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• On line 63, the Board of Judicial Standards came in with a base of $645,000 per year.
• These sections are from the underlying House File 2300, which was the judicial branch's bill carried
• Section 12 is also from the judicial branch bill carried by Representative Scott.
• This has the updated definition that does not include employees of the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
• I'm going to speak to the judicial safety provisions in the bill, which are under Article 5, Section

Bills: HF2300

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• The judicial system has enumerated in case law a very few, limited reasons for abatements, and they are
• Objectively, this was not a situation involving reckless conduct, but rather was an accident between
• <03:39:35.120> but situation involving Reckless conduct but situation involving Reckless conduct
• We’re being held accountable by the judicial system to follow the law.
• being held accountable by the judicial being held accountable by the judicial system<04:43:55.480

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• Judicial Deference Agencies. Representative Singh, two minutes. Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The first was that the people want us to maintain an independent judicial system; they don't want the
• And then on the other side of things, the influence of the executive branch in the judicial system is
• system is also something the judicial system is also something that<04:09:09.439> needs<04:09
• Members, you are voting on House Bill 66, Judicial Deference Agencies.

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• And despite disruptions loud enough to affect neighboring offices and committee hearings, the conduct
• And despite disruptions loud enough to affect neighboring offices and committee hearings, the conduct

Bills: SB2347, SB2911, SB2033, SB2158, SB2993, SB2778, SB2672, SB2014, SB3144, SB3096, SB3097, SB2968, SB2363, SB3154, SB2400, SB3313, SB2896, SB3279, SB2614, SB2687, SB2754, SB2549, SB3325, SB2658, SB2659, SB2602, SB2611, SB2877, SB3063, SB2615, SB3232, SB2875, SB3272, SB2854, SB3203, SB2803, SB2804, SB3302, SB3229, SB2969, SB2412, SB2657, SB2880, SB2540, SB2414, SB3142, SB3202, SB2281, SB2852, SB2272, SB2479, SB2589, SB2936, SB2720, SB2730, SB2749, SB2688, SB2798, SB3040, SB3107, SB3010, SB3109, SB3140, SB3187, SB2057, SB2377, SB3048, SB3083, SB3182

Keywords: tenant rights, landlord obligations, housing crisis, eviction prevention, multilingual access, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, renewable energy, grid-ready homes, interconnection process, electric utility, energy independence, surcharge, customer access, energy storage, smart inverters, veterinary workforce

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• SELF-REPORTS ARE NOT ADMISSIONS OF GUILT AND CANNOT BE USED AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE IN ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL
• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 WHEREUPON THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE PURPOSE HOLDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND CONDUCTING

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• So, um, I reached out to see what, in fact, our code of conduct looks like, and our code of conduct is
• looks like, and our code of of conduct looks like, and our code of conduct<00:10:25.440> is<00
• is very old. uh 2007 I think is conduct is very old. uh 2007 I think is the<00:10:28.560> last
• the last revision of our code of conduct the last revision of our code of conduct and<00:10:31.279
• And the bar number, then I looked it up at the judicial branch, which anybody can do.

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• judicial judicial branch.<00:32:16.240> The<00:32:16.559> independent<00:32:17.200>
• judicial<00:32:17.679> branch branch.
• The independent judicial branch branch.
• The judicial funded appropriately.
• Um, right now, with the judicial system.

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• It's been remanded back to the state district court, where it's in the First Judicial District here in
• For any procedural mess at the time, there was no issue raised with the way the meeting was conducted
• And as I pointed out days ago, I urged the members not to allow this to interfere with the conduct of
• between coming up short in the committee process and then challenging some way that the meeting was conducted
• Some way that the meeting was conducted or the report is in error.

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• It reinforces that investigations must be conducted respectfully, with sensitivity to cultural and religious
• Representative Stahl Hamilton's report, I did actually bring the Child Fatality Annual Report that has been conducted
• Representative Stahl Hamilton's report, I did actually bring the Child Fatality Annual Report that has been conducted
• At the age of 18 or through judicial actions, children are adults and can legally make their own decisions
• By making an upfront commitment to getting these conditions right from the outset, we promote judicial

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• up or considered by this committee, which I expect one will be at some point, and those will be conducted
• so your motion could be made at a future time, but not during the regional hearings which we're conducting
• There's a recent judicial decision that you've already mentioned that holds that the effects-based prong
• There's a recent judicial decision that you've already mentioned that holds that the effects-based prong
• They can't be unconstitutional or race-based unconstitutional conduct for that reason.

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts. A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony. Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.

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• information on state-authorized water curtailments by requiring the State Water Resources Control Board to conduct
• simply requires that if emergency regulations are extended over multiple years, the board has to conduct
• In summary, it is the intent of AB 1139. ...to sensibly and judiciously promote access opportunities
• In summary, it is the intent of AB 1139 to sensibly and judicially promote access opportunities in a
• would be a mistake to add to their mandates without providing for them to be able to charge a fee to conduct

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• Again, these audits are unannounced and conducted on the spot.
• It’s the tool they use to conduct behavior threat assessments.
• They actually conduct the behavior threat assessment in **Sentinel**.
• We also regulate the standards of conduct for all certified educators.
• Standards of conduct for all certified educators.

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• Workers must conduct the federally required application and recertification interview, review and act
• In a needs assessment conducted in 300 schools throughout the Commonwealth, it was found that 95% of
• to lose their health insurance coverage and that we try to spend dollars as economically and as judiciously

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Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.

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• Agents have the authority to serve and execute bench warrants and other court orders in any judicial
• approved techniques, quickly respond to physical assaults, riots, and other emergency situations, conduct
• inspect the facilities living areas and work locations to ensure health and safety standards are met, conduct

Bills: SB134, SB1356, SB1407, SB1611, SB1639, SB169, SB1722, SB182, SB1870, SB2039, SB432, SB609, SB715, SB716

Keywords: retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles

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• It also requires emergency departments to conduct training on the policies and procedures, including
• It requires all emergency departments to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment, created
• Attorneys, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, Harold Pryor, the chief law enforcement officer of the 17th Judicial

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported favorably a series of bills after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and roll-call votes. Among the health and public safety measures, CS/SB 68 would require pediatric readiness standards in hospital emergency departments; CS/SB 340 would require nursing students to complete human trafficking identification training; CS/SB 32 and SB 210 would create a new injunction process and related public records provisions for victims of serious violence by a known person; and SB 418 would add autism-focused law enforcement training and a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Each of these bills received supportive testimony and passed the committee. The committee also approved several child safety and community protection measures. CS/SB 606 would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials, and SB 428 would expand the state swim lesson voucher program to older children, with strong support from advocates and families concerned about drowning risks, especially for children with autism. CS/SB 302 would streamline permitting and incentives for nature-based coastal resiliency projects, and SB 636 would create an alternative beach management pathway for coastal communities, though beach preservation advocates warned about perpetual easement language and funding concerns. SB 628, designating Warrior Sacrifice Way in Pensacola, also passed unanimously. In addition, the committee advanced CS/SB 1734 on juvenile justice, with a late-file amendment updating definitions for juvenile probation and detention officers and codifying detention cost-share language. It also reported favorably CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and an additional first responders resiliency plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance Corporation clearinghouse procedures and related insurance market rules. Several witnesses testified in support or with technical concerns on the insurance bill, and members discussed competitive safeguards, clearinghouse scope, and Citizens’ assessment risk. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• DESCRIPTION, EXHIBITION, PRESENTATION OR REPRESENTATION OF WHAT OTHER KIND OF FORM AFFECTING NUDITY, SEXUAL CONDUCT
• OFFENSIVE TO PREVAILING IN THE ADULT COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT IS SUITABLE MATERIAL OR CONDUCT
• JUDICIAL RULINGS HAVE ALREADY DETERMINED STUDENTS HAVE RIGHTS TO ACCESS BOOKS.

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• We also conduct parole hearings for all 10 state prison facilities and support by six FTE, which currently
• challenges presented by increased crime rates, involving statutory requirements, and heightened judicial
• With a number of hearings conducted with victim or victim family member participation, I was just curious

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• We began our process by conducting the public workshop.
• So if if you're considering commissioning FSU to conduct a study or UF because they've got the the training
• It's, you know, is about a 10th of the size, perhaps with the >> light water reactor judicial reactor

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• congratulate both of you on the bipartisan and very collegial and respectful manner in which you have conducted
• to continue such deployments and to conduct future Taiwan Strait missions and transits?
• up to address the issue where a country did not have a democracy in a legitimate and believable judicial

Keywords: diplomatic nominations, foreign policy, ambassadors, U.S.-European relations, Bilateral relationships, security, trade

Summary: The meeting focused primarily on diplomatic nominations, featuring discussions about the implications of these roles on U.S. foreign policy. Notable was the introduction of nominees for key ambassadorial positions, including ambassadors to the Dominican Republic, France, and the Netherlands. Senator Shaheen emphasized the importance of U.S.-European relations, particularly in light of current global challenges, while other members voiced their concerns regarding the nominees’ qualifications and the impact on bilateral relationships. Public support for these nominations was evident, as was the committee's commitment to fostering stronger connections with allied nations, particularly in addressing security and trade issues.

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• intermediaries, distributors, wholesalers, and other middlemen that are engaged in anti-competitive conduct
• So House Bill 4256 will deter any competitive conduct in these industries, allow for recovery of damages
• So if there had been a registry here in Texas, how would the judicial system in Louisiana have been able