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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • incident, and even when there is clear evidence of false imprisonment, there are limited civil or criminal
  • Current law requires associations to conduct reserve studies every three years to assess the cost of
  • or party to any of the events forming the basis of a potential administrative, disciplinary, or criminal
  • or party to any of the events forming the basis of a potential administrative, disciplinary, or criminal
  • Right now, DFPI has no obligation to conduct fair lending examinations on any schedule.
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would likely be held later because a quorum was not yet present. Early measures included AB 2393, which would create fixed statutory damages for false arrest or imprisonment claims involving aggravating conduct such as face coverings, restraints, forcible transport, or firearms; supporters said it would help victims obtain accountability, while no opposition appeared. AB 2050, the HOA reserve-funding bill, drew support from HOA and housing finance advocates who said underfunded reserves lead to special assessments and safety risks, while consumer groups warned of large cost increases; Senator Laird said he would move it when a quorum was available. AB 1564, making employee-union communications confidential in certain public-employment disputes, was supported by labor groups and opposed by counties, school administrators, and other local agencies who argued it would hinder investigations. AB 2231, a CEQA streamlining bill for two Sutter Health hospital projects, was backed by the author and health-care supporters but opposed by a construction trade group that said it would strip workers of wage-and-hour remedies. The committee also heard AB 2689, which would allow non-renewal of subsidized housing leases for over-income tenants under specified conditions; there was little testimony beyond the author’s presentation. AB 801 would require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to regularly examine lenders for fair lending compliance; supporters framed it as a response to federal retreat from consumer protection, while credit unions and bankers said they shared the goal but wanted more work on impacts to smaller institutions. AB 2721, as amended, would require hotels to post notice when they have actual knowledge of ICE or CBP reservations; hospitality workers and labor supporters said it would improve worker safety, while hotel industry groups said they were moving toward neutral after amendments, though some owners remained opposed. AB 2035 would create a narrow, court-supervised alternative vote threshold for a single HOA, Laguna Woods Village, to amend outdated CC&Rs; the author and HOA representatives said the change was needed because repeated elections had failed to reach quorum. Later bills included AB 1827, which would raise the small-claims limit for businesses from $6,250 to $15,000 and allow up to three filings per year; supporters said it would modernize access for small businesses, while the Judicial Council opposed it as likely to crowd calendars and shift small claims away from its intended purpose. AB 1577 would require data centers to report energy-use information to the Energy Commission and local agencies; supporters said better data is needed for grid planning, while one industry group remained opposed in print but encouraged by amendments. AB 2164 and AB 1854 both expanded California shield-law protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care providers and related entities against out-of-state legal actions and extradition requests; supporters said the bills were needed to protect providers and patients after Dobbs, while opponents argued they would shield harmful medical practices and interfere with parental rights and other states’ investigations. AB 2529 would require claims against public agencies to include a declaration that the contents are true and correct, and AB 2247 would create the Thrive Act to fund trauma-focused mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; both drew support from local agencies or survivors, with no significant opposition recorded in the excerpt. The final bill discussed, AB 1821, would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days to address large, complex, or bad-faith requests; the author said it would better match agency work capacity while preserving access, and the hearing continued with testimony as the transcript ended.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 24th, 2026

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • within our criminal legal system.
  • We in Plymouth County have had a BCI, a Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
  • Our enabling statute codified certain prohibited conduct.
  • We conduct educational programming. We perform... ...activities.
  • We conduct educational programming.
Keywords: 1212, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the legislative proceedings.
  • Commenters who impede the orderly conduct of this meeting may be ruled out of order and may be removed
  • The audit showed that they referred just 1.7% of serious cases for criminal prosecution.
  • This focuses on the most egregious and criminal violations of the law, to be clear.
  • If they're breaking the law criminally, then they ought to be held responsible.
Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with testimony largely focused on worker protections, AI, workplace safety, and employment access. AB 1697 would delay implementation of AB 692 on employer debt traps by one year to allow more time to address collective bargaining concerns; it drew support from the NFL and no opposition. AB 2495 would expand prohibitions on immigration-related threats used by employers to intimidate workers, with strong support from immigrant-rights, labor, and legal aid groups describing coercion and fear among undocumented and new-arrival workers; it advanced on a divided roll with some members voting no or not voting. AB 2511 would require DIR to study pay disparities between behavioral health and medical-surgical providers, with supporters arguing low reimbursement drives provider shortages and opponents warning of duplicative reporting, proprietary-data concerns, and added administrative burden; it was moved forward to the Health Committee. AB 2157 would make permanent the Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund Pilot Program, with displaced refinery workers and labor/environmental groups supporting the bill as a needed transition tool; it passed to Appropriations. AB 2530 would require 60-day notice for public-employer layoffs, relocations, and closures, narrowed by amendment to public agencies; supporters said public workers deserve the same notice protections as private-sector workers, while some opposition sought clarification, and the bill passed to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 2488, which would direct DIR and UC to study Cal/OSHA inspector vacancies and recruitment pathways. Supporters, including a laid-off refinery worker and WorkSafe, said chronic understaffing has weakened enforcement and that experienced workers could fill the gap; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2545 would create an EDD study of AI-related workforce displacement and safety-net impacts, with labor and tech-policy supporters warning of large-scale job loss and the need for data to plan for unemployment and other public programs; business groups opposed the reporting and task-force structure but acknowledged the issue, and the bill passed to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 2027 would restrict employers and vendors from using worker data to train or deploy AI systems that replace workers, while limiting collection to what is necessary for employment administration; supporters framed it as a privacy and anti-displacement measure, and opponents argued the definitions were too broad and could hinder useful workplace technologies. The bill advanced to Privacy and Consumer Protection. Later, AB 2095, the Fair Chance Act bill, was presented to clarify and strengthen rules limiting conviction-history screening in hiring, including written explanations and protections for applicants seeking promotions or new roles with current employers. Supporters described ongoing discrimination against people with records and the need for a real second chance, while opponents said the bill was too broad, added burdens, and could conflict with existing statewide rules. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on AB 2095, but the discussion centered on balancing reentry opportunities with employer concerns about individualized assessments and safety-based hiring decisions.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (01/28/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • conduct.
  • </c> cases that do not involve criminal cases that do not involve criminal conduct.
  • conduct.
  • conduct.
  • conduct.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • dangerous with the overwhelming influx of unlawful immigrants and a consistent flow of transnational criminal
  • SB2202 creates the criminal offense of knowingly transferring a firearm for profit to a foreign terrorist
  • A person is acting knowingly if they are aware of the nature of their conduct or the circumstances surrounding
  • it, or if they are aware that their conduct results in a certain consequence.
  • But I think it would be easier on the organized criminal activity cases that are worked by our CID agents
Bills: SB36 , SB2202 , SB 36
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Nine - Thursday, April 9

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • prohibit such conduct at or by such educational institution if such conduct creates an atmosphere or
  • They're looking to see your criminal background, right?
  • I've spent about a decade practicing in criminal defense in the courts of our state's jurisdiction.
  • , criminals by definition do not follow the laws, regardless of what they may be.
  • Speaker, this bill prioritizes public safety by prohibiting individuals from engaging in criminal conduct
Keywords: 959, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Mar 26th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's rules of evidence that allow similar similar prior bad conduct into evidence in criminal cases
  • But I have a number of questions, especially as it relates to my understanding is in criminal space.
  • Everyone who I told the facts of this case to says it's criminal.
  • It would seem that the criminal penalties that are aimed at them instead of financial penalties, that
  • And this practice currently is being conducted without the consent of the people.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-24 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • conduct into the statute.
  • And those adults have been subject to criminal prosecution.
  • We also will not know if there is a pattern or conduct of behavior or conduct of these officers.
  • Not consultants will rule my behavior and conduct.
  • Not consultants will rule my behavior and conduct.
Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then took up a motion to reconsider the prior day’s failed vote on CS for SB 1080 (local government land regulation), which was adopted without objection, and moved into the special order calendar. A series of bills were debated and mostly passed, often after substituting House companions. Measures approved included funding for expedited DNA testing grants, additional aggravating factors in capital cases, fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients, commuter rail indemnification, migrant vessel disposition, specialty license plates, an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign, relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter school changes, sexual offender registration updates, utility worker assault/battery penalties, juvenile justice revisions, student mental health outcome reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School changes, school readiness resources for children with disabilities, sexual images/child exploitation penalties, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county tax collector/property appraiser employees. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and brownfields. Debate centered on public safety, health care access, education, recovery housing, and government administration. Some of the most substantive discussion came on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered and defeated after extended debate over election-related communications and the proper scope of existing ethics laws. The certified recovery residences bill also drew extensive support and testimony about addiction recovery and housing stability. Most bills passed on strong bipartisan votes, with a few receiving notable opposition, including the charter schools bill, the aggravating factors bill, and the Office of Faith and Community bill.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Mar 9th, 2026

Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you might have a judge, a good judge with innocent conduct, that somehow gets ensnared, of course
  • There are countless examples, but our rules of professional conduct—and I would encourage you to take
  • But there are already rules that govern our conduct.
  • sure that as members of the bar our conduct under the model rules of professional responsibility are
  • Budgetary burdens placed on our health care, criminal justice, and emergency response systems.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 3423 from Rep. Darren Chappell, which would require judges in Missouri courts of record to file annual financial disclosure statements, bar judges from hearing cases involving people who have given them money, and extend similar disclosure rules to members of judicial nominating commissions. Chappell framed the bill as a transparency and ethics measure. Business groups supported the proposal, but judges, bar groups, and trial and defense lawyers opposed it, arguing existing judicial ethics rules already address gifts and recusals, that the bill is overly broad in covering “anything of value,” and that it could create unintended consequences, including strategic donations to force recusal and reduced public access to judicial financial disclosures. The Supreme Court’s representative said the bill should be read alongside the full Code of Judicial Conduct and offered to provide the committee with that material. No vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 2922 from Rep. Jeff Myers, which would align Missouri’s right-to-try law with federal law by extending access from terminal illness to debilitating conditions and by addressing the use of Schedule I drugs in that framework. Myers said the bill is intended to help ensure access to emerging treatments and has passed in various forms in prior sessions. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without action. Next, the committee heard House Bill 2643, also from Rep. Senate, the “Hope for Missouri Patients Act,” which would expand right-to-try access for individualized treatments such as gene therapies, enzyme replacement therapies, and substrate reduction therapies for patients with rare or debilitating diseases. Supporters, including the Goldwater Institute, a parent of a child with a rare disease, and Americans for Prosperity, said the bill could help patients access customized treatments sooner and reduce red tape. The sponsor and witnesses emphasized that the bill would not require insurance coverage and is meant to help patients who cannot wait for lengthy clinical trial or FDA pathways. No opposition testimony was offered. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3204 from Rep. Senate, which would create a tax credit to encourage private donations to prevention resource centers that work on substance misuse prevention. Supporters from prevention organizations and advocacy groups said the credit would strengthen local prevention coalitions, reduce future treatment and criminal justice costs, and stabilize funding for services such as school education, early intervention, and suicide prevention. One opponent warned that Planned Parenthood could qualify as a prevention resource center and receive tax credits, but supporters said they had no concern about that. The hearing ended with no vote or other committee action, and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 12/17/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • 09:33.440><c> and</c> conduct interviews with staff and conduct interviews with staff and residents<00
  • </c> or or any other sort of criminal or or any other sort of criminal investigation<00:17:53.919><c>
  • . criminals. criminals.
  • </c><00:43:20.319><c> all</c> conduct pre-licicensing visits for all conduct pre-licicensing visits for
  • </c> criminals from gaining access to money. criminals from gaining access to money.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • we have a criminal legal system.
  • we have a criminal legal system.
  • we have a criminal legal system.
  • </c> criminal records? criminal records? &gt;&gt; Decker. &gt;&gt; Decker. &gt;&gt; Decker.
  • criminals? criminals? &gt;&gt; Mayor<02:04:47.280><c> Muhammad.</c> &gt;&gt; Mayor Muhammad.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • interpretation of the election code, which allows essentially for the partial manual count to be conducted
  • To put it simply, the bill would prevent criminal... and others who are dissatisfied with court outcomes
  • About... ...election supplies and the conduct of elections, creating criminal offenses, increasing criminal
  • House Bill 521 addresses accommodating voters with a disability and creating a criminal offense.
  • Criminal justice is still going, so Karina, the parliamentarian, said we've got a little bit of time,
Bills: HB223
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Only 1.7% of serious cases are being referred for criminal prosecution.
  • So, Criminal enforcement will change workplace safety cases.
  • Administrative investigations are critical to building evidence that could lead to potential criminal
  • criminal investigations.
  • This conduct affects. Agencies are going to deport them, falsely, of course.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on public safety, labor enforcement, pensions, and workplace safety. AB 1054 would create a voluntary DROP-style retirement option for CHP officers and Cal Fire firefighters to help retain experienced personnel; supporters said it would be cost-neutral and help staffing, while an opponent warned it could affect bond ratings and create pension risk. The bill passed the committee 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2129, which would improve Cal Fire compensation to aid recruitment and retention, also passed 4-0 to Appropriations with support from firefighters and no opposition. AB 1383, a broader PEPRA-related measure lowering retirement age and adjusting compensation caps for public safety workers, drew extensive support from firefighters and peace officers and strong opposition from cities, counties, and other local government groups over long-term pension costs; after debate over fiscal impacts, it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 605 on refinery safe staffing during shutdowns, prompted by layoffs and reduced staffing at refineries such as Phillips 66 Wilmington. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers and nearby communities during refinery wind-downs, while petroleum and business groups said closures are not inevitable and opposed the bill’s premise. The bill passed 3-0 to Environmental Quality. AB 1859 would let joint labor-management committees access public works sites to help detect wage theft and safety violations; construction labor supporters backed it as an enforcement tool, while laborers, local governments, and builders raised concerns about duplication, property access, and project disruption. It passed 2-0 to Judiciary, on call. The committee then heard AB 2321, a pilot program allowing county district attorneys in Alameda and Santa Clara to investigate workplace deaths, which supporters said would address Cal/OSHA’s backlog and weak enforcement; employers and safety practitioners opposed it, citing expertise, due process, and overlapping investigations. It passed 2-0 to Appropriations, on call. Finally, AB 2575 began testimony on healthcare AI guardrails, with the author and nurses arguing that AI should support, not replace, clinical judgment and that patient safety requires human oversight.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Also to this legislature will be will also increase or criminal penalties, penalties for repeat offenders
  • His protect all first responders in criminal justice professionals when they're exposed body fluids or
  • So distinguished committee, we believe that protection for our first responders and criminal justice
  • We also train local county and state stakeholders in criminal interdiction.
  • Bci Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (03/20/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fast forward, criminal charges are brought that could be brought against both individuals, the driver
  • ><c> are</c> Fast forward, criminal charges are Fast forward, criminal charges are brought<00:40:49.119
  • But critically, we have a neutral arbiter in all criminal cases.
  • But critically, we have a neutral arbiter in all criminal cases.
  • So you would have to allege that there were at least two people involved in the conduct.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25 - Part 1

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • sexual conduct.
  • sexual conduct.
  • Paul for criminal sexual conduct with a minor; Hernando Fidel Aila GES, a man in Faribault who was convicted
  • of felony burglary and criminal sexual conduct; a man found in St.
  • And if there is a logical answer, I don't know it. ...criminal sexual conduct.
Keywords: 1183, house
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • investigations that we do conduct we also have our criminal histories our state records criminal history
  • Directors, our criminal investigation is probably only about 3% of what we do.
  • And so, it was suggested to me by OMES that we conduct a feasibility study.
  • A lot of people don't even know that we run a criminal interdiction, but we do run criminal interdiction
  • . or criminal interdiction team was awarded Interdiction Team of the Year.
Committee: House Public Safety
Keywords: 914, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part I) Apr 16th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there any conduct on campus or any organizations that would be fostering that dangerous conduct that
  • At what point is there a certain dangerous tie to a dangerous organization bringing that type of conduct
  • All criminal activity is criminal.
  • So all criminal activity is criminal.
  • Weeks and months, and those things that you just mentioned about criminal activity, hopefully all that
Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills before recessing to the floor, with most measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. SB 2986 would allow public schools and universities to permit after-hours facility use by religious groups on the same terms as other nonprofits, and SB 1032 would open the Governor’s University Research Initiative to private and independent universities; both had committee substitutes adopted and were left pending after brief testimony. Supporters of SB 1032 from Rice and Baylor said the change would help Texas recruit top researchers and strengthen the state’s research economy. The committee also heard SB 2058, which would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish annual data on nursing clinical training sites to improve placement coordination, and SB 2683, which would bar public colleges from giving benefits or recognition to student organizations that receive support from foreign entities of concern; both were left pending after testimony. A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 2233, which would require public institutions of higher education to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from publicly supporting terrorist activity or organizations, with enforcement through investigations, reporting to Homeland Security, and possible Attorney General action and fines. The author said the bill was intended to reinforce existing federal definitions and campus safety, while senators questioned the bill’s scope, the definition of terrorist activity, and the clause tied to U.S. policy or practice. Public witnesses, including civil rights advocates, law students, and others, argued the bill was vague, overbroad, unconstitutional, and likely to chill protected speech and increase surveillance of international students and Black and brown communities; several Jewish witnesses also said the bill misused Jewish safety concerns and could be used for viewpoint discrimination. SB 2233 was left pending after public testimony. The committee then took up SB 735, which builds on prior Holocaust education legislation by funding optional age-appropriate and bilingual curriculum, museum field trips, teacher preparation partnerships, annual reporting, and regional collaboration with Holocaust museums and education service centers. The author and invited witnesses said the bill responds to survey findings showing uneven Holocaust instruction and a need for better teacher training and accountability. A fifth-grade teacher and the director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio testified in support, emphasizing the need for accurate, age-appropriate instruction and professional development. The committee recessed before finishing the agenda, and SB 735 was set to resume after the floor session.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 9th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's civil and criminal in terms of our program.
  • Of the 574 criminal trials tried in the state of Louisiana last year, 137 were tried in Criminal District
  • for criminal court, same Revised Statute, office and travel expenses for judges of Criminal Court, Orleans
  • , or single civil and criminal.
  • or single civil and criminal.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee first reviewed the Department of Justice FY 2027 budget, which was presented at $117.8 million, with most funding coming from statutory dedications and the largest program areas being criminal law/Medicaid fraud and civil law. The Attorney General described major work in Troop NOLA, Medicaid fraud, opioid and PBM litigation, and especially child exploitation and online predator investigations. She said ICAC tips are rising sharply, local law enforcement partnerships have expanded, and her office needs more analysts, more permanent positions, and more expenditure authority for the legal support fund and related programs. Members asked about case backlogs, staffing, settlement funds, and whether more resources could be directed toward outreach, mental health, and technology; the Attorney General said she wants to expand cyber capacity, training, and prevention efforts, and that some settlement recoveries are being used to support existing programs and fraud enforcement. Committee members also focused heavily on child safety, truancy, and mental health. Several representatives described local concerns about online exploitation, trafficking, self-harm, and the need for school-based training and community outreach. The Attorney General said she wants a broader prevention strategy involving parents, schools, and behavioral health resources, and she discussed using outreach models such as anti-vaping campaigns and town halls. On opioid settlement oversight, members raised concerns about the size of the funds and the need for stronger state oversight; the Attorney General agreed more structure and compliance monitoring would be useful and said drug courts and treatment programs are effective investments. The committee then moved to the judicial branch budget presentation. The judiciary requested $229.6 million in FY 2027, plus $5.6 million in one-time funding, with most of the budget coming from state general fund. The presentation highlighted increases for judge salaries, staff pay adjustments, health insurance, operating costs, and 17 unfunded positions, along with one-time requests for security and technology upgrades. Chief Justice John Weimer and other justices said the budget would help core court functions and statewide programs such as CASA, drug courts, and FINS, and they emphasized the need for better staffing and technology in the courts. A major discussion centered on truancy and the FINS program. Justice Griffin said statewide collaboration with education officials had reduced truancy and that FINS officers are trained to identify children who may be runaways or trafficking victims. The justices and members supported expanding FINS so every judicial district has coverage, and they said the program helps keep children out of deeper system involvement. Members also asked about security funding, technology improvements, and the 17 unfunded positions, which were described as mostly clerical, IT, and support roles in appellate and district courts. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Across the country, arrests of criminal illegal aliens are successful.
  • Continuing, President Trump is reinstituting peace through strength, revealing war criminal Putin lies
  • ARREST OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
  • MAKING SURE KILLERS, GANG MEMBERS AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMINALS ARE DEPORTED, THE PRESIDENT IS RAMPING
  • The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.