Transcript Highlights:

• They don't really know how to weed out scams.
• I hope nobody gets scammed out of their money that they won.
• I'm assuming that that would prevent external damage on your face.
• I do understand that preventing small businesses.
• I do understand that preventing the concept of supporting small businesses, I do understand that preventing

Committee: All GIRLS STATE

Summary: The meeting was a Girl State House session in which members received procedural guidance on chamber rules, recognition, voting, and decorum, then moved through a series of bills. The first bill, House Bill 1001, would have prohibited over-the-counter diet pills from being sold or transferred to minors; supporters argued it would protect teens from eating disorders and misuse, while opponents raised concerns about medical exceptions and the age cutoff. It failed 42-55. House Bill 1002, allowing lottery winners to keep their identities confidential for a period of time, was amended during discussion to a three-year confidentiality period and passed 79-17 after a motion for immediate consideration. House Bill 1003, requiring schools to provide resources and courses on child labor/workplace laws and readiness, drew debate over whether it should be mandatory, what age group it should cover, and whether schools could support it; it failed 22-73. House Bill 1004, the Arkansas Head Injury Act requiring helmets and protective gear for motorized cycle riders, passed 94-4 after testimony focused on safety for riders, other drivers, and first responders. Members then considered House Bill 1005, which would require a year-long personal finance course before graduation to teach budgeting, taxes, credit, and related life skills. Supporters said it would better prepare students for adulthood, while opponents argued the material is already covered in existing classes and raised concerns about scheduling and implementation; it failed 35-60. House Bill 1006 increased the teacher classroom investment income tax deduction from $500 to $1,000, with supporters emphasizing teachers’ out-of-pocket spending on classroom supplies and student needs; it passed 97-0. House Bill 1008 sought to limit the number of national franchise businesses in an economic zone to encourage local entrepreneurship and protect small businesses, but opponents argued it could hurt jobs, limit consumer options, and was unclear in scope; it failed 23-69. The House then passed House Bill 1009, creating a voluntary blue envelope program for people with intellectual disabilities to help law enforcement interactions, after supporters said it could reduce confusion and improve safety; it passed 87-5. The final bill introduced before the transcript ended was House Bill 2010, which would increase the income tax credit for Arkansas families supporting a child with special needs; the sponsor began by sharing a personal story about her brother with Down syndrome and the costs families face, but the discussion was cut off before debate or a vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• little fraud machines, but we also have QR codes at the register that they're also using to get and scam
• uh has the opportunity to get scammed uh has the opportunity to get their<00:12:21.000><c> refund</c
• It was elderly folks are being scammed by these kiosks, and it is very, very worrisome.
• Sophie and Alina and the family for bringing this forward and taking their tragedy and trying to prevent
• </c> their tragedy and trying to prevent their tragedy and trying to prevent someone<00:46:59.920><c>

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:22:24.600><c> IND</c> the economic challenges preventing IND the economic challenges preventing
• , romance scams, and things of that nature.
• , romance scams, and things of that nature.
• , romance scams, and things of that nature.
• Trying to pick up cash from vulnerable adults through tech support scams, romance scams, and things of

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, cryptocurrency kiosk fraud prevention act establishes regulatory framework for cryptocurrency kiosk
• </c> cryptocurrency kiosk fraud prevention cryptocurrency kiosk fraud prevention act<00:12:33.760><c>
• Agencies across the state, and probably you on the committee, have heard of scams perpetrated over the
• technology for a lot of folks, especially our elderly people who might fall prey to some of these scams
• My concern a little some of these scams.

Bills: HB303 , SB360 , SB325 , HB477 , SB329 , HB381 , SB330

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• fraud um that taking action to prevent fraud um that they<00:16:22.320><c> did</c><00:16:22.639><c>
• They can help prevent fires in homes.
• They can help prevent fires in homes.
• </c><04:24:34.239><c> Uh</c><04:24:34.560><c> there's</c> unplugged to prevent shock.
• Uh there's unplugged to prevent shock.

Transcript Highlights:

• So someone is pressure scamming them.
• He said he did not think the bill does enough to prevent those scams, though he appreciated Representative
• </c> can uh report being having been scammed. can uh report being having been scammed.
• </c> complications, not by prevention. complications, not by prevention.
• </c> reactive to this than from a prevention reactive to this than from a prevention perspective.<01:

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation also prevents bad actors from coming into the state.
• This legislation also prevents language.
• At the same time, the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker reported a 350% increase in puppy scams in
• Thank you for your time. increase in puppy scams in the two and a increase in puppy scams in the two
• c> it</c><00:21:01.760><c> will</c><00:21:01.919><c> not</c> preventative measure and it will not preventative

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:34:16.120><c> their</c> technology, and it would prevent their technology, and it would prevent
• Um Um, um, what we're hearing is that the elderly folk who are being scammed are being scammed out of
• I get your argument that they'll find ways around scamming, right?
• </c> scam is on the phone. scam is on the phone.
• </c><01:29:12.440><c> foreign</c> it sounds like is to prevent foreign it sounds like is to prevent foreign

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• This measure perhaps will prevent misuse of military power.
• This would unfairly prevent them from taking part in such an important program to prevent recidivism
• The task force will identify gaps in prevention and prosecution, align agencies, It.
• This is but one piece of the greater picture in our fight against scams.
• They're not scamming people out of their homes or their life savings.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• prevent that from happening<00:42:12.920><c> sure</c><00:42:13.440><c> and</c><00:42:13.680><c> I</c
• </c><00:51:59.440><c> where</c> I'd call like one time uh uh scams where I'd call like one time uh uh
• scams where an<00:51:59.880><c> individual</c><00:52:00.319><c> maybe</c><00:52:00.599><c> is</c><00
• So we just want to prevent that from ever coming up. Okay, no further questions, right? Thank you.
• </c> enforcable so we just um want to prevent enforcable so we just um want to prevent that<01:07:31.279

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to consumer protection, liquor regulation, construction procurement, and state contracting. On House Bill 565, DCCA and the Office of Consumer Protection stood on written testimony, and a committee member raised a question about whether creators of remains would have to hold them indefinitely if family members did not respond; the member indicated language would be fixed to address that issue. No vote was taken. House Bill 208, dealing with liquor law changes, drew strong support from Scarlet Honolulu and Maui Brewing Company, who said the measure would modernize liquor rules and add guardrails, while the Wine Institute and Anheuser-Busch opposed it as a special tax break or unnecessary expansion of liquor-related authority. Members questioned whether anonymous complaints should be allowed and whether the bill could lead to retaliation; the supporter said complaints should not be anonymous and suggested the Liquor Commission had been accused of writing complaints to target licenses. No action was taken. House Bill 939, concerning taxation of low-ABV spirits-based beverages, received support from Maui Brewing Company and Johnson Brothers, who said it would align tax treatment with existing categories and reduce confusion, while the Wine Institute and Anheuser-Busch opposed it as a narrow tax break that could reduce revenue and should instead be considered in a broader alcohol tax review. House Bill 808, on construction defect insurance or related protections for state projects, drew comments from DAGS, the State Procurement Office, and the Subcontractors Association, with the latter warning it would make state contracting harder and shrink the contractor base; the chair questioned what recourse the state has when defects appear after a project is completed. House Bill 809, addressing procurement and subcontractor-listing corrections, drew opposition from SPO, DAGS, and the Subcontractors Association, while the General Contractors Association supported it; members debated whether a 24-hour correction window would create abuse or simply allow minor ministerial fixes, and the bill’s sponsor said the goal was to reduce bid protests and procurement discretion. No votes or final committee actions were recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill deals with scammers who take advantage of individuals by scamming them out of their money.
• Oftentimes, when somebody is scammed via email, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or a text message, a bank
• So once an individual has, once it's been ascertained that the individual's being scammed, the individual
• , through a guardian, could serve the scammer through that same app that the victim was initially scammed
• will close a big loophole that's allowed scammers to get assets and skate through investigation by preventing

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met and considered a series of bills, beginning with CS/CS/SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements. The bill would allow more than one collateral liability insurance policy to back a warranty license and make related financial requirement changes; an amendment clarifying policy options was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification, which creates an enforceable requirement and private right of action for party-affiliation qualification rules, and SB 7004, an open government sunset review bill that continues a public records exemption related to housing assistance program applicants or participants after disasters. The committee then took up several member bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 88 would create an opt-in framework for local governments to allow utility terrain vehicles on certain roads, with safety requirements and insurance clarification added by amendment; supporters emphasized local transportation benefits and law enforcement tools, while several senators raised concerns about misuse in urban areas, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 106 would allow substitute service through the same electronic platform used by scammers in vulnerable adult exploitation cases, with a 30-day hold clarified by amendment; it received support from elder law and advocacy groups and was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 262 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code, including decanting, trustee actions, ademption by satisfaction, and homestead/community property trust treatment, and was also reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 402, which updates the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute by referring to armed forces as defined elsewhere in law; SB 700, which continues the public records exemption for site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species; and SB 7006, which preserves public records and meeting exemptions for building plans and related documents depicting 911, E911, and public safety radio communication infrastructure, including next-generation 911 systems. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 2992, pilot program, sexual abuse prevention; Education and Appropriations.
• This bill does not prevent a librarian from being a member of a library association.
• Regarding her work on robocalls and scams, A.G.
• Regarding her work on robocalls and scams, A.G.
• Regarding her work on robocalls and scams, A.G.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several recognitions and guest introductions, including Arizona medical, dental hygiene, hearing-access, and Taekwondo Day visitors. Members also observed a moment of silence for two Arizona Department of Public Safety personnel killed in a helicopter crash while responding to an active shooter incident in Flagstaff. The chamber then moved through committee reports, first and second readings, and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars. On the first and second calendars, the House advanced a series of bills with mostly unanimous or near-unanimous committee-of-the-whole votes, including HB 2075, HB 2120, HB 2155, HB 2328, H.R. 2004, HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 2178, HB 2203, and HB 2395. Several of these measures dealt with health and education topics, including Medicaid lactation services and lactation consultant certification, while HB 2203 was described as an education efficiency bill reducing duplicative reporting requirements. HB 2043 drew the most debate, with supporters calling it a cleanup measure to allow felony-murder charges involving unborn children and opponents warning it was an anti-abortion/personhood bill with broader implications for contraception, IVF, and other care; it still received a do-pass recommendation. On the third calendar, the House considered HB 2010, HB 2043, HB 2108, HB 2135, and HB 2310. HB 2108, described by supporters as a pro-law-enforcement bill addressing fleeing or eluding police, drew concerns about broad criminal definitions and potential overreach, but advanced. HB 2310, on independent contractor status, and HB 2135, with a floor amendment, also advanced. The chamber then took up third readings: HB 2008, concerning school libraries and public funding for library associations, passed 33-25; H.R. 2004, a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval of Attorney General Kris Mayes’s public statements, also passed 33-25 after extensive partisan debate and several points of order. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, referred passed measures for engrossing, and adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our online safety workshops include what to look for in order to protect yourselves from potential scams
• Our online safety workshops include what to look for in order to protect yourselves from potential scams
• How do you prevent online scams, as well as scams that are targeting our phones increasingly with the
• does is it allows communities who've been most impacted by troubles with technology, whether that's scams
• How do we help them with scams and impersonation, account takeovers, unsafe sharing of personal documents

Bills: HB2357 , HB2365 , HB2446

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: civil air patrol, military, Washington, emergency services, public safety, digital opportunities, accessibility, technology, economic growth, education, quantum technology, economic development, workforce development, innovation, technology industry

Transcript Highlights:

• Seats that are for lay members, what vetting will prevent political influence or activists from turning
• In the U.S., we spend $4.5 trillion annually on health care, with 90% of that spent on preventive care
• For decades, D.C. has been lobbied to prevent real change in our food system.
• Prevention. Yes, prevention.
• No, I think what this amendment does actually prevents the patchwork and prevents the confusion that

Bills: SB835 , SB3070 , SB22 , SJR59 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB973 , SB974 , SB865 , SB506 , SB781 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB505 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3073 , SB2920 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB2460 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB2595 , SB857 , SB37 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB12 , SB15 , SJR27 , SB552 , SB835 , SB3070 , SB22 , SJR59 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB973 , SB974 , SB865 , SB506 , SB781 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB505 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3073 , SB2920 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB2460 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB2595 , SB857 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

Transcript Highlights:

• They're not preventative.
• They're<01:46:06.000><c> not</c><01:46:06.200><c> preventative.</c> They're not preventative.
• They're not preventative.
• And that money was scammed. This is the newest method of scamming.
• And that money was scammed. This is the newest method of scamming.

Transcript Highlights:

• officials, I believe that lottery companies should provide aid and training on how to detect these scams
• These scams instead of just throwing their names out into the open.
• They don't really know how to weed out scams.
• I hope nobody gets scammed out of their money that they won, and so I do believe that all this bill and
• I'm assuming that would prevent external damage on your face. But is...

Committee: All GIRLS STATE

Summary: The meeting was a Girl State House session in which members received a brief orientation on chamber rules, decorum, voting procedures, and how to use the floor, followed by prayer, the pledge, and attendance. The parliamentarian and House leaders emphasized respectful conduct, recognition procedures, live microphones/cameras, and how motions such as immediate consideration work. After the rules overview, the chamber began considering bills in order. House Bill 1001, which would have prohibited over-the-counter diet pills from being sold or transferred to anyone under 18, drew debate over eating disorders, teen health, and whether parents or sellers would be affected. Supporters argued it would protect minors from harmful diet culture, while opponents raised concerns about medical exceptions and whether the age limit should be 21 instead. The bill failed, 42-55 with two present. House Bill 1002, allowing lottery winners to remain confidential, was amended during discussion to cover a $100,000 threshold and special rules for elected officials; supporters said it would protect winners from scams and harassment, while opponents raised transparency concerns. It passed 79-17 with one present. House Bill 1003, requiring schools to provide resources and courses on child labor/workplace laws, was debated as a workforce-readiness measure, but members questioned whether it should be a required course, an online option, or limited to older students. The bill failed 22-73 with three present. House Bill 1004, creating the Arkansas Head Injury Act and requiring helmets and face protection for motorized cycle operators and passengers, received strong support based on safety and personal testimony about motorcycle deaths; it passed 94-4. House Bill 1005, the Adult Preparedness Act, would have required a year-long personal finance course before graduation; members debated whether the material was already covered in existing classes and whether schools had time and staffing to implement it. It failed 35-60 with four present. House Bill 1006, increasing the teacher classroom investment tax deduction from $500 to $1,000, was broadly supported as a way to help teachers pay for classroom supplies and student needs, and it passed 97-0 with one present. House Bill 1008, aimed at encouraging entrepreneurial businesses by limiting national franchises in local economic zones, sparked debate over how to define zones, whether existing chains would be affected, and the impact on jobs and affordable shopping options; it failed 23-69 with six present. The session then moved to House Bill 1009, establishing a blue envelope program for people with intellectual disabilities during police interactions; the sponsor explained it would be optional and included in law-enforcement training, and supporters said it could reduce confusion and improve safety. The transcript cuts off before the bill’s final action.

Transcript Highlights:

• On the rental side, the Family Homelessness Prevention Assistance Program—we spend a little money now
• I urge you to support additional funding for supportive housing and Senate File 5060 to prevent that
• I urge you to support additional funding for supportive housing and Senate File 5060 to prevent that
• I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SENATE FILE 5060 TO PREVENT THAT
• By preventing rental assistance, we can help avoid evictions, prevent homelessness, and support stability

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:

• Kelly said, that we've plused up our suicide prevention program with the VA.
• Kelly said, that we've plused up our suicide prevention program with the VA.
• </c><00:15:30.240><c> Um,</c><00:15:30.639><c> and</c> prevention program with the VA.
• Um, and prevention program with the VA.
• Kelly: Prevention, we are standing up, and Miss Johnson testified to it a few hearings ago.

Bills: HF4588 , HF3685 , HF4577 , HF4932

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's go to Glen Oaks Area Crime Prevention and Improvement District. Okay. So that...
• And then it goes on the list of those, and one of those being Glen Oaks Crime Prevention and Improvement

Bills: HR9 , HR15 , HB202 , HB206 , HB338 , HB379 , HB547 , HB691 , HB843 , HB861 , HB908

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, voter identification, election integrity, federal elections, public confidence, election security, SAVE America Act, Louisiana, election fraud, job advertisement, salary transparency, civil service, employment notification, applicant rights, legislative attendance, task force

Transcript Highlights:

• committee to evaluate other creative ideas, which include installing rain checks that delay watering and prevent
• evaluate other creative ideas which that include installing rain clicks that delays watering and prevents

Bills: SB1137 , SB1200 , SB1419 , SB1447 , SB1560 , SCM1004

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park, sewer line