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• Finally, Senate Bill 2514 will make it a state jail felony for anyone who knowingly works on behalf of

Bills: SB659, SB1585, SB2201, SB2514, SB2569

Keywords: smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty

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• Yes, I'm in jail. Which number is this again, sorry? 3896. So let's say yes. Darby? Yes. Davis?

Bills: HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510, HB229

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• , which establishes consecutive or executed sentences for incarcerated persons who assault certain jail

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• JURISDICTION BECAUSE AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE SINCE HE TOOK THIS UP IN SPECIAL SESSION THE 67 FLORIDA COUNTY JAILS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• HB 413 by Jones of Harris relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail.

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• Senate Bill 1199 by Birdwell, relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail

Summary: The Senate met briefly to receive first-reading referrals of a large number of bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public education, health care, criminal justice, business regulation, transportation, water and natural resources, local government, taxation, elections, and public information. Many of the filings were by Senators Hughes, Perry, Alvarado, Creighton, Hancock, Parker, Zaffirini, Blanco, and others, and included proposals on school safety, health records and billing, election procedures, water planning, housing and rent issues, energy and environmental regulation, and criminal penalties. The chamber also read several concurrent and joint resolutions, including measures designating state symbols and local honors, a proposed constitutional amendment related to gaming by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, a proposal concerning special-session subjects, and resolutions on fiscal restraints and retirement obligations. No debate, testimony, or substantive action on the merits of the measures occurred in this portion of the transcript; the items were simply read and referred to committees. At the close of the proceedings, the Senate adjourned pursuant to a previously adopted motion and announced it would reconvene at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 4.

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• The person is in jail right now on another charge, not this charge.

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• But also, jail is filled with people who were church going and was beat.
• What I'm getting at is, okay, you know, you ran a jail.
• Yeah, they would deliver them over to somebody with a jail.
• And so, because I just want to— Deliver them over to somebody with a jail.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used personal privilege remarks to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen officers, and several members offered farewell tributes to departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including the Hallsville FFA Barbecue Contest Team, Mizzou wheelchair basketball players, school groups, interns, and a visiting alderwoman and former representative. The House received Senate messages and committee reports on several bills, then took up House Bill 1839, along with related bills 2921 and 3015, concerning online age verification for certain adult content and related matters. After a brief explanation that the Senate amendment was a technical fix, the House concurred in Senate Amendment 1 by 104-30 and then finally passed the combined bill package by 112-25. The chamber also adopted and then finally passed the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health insurance measure that modernizes pooled plan language and includes a contraception coverage provision expanding private insurance coverage from a six-month to a 12-month supply; the report was adopted 120-26 and the bill was finally passed 119-27. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program and allow school districts, if they choose, to place specially trained armed rangers on campus with narrow arrest powers. Supporters argued it would give districts a voluntary, locally controlled, and potentially low-cost option to improve school safety, especially where school resource officers are unavailable or response times are long. Opponents said schools already have other options, warned about liability, funding, training, and the lack of child-development or mental-health components, and argued that more armed personnel would make schools feel more like prisons and would not address the root causes of school violence. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on SB 905, before any final vote is shown.

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• indicate more accurately— they'll never be 100% correct—but more accurately predict who should be left in jail
• be</c><01:18:35.560><c> left</c><01:18:36.040><c> in</c><01:18:36.800><c> in</c><01:18:37.000><c> jail
• </c><01:18:37.360><c> and</c><01:18:37.640><c> before</c> should be left in in jail and before should
• be left in in jail and before trial<01:18:38.440><c> and</c><01:18:38.560><c> who</c><01:18:38.680><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We provide jail health services in addition to behavioral health services.
• We provide jail health services in addition to behavioral health services. street medicine.
• We provide jail health services in addition to behavioral health services.
• It's going to impact people coming in and out of our jail system.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You can end up in jail down there really easily by having a firearm with you.
• You can end up in jail down there really easily by having a firearm with you.
• You can end up in jail down there really easily by having a firearm with you.
• You can end up in jail down there really easily by having a firearm with you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• with a work group dedicated to establishing the program, dedicated program staff available inside the jail
• a work group dedicated to establishing the program, a dedicated program staff available inside the jail
• ...is that there's a long list of court cases that establish that indigent individuals cannot be jailed
• or re-jailed because they aren't able to pay their bail or court fines or fees.

Bills: SB1041, SB1050, SB1131, SB1138, SB1249, SB1267, SB1272, SB1317, SB1461, SB1488, SB1504, SB1517, SB1523, SB1580, SB1582, SB1584, SB1585, SB1602, SB1630, SB1654, SB1672, SB1673, SB1718, SB1761, SB1819, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers

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• This increases the mandatory minimum jail sentence for first conviction of knowingly or intentionally
• increases the restraining orders increases the mandatory<01:08:08.960><c> minimum</c><01:08:09.359><c> jail
• c><01:08:09.599><c> sentence</c><01:08:10.319><c> for</c><01:08:10.480><c> a</c> mandatory minimum jail
• sentence for a mandatory minimum jail sentence for a first<01:08:11.000><c> conviction</c><01:08:11.480

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Judiciary-related measures. SB 94 would increase the mandatory minimum jail term for a first knowing or intentional violation of a temporary restraining order from 48 to 72 hours. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposed the bill, arguing the current penalty is effective, the measure treats very different conduct the same, and the mental health assessment language is unclear and could be harmful or misapplied. Some other testifiers were listed in support or opposition, but no vote was taken. SB 15 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. The Hawaiʻi Financial Services Association offered comments rather than opposition, suggesting the bill should be clarified as applying to creditor claims rather than property taxes and possibly limited to a primary residence, with restrictions on frequency of use. Committee discussion focused on how the exemption would affect unsecured creditors, the role of recorded mortgages and judgment liens, and whether the bill should instead establish a clearer homestead-style exemption. The bill drew both support and comments, with no action taken during the hearing. The committee also took testimony on SB 117, which would protect people making sexual misconduct claims from defamation suits unless made with malice; SB 121, a constitutional amendment to give the Senate more time to confirm judicial appointments; SB 14, a reapportionment amendment tied to the decennial census and resident population; SB 175, which would raise the mandatory retirement age for judges and justices from 70 to 75; SB 173, creating a three-year pilot program for free child care for minor children of parties and witnesses attending First Circuit court hearings; and SB 261, increasing juror pay from $30 to $50 per day. Testimony on these measures was generally supportive in the case of SB 175, SB 173, and SB 261, with some opposition on SB 14 and SB 117. On SB 173 and SB 261, committee members asked questions about practical implementation, and on SB 261 the State Bar Association said the increase was overdue and intended to encourage jury participation.

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• put</c><03:11:07.600><c> I</c><03:11:07.680><c> went</c><03:11:07.800><c> to</c><03:11:07.920><c> jail
• and</c><03:11:08.239><c> they</c><03:11:08.319><c> had</c><03:11:08.439><c> my</c> I put I went to jail
• 11.479><c> employ</c><03:27:11.960><c> someone</c><03:27:12.479><c> to</c><03:27:13.439><c> uh</c> jail
• can emplo can employ someone to uh jail can emplo can employ someone to uh perform<03:27:14.880><c>
• </c> the effect of of say your county jail the effect of of say your county jail having<03:28:59.199>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent. HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.

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• The per diem that we selected there is the exact per diem that we're paying our local jails today.
• We don't have that room in our prisons, and the county jails are already backlogged with our lack of
• are already and the county jails are already backlogged backlogged backlogged with<01:16:41.679><c>
• Payments to local jails at a rate of $77.16 per inmate per day: $49,279,841.
• ,</c> purposes aid of reimbursing local jails, purposes aid of reimbursing local jails, private<03:38

Keywords: 981, all

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• King went to jail for his protestation. He didn't want to go to jail for his protestation.
• King went to jail for his this. Dr.
• He didn't want to go to jail. He was censured, incarcerated, but not silenced.
• Taken to jail. She didn't want to go to jail.
• Rosa Parks was put in jail, but not silenced.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I would like to thank the Legislature also for funding the Wright grant program, the Jails to Job program
• I would like to thank the legislature also for funding the Wright grant program, the Jails to Job program
• Member Schultz, on behalf of the Vera Institute of Justice in California for the inclusion of the Jails

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• providers, and county sheriffs to provide community-based restoration, diversion opportunities, and jail-based
• In 2015, the ACLU filed a lawsuit focused on the time that IST defendants were waiting in jail to be
• They meet people where they are, de-escalate, connect them to care, and keep them out of jails, emergency

Summary: The subcommittee heard budget and policy updates from the Department of State Hospitals, the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services. DSH described its proposed 2026-27 budget of $3.2 billion, including savings tied to IST solutions, higher patient-driven operating costs, and a small increase in caseload projections. Officials said the department has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks, with wait times reduced from a pandemic peak of 1,953 pending placements to about 250, and average treatment initiation now around five days. Members asked about the effects of Proposition 36 and SB 1323, rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, and whether IST solution funding was being overbudgeted; DSH said referrals are slightly down overall, aging and medically complex patients are driving outside care costs, and the IST solution savings reflect slower-than-expected program activation rather than a service gap. The department also outlined proposed funding for CONREP cost increases, a new county-by-county LPS bed allocation model, electrical infrastructure upgrades at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and additional dental staffing and space at Metropolitan and Patton. The Commission for Behavioral Health reviewed its role in the Behavioral Health Services Act transition and its new Innovation Partnership Fund. Staff said the commission is shifting from county-level innovation oversight to a statewide grant strategy, with the first $20 million RFA drawing strong interest and awards expected in mid-June. Members asked how “innovation” would be defined, whether grants could be renewed after the initial three-year contracts, and how the state would ensure the money supports real service delivery rather than general outreach or training. The commission also sought a liquidation deadline extension for the Alcove youth drop-in center grants so remaining funds can be spent before they revert, allowing sites to finish implementation and support the final evaluation. DHCS provided an overview of CalAIM and BH Connect implementation, including updated specialty mental health access criteria, new ASAM-based substance use treatment standards, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation, and transitional rent services. The department also addressed BHSA implementation, saying it does not track specific local program cuts but will monitor county three-year plans, performance measures, and outcomes as counties shift to the new funding structure. On H.R. 1, DHCS said it is preparing outreach, eligibility simplification, and exemption strategies to reduce Medi-Cal coverage losses, including clinic navigators, a statewide outreach campaign, and possible employment supports through a future waiver. The department also reported that BH-CHIP bond funds have supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds, with additional outpatient capacity and tribal investments. Finally, DHCS outlined a proposed 988 trailer bill to create a statewide designation process for 988 centers and mobile crisis teams, with implementation no earlier than October 1, 2027.

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• They usually get out of jail free card, and then if they do it again, it's up to the state election commission
• judge who maybe didn't make a ruling that an individual was happy with, so he waited to get out of jail
• The penalty for this crime is a felony and one to 10 years in jail, or a $2,500 fine to $10,000 fine

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• And then when we put these people in jail, then in turn, we've got to pay for all the money to teach
• the people in jail who broke the law.
• We've got to pay for all the money to teach the people in jail who broke the law.

Keywords: 959, house, all