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• 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.

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• 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>

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• </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

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• 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

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• </c> targets, but also on preventing targets, but also on preventing catastrophic<00:40:43.040><c> sea
• </c> implementing fraud prevention processes. implementing fraud prevention processes.
• </c><02:21:26.000><c> and</c> to the fraud and fraud prevention and to the fraud and fraud prevention
• </c> chase scam scam that has drained chase scam scam that has drained billions<02:53:12.080><c> from
• </c> prevention reforms are long overdue. prevention reforms are long overdue.

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• </c> and paperwork prevention. and paperwork prevention.
• They increase barriers, erode person-centeredness, and weaken preventative cost-effective supports.
• Placing caps on services may prevent some children from ever reaching their full potential.
• </c> Placing caps on services may prevent Placing caps on services may prevent some<00:50:43.840><c>
• What you're trying to prevent could actually exponentially happen more.

Bills: HF4207 , HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• She said school counselors, mental health support, bullying prevention measures, and suicide prevention
• </c> planning, and prevention strategies. planning, and prevention strategies.
• c> and</c> thoughtful preventative investment and thoughtful preventative investment and supports<00:
• </c><01:09:16.120><c> deadly</c> training is essential to prevent deadly training is essential to prevent
• With the proper can prevent tragedies.

Bills: HF3753 , HF4299 , HF4700 , HF4282 , HF4139 , HF3530 , HF4031

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• It doesn't prevent or restrict the use of paid circulators.

Bills: HB2775 , HB2874 , HB2940 , HB4014 , HB4067 , HB4115 , HCM2010 , HCR2051

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: international organizations, government resources, public institutions, Arizona Board of Regents, foreign adversaries, campaign finance, contributions, termination statements, reporting, penalties, electoral processes, healthcare, public benefits, eligibility verification, fraud prevention, Medicaid, SNAP, transparency, accountability, state land

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• And there are very few evidence-based or research-based youth violence prevention or intervention services
• And there are very few evidence-based or research-based youth violence prevention or intervention services
• that exist across ...based or research-based youth violence prevention or intervention services that
• youth and families that have lived experience, to learn about best practices in youth violence prevention
• youth and families that have lived experience, to learn about best practices in youth violence prevention

Bills: SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124 , SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

Bills: SB5826 , SB5828 , SB5909 , SB5931 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB6082 , SB6090

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, veterans

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• Before you is SB 5938 concerning the foreclosure prevention fee.
• We operate the state's official foreclosure prevention hotline.
• That is why reliable funding for foreclosure prevention is so important.
• I'm a staff attorney in our foreclosure prevention unit.
• I'm a staff attorney at our foreclosure prevention unit.

Bills: SB5884 , SB5885 , SB5937 , SB5938

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: sales tax, redevelopment, economic incentive, underutilized property, infrastructure, affordable housing, religious organizations, zoning laws, land use, community development, smart access system, smart lock, residential landlord-tenant act, tenant privacy, biometric data, fingerprint, face scan, iris scan, key fob, key card

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• Proper management of our nation's forest lands can help prevent a small spark from turning into a raging
• Forest Act addresses this by creating a fireshed center to improve wildfire decision making across prevention
• underestimate the uncertainty that this uncertainty has damaged morale and slowed work in wildland fire prevention
• We need to be looking at what we can be doing in this space so that way we're preventing, we have better
• raised in the bill, that some of the provisions go beyond what would be necessary for wildfire prevention

Bills: HB471

Committee: Senate Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

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• to figure out: are we really trying to oversee agencies with this bill, or are we really trying to prevent
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.
• to figure out: are we really trying to oversee agencies with this bill, or are we really trying to prevent
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• 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.

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• 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

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• </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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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.