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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- green card, as they say it, you would have your citizenship by marriage, but you still participate in paying
- believe, and I agree, the 'knowingly' part should make it a lot easier, especially for our new prosecutor
- Seven of those were in Jackson County, Missouri, but the Jackson County prosecutor was only aware of
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/13/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #17
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
Summary:
The House Democratic Caucus met on Minority Caucus Calendar items and reviewed several Senate-amended House bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15½ to 15 and increase supervised driving time; the Senate added a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026, and the sponsor was said to have refused the amendment after previously concurring. HB 2693 would allow chambers of commerce to set up insurance purchasing pools for small businesses, and the Senate added a third-party-funded feasibility study by ADOA on what it would cost for state health insurance to enter the marketplace; members raised concerns that the study could be used to undermine the state self-insured plan, but no action was taken. HB 2133, dealing with synthetic sexual depictions and online sexual material verification, had multiple Senate changes that removed the synthetic-depiction expansion, added parody/artistic-expression exceptions, altered verification and record-retention rules, and removed AG inspection authority; the sponsor was expected to refuse the changes, and members were directed to stakeholder emails outlining concerns.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/13/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #17
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
- In the Senate, they amended it to direct the court rather than the prosecutor to provide the information
Summary:
The House Democratic Caucus reviewed several Senate-amended bills on the Minority Caucus Calendar. HB 2003, which lowers the learner’s permit age and increases supervised driving time, had a Senate delayed effective date added; members were told the sponsor had previously concurred but now intends to refuse. HB 2693, allowing chamber-of-commerce insurance purchasing pools and adding a third-party-paid feasibility study on state health insurance entering the marketplace, drew questions about possible impacts on the state employee health plan and whether the study could be used to undermine the current self-insured system.
HB 2133, dealing with sexual material consent and synthetic depictions, generated the most discussion. The Senate removed the synthetic-depiction language from the revenge porn statute, added parody/comedy/artistic-expression exceptions, narrowed and expanded various verification provisions for commercial entities, removed limits on retaining identifying information, and eliminated AG inspection authority; members were told the sponsor intends to refuse the changes and that stakeholder concerns were outlined in emailed comments from the ASEO of Arizona and the Motion Picture Association. HB 2013, requiring ADEQ to submit exceptional-event demonstrations to EPA for certain wildfire impacts, had a Senate amendment limiting it to wildfires over 25,000 acres and tied to smoke or land damage; the sponsor was expected to concur, though stakeholders’ concerns remained unresolved.
HB 2226, which requires courts to ask about veteran status at initial appearance and provide information about veterans’ services, was amended by the Senate to have the court rather than the prosecutor provide the information; members said the sponsor likely would concur. HB 2032, adjusting statewide assessment testing windows and related deadlines, was amended to extend the testing window to six consecutive school weeks and move the start of testing for grades 3-8 to the second week of April; the sponsor concurred, and members noted that organizations previously opposed had shifted to support. The caucus then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I worked as an assistant prosecutor and also as a chief deputy back in the early days, and I had the
- I worked as an assistant prosecutor and also as a chief deputy back in the early days, and I had the
- </c><00:58:40.119><c> an</c> 1998 I worked as a blind prosecutor an 1998 I worked as a blind prosecutor
- I hope that the public will pay attention to this discussion.
- So, uh, you got Senator—the good senator from Gleno, Minnesota—he had raised his hand there.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- children,</c> And while raising her children, And while raising her children, grandchildren,<00:11:31.120
- </c> raised in Mobile, Alabama, my hometown. raised in Mobile, Alabama, my hometown.
- He is raising the cost of trucks.
- </c> American people that somehow raising American people that somehow raising questions<03:15:46.000
- They have to pay their bills today.
Keywords:
Glen Canyon, National Park Service, environmental regulation, motor vehicles, congressional disapproval, sodium nitrite, poisoning prevention, consumer product safety, banned hazardous product, youth poisoning, public health, toxic chemicals, online sales, retail regulation, industrial chemicals, food additives, meat curing, poultry products, egg products, FDA
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:11:44.959><c> their</c> creditors or get out of paying their creditors or get out of paying their
- Uh, because if they don't pay you, my experience has been that if you don't pay your mortgage within
- Uh, because if they don't pay you, my experience has been that if you don't pay your mortgage within
- Um, so I've been a prosecutor now for this is my 29th year.
- Um, so I've been a prosecutor now for this is my 29th year.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House higher education panel questions U of M representatives about award 1/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He said they owe it to the parents of these students, who are paying the bill for their education, to
- He said they owe it to the parents of these students, who are paying the bill for their education, to
- The reasons given by the county prosecutor are just plain BS.
- </c> reasons given by the County prosecutor reasons given by the County prosecutor are<01:08:39.679><
- These are rude jerks who just got a 21.7% pay increase.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:39.040><c> to</c> I mean, if they don't pay to I mean, if they don't pay to participate,<00
- </c> share of the primary and they would pay share of the primary and they would pay for<00:13:05.240
- They would pay for their share. for it. They would pay for their share. So,<00:13:10.639><c> yes.
- So if a party does not pay its revenue.
- </c><00:51:10.000><c> Second,</c> pay for their lease spaces. Second, pay for their lease spaces.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Psilocybin therapeutic use program established 3/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Then they may pay a fee and receive a card stating their role in the program for a period of 12 months
- I spent the past 14 years working as a prosecutor in the Twin Cities, prosecuting almost exclusively
- I'm a born-and-raised Minnesotan and current Saint Paul resident, also the founding president of Frontline
- My name is Ross Brekkie, and I was born and raised in Minnesota.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to suspend rules in order to debate gun control, gun violence prevention package 5/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm surprised somebody hasn't raised a point of order yet.
- So that seems mechanism to pay for that.
- So, I hope you're paying attention.
- </c> watched you guys on your phones not pay watched you guys on your phones not pay attention.<04:39
- As a prosecutor, I handle many, many cases involving guns.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a former federal drug prosecutor, 30 years, now involved in drug prevention primarily.
- The group behind that has already raised $1.44 million to get this on the ballot.
- automatically issue that person a violation in addition to making them remediate or dispose of it and then paying
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That use resulted in concerns and objections raised by a female employee.
- that there were some provisions we could put in place to help protect the way that they're choosing to pay
- However, the city focuses its compliance on education first and allows prosecutors to assess a $100 fine
- In fact, the NAPs were threatened by a city prosecutor that he would shut them down simply because they
Committee:
House Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/25/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- were concerns raised about um the<00:36:12.960><c> um</c> the um the um uh<00:36:15.800><c> insurance
- And when the issue was raised in certain contexts, I think it was in the context of procuring insurance
- So as a detective or as a prosecutor, once the case gets referred, how do you kind of approach this in
- </c> maybe a prosecutor maybe a prosecutor once<01:25:42.560><c> that</c><01:25:42.680><c> the</c><01
- And as I was pay as I I paid for it.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This raises serious questions about the financial sustainability of the licensed cannabis industry.
- This raises serious questions about the financial sustainability of the licensed cannabis industry.
- We want more prosecutors. We want people finding bad actors.
- We do agree that we must be on a path to lowering, not raising, the excise tax.
- This is a product that we can raise $250 million.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing focused on the Department of Cannabis Control’s report on the condition and health of California’s cannabis industry. Department staff reviewed the evolution of state cannabis law, the creation of the current regulatory framework, licensing and compliance efforts, and enforcement against illicit cannabis and hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids. The department said the licensed market has grown in production and retail units sold, while active licenses and retail sales value have declined, and that the illicit market remains a major competitive factor. The department also highlighted consumer education efforts, product testing and recalls, and coordination through the state enforcement task force and other agencies.
The department’s economist said the data show continued growth in licensed production and a rising share of consumption through the licensed market, but falling wholesale and retail prices have reduced overall industry value. He identified major headwinds as taxes and fees, illicit-market competition, local prohibitions that limit retail access, regulatory costs, and broader business pressures, while noting opportunities in product innovation and possible hemp-market changes. Committee members pressed the department on enforcement, public health concerns, equity ownership and employment, delays in grant administration, pesticide testing, and whether the legal market is truly viable for small businesses and farmers. Several members argued that stronger enforcement and lower costs are needed, while one member raised concerns about cannabis-related health harms and said the hearing focused too narrowly on supply-side issues.
Public commenters from industry groups and advocacy organizations largely echoed concerns about high taxes, regulatory burdens, limited retail access, and the size of the illicit market. Many urged the Legislature not to let the excise tax rise from 15% to 19% and called for tax relief, compliance reform, more enforcement, and broader retail access. Some speakers said the report was too optimistic and did not reflect business failures, debt, and closures, while others emphasized the need to protect small farmers, address wildfire insurance, and support equity businesses. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing was informational only.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- This is 5% pay raises for Department of Corrections employees.
- Does not do annual raises. They wait several years before they address pay disparities.
- This simply puts forth an option for the voters to approve a pay raise for the legislators that we feel
- Approve a pay raise for the legislators that we feel is very needed.
- raise since 1998 and have rejected six proposed raises, and on and on.
Summary:
The committee took up several appropriations, transportation, naming, and education measures. It first approved SB 1035, which provides a FY27 General Fund appropriation for a 5% salary increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees; an amendment set the appropriation at $34 million and extended the raise to private prison employees under contract. Testimony from corrections advocates emphasized severe staffing shortages and pay gaps with other law enforcement employers, while some senators objected to including private prisons. The bill passed 6-3. The committee then approved SCM 102 and SCM 1006, which rename stretches of highway in honor of L.F. Quinn and PFC Michael Nolan, respectively, after emotional testimony from family members and local supporters; both memorial measures passed 9-1. SB 1065, appropriating $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, also passed 6-4 after supporters described HBOT as a promising, drug-free treatment for veterans, while opponents questioned the evidence and FDA approval for the claimed uses. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, passed unanimously 10-0 after county school officials said it would prevent double-counting students and separate funding streams properly.
The committee also advanced transportation bills focused on the fast-growing West Valley corridor. SB 1204 appropriates $5.5 million to ADOT to design and conduct environmental analysis for interchange improvements at U.S. 60 and SR 303; supporters from the City of Surprise described severe congestion, safety risks, and economic impacts, while some senators argued the project should be funded through HURF rather than the General Fund. It passed 8-1, and the chair invited members to discuss broader HURF funding issues later. SB 1207, a smaller $150,000 study bill to examine financing mechanisms for development tied to U.S. 60/SR 303 infrastructure, also passed 7-1 after local officials said it would help align growth with transportation funding. SB 1274, creating a Police Foundation specialty license plate and fund for Phoenix Police Foundation programs, passed 6-2; the foundation said proceeds would support officer wellness, remembrance, and community/youth outreach. Finally, SB 1001, a $1 million appropriation for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after blind seniors and advocates testified that the services preserve independence and prevent more costly institutional care. The committee also heard SB 1161, which would make non-lapsing a prior $750,000 DPS appropriation for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center, with the sponsor explaining it was intended to allow the funds to be spent over multiple years; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- that, you know, we have to be able to know who owns our property and how much property tax they're paying
- 44:31.280><c> property</c><00:44:31.680><c> tax</c><00:44:31.920><c> they're</c><00:44:32.160><c> paying
- </c> and how much property tax they're paying and how much property tax they're paying to<00:44:32.640
- I I um to address the point you<02:46:25.279><c> raised,</c><02:46:26.000><c> u</c><02:46:27.200><c>
- Rhodess, you raised, u uh Representative Rhodess, um<02:46:30.399><c> the</c><02:46:31.600><c> uh</c
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm sorry. ...y'all, that's because it's a private facility, and the pay is less.
- implemented, and after a certain period of time, if I were to go on one of the background sites and pay
- Instead, the decision is left up to a judge and allows for prosecutor input and objection.
- Furthermore, this bill raises serious constitutional concerns.
- So, some of the doubling down on punishments and reinforcing that raises some constitutional concerns
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay
Summary:
The Corrections Committee first took up pending business and reported several previously heard bills favorably to the full House, including HB 1515 and SB 2405, the TDCJ Sunset bill and its Senate companion, HB 5639 on the veteran housing program, HB 2854 on hospital visits as a parole or mandatory supervision condition and related hospital liability, and SB 1080 on occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions. The committee also heard and advanced SB 1080 without amendment, then moved into new business.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3618, which would limit invasive group strip searches of female inmates in TDCJ facilities. Formerly incarcerated women and advocates testified in support, describing humiliation, trauma, barriers to programming, and arguing that searches were often ineffective and that contraband more often comes from staff. TDCJ’s resource witness said the agency has looked at technology such as millimeter scanners and is in the process of placing them in facilities, while the bill sponsor said the measure would preserve searches in emergencies and require female officers when women are unclothed. HB 3618 was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4515 on expanding orders of nondisclosure, with the author saying the committee substitute would narrow the bill to marijuana possession only; supporters from Alliance for Safety and Justice and Right on Crime argued it would improve reentry and public safety, while members asked about eligibility and related offenses. HB 1826, requiring depression screenings for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women, drew support from women’s health advocates and formerly incarcerated witnesses; the bill was left pending. HB 1969, to help people leaving prison renew or obtain driver’s licenses, and HB 2708, expanding nondisclosure eligibility for certain misdemeanor convictions, were also laid out and left pending.
Later, the committee heard HB 2729, which would bar hearsay evidence in hearings on violations of release conditions, and SB 1021, which would make stalking convictions ineligible for community supervision and add related victim-protection provisions; both were left pending. SB 1610, addressing civil commitment facility safety, sex offender registration, and penalties for assaults on staff, drew strong opposition from civil commitment residents, family members, and civil rights advocates who argued it was punitive and raised due process concerns; the resource witness said assaults had increased and explained the civil commitment process and existing legal safeguards. Finally, HB 4764 would require TDCJ to report detailed annual data on restrictive housing; supporters said the bill would improve transparency around solitary confinement, and the committee left it pending before adjourning.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- What I can tell you is that as a career prosecutor, I've done this job for a couple decades.
- There are other hands raised, Madam Chair. I don't know if we want to. Okay.
- And then reselling those, and there's no flags being raised for those folks.
- You’d probably be paying more at the secondhand shop. All right, thank you for that.
- A strong young man that is raising his three sons to make those same decisions.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 42 Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pay, here. Patzkowski, here. Pifer, here. Pogamiler, here. Provenzano, here. Ranson, here.
- Every judge I talked to said it was... more important that bailiffs got a pay raise and that court reporters
- got a pay raise.
- If at the end of the day there was money for them, they would have been appreciative of a pay raise.
- And if you think about it, we did some big pay raises over the last several years, and we can throw talking
Bills:
SB1365 , SB2139 , SB1595 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB2072 , SB1772 , SB1209 , SB137 , SB1944 , SB372 , SB1636 , SB1256 , SB1827 , SB2104 , SB1226 , SB1876 , SB1966 , SB80 , SB1148 , SB1147 , SB1149 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1159 , SB1165 , SB1174 , SB1156 , SB1158 , SB1163 , SB1175 , SB1176 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1157 , SB1146 , SB1481 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SCR20
Keywords:
SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 34 Apr 2nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mcain, Men's, Men's, Iller, Iller, More, Mounson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osborne, Osborne, Pay, Patzkowski
- Please recognize Representative Pay for an introduction.
Bills:
SJR39 , SJR47 , SB227 , SB1942 , SB1627 , SB625 , SB1716 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB504 , SB1209 , SB1448 , SB1597 , SB1679 , SB2182 , SB2112 , SB2170 , SB2084 , SB1496 , SB1595 , SB1655 , SB1876 , SB1621 , SB1944 , SB1266 , SB2072 , SB2104 , SB1769 , SB1827
Keywords:
property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly, constitutional amendment, voter ID, elections, Oklahoma, proof of identity, gross production tax, ad valorem tax, property exemption, Oklahoma Tax Commission, oil and gas production, regulatory impact, economic implications, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity