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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chickens can also attract predators, such as foxes, raccoons, coyotes, and other wildlife that pose a
- Chickens can also attract predators, such as foxes, raccoons, coyotes, and other animals in wildlife
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , mostly because there's no predators.
- I would say it would probably be millions of dollars to develop something like that, a predator-proof
- Zinlandia. um<00:04:24.080><c> they</c><00:04:24.400><c> basically</c><00:04:24.800><c> predator</c><
- and um but it's an amazing predators and um but it's an amazing place<00:04:36.000><c> to</c><00:04:
- </c><00:05:16.240><c> a</c><00:05:16.560><c> predator</c> develop something like that. a predator develop
Bills:
SB2606 , SB3253 , SB237 , SB3252 , SB1178 , SB2322 , SB2019 , SB3043 , SB3014 , SB2972 , SB1190 , SB2488
Committee:
Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several measures related to wildlife, conservation, shoreline adaptation, and climate governance. On SB 2606, which would establish the Freshwater State Recreational Area Wildlife Sanctuary Corporation, the Department of Land and Natural Resources said it had concerns about employee eligibility and was not yet prepared to comment further on the bill’s ramifications. After testimony ended, a senator asked DLNR to follow up with more detail, and the department said it would relay the questions to leadership and respond later. No vote was taken on the measure during the excerpt.
On SB 3253, which would create the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity to work with DLNR, the department said it supported the bill. In discussion, DLNR said Hawaii has not done anything like this before, described a similar model in New Zealand, and estimated that developing such a sanctuary could cost millions of dollars. Members also discussed whether the concept would fit with existing efforts such as Hakalau, and DLNR said the bill could apply to private or state lands depending on the site. No action was taken.
The most extensive discussion was on SB 237, which would expand state and county authority to develop adaptation pathways for relocating infrastructure away from sea level rise and coastal flooding areas. DLNR supported the bill, saying it prioritizes public trust resources over economic development or private property. The Kahana Bay Steering Committee and the Shoreline Preservation Coalition opposed the measure, arguing it was too focused on managed retreat and should include a broader range of shoreline responses, such as erosion mitigation, groins, sand nourishment, and other interim protections. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it appreciated the bill’s intent but wanted broader language that would allow more tools in the toolbox. Members debated whether retreat is inevitable, whether different shorelines require different approaches, and whether the bill should be more flexible. No vote was taken.
The final measure discussed was SB 3252, which would amend the powers and duties of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, create a coordinator position, and appropriate funds. The commission’s coordinator testified in support, while OPSD opposed the bill, saying it would remove the two cabinet-level co-chair positions, raise accountability concerns, and duplicate some of OPSD’s functions. In questioning, members debated whether the current commission structure has been effective, who would appoint or confirm the coordinator, and whether the bill would improve transparency and implementation. OPSD said it supported more statewide interdepartmental funding for climate planning and staffing, but had concerns about the proposed governance changes. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/24/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- It predates both the federal and the state regulations about advertising along the highway.
- It predates both the federal and the state regulations about advertising along the highway.
- It's about 300 feet from the interstate, and the current law, although this predates it, is 500 feet
- :08.800><c> this</c> and the the current law although this and the the current law although this predates
- laws that come after that, that predates laws that come after that, then<01:47:03.600><c> you</c><01
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, predation issues and whether or not animals can evade predators the way they normally would.
- Uh predation<01:20:54.800><c> issues</c><01:20:55.120><c> and</c><01:20:55.360><c> whether</c><01:20:
- 55.520><c> or</c><01:20:55.679><c> not</c> predation issues and whether or not predation issues and whether
- can uh evade predators the way they<01:20:58.719><c> normally</c><01:20:58.960><c> would.
- whether or not animals can evade predators the way they normally would.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement on cases involving discrimination claims based on gender identity, gender expression, sexual
- We are seeing so many more cats on the landscape and so much more predation on our native birds.
- Cats on the landscape and so much more predation on our native birds. Our ʻōʻō?
- I want to suggest that the term sexual conduct be defined separately under section 2 since it's used
- </c> I want to suggest that the term sexual I want to suggest that the term sexual conduct<02:19:47.359
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1552, which would make the attorney general the interim chief election officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying it could create a conflict of interest if the attorney general were both the state’s lawyer and the chief elections officer in any related litigation. The League of Women Voters supported having some interim backup for the office, but said it was not necessarily advocating that the attorney general fill the role. Several other testifiers, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, opposed the bill, arguing the current law already provides for a prompt commission appointment and warning about partisan bias and concentration of power. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said an interim mechanism is needed to ensure election certification in a crisis. The chair also asked whether any statutory acting capacity already exists, and the attorney general said none was known.
The committee then took up House Bill 2125, which would bar corporations operating under state law from engaging in election activity. The attorney general opposed the bill, citing Citizens United and arguing that corporations have First Amendment-protected political speech rights and that the bill would likely be unconstitutional. Indivisible Hawaii supported the measure, saying it would keep elections focused on the will of the people rather than corporate influence. Libertarian Party testimony was mixed: one witness supported the goal of reducing corruption but warned the bill could suppress organized dissent and sweep too broadly by treating many associations as corporations. The bill’s introducer asked whether the legislature could still enact it as a policy matter, but the attorney general maintained federal constitutional law would control. No vote was taken on either bill during the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment, which would set procedures and compensation for people whose convictions are reversed or vacated on grounds consistent with innocence and whose charges are dismissed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported the bill’s intent but objected to language assigning it responsibility for helping released individuals secure housing, identification, health coverage, and other reentry needs, saying it no longer has jurisdiction after release and suggesting the courts or a community-based contractor handle that role. The Office of the Public Defender strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the harm of wrongful conviction and the need for compensation, case management, and medical coverage after release. No action or vote was reported on this measure in the excerpt.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- prohibiting trapping sets and baiting aids in avoiding accidentally trapping those animals or drawing in predators
- trapping set and baiting, aids in avoiding accidentally trapping of those animals or drawing in predators
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- These companies are called claims predators. The U.S.
- I want to talk about some of the issues that are hammering down on the people who are actual predators
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, House Bill 92, sexual predators prohibited from public office.
- c><03:18:50.160><c> House</c><03:18:50.479><c> Bill</c><03:18:50.800><c> 92,</c><03:18:52.160><c> sexual
- Speaker, House Bill 92, sexual Mr.
- Speaker, House Bill 92, sexual predators<03:18:53.040><c> prohibited</c><03:18:53.520><c> from</c><03
- </c> predators prohibited from public office. predators prohibited from public office.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We would do it in an area where hopefully they wouldn't just be consumed by predators if there's a predation
- translocation, any effects of the translocation itself, and then survival rates just related to predation
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight - Afternoon Session Dec 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Search tells us it takes a predator 10 hours online with a normal child who has two parents who live
- A child in my district was abducted by a Snapchat predator, and her parents got her back, and we fixed
- A child in my district was abducted by a Snapchat predator, and her parents got her back, and we fixed
- ratchet that up pretty more pretty quickly and a child in my district was abducted by a Snapchat predator
Summary:
The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures.
Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras.
Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support.
Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 18, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And these putting predators over people.
- 03.520><c> arbitrary</c> predators do not obey arbitrary predators do not obey arbitrary boundaries.<
- As apex predators, they help ecosystems.
- People are predators, too. People are predators, too.
- What does the best sanctioned predation.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 6th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- have made this work a priority by using those cyber tips and task force partnerships to track down predators
- I likewise had a bill seeking to protect kids from online sex predators.
Keywords:
roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, automatic renewal, cancellation policy, subscription service, transparency
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Open-market chatbots present unprecedented risks where unregulated AI can act as a digital predator.
- /c><00:27:43.920><c> as</c><00:27:44.160><c> a</c><00:27:44.240><c> digital</c><00:27:44.920><c> predator
- Um, you know, allowing role-play and sexual conversations, with graphic details, even on platforms that
- human, establishing criminal offenses through the DOJ for when AI companies are exposing minors to sexual
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SR2 was from something called CRRSA, which predated that, so the total of that was $16 billion, not $11
- know is that almost all those federal programs that you are noting on that page of the LBB's report predate
- I guess I have an issue, and you were asked by Senator Severini, dealing with... sexual abuse involving
- You keep track of all the teachers who conduct sexual misconduct or have a relationship with a minor
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/24/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- . you know, the testimony um a predator. you know, the testimony um that<00:21:11.280><c> was</c><00:
- </c> should be chasing the um the predator should be chasing the um the predator away<00:25:04.720><c
- </c> predator, what what are we doing here? predator, what what are we doing here?
- Well, I think the owner is predator.
- That's obviously not the pred predator.
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-30 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- persons previously convicted of sexual offenses.
- by a registered sex offender or sex predator.
- offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses.
- offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses. an act relating to sexual offenses by persons
- previously convicted of sexual offenses.
Summary:
The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work.
The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours.
The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns.
The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Sexual predators prohibited from public office. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- He had been convicted twice of sexual abuse of a minor.
- Current law did sexual abuse of a minor.
- Um I respectfully ask sexual assault.
- How members, you're voting on House Bill 92, Sexual Predators Prohibited from Public Office.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Bills:
SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354 , SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
SB62, Alabama, conservation and natural resources, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife heritage license, license identification, government-issued ID, residency determination, in-state residency, student residency, tuition classification, public higher education, domicile, resident status, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, Section 9-11-32, Section 9-11-33, Section 16-64-3
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- have made this work a priority by using those cyber tips and task force partnerships to track down predators
- I likewise had a bill seeking to protect kids from online sex predators.
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee met on May 6, 2026, with five members present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee first heard HB 750, a “click-to-cancel” consumer protection bill requiring subscription cancellations to be as easy as sign-up and to be available through the same method used to subscribe. An amendment was adopted, testimony included support from labor and consumer advocates and opposition from some business groups, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
The committee then took up SB 414, which was narrowed to cap interest on medical debt at 3%. After reconsidering and replacing prior amendments, the committee adopted the new amendment set and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 799, concerning inspection licensing for elevators, escalators, and boilers, was presented by the State Fire Marshal and reported favorably with little discussion.
The longest discussion centered on HB 953, a major plumbing workforce and licensing reform bill. The bill was amended substantially: the original proposal to move plumbing oversight to the Contractors Board was removed, the plumbing board remained in place, apprenticeship and journeyman/master plumber hour requirements were revised, penalties and reporting requirements were added, and language was included to support workforce development and reentry training. The committee heard both support and opposition, including clarification from the State Plumbing Board that it already has an appeals process through the courts, and HB 953 was reported favorably as amended.
Finally, HB 220, the “PROTECT Act,” was heard to require covered online platforms to maintain a clear and usable mechanism for reporting child sexual abuse material and exploitation. An amendment was adopted to account for platforms that require registration to access content, testimony was supportive, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 952 was deferred, and HB 827, a related plumbing workforce bill, was amended to align more closely with HB 953 but then failed a motion to defer by roll call vote, allowing it to remain pending. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing committee debates emergency rental assistance bill 2/18/26
Transcript Highlights:
- and insecurity for our neighbors and our families who are choosing to stay home instead, away from predators
- Unsheltered homelessness brings a whole other level of trauma, including violence and sexual assault.
- Unsheltered homelessness brings a whole other level of trauma, including violence and sexual assault.
- Unsheltered homelessness brings a whole other level of trauma, including violence and sexual assault.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means.
Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities.
Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.