Video & Transcript Research : 'universal injunctions'

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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • finally, the bill outlines a mechanism to quickly enforce covered agreements via a preliminary injunction
  • Your bill requires, almost mandates, courts to automatically grant preliminary injunctions against workers
  • A hearing would be held and determined whether... ...the court would then enter a preliminary injunction
  • A hearing would be held and determined whether that preliminary injunction should stay in place.
  • For that preliminary injunction to be entered, there has to be exposure to the confidential information
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism took up several measures, beginning with SB 1666, which would adopt Florida’s version of UCC Article 12 to address commercial transactions involving digital assets such as cryptocurrency, smart contracts, blockchain, and NFTs. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably. It also approved CS/SB 480, a proposal to create affordable health coverage options for farmers and ranchers through a nonprofit agricultural organization model; the bill drew significant questions about preexisting conditions, ACA coverage, costs, and whether the plans would function like insurance, but it was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from some members and outside groups. The committee then unanimously advanced CS/SB 1172, which expands business development incentives for veterans and military spouses, including procurement preferences, fee waivers, tax exemptions, and an entrepreneurship program; an amendment added military-spouse hiring preferences and protections for private employers that adopt them voluntarily. The committee also approved CS/SB 1400, a bill aimed at non-consensual AI-generated sexual deepfakes. The measure requires covered platforms to provide a removal process, post clear notice of that process, and remove identified content within 24 to 48 hours, with liability under the Florida Unfair Trade and Deceptive Practices Act for noncompliance; an amendment carved out internet service providers from liability. Members raised concerns about repeat uploads and the meaning of “reasonable efforts,” but the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adopted SM 1488, a memorial urging Congress to create a sovereign wealth fund, despite testimony opposing it as unnecessary and constitutionally questionable. It also passed SB 1252, which would create a centralized statewide system for sharing pawn and secondhand dealer data among law enforcement agencies; the sponsor said the first step would be a $250,000 feasibility study, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 922, which revises Florida’s restrictive covenant laws by creating a streamlined process for certain non-compete and garden leave agreements involving employees with access to sensitive information and higher wages. The bill drew extensive debate over worker mobility, global scope, and whether it would strengthen employer leverage too much; after a technical amendment, it was reported favorably. The last major item was SB 1776, a Florida Whistleblowers Act revision that adds a notice-to-cure requirement, narrows retaliation and employer definitions, and limits claims where another statutory remedy exists. Members and public speakers raised concerns that it could make whistleblower claims harder to bring and give employers time to destroy evidence, but the bill was amended and then reported favorably.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eastern New Mexico University is hosting an event this evening, as well as the New Mexico County's Black
  • We have a bag of peanuts from Eastern New Mexico University.
  • We have a great university there in Eastern New Mexico that we're very proud of. Our president, Mr.
  • enacting the Traveling with Dignity Act, requiring all facilities that receive state funding to install universal
  • outlines enforcement by the State Department of Justice, including civil actions by consumers for injunctive
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In order to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit, if
  • It's taxable properties entitled to an injunction restraining the collection of taxes by the taxing unit
  • I just wanted to add a little testimony to clarify the notion that this concept of taxpayer injunction
  • If you look at existing Tax Code Chapter 2605E, there is already injunctive relief. ...available to the
  • It adds material deviation to that list of actionable injunctions, and if they're frivolous, they can
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-06-16 (7:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We provided $40 million to the university system for preeminence funding.
  • Universal vouchers be reeled in as it is having a huge impact on our public school districts.
  • Outside of the existing fiscal parameters we put on our universities, I suppose the answer is no.
  • Under current law, presidential salaries for universities are capped at $200,000.
  • Would you consider making a similar exception for other universities?
Summary: The House met on the final day of session, swore in Representatives Boyles and Hodgers, and observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as for Representative Rosenwald’s father. The chamber then moved into final budget work, with leaders outlining the plan to take up H.J.R. 5019, HB 7031, HB 5017, HB 5015, and then the general appropriations act once the Senate transmitted it. H.J.R. 5019, a proposed constitutional amendment to expand the budget stabilization fund, was explained and amended to raise the rainy day fund cap, require annual deposits, and allow withdrawals for critical state needs by a two-thirds vote; it passed 100-1. The House then adopted the conference report on HB 7031, the tax package. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or expands several sales tax holidays and exemptions, including permanent exemptions for disaster-preparedness items, hunting/fishing/camping items, and ammunition and firearms-related purchases, and makes changes to property, corporate income, local tax, and economic development provisions. Members debated the removal of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related revenue streams, the new ammunition exemption, and the data center tax changes; supporters argued the package reduces taxes and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents raised concerns about housing, transportation, and gun violence. The conference report passed 93-7. HB 5017, creating a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer to retire state bonds early, passed unanimously. HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment, also passed. The House then began explanation and questions on the fiscal year 2025-26 general appropriations act, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down $3.8 billion from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major spending areas, including pre-K-12 funding increases, health care funding for Medicaid, KidCare, nursing homes, opioid treatment, and mental health, transportation and economic development funding, environmental and water projects, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology. Questions focused on school vouchers, inflationary pressures on school districts, and the adequacy of funding for housing, transportation, and other priorities.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • there is currently no clear civil remedy for victims who seek restitution, content removal, or injunctive
  • Injunctions to stop the impersonation and authorize recovery of actual damages, including costs related
  • I can absolutely testify to the fact that emergency contraception is not available universally in our
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reason for that is because of a recent United States Supreme Court case that limited universal injunctions
  • and required that parties be before the court before injunctive relief is awarded.
  • In that litigation, a preliminary injunction has been issued, and that case is on appeal and continues
  • Western University: my office conducted an investigation and we found just under $400,000 in misappropriated
  • We're experiencing costs across the space that we rent from the University of New Mexico, the equipment
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Agriculture Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 10421 allows the court to issue a temporary injunction, preventing further dealing on a public
  • Section 10421 allows the court to issue a temporary injunction, preventing further dealing on a public
  • With this rather explosive evidence from two employees of the 22nd DAA, the court granted an injunction
  • The 22nd DAA, the court granted an injunction under the Public Contract Code and prohibited that contract
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met to hear one bill, SB 1223 by Senator Padilla, which would require district agricultural associations and fairs to follow competitive bidding standards under the Public Contract Code and prohibit sole-source contracting. Senator Padilla and his witness argued the bill was needed to close a loophole exposed by litigation and investigations involving fair contracts, citing alleged bid tailoring and favoritism in San Diego and Orange County fair contracting. They said the measure would promote transparency, accountability, and fair competition, while noting that existing exemptions and guidance should allow smaller fairs to continue routine procurement without difficulty. Committee members asked how the bill would affect small and rural fairs and what steps managers would need to take to comply. The author and witness responded that the bill was aimed at large contracts where abuse had occurred, and that fair managers generally already know how to write RFPs so more than one bidder can qualify. The vice chair indicated support after receiving clarification, and the chair and other members spoke in favor of the bill as a safeguard against corruption. No opposition was presented in committee or public comment. The committee then voted to send SB 1223 to the Appropriations Committee. The roll call showed the measure passing with eight aye votes. Before adjournment, the chair also recognized the committee’s chief consultant, Victor, and secretary, Nicole, for their long service and upcoming retirements, thanking them for their work with the Agriculture Committee.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Info Briefing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Injunctions take it a little bit longer.
  • <01:41:11.199> Uh<01:41:11.520> injunctions restraining orders.
  • Uh injunctions restraining orders.
  • <01:41:49.360> There<01:41:49.679> is<01:41:50.000> no the injunctions there
  • There is no the injunctions there.
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Jan 14th, 2025

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as part of that ruling, the District Court issued a permanent injunction against the Commission from
  • of Appeals, and the Solicitor General has successfully argued on our behalf for a stay of that injunction
  • Under the terms of the stay of the injunction, the Commission will be able to enforce the in-office lobbying
  • On June 12, 2024, the judge in the case ordered a preliminary injunction against the Commission to prevent
  • Those elected municipal officers and mayors who had not already filed Form 6, because again this injunction
Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections convened, established a quorum, and members introduced themselves and the committee staff. Chair Gaetz outlined the committee’s jurisdiction over election law, ethics law, executive appointments, and related confirmations, and described the committee’s process for handling gubernatorial nominations and member concerns about nominees. The committee then received a briefing from the Florida Commission on Ethics on its 2025 legislative priorities and on implementation of Senate Bill 7014 from the prior year. The commission recommended three changes: expanding the definition of “relative” in the gift law to include current and former foster parents and foster children; authorizing salary withholding to help collect civil penalties and restitution; and adding whistleblower-like protections for people who file ethics complaints. Commission staff also explained how SB 7014 changed complaint processing by requiring allegations to be based on personal knowledge or non-hearsay information and by imposing new deadlines for legal sufficiency review, investigations, and advocates’ recommendations. They said the commission has adapted its intake and review process and is currently meeting the new timelines, though the tighter deadlines may create staffing and scheduling challenges. Commission counsel also provided an update on two active lawsuits. One challenges the constitutional in-office lobbying ban, and the other challenges the requirement that elected municipal officers and mayors file Form 6 financial disclosure forms. The committee discussed the impact of the new complaint standards, the possibility of litigation if deadlines are missed, and whether local ethics boards are implementing SB 7014 similarly. Members expressed support for the commission’s work and asked for written legislative recommendations and proposed statutory language. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In the District of Columbia, they had moved for a preliminary injunction, which the district court denied
  • The court in that case granted our motion for preliminary injunction and the funds were reinstated.
  • We've successfully obtained a preliminary injunction in at least 15 cases by my count.
  • And I'm only aware of one case in which our motion for preliminary injunction was denied.
  • We're now... ...motion for preliminary injunction was denied.
Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Agriculture Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 10421 allows the court to issue a temporary injunction, preventing further dealing on a public
  • With this rather explosive evidence from two employees of the 22nd DA, the court granted an injunction
  • With this rather explosive evidence from two employees of the 22nd DA, the court granted an injunction
  • The 22nd DA, the court granted an injunction under the Public Contract Code and prohibited that contract
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • in addition to the money, which is the majority of what I spelled out for you, there's plenty of injunctive
  • measures and injunctive relief in those settlements.
  • I've been working with the UNM College of Nursing and the Highlands University College of Nursing and
  • So it's not universal across all districts, a little bit bumpy across the whole state, I would say.
  • So I support the idea and always have of creating a universal healthcare for the citizens.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • The injunctions for protection are a tool...
  • The injunctions for protection are a tool that help victims seeking protection, and these services are
  • Last year, we processed almost 80,000 injunctions statewide.
  • In addition to the injunction cases, we process other high-risk cases, no-fee cases addressing severe
  • So to cover these shortfalls and the injunctions for protection in these other high-risk cases... ...
Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the clerks of court. FDLE outlined 28 legislative budget requests for fiscal year 2026-27, including funding for a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology and data system upgrades, moving several programs off uncertain federal grants, expanding the wellness office, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, cybersecurity, forensic equipment, digital forensics, criminal history modernization, training, and the SAFE fentanyl enforcement program. Members asked about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, the role of body cameras and masking, public records request burdens on local agencies, and the status of Fibers and the Uniform Arrest Affidavit systems. FDLE said the misconduct data covers all sworn officers and corrections personnel, that many cases would not be affected by body cameras because they involve off-duty conduct or internal matters, and that it is working with agencies and vendors to improve participation in reporting systems. DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh updated the committee on the Florida Scholars Academy, describing the new unified education system across 39 residential facilities. He reported first-year enrollment, course completions, graduations, and compliance results, and said the program now provides in-person and blended instruction, individualized support, mental health services, and career and technical education. He also discussed staffing shortages in some detention facilities, the need for more residential beds, and the importance of recognizing and supporting staff. In response to questions, he explained how the program addresses students with disabilities and behavioral needs through one-on-one instruction, paraprofessionals, and immediate mental health support. The clerks of court presented a budget request centered on funding shortfalls and rising costs. Clerk and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels despite increased statutory duties, higher postage and staffing costs, and growing workloads in priority case types such as injunctions for protection and other high-risk matters. The clerks requested $22 million in direct appropriations, including support for due process costs, jury management, and staffing for 37 new judges approved last session. Members also asked about Senate Bill 532, which Butterfield described as a CPI-based measure to update court fines and fees that have remained unchanged since 2008. The committee took no votes on the presentations and adjourned after discussion.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 9, February 19, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • what we do for the university. what we do for the university. that's<01:13:31.760> over<01
  • We don't invest in our university. We don't invest in our students, so why should they?
  • We don't invest in our university. We don't invest in our students, so why should they?
  • We don't invest in our university. We don't invest in our students, so why should they?
  • We don't invest in our university. We don't invest in our students, so why should they?
Keywords: 916, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Her landlord asked for an injunction to immediately move her out of her unit under Massachusetts General
  • counsel, our client would have faced a significant challenge even responding to the preliminary injunction
  • I'm a college student at Simmons University, and I'm a young person who is deeply concerned about the
  • My wife is an art historian and teaches at two universities.
  • Okay, I'm an assistant professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, and my work
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Administration (05/06/2026)

Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • rules, which ultimately was taken to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court opined and granted injunctive
  • But the same penalties apply sort of universally in most of the chambers in our country. censured, but
  • /c><00:31:16.240> relief<00:31:16.640> and<00:31:16.960> the and granted a injunctive
  • relief and the and granted a injunctive relief and the House<00:31:17.679> rescended<00:31:18.960
  • in in most of the chambers universally in in most of the chambers in<00:31:29.760> our<00:31:
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Children and Family Law (02/20/2025)

Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:43:00.119> practiced<00:43:00.640> you<00:43:00.760> know universally practiced
  • you know universally practiced you know throughout<00:43:01.240> the<00:43:01.400> state
  • If that was universally practiced, you know, throughout the state, different story, but it's rare that
  • <01:12:07.560> belief<01:12:08.040> in declaratory or injunctive belief in declaratory
  • or injunctive belief in monetary<01:12:08.760> damages<01:12:09.199> against<01:12:09.480
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 23rd, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Local attorneys typically pursue civil injunctions against IMBs to shut them down.
  • I am the chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
  • For over 40 years, physician assistants at the University of Texas M. D.
  • At the University of Texas M. D.
  • Fifty years ago at the petroleum engineering building over at the University of Texas.
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.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division A (Part 2) - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 4:15 P.M.

Judiciary, Division A

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Supreme Court, in their injunction, actually let it go into place.
  • 00:04:37.360> Court,<00:04:38.000> in<00:04:38.120> their<00:04:38.360> injunction
  • , Supreme Court, in their injunction, Supreme Court, in their injunction, actually<00:04:39.640><
  • :15:54.560> an is, that bill's going to be filed an is, that bill's going to be filed an injunction
  • . injunction. injunction.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1752, which had already passed Judiciary A, gone to Appropriations, and returned with an amendment. The chair explained that the amendment froze a rate increase that had been included by LBR and instead set the amount at $150,100 on a two-year schedule for further review. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The committee then considered House Bill 1603, described as a cleanup measure related to last year’s squatters law. Counsel explained that it removed language stating that a squatter who commits trespass or remains on another person’s property shall not accrue property rights based on that conduct. After a brief question about what the bill removed, the committee passed it on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The main discussion centered on House Bill 1224, a strike-all for the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, which the chair described as a revised version of the Walker Montgomery law. The chair said the original House bill raised serious constitutional concerns, especially around age verification, First Amendment issues, and overbreadth, and noted Justice Kavanaugh’s comments in the Walker Montgomery litigation suggesting the prior law was likely unconstitutional. He said the strike-all would create a task force, include a reverse repealer, and use language modeled on laws in Florida and Virginia, with the goal of producing a bill that could withstand legal challenge. Several senators questioned whether the committee should move forward with a bill that might still be vulnerable, while others emphasized the need to protect children online and referenced Mr. Montgomery’s advocacy and the book Anxious Generation. The chair said industry representatives from Google, Facebook, TikTok, and NetChoice had expressed willingness to discuss a workable compromise, and he indicated the committee could still go to conference and potentially return to the House version if needed.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • through this committee about a half a dozen, maybe up to a dozen, individual water projects that just universally
  • Water projects that just universally get passed through.
  • Chair, Senator, what happens today is we'll bring an enforcement action against them and get an injunction
  • And it's only if they violate the injunction that we could then go and get contempt sanctions against
Keywords: 996, all