Bills: HB332, HB166, SB336, HB447, HB244

Keywords: education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, gender identity, sexual orientation, public schools, classroom instruction, Alabama, 1136, house, all

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• legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual
• orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally
• orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally
• orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally
• violence uh and intimate partner sexual violence uh and intimate partner violence<00:04:53.200> in

Bills: SCR11, SR9

Keywords: Civil Rights Act, discrimination, employment, housing, public accommodations, LGBTQ+ rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, Equality Act, civil rights, federally funded programs, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, Transportation, and later Judiciary heard two sets of resolutions. The first, SCR 132 and SR 124, urged the City and County of Honolulu to take steps to finalize the Makakilo Drive Extension Project. Testimony from a Makakilo resident emphasized the lack of a second access route and raised safety concerns about being trapped in the area in an emergency. Both committees voted to pass the resolutions unamended. The second set, SCR 11 and SR 9, requested that the U.S. Congress amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. Supporters from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, IMUA Alliance, and Pride at Work in Hawaii argued that stronger anti-discrimination protections are needed to reduce vulnerability to violence, housing insecurity, and exploitation, and to provide federal protections that mirror state law. One senator asked whether state protections already exist and was told the resolutions seek federal-level protections because federal law can supersede state law. Both committees adopted recommendations to pass SCR 11 and SR 9 unamended, with votes in favor and some members excused.

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• issues on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
• Senate Bill 800 amends current law, leading to a public institution of higher education's orientation
• on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.
• Alarmingly, an estimated 90% of campus sexual assaults go unreported.
• of work also looking at sexual assaults on college campuses.

Bills: SB800, SB1534, SB2055, SB2310, SB2431, SB2786, SB3039, SB1242

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• orientation and gender identity.
• <01:24:07.600> orientation which includes their sexual orientation which includes their sexual
• orientation.
• <01:25:57.960> orientation.
• orientation.

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• It adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories that are already protected under the
• federal law, anti-discrimination laws, does it preclude or does it prohibit discrimination based upon sexual
• orientation or gender identity?

Bills: HB282, HB293, HB390, HB456, HB460, HB561, HB819, HB1023, HB1047, HB1101

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• Gender identity, father's OK with it, or sexual orientation, any of that.
• partners from, from multiple sex from, from the, the two sexual orientations.
• This bill encourages parents to deny their child's gender identity or sexual orientation.
• So sexual orientation and gender identity are not ideologies. They're actually who people are.
• Ditto with sexual orientation.

Bills: HB 2646, HB 3941, HB 5153, HB 5155, HB 5394, HB 1106, HB 426, HB 4529, HB 3984, HB 4273, HB 1097, HB 3940, HB 1941, HB 4377, HB 3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• Law Rule of Evidence 412 protects victims of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault by generally
• excluding evidence of their past sexual behavior or reputation.
• assault and aggravated sexual assault.
• . regarding the admissibility of evidence about their past sexual behavior as victims of sexual assault
• This month we have a sexual assault case scheduled for trial.

Bills: SB251, SB608, SB487, SB535, SB761, SB955, SB957, SB958, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120

Keywords: criminal law, magistrates, Bell County, judicial authority, legal framework, evidence collection, sexual assault kits, reporting, law enforcement, transparency, confidentiality, victim protection, stalking, indecent assault, invasive visual recording, criminal justice, privacy rights, SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield

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• <00:30:19.279> abuse are sexual abuse crimes and sexual abuse are sexual abuse crimes and
• Sexual abuse of a minor requires physical intrusion or sexual contact.
• Sexual abuse of a minor requires physical intrusion or sexual contact.
• Does it show sexual desire or enough? Does it show sexual desire or lust?
• sexual conduct is a mess. sexual conduct is a mess.

Bills: HB0008, HB0009, HB0028

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, sexual exploitation, law amendment, explicit conduct, sex crimes, 916, all

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• The bill relates to a public institution of... ...higher education's orientation on the institution's
• sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policies.

Bills: SB1224, SB2972, SB2615, SB735, SB800, SB2986, SB2310, SB2055, SB1049, SB784

Keywords: educator misconduct, reporting requirements, local law enforcement, public and private schools, penalties for non-compliance, expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, telework, public education, employee rights, emergency provisions, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, antisemitism, genocide education, public schools

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• orientation.
• It also includes prohibitions on sexual identity and orientation. Okay. Thank you.
• Furthermore, regarding the flag or other insignia relating to or representing sexual... relating to or
• representing sexual orientation or gender identity ban, this bill only bans such things inside classrooms
• One of the biggest complaints I hear from parents is the woke ideology and the sexualization of children

Bills: HB332, HB166, SB336, HB447, HB244

Keywords: computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school

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• Sex... sexual exploitation and abuse by her family.
• if it's a neglect if it's a neglect thing You'd probably want to call DFPS if it's, if it's, if a sexual
• But if, child is sexually assaulted, then you should call law enforcement. but that's not the current
• I am also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, so foster care.
• The Texas scorecard has documented more than 213 teacher arrests since 2021 alone, nearly 90% for sexual

Bills: HB2646, HB3941, HB5153, HB5155, HB5394, HB 1106, HB426, HB4529, HB3984, HB4273, HB 1097, HB3940, HB1941, HB4377, HB3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• about the refuge and other shelters where hundreds of children are... have been sex trafficked, sexually
• Their child's sexual identity, their pronouns. Are we seeing this right now currently?

Bills: HB2646, HB3941, HB5153, HB5155, HB5394, HB 1106, HB426, HB4529, HB3984, HB4273, HB 1097, HB3940, HB1941, HB4377, HB3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• Terry Wilson from Georgetown is relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on
• the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.
• The institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy must be communicated
• this framework by enhancing how Title IX related information is communicated as a part of that orientation
• Title IX process, so we can represent individuals who are either responding or complainants to a sexual

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• conduct and communication of a sexual conduct and communication of a sexually<00:04:44.479> explicit
• sexually explicit materials to children. sexually explicit materials to children.
• Often when I share that I was groomed and sexually assaulted, most people focus on the sexual assaults
• /c> people focus in on the sexual assaults people focus in on the sexual assaults as<00:08:22.080>
• prevent abuse from escalating to sexual prevent abuse from escalating to sexual assault,<00:08:44.159

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Rule 412 excludes evidence of a victim's past sexual behavior or reputation in cases of sexual assault
• and aggravated sexual assault.
• Sexual abuse.
• I think the current Rule 412 just addresses Items 5 and 7, which are sexual assault and aggravated sexual
• in sexual cases.

Bills: SB535, SB664, SB1019, SB1020, SB1120, SB1537, SB1804, HB3207

Keywords: SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield, victim sexual history, past sexual behavior, sexual assault evidence, trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking, indecency with a child, continuous sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, indecent assault, consent defense, in camera hearing, Rule 412, Rule 609, victim protection, evidence admissibility, criminal evidence, sexual offense prosecution

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• There is nothing that can change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.
• that can change someone's sexual that can change someone's sexual orientation<00:39:54.000> or
• The UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity called conversion therapy a form
• The UN independent expert<00:41:17.839> on<00:41:18.160> sexual<00:41:18.560> orientation
• ,<00:41:19.200> gender expert on sexual orientation, gender expert on sexual orientation,

Bills: HB1849, HB2000, HB1753, HB1511, HB276, HB1513, HB2188, HB1876

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.

Keywords: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training - 2025-01-14 - 10:20AM, 926, house, all

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• in a background check but a sexual in a background check but a sexual offender<00:43:49.440>
• year reported being sexually abused. year reported being sexually abused.
• Uh there's a lot of sexual down.
• more damaging than the actual sexual more damaging than the actual sexual assault<01:19:10.159><
• So it's not sexual abuse material.

Bills: HB0008, HB0009

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

Bills: HB85, HB94, HB276, HB323, HB374, HB586, HB656, HB998, HB1204, SB42, SB46, SB51, SB87, SB110, SB154

Keywords: animal abuse, registry, law enforcement, felony offenses, public notification, firearms, due process, confiscation, law-abiding citizen, government funding, self-defense, bail, contradictory bail hearing, Gwen's Law, pretrial detention, criminal procedure, child sexual abuse, child rape, sexual battery, oral sexual battery