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• the can of worms that there seemed to be an ongoing relationship between a judge and an esteemed attorney
• It also permits the state attorney for each judicial circuit, in consultation with the court and public
• catch-all, in this instance, and Chair, this may be good for you, good so law enforcement can go and prosecute
• But I would think that law enforcement wants something like that in order to prosecute.
• Every profession has their bad apples, just like attorneys.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and first approved SPB 7014, which terminates the state court system’s mediation and arbitration trust fund; staff noted the fund has no current balance and that filing fees were already redirected in 2011. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill without objection. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on alternative judicial procedures for foreclosure sales. Senator Garcia described it as a response to reported abuses in Miami-Dade County, adding longer sale timeframes, stronger notice requirements, rules for alternative sale methods, online auction authorization, and consumer protections for surplus funds. After adopting a technical amendment, members raised concerns about whether the bill was codifying a process they believed should remain with clerks of court and about the new online auction provisions; Senator Garcia ultimately moved to temporarily postpone the bill. Members also approved CS/SB 322, creating a nonjudicial process for sheriffs to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 138, which revises DUI-related language from “intoxicating” to “impairing” and allows judicial circuits to create DUI diversion programs. CS/SB 138 drew opposition from some members and testimony from cannabis advocates and defense lawyers who argued the catch-all language was too broad and could sweep in lawful medications or create testing and expungement issues, but it still passed. The committee further reported favorably SB 130 on wrongful incarceration compensation, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive bars to compensation, and SB 234, which strengthens penalties for violent resistance against law enforcement officers and clarifies that such resistance can lead to life imprisonment if it results in an officer’s death. Both bills received supportive testimony, though SB 234 also drew concerns from defense lawyers about removing language tied to lawful duty and good faith; the sponsor said the bill preserves defenses while focusing on violent resistance. The meeting then adjourned.

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• organizations, and community partners throughout Arizona work collaboratively to prevent human trafficking, prosecute
• HB 2167, Attorney General news... HB 2168, Office of District Committee.
• HB 2167, Attorney General. Judiciary. HB 2068, public nuisance action.
• HB 2069, Attorney General news. HB 2170, state contract fund prohibition.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c><01:00:30.920><c> general</c> distributions and the attorney general distributions and the attorney
• </c> 3% the um we also want the Attorney 3% the um we also want the Attorney General's<01:03:20.200><
• </c> action and um do we want the Attorney action and um do we want the Attorney General<01:04:08.359
• <c> some</c> deputy attorney Attorney General so some deputy attorney Attorney General so some years<
• </c><01:31:47.119><c> General's</c> they feel that the Attorney General's they feel that the Attorney

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It doesn't need to be the city attorney.
• And then finally, it grants immunity from prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm to an ERPO
• And then finally, it grants immunity from prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm to an ERPO
• And then finally, it grants immunity from prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm to an ERPO
• And then finally, it grants immunity from prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm to an ERPO

Bills: HF3771, HF3658, HF3453, HF3358, HF1775

Keywords: disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery

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• And I will concede that there is no doubt, you know, again, I'm not an attorney.
• Make sure you state that correct: you're not an attorney. No, I'm not. Okay.
• So I don't think being an attorney is required.
• Nothing in the provision prevents other action, prosecution, or punishment by law.
• The amendment just changes the word attorney to DA.

Bills: SCR59, SCR70, HR275, HR279, HR282, HR289, HR307, HCR112, SCR61, SCR62, SCR64, SB121, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HCR117, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, SCR65, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB159, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1126, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1235, HB1249, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, SB441, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB463, HB998, SB197, SB268, SB123, SB276, SB326, SB80, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB479, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

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• I'm just, as an attorney, how do I do that? How do I bring that machine into a... How do I do that?
• District Attorney's Office, during which I spent more than 20 years reviewing, investigating, and prosecuting
• as a manager and as a trial attorney... ...investigating, and prosecuting as a manager and as a trial
• attorney, fraud and integrity crimes.
• But as a workers' comp attorney for 30 years, I can assure you that there are many staffing agencies

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices on certain individuals into the criminal prosecution
• prohibition on remotely... controlling electronic devices of certain individuals into the criminal prosecution
• HB 917 by Spiller relating to a district or county attorney. participating as counsel in certain proceedings
• This bill allows county attorneys to serve as attorneys-at-law in CPS cases in rural counties. county's
• Reporting from the Attorney General related to crime victims' compensation applications.

Bills: HB 118, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1618, HB1672, HB1722, HB1338, HB787, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB718, HB1536, HB1445, HB1640, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3272, HB3276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2989, HB2558, HB3014, HB2742, HB1695, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2798, HB 107, HB1587, HB3684, HB 118, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1618, HB1672, HB1722, HB1338, HB787, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB718, HB1536, HB1445, HB1640, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3272, HB3276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2989, HB2558, HB3014, HB2742, HB1695, HB609, HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB227, HB913, HB2198, HB2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB 1242, HB2842, HB333, HB201, HB694, HB2415, HB155, HB272, HB405, HB519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1868, HB1888, HB1990, HB2286, HB2523, HB3129, HB3251, HB3354, HB3479, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3887, HB4163, HB4238, HB 1240, HB1842, HB2029, HB2622, HB3255, HB654, HB4643, HB4945, HB3611, HB3724, HB3623, HB3810, HB4127, HCR78, HCR12, SB767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• The state attorney holds the discretion whether or not to dismiss the charges and has the sole discretion
• treated as a crime, and he ended up getting caught in the system, a system in which the state's attorney
• And we worked with Senate staff, we worked with state's attorneys, and we worked with the mental health
• Because my concern last year was you have to get to the point where you're being prosecuted to go ahead
• Obviously, I'm not an attorney, so I really am not equipped to answer that.

Summary: The committee met and took up several criminal justice, public safety, and boating measures. It first heard SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which would create mental health diversion options for eligible misdemeanor and felony defendants, expand mental health and substance abuse grant uses, require evaluations and treatment recommendations in certain cases, add Hillsborough County to a forensic diversion pilot list, and create a behavioral health data repository. After adopting a technical amendment, the bill received strong support from NAMI Florida, family advocates, sheriffs, and the Murphy family, and was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 86, expanding peer support programs for certain law enforcement support personnel, and SB 472, allowing inmates who complete approved education in correctional facilities to receive credit toward professional licensure requirements. Both bills were amended and then reported favorably without opposition. SB 276, which increases penalties for unlawfully sheltering or aiding an unmarried minor and creates a defense for actions taken to protect a minor from danger, drew questions about runaway youth, LGBTQ youth, and the scope of the defense; the sponsor said he was open to further amendment, and the bill passed favorably. Members then approved SB 402, updating the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute to reference the armed forces by definition rather than by branch. SB 490, as amended, would let law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers carry concealed off duty and exempt law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and active military service members from the three-day waiting period for rifle and shotgun purchases; it passed 8-1 after debate over the waiting period and equal treatment concerns. Finally, the committee passed SB 628, Lucy’s Law, to strengthen boating safety and penalties, after adopting an amendment that removed proposed changes to warrantless blood draws and boating education requirements; the bill was supported by the family of Lucy Fernandez and passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So, they want nobody being prosecuted.
• We have, uh, one Democratic member of this House is being prosecuted for assaulting an ICE officer.
• We have, uh, one Democratic member of this House is being prosecuted for assaulting an ICE officer.
• ,</c> arrested, jailed, charged, prosecuted, arrested, jailed, charged, prosecuted, convicted,<00:52:
• Every day, these district attorney.

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• It also provides powers for the Attorney General, county attorneys, utilities, law enforcement officers
• , courts, attorneys, deputies, and agents to provide for protection orders.
• attorneys, relates to plea agreements and transfers, and repeals certain sections.
• Revised statutes relating to victims' rights, defined and redefined terms, changes duties of prosecuting
• attorneys, relates to plea agreements and transfers, and repeals certain sections.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• And it's we've been told that that this person's been prosecuted or that this person's been prosecuted
• investigate to prosecute.
• So if there was ever a mix-up on jurisdiction, that would certainly be vetted by the prosecuting attorney
• So if there was ever a mix-up on jurisdiction, that would certainly be vetted by the prosecuting attorney
• So if there was ever a mix-up on jurisdiction, that would certainly be vetted by the prosecuting attorney

Keywords: 916, all

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• Yeah, why that's in the governor's budget as opposed to, like, attorney general.
• Here tomorrow there is some funding also in the Attorney General's budget, but we'll talk about that
• Division to enhance the state's ability to successfully investigate and prosecute crime.
• When that debt is issued, and the information goes to the Attorney General's office, we take those debt
• We respectfully request an additional 62 million in general revenue to the Office of the Attorney, I'm

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• But that's basically what we want to do, and I suggest you look at District Attorney Riddle's comments
• Zach Daniels, Executive Director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.
• I am, among other things, the town attorney for the town of Addis.
• The governor of Louisiana already directs the prosecution function through the Attorney General.
• The governor of Louisiana already directs the prosecution function through the Attorney General.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• It's gone out the window to buy luxury items that, uh, was found that Andy Luger is prosecuting, or did
• prosecute.
• There needs to be legal too—attorneys on the staff.
• It's generally staffed with CAs and attorneys, and it's a smaller office.
• There needs to be legal too—attorneys on the staff.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> that held by county attorneys. that held by county attorneys.
• Thank you, Attorney General.
• Thank you, Attorney General.
• Thank you, Attorney General.
• </c> ahead, Attorney General. Thank you, Mr. ahead, Attorney General. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I am an engineer and I am also an attorney.
• I've spent 30 years in also an attorney.
• </c><01:21:21.199><c> client</c> mirror um privileges attorney client mirror um privileges attorney client
• Uh we believe that filed by attorneys.
• </c> government, including by attorneys government, including by attorneys performing<01:37:03.920><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , when we understand what, in fact, an assistant district attorney... ...for an assistant district attorney
• district attorney salaries.
• Hiller Moore, District Attorney in Baton Rouge.
• attorney, Hiller Moore.
• The office of the district attorney, I could fill a page with the number of jobs many district attorneys

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 513 by Representative Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness activity for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a task force and sets guardrails such as parental consent and prohibited NIL categories. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then heard several Senate bills from Senator Mizell and Senator Cloud. Senate Bill 233 would create a statewide data exchange compact to allow state agencies to share information more efficiently; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300 would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and procurement process clarifications; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 would allow executive branch agencies to buy or share technology solutions with other states and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411, removing a 20-year lease limitation for certain Orleans Parish state property, was also reported favorably. The committee spent substantial time on House Bill 660 and House Bill 719, both dealing with district attorney funding and staffing. HB 660 would raise the state warrant amount for assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000, with supporters arguing it is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors; an opposition witness argued the state should fund both prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. HB 719 would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; it too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. House Bill 596, which would have created an inactive well-feet assessment credit for oil and gas operators, was voluntarily deferred after concerns that it could reduce funding for the oil field site restoration fund. Later, the committee reported favorably as amended House Bill 802, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood restoration work in the Amite River Basin, and House Bill 940, which creates a task force and rules framework for law enforcement responses to unlawful drone activity. It also reported favorably House Bill 76 on coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications, House Bill 950 on consumer protection materials for seniors, and began discussion of House Bill 1028, which would require higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation providers.

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• Clearly, legal services—that's pure attorney-client privilege. That's important.
• Also, it requires the Attorney General, when looking at these requests, to narrowly construe attorney-client
• I'm an attorney with Haynes and Boone here in Austin.
• Local attorneys typically pursue civil injunctions against IMBs to shut them down.
• I'm an attorney practicing in Texas, centered in San Antonio, living outside of San Antonio.

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• My name is Brett Ligon and I'm the elected District Attorney of Montgomery County.
• I'm the executive director of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.
• One, the STR-5 provides... the prosecution, the opportunity to appeal a bond is too low.
• Prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, victim advocates.
• There should be some type of attorney representing the individual.

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• introduced by Davis and others, a House resolution providing for the impeachment of Keith Ellison, Attorney
• Um, and Representative Roach and members, um, I'm, um, as I think you're aware, so, uh, I've prosecuted
• Um, and Representative Roach and members, um, I'm, um, as I think you're aware, so, uh, I've prosecuted
• uh human traffickers, I've prosecuted uh human traffickers, prosecuted<00:43:38.319><c> uh</c><00:43
• uh folks who have committed prosecuted uh folks who have committed extremely<00:43:39.760><c> dangerous

Keywords: 1183, house