and all over social media.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We also do a lot around media use, right?
• We are having more and more specialized training, preparing investigators for the synthetic media that
• Specialized training, preparing investigators for the synthetic media that they're going to come across
• And I think having it in the media would be probably really a positive, more discussion about, you know
• so this is one of the videos that we worked with some students from Bismarck, and it is on social media

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• make up the base cost: teachers, principals, administrative assistants, guidance counselors, library media
• guidance administrative assistant, guidance counselor,<00:04:48.080><c> library</c><00:04:48.560><c> media
• </c><00:04:49.040><c> specialist,</c> counselor, library media specialist, counselor, library media specialist
• Thirty years ago, we didn’t have media specialists. It wasn’t a thing.
• Thirty years ago, we didn’t have media specialists. It wasn’t a thing.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It had the highest earned media coverage of any art exhibit.
• It had the highest earned media coverage of any art exhibit.
• <00:10:12.240><c> highest</c><00:10:12.840><c> uh</c><00:10:12.920><c> earned</c><00:10:13.080><c> media
• </c> it had the highest uh earned media it had the highest uh earned media coverage<00:10:13.800><c>
• Literally just a simple social media post. And the response from our community was remarkable.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And look, uh, you know, the way the media environment is developed, social media, you now have AI that
• 52:22.880><c> the</c> And and look, uh you know, the way the And and look, uh you know, the way the media
• environment is developed, social media environment is developed, social media,<00:52:25.680><c> you<
• , you now have AI that I think is media, you now have AI that I think is it<00:52:28.160><c> poses</c
• 34.640><c> wish</c><00:52:35.200><c> look</c> I wish my kids in elementary school didn't do social media

Keywords: Concurrent meeting of the House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs and the House Standing Committee on State Government. Title of video has been shortened due to YouTube length restrictions. Discussion of HCR 45: 00:04:14, 958, all

Summary: The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own. Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws. Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.

Transcript Highlights:

• We saw newspaper articles, social media, Facebook posts advocating against the ballot measure.
• We saw newspaper articles,<00:05:36.560><c> social</c><00:05:36.800><c> media,</c><00:05:37.360><c> Facebook
• </c><00:05:37.759><c> posts</c> articles, social media, Facebook posts articles, social media, Facebook
• We have two external locks on the lock, locking election media V drive.
• simple look at the tabulation software that each of the customers in Kentucky bring their election media

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• BCA<00:19:06.559><c> data</c><00:19:07.200><c> and</c><00:19:07.400><c> local</c><00:19:07.679><c> media
• </c><00:19:08.159><c> reporting</c><00:19:09.159><c> from</c> BCA data and local media reporting from
• BCA data and local media reporting from two<00:19:10.039><c> local</c><00:19:10.320><c> media</c><00
• :19:10.640><c> reporting</c><00:19:11.039><c> from</c><00:19:11.640><c> 2024</c> two local media reporting
• from 2024 two local media reporting from 2024 between between between 2017<00:19:14.799><c> in</c> 2017

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, then we have West Oahu, we have this $37 million Creative Media...
• We, you know, some of the media people, the film people didn't know about the ACM building in West Oahu
• c><00:53:33.760><c> then</c><00:53:33.920><c> we</c><00:53:34.079><c> hear</c> million um Creative Media
• then we hear million um Creative Media then we hear that<00:53:34.480><c> might</c><00:53:34.640><c>
• some of the media people the the<00:54:12.400><c> film</c><00:54:12.680><c> people</c><00:54:12.880>

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate hearing covered Senate Bill 1536 and Senate Bill 1571. SB 1536 concerned the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s CEO position and whether the exemption from retirement benefits should be changed. Testimony and committee discussion focused on the estimated cost, the current budgeted amount, whether the change would make the position more competitive, and whether alternatives such as a portable retirement plan had been considered. The witness said the proposal came from HTA’s legislative committee and that the position’s salary and benefits would still likely fit within the budgeted amount. No vote was taken on SB 1536 during the excerpted discussion. The hearing then moved to SB 1571, relating to tourism. Debed and HTA representatives said they supported the bill in written testimony, but HTA’s witness said the measure had not been discussed or voted on by the full board and recommended deferring action until the board could clarify its position. Several members of the public testified both in support and opposition. Opponents raised concerns about changing “Hawaiian sense of place” to “Hawaii sense of place,” warning it could weaken protections for Hawaiian culture and invite broader interpretations that might affect places like the Hawaii Convention Center. Others opposed a provision removing a two-year waiting period for HBCB board members before serving on the HTA board, citing conflict-of-interest concerns. Committee discussion centered on the meaning and practical effect of the bill’s language, especially the distinction between “Hawaiian” and “Hawaii,” the scope of HTA’s tourism and destination-management role, and whether translation and language policy were being applied too broadly or too narrowly. Some members argued the bill could help preserve Hawaiian culture and place, while others worried about exclusionary interpretations, costs, and whether resources would be better spent on programs rather than expanded translation. The hearing ended with the chair announcing a short break and moving toward decision-making, but no final action on the bill was shown in the excerpt.