Video & Transcript Research : 'fraudulent solicitation'
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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment number one would amend the definition of direct solicitation to include an offer to repair
- But what I will tell you is that in my research, what you find is that the door-to-door solicitation
- Those are the ones I found that have direct anti-soliciting provisions.
- The majority of the width are these door-to-door solicitations.
- The guys that are knocking on doors are soliciting insurance claims.
Keywords:
home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 267 by Vice Chair Polly Thomas, which would revise the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. The bill would update who may nominate board members, add qualifications and term limits, and allow the governor more flexibility in appointing or reappointing members from less populated districts. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments.
The committee then considered House Bill 478 by Representative Knox, dealing with utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill requires reimbursements to be clearly labeled on customer bills and sets a deadline for repayment; after discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee amended the bill to extend the repayment period from 45 to 90 calendar days and clarified that some settlement or regulatory credits would be treated differently. The bill was then reported favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 924 by Representative Glorioso, a consumer-protection measure aimed at contractor solicitation after disasters. The bill would restrict certain direct solicitations of residential property owners during a declared disaster period, address misleading insurance-related practices, and add disclosure and rescission requirements. After substantial debate over impacts on legitimate contractors, emergency repairs, and enforcement, the committee adopted a conceptual amendment shortening the disaster-response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split, with the sponsor, the insurance commissioner, and some contractors supporting the bill as a fraud-prevention measure, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses and was better addressed through enforcement. The transcript ends before final committee action on HB 924.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Inadequate training may also result in improper or fraudulent notarizations such as failing.
- House Bill 4281 spells out the ability to collect 125% of the donations fraudulently collected.
- If, if I make a fake page and I solicit money from you and I get money from you fraudulently, you have
- It's the money that was fraudulently raised.
- Fraudulent crowdfunding. I will follow up on that.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES
Transcript Highlights:
- My question relates to the $600,000 warrant that was fraudulently cashed, looks like, by a business.
- a warrant that was fraudulently cashed looks like by a business.
- the department's Internal Affairs Section, which investigated and identified numerous potentially fraudulent
- Department's Internal Affairs Section, which investigated and identified numerous, potentially fraudulent
- We do not solicit any policies, and we do not solicit people that do not turn in policies.
Summary:
The committee opened with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of audit reports with findings. The Department of Human Services report described theft and fraud involving false benefit claims, including about $8,000 in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, about $5,800 in Medicaid benefits, and an altered state warrant for nearly $610,000 that was cashed by an auto body shop in California; it also noted asset-control problems and an error in sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members asked whether the fraudulent business had been flagged or notified to other agencies, and DHS said the matter had been referred to law enforcement but no broader notification to California officials was known. The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism report cited missing museum receipts of nearly $3,500 and issues with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium, including a missing $100 drawer fund and an $80 overage; officials said they were considering cashless operations at War Memorial Stadium and provided an update that the museum theft investigation was still ongoing, with misdemeanor time limits expired but felony investigation still possible. The Department of Corrections report found unauthorized fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster-recovery test for offender management software; Corrections said staffing had been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster-recovery test was now scheduled after DIS upgrades were completed. The Department of Veterans Affairs report found four Fayetteville Veterans Home employees were paid for hours not worked, with additional unapproved overtime totaling more than $6,600, a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $1,000 that was refunded, and many overtime instances lacking proper approval; the department said it had tightened overtime approval policies statewide.
The committee also received a special report on law enforcement agencies’ compliance with Arkansas’s racial profiling policy requirement. Legislative Audit said it had received responses from 203 of 383 agencies and forwarded updated policies to the Attorney General, while identifying 180 agencies that had not responded and were deemed out of compliance. Members asked what happens if agencies still fail to respond and requested a list of nonresponding agencies; staff said their role is limited to collecting and forwarding policies, and the committee agreed to receive the list. All reports were filed or reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting date and a possible room change due to building work.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The endless demand for sex through soliciting prostitutes in our neighborhoods must not be normalized
- to help keep us safer, and we agree that enhancing the penalties for those choosing to engage in soliciting
- The bill also states that it is not a defense to a prosecution for fraudulent schemes and artifices that
- I think we should be encouraging law enforcement and district attorneys to prosecute criminals fraudulently
- , but because there's also the section that says conduct in this state constitutes an attempt, solicitation
Bills:
HB2028, HB2047, HB2136, HB2244, HB2364, HB2406, HB2415, HB2557, HB2573, HB2589, HB2720, HB2749, HB2825, HB2861, HB2862, HB2870, HB2970, HB4070, HB4117, HCR2004, HCR2051
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 2221, which enhances protections against fraudulent filings in the Uniform Commercial Code
- SB2221 strengthens our safeguards against fraudulent and abusive practices in commercial filings.
- In our explorations of getting rid of some of these fraudulent filings, it was about $5,000 to $10,000
- Addressing fraudulent UCC filings is a remediable inefficiency in Texas business.
- We indemnify and hold these stores harmless from any sort of fraudulent activity.
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate the opportunity to lay out Senate Bill 2221, which enhances protections against fraudulent
- the minimum statutory damages from $5,000 to $10,000, and it clarifies that anyone injured by a fraudulent
- SB 2221 strengthens our safeguards against fraudulent and abusive practices in commercial filings.
- Generally, these fraudulent filings are in furtherance of a pseudo-legal scheme that looks to evade the
- The lack of an efficient remedy for fraudulent UCC filings is a remediable inefficiency in Texas business
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service
Summary:
The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills.
A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4.
The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you explain to me exactly what indirectly soliciting means in your amendment?
- I just don't want to solicit a diss from these people, so let me put in this amendment directly or indirectly
- was structured by service centers, trying to establish a kind of a cooperative that would bid and solicit
- lay out the committee substitute for House Bill 3414 relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent
- It mirrors what we've had on the books for fraudulent possession or use of identifying information, which
Keywords:
gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Apr 21st, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment number one would amend the definition of direct solicitation to include an offer to repair
- And there are roofers that come around, and we had a roofer that just kind of solicited us to be able
- Those are the ones I found that have direct anti-soliciting provisions.
- The majority of the work are these door-to-door solicitations.
- The guys that are knocking on doors are soliciting insurance claims.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 267, which would change the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors by adjusting appointment qualifications, term limits, and nomination procedures. Vice Chair Thomas explained the bill was meant to address the lack of nominations from existing entities and to allow the governor more flexibility, especially in smaller districts. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported HB 267 favorably.
The committee then considered House Bill 478 on utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill, as amended, requires utilities to clearly label reimbursements on customer bills and sets a deadline for issuing refunds. After discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee changed the reimbursement timeline from 45 days to 90 days and clarified that the bill would not interfere with larger settlement or regulatory credits. HB 478 was then reported favorably as amended.
The longest discussion centered on House Bill 924, a consumer protection measure aimed at contractors who solicit residential property owners after declared disasters. The author said the bill was intended to curb predatory storm-chasing and fraudulent insurance-related practices, while still allowing emergency mitigation work. The committee adopted technical amendments and then a conceptual amendment shortening the catastrophe response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split: the Insurance Commissioner and some roofing industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to deter fraud, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses, limit legitimate door-to-door work, and not solve enforcement problems. The bill remained under consideration after extensive testimony and public comment.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 11th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- outdoor campground facilities to have a flood disaster plan and creating public protections against fraudulent
- bad actors trying to solicit charitable donations after a disaster.
- outdoor campground facilities to have a flood disaster plan and creating public protections against fraudulent
- bad actors trying to solicit charitable donations after a disaster.
Keywords:
redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And was accused of sharing private information and fraudulently aiding companies such as IBM and Dima
- Outside solicitation is involved.
- So, this would stop or at least directly influence the outside solicitation, as well as the... ...insider
- Members, public servants are highly susceptible to having fraudulent liens filed against them by citizens
- lien or claim if the owner of the real or personal property subject to the fraudulent lien is a person
Bills:
HB47, HB171, HB285, HB305, HB449, HB908, HB1024, HB1306, HB1443, HB1445, HB1741, HB1866, HB1902, HB2001, HB2282, HB2355, HB2492, HB2637, HB2697, HB3464, HB4263, HB4996, HB5667, HB47, HB171, HB285, HB305
Keywords:
sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination, medical care, trauma-informed care, crime victims compensation, evidence retention, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, pretrial hearings
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Like fraudulent claims, I guess?
- So, yeah, I guess it would be fraudulent, and I'm sure your answer would be no.
- I might be reviewing solicitations, but I've not accepted a job.
- Ultimately, it was determined that the Postmates driver was soliciting business.
- Were they delivering, were they only soliciting things like that.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- from using campaign funds for personal use, Senate File 1851 expands such protections to include fraudulent
- such protections to include fraudulent such protections to include fraudulent misrepresentation<
- SF 1851 would help to address this trend, first by prohibiting the fraudulent misrepresentations that
- SF 1851 would help to address this trend, first by prohibiting the fraudulent misrepresentations that
- have to be operating and soliciting have to be operating and soliciting funds<00:26:04.880>
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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- So I guess what I'm trying to figure out is, moving forward, are you all not going to try to solicit.
- Are you all not going to try to solicit door prizes and different things to do teacher appreciation?
- We just didn't have time to do a lot of that kind of stuff, but it is our plan to continue to solicit
- We just didn't have time to do a lot of that kind of stuff, but it is our plan to continue to solicit
- But if you're soliciting and getting sponsorships from the community that actually wants to appreciate
Summary:
The committee met to review education audit reports and adopted the minutes. Legislative Audit reported 103 education audits total, with 89 having no findings and 14 containing findings. The committee first heard from Camden Fairview School District, which had findings for spending operating funds on an end-of-year employee banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges. District officials said they had implemented stronger internal controls, stopped using the affected card, and would limit future events to comply with state law and constitutional requirements. Members questioned the district about prior practices, donated funds, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using operating funds; the report was filed as reviewed.
The committee then reviewed Forest City School District, which had a finding for spending $33,000 in operating funds on an off-campus end-of-year celebration and entertainment event. District representatives said the money came from a long-standing Pepsi-related donation fund, but acknowledged confusion over whether it should be treated as operational funds and said they would stop using it that way and provide training to staff and the board. Members discussed whether the funds were private donations or operating funds, the lack of a formal board vote, and whether the event was intended to recognize staff and growth; the report was filed as reviewed.
The committee also received notice of more serious findings that were referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general, including Conway School District for misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees, Magnolia School District for undeposited activity funds, Westside School District for undocumented and personal credit card charges, and Boonville School District for paying a board member’s son in excess of the statutory limit without an approved exemption. The remaining eight reports with findings were filed en masse as reviewed, and the 89 reports with no findings were also filed en masse. The committee adjourned after noting that most districts reviewed had no findings.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- So I guess what I'm trying to figure out is, moving forward, are you all not going to try to solicit.
- Are you all not going to try to solicit door prizes and different things to do teacher appreciation?
- We just didn't have time to do a lot of that kind of stuff, but it is our plan to continue to solicit
- We just didn't have time to do a lot of that kind of stuff, but it is our plan to continue to solicit
- But if you're soliciting and getting sponsorships from the community that actually wants to appreciate
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES
Transcript Highlights:
- My question relates to the $600,000 warrant that was fraudulently cashed, looks like, by a business.
- the department's Internal Affairs Section, which investigated and identified numerous potentially fraudulent
- Department's Internal Affairs Section, which investigated and identified numerous, potentially fraudulent
- We do not solicit any policies, and we do not solicit people that do not turn in policies.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- protections to include fraudulent protections to include fraudulent misrepresent<00:05:43.000>
- Fraudulent PACs, but there's nothing in here in the description that limits it to anything.
- Fraudulent PACs, but there's nothing in here in the description that limits it to anything.
- Fraudulent PACs, but PACs, right?
- Process that it could be anybody, and there's everybody's being solicited for everything.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you explain to me exactly what indirectly soliciting means in your amendment?
- Uh, by, um, service centers trying to establish a kind of a cooperative that would bid, uh, solicit bids
- necessary authority to respond to check fraud, unauthorized electronic fund transfers, and other fraudulent
- lay out the committee substitute for House Bill 3014 relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent
- I will tell you it mirrors what we've had on the books for fraudulent possession of use, fraudulent possession
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- look at it, they're operating within a loophole when they're not accredited, when someone can simply solicit
- look at it, they're operating within a loophole when they're not accredited, when someone can simply solicit
- ever want to push out because I know there's good actors, but some of the bad actors, it's almost fraudulent
- They're operating within a loophole when they're not accredited, when someone can simply solicit online
- not want to push anyone out because there are good actors, but some of the bad actors are almost fraudulent
Summary:
The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 144, sponsored by Senator Danny Carroll, would require destruction of firearms used in homicides and allow destruction of certain defaced, hazardous, unsafe, or owner-requested firearms, while prohibiting agencies from intentionally damaging firearms before transfer and requiring written agency policies. Senator Tichenor asked about lost auction revenue; KSP said it could not track homicide weapons separately, that auctions bring in about $1.2 million annually, and that most proceeds support Kentucky Homeland Security. Senators Boswell and others said they generally oppose destroying firearms but supported moving the bill forward; the bill passed favorably with no nays.
House Bill 191, sponsored by Representative Aaron Thompson and presented with state and veterans’ officials, would align Kentucky law with federal changes to allow additional burials in state veteran cemeteries for certain National Guard and Reserve veterans, their spouses, and dependents who were not previously eligible. Testimony explained the bill would cover veterans who served in reserve components without Title 10 activation, including those who assisted during floods, fires, and tornadoes, and clarified eligibility rules for spouses and children. Senators asked about minimum service and dependent eligibility, and the committee passed the bill favorably and unanimously.
Senate Bill 198, sponsored by Senator David Yates, addressed protection of veterans’ benefits by regulating third-party claims consultants. The committee adopted a substitute adding definitions and accreditation-related provisions, and Yates said the bill was intended to curb abusive fee practices and direct penalties to the special license plate fund for veterans. He explained the bill’s fee limits, including a cap tied to three times the monthly increase in benefits and an overall ceiling, while senators questioned whether the cap might discourage good actors and how the dollar limits would work. A veteran witness, Bob Casher, supported the bill and urged more public information on free claims assistance; the committee held further action while allowing guest comments, and the discussion focused on balancing consumer protection with access to legitimate consultants.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
County and Municipal Government Apr 8th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, local government, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI, driving under the influence, alcohol-related offenses, drug-related offenses, prostitution, solicitation
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- How would a consumer or recipient of email or solicitations know when something's coming is legitimate
- How would a consumer or recipient of email or solicitations know when something's coming is legitimate
- I just want to make a statement, which is that conversion therapy is predatory and it's fraudulent. >
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it's conversion therapy is predatory and it's conversion therapy is predatory and it's fraudulent - . fraudulent. fraudulent.
Keywords:
licensing, professional license, individual taxpayer identification number, immigration, state residency, right to repair, wheelchairs, consumer protection, repair providers, device documentation, HB1753, Hawaii Social Media Data Deletion Act, social media, account deletion, data deletion, privacy, consumer privacy, personal information, sensitive personal information, data retention
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 10, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 1849 relating to licensing drew comments from DCCA’s Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission, both of which stood on written testimony. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights testified in strong support, emphasizing that some immigrants, including DACA recipients, are already contributing in Hawaii and that the state should help create pathways for them to remain and advance professionally. No vote or final action was taken on HB 1849 during the portion shown.
The committee then heard HB 2000, the wheelchair right-to-repair bill. Encart opposed the measure, arguing that repair delays are largely driven by insurance prior authorization and that wheelchair repairs involve FDA-regulated medical devices where improper repairs could create health risks. Peter Fritz testified in support, saying the bill was modeled on similar laws in other states and that he had personal experience through his sister’s use of a wheelchair. Members questioned whether repairs done outside insurer networks might not be reimbursed, and Fritz said that was a concern but that the need for timely repair outweighed it. The committee also discussed HB 1753 on social media, where DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but suggested an amendment to the definition of personal information.
On HB 1511 relating to consumer protection, DCCA’s Insurance Division supported the bill, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association offered comments seeking to preserve legitimate manufacturer and dealer communications about vehicles, warranties, recalls, and related services. The committee also took up HB 276 HD1 and HB 1513 on condominiums. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission offered comments on HB 276 HD1. For HB 1513, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported the bill, but DCCA’s Insurance Division opposed it, warning that diverting HHRF funds could weaken reinsurance arrangements and raise premiums for consumers who rely on the fund. Members questioned whether the proposed condo loan program would need HHRF money and whether the amounts in the bill were necessary, and the division said it opposed using HHRF for that purpose.
The committee also heard HB 2188 on housing, where OCP supported the measure and the Hawaii Association of Realtors raised concerns about conflicts with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the use of tenant screening reports, noting that a working group is already addressing landlord-tenant issues. Members asked OCP to research how other states handle similar laws and whether additional language is needed to avoid federal conflict. Finally, on HB 1876 relating to mental health, the Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division supported the bill but said it remains opposed to harmful, non-evidence-based treatment modalities; Pride at Work Hawaii also testified in strong support. No final votes or committee decisions were reported in the excerpt.