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• A lot of the functions that a licensed clinical supervisor would do can be done by the other credentials
• Is it a kind of judicial body that once it's with them, it's out of your hands? >> Correct.
• a<01:09:53.600> kind<01:09:53.759> of<01:09:53.839> a<01:09:54.159> judicial
• is it is that a a kind of a judicial is it is that a a kind of a judicial body<01:09:55.199>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Functioning independently.
• administrative function of it. administrative function of it.
• And so administrative function. So >> Okay. And so administrative function.
• going to handle all those functions? going to handle all those functions?
• function kind of thing.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I am pleased to present AB 1917 this morning, which addresses judicial inefficiency and would strengthen
• shift will not only strengthen transparency and fairness in our legal system, but will also fortify judicial
• I'm testifying in support of AB 1917, the Respect Judicial Decisions Act.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 15, 2026, for a regular order hearing on 38 bills. The chair announced that AB 2457 was pulled to a later hearing, reviewed public testimony rules, established a quorum, and approved the consent calendar in two motions. Bills on the consent calendar were moved either to the Assembly floor consent calendar or to the floor non-consent calendar, and the suspense calendar was deemed approved as read. The committee then heard AB 1917 by Assemblymember Schultz, which would require prosecutors to file an 871.5 motion to reinstate felony charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing for lack of probable cause, rather than simply adding the charges back. The author and supporters, including the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Californians for Safety and Justice, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and several advocacy groups, argued the bill would improve due process, transparency, and court efficiency by reducing unnecessary litigation and costs. No opposition testimony was presented. After questions and a motion, the committee took a roll call vote on AB 1917. Members voting were recorded as aye, and the bill passed out of committee. The hearing then concluded and the committee adjourned.

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• It is Senate bill 302, on public records for the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
• Chairman public records, Judicial Qualifications, Commission Senate Bill 302 creates a public records
• exemption for the personal information of current and former employees of the Judicial Qualifications

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• those things that could become manipulators of their thought processes and how they develop and function
• as as students as develop and function as as students as they<01:47:53.280> metriculate<01:47
• <02:27:01.120> branch<02:27:01.439> of is an agency of the judicial branch of is an
• agency of the judicial branch of state<02:27:02.000> government.
• of the judicial branch of government. of the judicial branch of government.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We actually interfere with the proper and orderly function of the capital markets by giving this specific
• WE ACTUALLY INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER AND ORDERLY FUNCTION OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS BY GIVING THIS SPECIFIC
• You file a lawsuit, and it gets resolved through the judicial process, which is what happens in business
• YOU FILE A LAWSUIT AND IT GETS RESOLVED, THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.

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• If you'll turn with me to page 5, just below the beginning there, Judicial Retirement System Plan 2.
• The last below the beginning there, judicial retirement system plan two.
• One of the unique functions that we perform, again, with regard to records management, is that we set
• These functions are like the engine room of a ship.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs. Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS. For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.

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• the audience, um, we do not expect to get um to Senator Latz's bill, the public safety or omnibus judicial
• Um, to Senator Latz's bill, the public safety or omnibus judicial branch bill, and all of that will take
• is is uh very And so, um this package is is uh very much<00:08:59.480> a<00:08:59.520> function
• of<00:08:59.960> his<00:09:00.280> leadership<00:09:01.280> and much a function
• of his leadership and much a function of his leadership and their<00:09:01.560> full<00:09:01.720

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And after your testimony is complete, the Zoom chat function will allow you to talk to the technical
• complete, the after your testimony is complete, the Zoom<00:07:51.759> chat<00:07:52.000> function
• > will<00:07:52.479> allow<00:07:52.639> you<00:07:52.800> to Zoom chat function
• will allow you to Zoom chat function will allow you to talk<00:07:53.120> to<00:07:53.360>
• And I'm not saying that it shouldn't go through the Contractor Repair Act, but it does need judicial

Bills: HB1991, HB1776, HB1897, HB1900

Keywords: liquor tax, alcohol, inflation adjustment, small craft breweries, public health, tenant rights, housing stability, landlord-tenant code, eviction prevention, multilingual resources, condominium, dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, attorneys' fees, common expenses, construction defects, building code, statute of repose, statute of limitations

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1991, which would change Hawaii’s liquor excise tax structure to an ABV-based system. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii took no position and stood on written comments. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and an individual testifier who described surviving a drunk-driving crash, argued that higher alcohol taxes reduce alcohol-related harms, save lives, and generate additional state revenue. The public health witness cited alcohol-related harms as a major preventable cause of death and said the tax increase would have only a small annual cost for most consumers. Most industry testimony was in opposition. Representatives of Lanikai Brewing Company, Maui Brewing Company, the Wine Institute, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association said the bill would sharply raise taxes on beer and wine, squeeze already thin margins, and threaten local jobs and businesses. They argued Hawaii producers already face high costs for labor, energy, shipping, and compliance, and said an ABV-based tax would be difficult to administer, would require additional testing and labeling work, and could reduce consumer choice. Several industry witnesses urged lawmakers to instead adopt a small-producer or class 18 carveout, with one suggesting a cap tied to 60,000 barrels. Committee members questioned the brewers about alcohol content testing, labeling, and whether smaller producers already measure ABV. Witnesses said many local producers do not certify ABV for in-state sales, that yeast and fermentation can vary by batch, and that an ABV-based system could require more testing than current practice. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• data with law enforcement agencies unless the user consents, the law enforcement agency obtains a judicial
• 00:08:07.960> agency<00:08:08.320> obtains<00:08:08.680> a<00:08:08.720> judicial
• enforcement agency obtains a judicial enforcement agency obtains a judicial warrant,<00:08:10.080

Bills: SB2876, SB3253, SB2125, SB2781, HB549, HB1768, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB1515, SB2835, HB2282, SB3083, SB2031, SB2519, SB2667, SB2140, SB2544, SB2069, SB2697, SB874, SB2043, SB888, SB2721, HB2152, HB1334, HB2385, HB1643, HB2314, HB1688, HB1692, SB2568, SB2983, SB2108, SB3136, HB1959, SB3156, HB1511, HB1753, HB1824, HB2137, HB1810, HB2279, HB2309, HB1548, HB2078, HB2293, SB3262, SB2169, SB2607, SB2964, SB3255, HB2576, HB1481, HB1864, HB1550, SB2818, SB3067, SB2061, HB1728, HB1881, HB2361, HB2395, HB1823, SB2050, SB2397, SB2175, SB2852, SB847, SB3001

Keywords: natural hair braiding, hair braiding, braids, braider, braiding license, cosmetology, barbering, barber board, Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, registration, licensure exemption, sanitation training, health and safety, hair extensions, cornrows, twists, locks, protective hairstyles, beauty industry, occupational licensing

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• This allows the judicial branch to use its appropriation into the next biennium.
• This<00:01:59.680> allows<00:02:00.079> the<00:02:00.399> judicial<00:02:00.880>
• branch<00:02:01.200> to<00:02:01.439> use This allows the judicial branch to use
• This allows the judicial branch to use its<00:02:01.920> appropriation<00:02:02.719> into<

Bills: HF2300

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Office of Administrative Hearings, so our process is really administrative rather than through the judicial
• Our process is really administrative rather than through the judicial process.
• So to that end, just a little bit more about our function at the Department of Labor: first and foremost
• ><01:14:34.040> more<01:14:34.280> about<01:14:34.639> our<01:14:35.080> function
• <01:14:35.719> at little bit more about our function at little bit more about our function

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• RSA 540 is designed to be judicially administerable.
• RSA 540 is designed to be judicially administerable.
• RSA 540 is designed to be judicially administerable.
• RSA 540 is designed to be judicially administerable.
• Changes your ability to function. function. function. >> Thank<04:26:14.239> you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My intent with a committee substitute is as follows: one, to require the Texas Judicial Council to be
• I'm the district attorney for the 106th Judicial District, which covers four rural counties between Lubbock
• I'm the district attorney for the 33rd, 424th Judicial District, which is Burnet, Llano, Blanco, and
• district, which is Burnett, Lano, Blanco, attorney for the 33rd, 424 judicial district, which is Burnett
• It's been about six or eight years since it was looked at by the Judicial Council.

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.

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• I have no judicial law experience, so I'm going to be relying on the Chair here for guidance.
• Depending on the issues, particularly in the judicial branch, for example, sometimes you'll see court
• The judicial branch has rules about how they interpret legislation, known as rules of statutory construction
• on this committee, those of us who are not attorneys, to be in hearings where we learn all these judicial
• millions of dollars all across the state to the criminal justice coordinating councils that are in each judicial

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• Are you using administrative warrants to detain individuals, or are you using judicial warrants?
• There is no provision in law for a judicial warrant.
• I have issues with it because there's no judicial warrant.
• They're not judicial. And they can't be judicial. Thank you. Chair Hooper for follow up. Follow up.
• That's the difference in terms of what it means in the ranking system inside the judicial system.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee took up SB 2B, a major immigration bill by Senator Gruters, described by supporters as a Trump-aligned package to strengthen Florida’s role in immigration enforcement. The bill would create a grant program for local law enforcement, expand jail-ICE agreements beyond sheriff-operated jails, establish a chief immigration officer and a state immigration enforcement council, require more coordination on E-Verify and detention-bed reporting, allow immigration status to be considered in bail decisions, increase penalties for certain offenses tied to illegal reentry and voting, and repeal in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Much of the sponsor’s presentation and debate emphasized focusing on criminal offenders, improving coordination with federal authorities, and using state resources to support detention and enforcement. Committee questioning focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, reimbursement for jail costs, E-Verify coverage, and whether the bill could lead to street-level immigration enforcement in schools or churches. Senator Smith, Senator Pizzo, Senator Polsky, Senator Sharief, and others challenged the tuition repeal as unfair to students who were brought to Florida as children and argued for grandfathering current students or studying the fiscal impact first. Senator Fine defended the repeal as ending a state subsidy for people who are not lawfully present and argued the change would save tens of millions of dollars. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified that the bill was limited to jail-based enforcement, said there was no current street-level 287(g) program in Florida, and stated he did not believe the bill raised concerns for law enforcement or schools/churches. A representative of the Florida Supervisors of Elections supported the voting-related section, while a Florida Highway Patrol representative said state agencies would need additional funding if they were expected to take on more enforcement duties. The committee adopted Senator Gruters’ late-filed amendment correcting a drafting error. Senator Smith’s amendment to require an OPAGA study on the tuition-waiver policy was withdrawn after discussion, and his handwritten amendment to delete the repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students failed on a roll-call vote. The bill then advanced as amended, with several members speaking in debate both for and against it. Supporters framed it as a focused public-safety and enforcement measure; opponents criticized the special-session process, the cost, and the tuition repeal’s impact on students already enrolled.

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• The 24 members are appointed by the judicial branch, governor, and four legislative caucuses.
• Only a month, because they can only make recommendations, not decisions, on judicial salaries, and so
• c><00:02:32.160> on recommendations, not decisions, on recommendations, not decisions, on judicial
• 02:33.240> and<00:02:33.360> so<00:02:33.520> it<00:02:33.640> still judicial
• <00:02:39.840> officers' related to, um, judicial officers' related to, um, judicial officers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , and what we did notice during that time is that you had all of the different emergency support functions
• We did notice during that time is that you had all of the different emergency support functions related
• This is the second-highest recommendation of a fully functional Fire Marshal by the Fire Safety Research
• This is the second-highest recommendation of a fully functional Fire Marshal by the Fire Safety Research
• Health Administration function and I'm Health Administration function and I'm just<02:38:58.080> seeing

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Any legal distinctions based on sex must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
• Any legal distinctions based on sex must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
• Any legal distinctions based on sex must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
• Any legal distinctions based on sex must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
• The highest level of judicial scrutiny.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• I was employed by the Fourth Judicial District, which you may know is Hennepin County.
• <00:59:21.039> uh know wanted to protect judicial uh know wanted to protect judicial uh information
• It's a good point, and keep in mind that we did put judicial protection in last year.
• In fact, we meet every two months, and we go through data—police data, our data, judicial data—and we
• In fact, we meet every two months, and we go through data—police data, our data, judicial data—and we

Bills: HF7

Keywords: public safety, criminal justice, sentencing guidelines, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, public sentencing database, felony dismissals, prosecutor reporting, bail notice, bond posting, law enforcement data, arrest data, public records, sex trafficking, human trafficking, mandatory minimum sentence, peace officer assault, police assault, fleeing police, vehicular flight, stolen motor vehicle