Transcript Highlights:

• the ambulance arrives and the person says, 'Oh, I don't want to pay the bill,' and says, 'I didn't refuse
• </c><03:39:11.040><c> I</c><03:39:11.279><c> ref</c><03:39:11.800><c> didn't</c><03:39:11.960><c> refuse
• </c><03:39:12.239><c> to</c><03:39:12.359><c> get</c> bill and says I ref didn't refuse to get bill and
• says I ref didn't refuse to get into<03:39:12.720><c> the</c> into the into the ambulance<03:39:14.720

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• They invited out-of-district public schools to participate; they refused, but plenty of private schools
• the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the SCLC, Martin Luther King's legacy organization, filed

Bills: SB 2

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• confiscate animals without charging the owner, simply confiscating the animal without charges being filed
• confiscating the animal without<00:11:50.399><c> charges</c><00:11:50.880><c> being</c><00:11:51.120><c> filed
• </c><00:11:51.600><c> puts</c><00:11:51.920><c> owners</c> without charges being filed puts owners without
• charges being filed puts owners in<00:11:52.560><c> the</c><00:11:52.800><c> situation</c><00:11:53.200

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee held an open work session on HB 1766-FN, a bill addressing cruelty to livestock, and focused on proposed language changes from the Department of Agriculture. Assistant State Veterinarian Nathan Harvey, speaking for the commissioner, explained concerns about the term “imminent danger,” arguing that the bill should allow seizure based on probable cause when an animal is starving or has a life-threatening condition, rather than tying action too closely to whether the owner is arrested. The department also proposed language on “extreme suffering” that would require euthanasia if the cost of treatment would exceed the allowable reimbursement amount under AGR rules, though members immediately raised concerns about using a dollar limit to require euthanasia. The department further suggested clarifying who may participate in investigations by allowing the state veterinarian or a designate, and noted that the current draft could be read too narrowly. Members discussed the $5,000 emergency care cap in the rules, with Josh Marshall confirming it is an aggregate emergency veterinary care limit. Several legislators said they were uncomfortable changing the bill from “may” to “shall” euthanize, arguing that treatment costs vary widely by species and condition and that a fixed monetary threshold could be too rigid. Representative Bixby also raised a separate concern that the bill’s language may be broader than intended and could apply to all animals rather than livestock only. The department agreed the bill should be limited to livestock and suggested using existing statutory definitions or adding a new section to make that clear. The discussion also turned to humane societies and other organizations that might investigate complaints or board seized animals. A representative from a humane organization said the groups with expertise in care often also have expertise useful to investigations, and that removing them entirely could be impractical because only a few facilities in the state can provide boarding. Members and witnesses explored alternative language that would allow for-profit and nonprofit organizations to participate in either the investigation or the care of livestock, but not both, to avoid conflicts of interest while preserving needed expertise. No votes were taken; the work session ended with agreement to consult the Office of Legislative Services and the department to refine the bill before the next meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• If they refuse to pass a budget that protects health care, they own the consequences.
• If they refuse to pass a budget that protects health care, they own the consequences.
• If they refuse<00:50:53.760><c> to</c><00:50:53.920><c> pass</c><00:50:54.240><c> a</c><00:50:54.480>
• <c> budget</c><00:50:55.040><c> that</c><00:50:55.359><c> protects</c> refuse to pass a budget that protects
• refuse to pass a budget that protects health<00:50:56.000><c> care,</c><00:50:56.640><c> they</c><00

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> there would be new trial motions filed there would be new trial motions filed under<00:25:30.960
• </c><00:29:51.919><c> It</c> filed. It would still be reviewed. It filed.
• file a petition?
• </c> whom have filed motions for a new trial. whom have filed motions for a new trial.
• ,</c><03:19:12.000><c> and</c><03:19:12.319><c> to</c> file, Department of Justice File, and to file,

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted. Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage. Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• The legislature continues to downshift responsibility while refusing to provide cities and towns with
• I just don't know what late filing bills looks like yet.
• </c> filing right now 15 that I know about. filing right now 15 that I know about.
• I just don't late filing<02:41:21.520><c> bills.
• I don't know what that filing bills.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• affordability crisis for Minnesotans continues almost all of it now by choice because Republicans in Congress refuse
• affordability crisis for Minnesotans continues almost all of it now by choice because Republicans in Congress refuse

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Under Lieutenant Governor Patrick's direction, I've been the chairman, I've got to file a bill about.
• So what happens if it would be the gap, To, you know, file the disaster declaration and took steps to
• It's already been drafted, it hasn't been filed yet, and it focuses on what you're talking about and
• I just wanted you to know, I had constituents ask me to file a bill this session, so I did file a bill
• The only bill we've got filed is HB 2, which is in our operability bill as far as been referred, filed

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate file respectfully requested.
• House file number 1695 and transmitted. House file number 1695 and 4546<00:21:42.880><c> signed.
• The secretary will read the House file numbers. >> House File Numbers 4102 and 4348. >> The House files
• </c> amended to Senate file number 4401. amended to Senate file number 4401.
• The secretary will give Senate File 4760 its third reading. >> Senate File number 4760.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Charges were filed for felony assault on law enforcement.
• filed for felony assault<01:59:18.400><c> law</c><01:59:18.560><c> enforcement.
• </c><02:45:28.080><c> Applies</c> after the application is filed.
• Applies after the application is filed.
• </c> intermediate court of appeals was filed intermediate court of appeals was filed on<02:45:34.800>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs recessed briefly for a joint hearing, then reconvened and took up House Bill 2494, which would limit warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations, require officers to document arrest justification, expand citation-in-lieu-of-arrest use, and direct the Judiciary to create a standardized citation form. The chair also outlined hearing procedures and testimony time limits. Committee members later received an overview from the Policing Project about national trends in expanding citation use. Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and the Policing Project, argued the bill would reduce unnecessary arrests and pretrial detention, lessen jail overcrowding, save law enforcement time, and reduce harms such as job loss, housing instability, family disruption, and recidivism. They also said the bill preserves officer discretion through public-safety and flight-risk exceptions, and several supporters urged the committee to adopt a standardized citation form despite the Judiciary’s request for a delayed implementation date. Opposition came from the Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, county prosecutors, Honolulu Police Department, and other individuals. They argued the bill would unduly restrict law enforcement discretion, create administrative and data-processing problems, and make it harder to identify repeat or habitual offenders because of changes to citation information and fingerprinting. The Judiciary requested implementation no earlier than January 1, 2028 and said the citation form would need major changes. Opponents also warned the bill could increase litigation, suppress evidence, and not meaningfully reduce overcrowding because most jail populations are held on felony matters. The chair reported 14 testimonies in support, 21 in opposition, and one with comments; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• The frustration is that there are language barriers and a refusal to cooperate for the workers who are
• And I did come today to be able to point out to the committee that SP 23 was filed.
• I'm actually—I have a bill that we'll be hearing that I actually filed with regards to speeding over
• </c><02:41:05.200><c> with</c> be hearing um that I actually filed with be hearing um that I actually
• </c><02:41:12.080><c> it</c> actually requested that we file it actually requested that we file it because

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We refuse to be complicit in a market that bleeds our fans and starves our business.
• Now, in the past six years, the FTC has raised the alarm, filing multiple complaints against major data
• Survivors now hesitate to file for protection orders or even seek shelter.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require AI companion chatbots to respond to credible self-harm or violence-related crisis expressions by displaying the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, warning users, and pausing the chat for human review after repeated crisis signals. The author and supporters said the bill is a measured safety standard to redirect vulnerable users to human help, citing research and cases where chatbots worsened suicidal ideation or violent behavior. Support came from crisis and medical advocates, while no opposition testimony was offered. The chair and members expressed strong support, and the bill was held pending quorum before later action on the agenda. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for users to create or maintain accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and would create an E-Safety Advisory Commission in the Attorney General’s office. The author argued the bill targets product design, not speech, and is intended to curb compulsive features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds while allowing safer or non-addictive platforms to remain available. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, compulsive use, and mental health harms; opponents, including EFF, ACLU-Cal Action, TechNet, and youth advocacy groups, warned about privacy, First Amendment, and access-to-community concerns, especially for LGBTQ youth and other marginalized groups. Committee members debated whether the bill is a ban or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the proposal would be effective or could push youth to less safe spaces. Several members said they would support the bill as a first step, while others raised concerns about enforceability, privacy, and constitutional issues. The author emphasized that the bill is limited to specific harmful design features, not content or general internet access, and that the new commission would monitor evolving technology and recommend future updates. No final vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• that changes—uh, it just changed last week because we had a party change—all I simply do is drag a file
• that changes—uh, it just changed last week because we had a party change—all I simply do is drag a file
• > is</c><00:24:45.840><c> is</c><00:24:46.640><c> drag</c><00:24:47.039><c> a</c><00:24:47.279><c> file
• /c><00:24:47.600><c> into</c><00:24:48.000><c> a</c><00:24:48.320><c> a</c> simply do is is drag a file
• into a a simply do is is drag a file into a a program<00:24:49.279><c> and</c><00:24:49.600><c> it</

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When they just look at the reconstruction cost of those things, what's killing us, and we're not refusing

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 14 January, 2026: 3:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• people come in, students and others, and they were mining, trying to mine that from the piles of the refuse

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:58 Approval of Minutes 03:05 Member Comments 03:18 Nanotechnologies in Energy 06:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes, then heard announcements and introductions from members and guests, including an invitation to an East Kentucky trail ride opening and welcomes for new EPIC and Kentucky Coal Association representatives and several constituents. After the opening business, the committee turned to a presentation on nanotechnology and energy applications by Rodney Andrews of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. Andrews explained how nanoscale materials behave differently because of their size and surface area, and described uses in consumer products, batteries, solar panels, catalysts, coatings, sensors, and energy storage. Members asked about the relationship between nanomaterials and coal, and Andrews said carbon nanotubes can be made from coal-derived hydrocarbons, which members noted as an opportunity for Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing sectors. He also discussed work on improved solar coatings, more stable perovskites, fuel-processing catalysts, hydrogen storage, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, electromagnetic shielding, and conductive yarns and fabrics. The presentation also covered more advanced applications such as thermoelectric textiles, power transmission materials, thermal transport composites for aerospace, nanofluids for cooling, and fusion reactor shielding. In the final discussion, members raised questions about electromagnetic pulse protection and quantum computing; Andrews said the materials discussed could absorb and spread energy and that shielding applications may help with EMPs, while quantum computing remains limited by extremely low operating temperatures. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• So in some sense, I really refuse to audit anything until the context is pretty much fixed.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on AI risks and mitigation, beginning with automated decision systems and then moving to frontier models. The chair emphasized that California has already passed some targeted AI bills, but broader regulation has stalled, and argued that a federal 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation would be reckless. The hearing was framed as a way to distinguish between narrow predictive systems used in areas like hiring, health care, and criminal justice, and more powerful frontier models with broader capabilities and potentially catastrophic risks. On the first panel, Professor Arvind Narayanan described automated decision systems as often relying on historical data that reflects past bias, producing only limited predictive accuracy and sometimes arbitrary or harmful outcomes. He cited examples including welfare fraud, criminal risk tools, hospital discharge estimates, and job-candidate scoring, and said policymakers should require effectiveness standards, explanation, contestability, impact assessments, and public inventories of government systems. Alondra Nelson focused on algorithmic discrimination as a spectrum of harms, including allocative discrimination, surveillance and privacy harms, targeting and profiling, and cultural misrepresentation. She gave examples involving IRS audits, data sold through apps and brokers, facial recognition misidentification, and biased employment and health-care systems, arguing that harms often compound across multiple systems. Cathy O’Neill described her auditing work as building a “cockpit” for AI—identifying who could be harmed, measuring disparities, and setting thresholds for action—and said audits, consent decrees, and public accountability can push companies toward better practices without banning innovation. Members of the committee asked about international competition, especially China, whether AI is more biased than humans, the cost of compliance for businesses, and whether California should move ahead despite federal uncertainty. The panelists said regulation should focus on high-stakes uses rather than all AI, that transparency and third-party auditing can be low-cost or cost-effective, and that good actors are already using impact assessments. They also noted that state-level action in places like Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey, and others is helping set standards. The chair and members stressed that the goal is not to stop innovation but to build trust and reduce discrimination in consequential decisions. The second panel turned to frontier models. Joshua Bengio warned that model capabilities are improving rapidly, especially in reasoning and planning, while alignment and safety are not keeping pace. He cited recent research suggesting models can behave deceptively, including attempts to avoid shutdown, fake compliance during training, and even blackmail in simulated scenarios, and said companies must measure and disclose these risks before deployment. The discussion underscored the committee’s broader concern that California should continue leading on AI safety and accountability while preserving beneficial uses of the technology.

Transcript Highlights:

• But I was refused because it's a civil matter, and until our concerns are considered legal issues and

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD. The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue. Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• But I can tell you that conducting checks on new applicants, we do refuse licenses over that.
• Then you get employed by a district and you file with us what's called the beginning of plan, which is
• with us what's district and you file with us what's called<00:21:35.440><c> the</c><00:21:35.600><c>
• </c> the credit when they filed their taxes? the credit when they filed their taxes?
• I had this filed ahead of front of you.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is from the OSHA website: Employees' rights to refuse unsafe work explicitly allows workers to refuse
• general, the division, a labor organization, or a person aggrieved by a violation of this part may file
• </c><02:04:13.679><c> this</c><02:04:13.840><c> part</c><02:04:14.400><c> may</c><02:04:14.639><c> file
• </c><02:04:14.880><c> a</c><02:04:15.119><c> civil</c> violation of this part may file a civil violation
• of this part may file a civil action<02:04:15.760><c> against</c><02:04:16.159><c> a</c><02:04:16.480

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It leaves the state unable to take action against operators who have refused to comply with certification
• 58.120><c> have</c> take action against operators who have take action against operators who have refused
• > to</c><03:57:59.080><c> comply</c><03:58:00.320><c> with</c><03:58:00.480><c> certification</c> refused
• to comply with certification refused to comply with certification requirements<03:58:01.800><c> and<

Keywords: 981, all