Transcript Highlights:

• So the media generalist position is our librarian behind the walls.
• :44:50.800><c> trying</c><01:44:50.880><c> to</c><01:44:51.040><c> understand</c><01:44:51.760><c> media
• </c> &gt;&gt; And I'm just trying to understand media &gt;&gt; And I'm just trying to understand media
• &gt;&gt; Sure.<01:44:56.880><c> So</c><01:44:57.119><c> the</c><01:44:57.520><c> media</c><01:44:57.920
• So the media generalist position &gt;&gt; Sure.

Summary: The meeting began with unanimous committee approval of amendment 2026-2021S to HB 2. Senator Lang explained the amendment corrected a drafting error so that $2.5 million in state funds, matched with federal money for a total of $5 million, could be spent during the biennium rather than lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The money is intended to stabilize Medicaid per diem rates for county nursing homes, and members agreed without objection to adopt the amendment and continue working from the bill as amended by the Senate. The committee then discussed HB 155 and a proposed amendment, 2026-201H, dealing with the business enterprise tax. The House side described the proposal as a compromise that would raise the filing threshold from $250,000 to $375,000 and create a trigger that would reduce the BET rate by 0.05% for each $100 million in combined business tax surplus, down to a floor of 0.25%. Senate members opposed lowering the rate at this time, arguing that tax relief should focus on the filing threshold, which they said would remove filing burdens for about 3,500 small businesses, and that rate cuts should be considered in a budget cycle rather than an off-year. Concerns were raised that one-time revenues, such as tax amnesty receipts or federal repatriation-related surpluses, could unintentionally trigger reductions. Representative Sweeney later offered a revised approach by moving the effective date of the trigger mechanism to January 1, 2028, and said he was also willing to carve out tax amnesty revenues or adjust the effective date to avoid using one-time funds. The Senate remained unwilling to agree to a rate reduction, though it expressed openness to raising the filing threshold further. The committee ultimately did not resolve the business tax issue and recessed to continue discussions at a later time. The final item discussed was HB 1102, concerning an increase in the research and development tax credit paired with changes to state park fees. House members supported the R&D credit increase but opposed tying it to higher park fees, citing concerns about tourism, especially at border parks, and noting that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources had said it did not need the increase. Senate members defended the park fee changes as a fairness issue, arguing that New Hampshire residents should pay less than out-of-state visitors and that the department had not raised rates in many years. No vote was taken on this item during the discussion captured here.

Transcript Highlights:

• comments and whether users can verify their humanness, including bots that have infiltrated social media
• bodies to live stream meetings on public bodies to live stream meetings on social<01:11:52.640><c> media
• </c><01:11:54.719><c> Uh</c> social media. And I appreciate that. Uh social media.
• have um sometimes like the bots that have infiltrated<01:13:07.679><c> social</c><01:13:08.000><c> media
• </c><01:13:08.719><c> so</c><01:13:09.199><c> I</c><01:13:09.440><c> really</c> infiltrated social media

Bills: HF4348 , HF4186 , HF4202 , HF4455 , HF3884 , HF3883 , HF3882 , HF3881 , HF2688 , HF3295 , HF3862 , HF3362 , HF4242 , HF3798

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

• It seems like a lot of it goes back to the advent and the success of social media and influencers.
• your courses in high school and getting things like internships, where you can maybe be the social media
• </c><00:55:51.520><c> be</c><00:55:51.760><c> the</c><00:55:52.079><c> social</c><00:55:52.319><c> media
• </c><00:55:52.799><c> person</c> maybe you can be the social media person maybe you can be the social
• media person at<00:55:53.680><c> one</c><00:55:53.920><c> of</c><00:55:54.000><c> the</c><00:55:54.160

Bills: HF3650 , HF2238

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

Transcript Highlights:

• I work in media and research for the Senate DFL caucus. >> Uh, my name is Owen Rosebroom.
• </c><00:04:09.439><c> I</c><00:04:09.599><c> work</c><00:04:09.680><c> in</c><00:04:09.920><c> media<
• I work in media and &gt;&gt; and I'm Matt Keller.
• I work in media and research<00:04:10.640><c> for</c><00:04:10.799><c> the</c><00:04:11.120><c> Senate
• Everybody's so excited about it on social media.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:

• Notwithstanding subsection A, nothing in this chapter relieves a social media platform from doing age
• I offer a very simple amendment that simply says that nothing in the bill relieves a social media platform
• You are probably aware that I’ve had a chance to serve on the social media committee with Chairman Patterson
• , and we have heard some incredible testimony over the interim about the impact of social media on youth
• “And then for the same question, again, I’m going to get out of my lane on social media.

Bills: SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127 , SB906 , SB1229 , SB855 , SB703 , SB1025 , SB888 , SB1119 , SB1080 , SB929 , SB1355 , SB2231 , SB1877 , SB1998 , SB552 , SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB2697 , HB3801 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB5111 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB200 , HB1803 , HB249 , HB721 , HB851 , HB 1128 , HB1904 , HB30 , HB1916 , HB541 , HB5560 , HB3071 , HB5627 , HB5435 , HB2688 , HB3045 , HB3483 , HB4213 , HB4226 , HB783 , HB175 , HB4735 , HB5155 , HB5057 , HB4813 , HB5339 , HB5196 , HB5033 , HB3486 , HB4211 , HB74 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4463 , HB4139 , HB4752 , HB4486 , HB4437 , HB4426 , HB4396 , HB4263 , HB3487 , HB3418 , HB2266 , HB2229 , HB2189 , HB5224 , HB5195 , HB3947 , HB3358 , HB3370 , HB3745 , HB3697 , HB2001 , HB1968 , HB3371 , HB3909 , HB4944 , HB2284 , HB4506 , HB3317 , HB4166 , HB3913 , HB1768 , HB4603 , HB2494 , HB3099 , HJR138 , HB133 , HB3832 , HB1988 , HCR34 , HB3421 , HB3892 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was so hyped up in the media, so much attention, because of the deaths, and we wish well to those
• </c><00:39:53.920><c> it</c><00:39:54.000><c> was</c><00:39:54.359><c> so</c> that was was in the media
• it was so that was was in the media it was so hyped<00:39:55.040><c> up</c><00:39:55.200><c> in</c><
• 00:39:55.280><c> the</c><00:39:55.400><c> media</c><00:39:55.720><c> so</c><00:39:55.880><c> much</c>
• <00:39:56.119><c> attention</c> hyped up in the media so much attention hyped up in the media so much

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several fireworks-related bills. On HB 550, which would allow law enforcement to use drone recordings to establish probable cause for fireworks arrests in public areas and appropriate funds for drones, the Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the measure. The Public Defender and some public testifiers opposed it, arguing that a statute cannot mandate probable cause and that the bill raises constitutional concerns. A prosecutor later explained that the bill is intended to address Hawaiʻi case law, especially State v. Kit, which limits aerial surveillance over homes under the state constitution, and suggested that changing “shall” to “may” could reduce constitutional problems. Members also questioned whether current law already allows video evidence of fireworks violations and whether the bill was necessary. Testimony included both support and opposition from individuals and organizations, and no vote was taken during the hearing. The committees then heard HB 806, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The department and police supported the bill, while the Libertarian Party of Hawaiʻi opposed it, arguing that fireworks are already illegal and that the measure adds unnecessary enforcement powers and constitutional risk. Committee members asked what “sting operation” means and whether the term should be defined more clearly; the department said it refers to police or criminal investigations involving deception and agreed a definition would help guide use of the funds. The department also said the funding would support training, storage, and other operational costs for undercover investigations. Finally, the committees heard HB 1483, a broader fireworks enforcement bill that would create an adjudication system for fireworks infractions, revise definitions and penalties, establish new offenses, and increase penalties when fireworks offenses cause injury or death. The Attorney General’s office strongly supported the bill, saying it would improve enforcement by clarifying definitions and allowing cases to be proven without particle testing or expert witnesses when fireworks leave no physical evidence. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported it. The Public Defender opposed the bill, focusing on the bill’s penalty enhancements for offenses that are rarely enforced and its concurrent trial provision, which it said raises problems because of the differences between civil and criminal proceedings. No final committee action or vote was reported in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• full-time job this time of year, and we will be communicating through news releases, through social media
• :14.639><c> social</c> releases uh through through um social releases uh through through um social media
• 16.360><c> information</c><00:32:16.919><c> out</c><00:32:17.360><c> about</c><00:32:17.840><c> the</c> media
• getting information out about the media getting information out about the local<00:32:19.080><c> fire
• increases in people wanting to forage, but they were unsuccessful until she started working to get media

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:

• , and in fact he had only gotten social media six months before he died because I did not want him to
• ><00:09:15.040><c> corion</c><00:09:15.600><c> on</c><00:09:15.839><c> social</c><00:09:16.079><c> media
• </c> of bullying and corion on social media of bullying and corion on social media and<00:09:16.600><
• :18.440><c> social</c> and in fact he had only gotten social and in fact he had only gotten social media
• six months before he died because media six months before he died because I<00:09:21.760><c> did</c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, once information gets out there, allegations, even in a social media posting, I mean, everyone
• You know, once information gets out there, allegations, even in a social media posting, I mean, everyone
• </c> made reference to the social media made reference to the social media thing<00:55:30.640><c> yes
• </c><00:55:34.280><c> but</c><00:55:34.480><c> also</c><00:55:34.760><c> Mr</c> social media but also
• Mr social media but also Mr chairman<00:55:36.640><c> it's</c><00:55:36.960><c> important</c><00:55:

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• 26:17.159><c> distributed</c><00:26:17.720><c> on</c><00:26:18.000><c> social</c><00:26:18.360><c> media
• </c> location distributed on social media location distributed on social media groups<00:26:19.480><c
• driven by financial motives, since these kinds of protests can lead to significant fundraising and media
• Over the years, I've noticed that certain groups on social media have become very organized in their
• They operate as part of what they call a resistance movement, often using social media.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And that includes not bashing each other on social media, on X, or wherever it is.
• > on</c><02:00:28.119><c> X</c><02:00:28.400><c> or</c><02:00:28.599><c> where</c> other on social media
• um on X or where other on social media um on X or where is<02:00:28.960><c> it</c><02:00:29.440><c>
• um</c><02:00:35.079><c> but</c><02:00:35.320><c> leave</c><02:00:35.520><c> the</c> head on social media
• um but leave the head on social media um but leave the ones<02:00:35.840><c> in</c><02:00:36.000><c>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• report, one major DOJ investigation, four major court cases and lawsuits, and a number of different media
• Despite continued media coverage of alleged wrongdoing, the county fails to place him on administrative
• Media reports and...
• Media reports and civil rights complaints following ICE's increased enforcement presence have documented
• Media reports and civil rights complaints following ICE's increased enforcement presence have documented

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Substitute for Assembly Bill 4014, sponsored by Assemblypersons Katz and Morales, establishes a social media
• Even the media thinks that it's ridiculous. Even the liberal media thinks that it's too much.
• His theatrics, his song and dance, his fudged fake numbers that he put on social media, all led you guys
• On third and final passage, the Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 3412 requires social media
• research centers to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, all you need is one bad social media viral post about a customer feeling they got gouged, and
• Assembly Bill 4014 establishes a social media research center at a four-year public institution of higher
• Assembly Bill 4013 requires certain social media platforms to take certain actions concerning user mental
• Saying that social media was something along the lines of harmful or addictive for minors.
• So similar in that, it was a warning label for social media, again, after every 30 minutes, and that

Transcript Highlights:

• It will be a paid media campaign, so we will contract with a vendor to help with producing the paid media
• breakdown: the subject matter expert and research is $250,000 of the $3 million, while the paid consumer media
• And it's just going to be paid media? It's only...
• Well, with paid media, we also plan for earned media, so maybe that's your question.

Transcript Highlights:

• It will be a paid media campaign, so we will contract a vendor to help with producing the paid media
• The subject matter expert and research is $250,000 of the $3 million, while the paid consumer media,
• And it's just going to be a paid media? It's only...
• Well, with paid media, we also plan for earned media, so maybe that's your question.

Summary: The committee first heard May Revision child care and human services items. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the analyst supported. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a reduction in federal and Proposition 64 funding absorbed through a shift from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment program, a 2.01% child care COLA, disaster-related infrastructure grants, a new administrative support cost structure for Alternative Payment agencies, the removal of prospective pay funding after a federal rule change, a reappropriation for existing infrastructure grants, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended asking for more justification for shifting reductions to CAP, supported the COLA reduction but wanted consistency across programs, recommended removing prospective pay funding, opposed the administrative cost shift, and suggested further review of disaster grant alignment. Members pressed the administration on why more slots would be cut for the same savings, why the COLA was reduced, and whether the administrative percentage would grow over time. The administration said the changes were intended to avoid disrupting currently enrolled families, reflect point-in-time relinquishments and unspent funds, and stabilize contractor operations. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, and county representatives, urged full COLA funding, rejection of child care slot reductions, preservation of prospective pay, and continued investment in child care infrastructure and access. The subcommittee then recessed before moving to health items. In Part B, the Department of State Hospitals presented its May Revision proposals, including a central utility plant replacement project at Metropolitan State Hospital, funding for a continuum electronic health record system, reduced county bed billing authority to reflect phase-in of additional LPS beds, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscription services, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal to use Behavioral Health Services Act funds instead of General Fund for training programs. The department said the EHR would modernize records and improve continuity of care, and that the contract exemption would prevent delays in essential clinical information services. No votes were taken in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know you had a very robust outreach plan, and there was a lot of digital media and many components
• I don't want to make the assumption they're not as good with social media, but some people might make
• demographic spread using census data, and we understand certain communities prefer certain, like, print media
• focused on how we engage with our members in terms of our communications, whether it's through ethnic media
• Organizations often post misleading information online and on social media.

Transcript Highlights:

• We also spoke a little bit about social media records and those types of things, and when a subpoena
• is issued for those in the future, there is the opportunity to download somebody's social media history
• If an officer deleted an account entirely, a social media account, how would a plaintiff's attorney know
• be the same challenges with finding it, but there's the ability to issue a subpoena to the social media
• that the account is under, and those are some limitations that exist today when trying to get social media

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• services, search engines, Google ads, media and communications, video production service, local business
• And then you'd say, I need a social media director to help me make some ads.
• I paid my website and I paid my design fee and I paid my social media marketer.
• And then you'd say, I need a social media director to help me make some ads.
• So I paid my website and I paid my design fee and I paid my social media marketer.

Summary: The House debated a series of amendments to a major income tax bill, with repeated arguments over tax fairness, affordability, administrative feasibility, and the role of the Department of Revenue. Early motions to reconsider a failed child care amendment were rejected, and Amendment 2561, which would have restricted data sharing with the IRS, was also defeated after debate over privacy, federal relationships, and whether the proposal was administrable. Amendment 2579, which would have required annual reporting on the tax’s effects on filers, businesses, and charitable donations, likewise failed, with supporters emphasizing transparency and opponents arguing DOR was not the right agency and the report was too speculative. Amendment 2598, proposing to use half of new revenue for a broad sales tax cut, was rejected despite arguments that it would reduce regressivity and provide immediate relief; Amendment 2556, expanding sales tax exemptions for diapers and other child-care essentials to include adult diapers and earlier implementation, also failed after debate over scope and timing.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know overall response was incredible, whether it be through social media campaign or, you know, other
• I know overall response was incredible, whether it be through social media campaign or, you know, other
• I know overall response was incredible, whether it be through social media campaign or, you know, other
• I know overall response was incredible, whether it be through social media campaign or, you know, other
• I know overall response was incredible, whether it be through social media campaign or, you know, other

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy