Transcript Highlights:

• another</c><00:54:15.520><c> crime</c><00:54:15.920><c> is</c><00:54:16.079><c> in</c><00:54:16.240><c> jail
• </c> migrant commits another crime is in jail migrant commits another crime is in jail in<00:54:16.640

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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

Summary: The subcommittee heard an extended briefing on the impacts of H.R. 1 on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, followed by testimony from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and county officials. DHCS described major Medi-Cal changes in H.R. 1, including work/community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced federal matching for some emergency services, narrower immigrant eligibility, reduced retroactive coverage, and limits on provider taxes and directed payments. CDSS outlined CalFresh changes, especially the expanded able-bodied adults without dependents time limit, reduced exemptions and waivers, and the new federal-state-county administrative cost split. Both departments emphasized implementation plans, automation, outreach, and county coordination, while acknowledging significant expected coverage losses and administrative burden. The LAO and an independent policy expert discussed how H.R. 1 could increase demand on county indigent care systems and public hospitals as people lose Medi-Cal. They reviewed the history of county indigent care, 1991 realignment, and AB 85, explaining that counties already rely on a patchwork of funding and that current realignment revenues are often used for public health rather than indigent care. They warned that counties may face large increases in uninsured residents, with wide variation in how counties respond, and raised concerns about equity, financing, and whether a more standardized state-county program should be created. Committee members pressed witnesses on county funding, exemptions, homelessness, older adults, undocumented residents, and the effect of administrative burden versus true ineligibility. County representatives from Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Tulare, and San Bernardino described the expected local impacts and asked for additional state support. They said H.R. 1 would drive major losses in Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollment, increase uncompensated care, strain eligibility staff, and worsen homelessness and food insecurity. Several counties urged the Legislature to fund eligibility workers, preserve enrollment, and consider a CalFresh match waiver; Santa Clara and San Bernardino also cited local tax measures and staffing reductions already underway. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• away from across the street from our schools and picking up these criminal illegal immigrants at the jails
• away from across the street from our schools and picking up these criminal illegal immigrants at the jails
• away from across the street from our schools and picking up these criminal illegal immigrants at the jails

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He has been in jail for over a year now.
• He was in jail for the rest of his life for taking a leak in the nighttime.
• Uh, I'm open to discussion there, but the idea that we're going to leave people in jail just because

Bills: HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328, HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328

Keywords: bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy

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• We're not talking jail. We're not talking huge civil judgment.
• We're not talking jail. We're not talking huge civil judgment.
• We're not talking jail. We're not talking huge civil judgment.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on November 18, 2025, approved the October 14 minutes, and then took up five motions in ethics matters 24LEC3 and 24LEC6. Those motions included a renewed motion to dismiss and motion to quash by Representative Daniel Gberg, a renewed motion to compel/sanctions and continuance request by Mr. Jenkins, and competing motions in limine concerning evidence and redaction of deposition transcripts. Vice Chair Mike Schaw was appointed hearing officer for the motion practice, and the commission agreed to hear the motions one at a time in open session. Representative Chris Lily joined later by Zoom. Counsel for Representative Gberg argued the remaining allegations were minor, that the commission lacked key exculpatory materials such as an alleged LRC report, policies, procedures, and training materials, and that the record did not support the ethics charges. She also argued the case had been broadened by extraneous allegations and that the respondent had been unfairly prejudiced. Enforcement counsel responded that he had produced all materials in his possession, that any LRC materials were not in the commission’s custody, and that the commission’s probable-cause findings were based on sworn testimony and affidavits already in the record. He argued the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment should be denied because genuine issues of material fact remained and the commission had already found probable cause on three ethics violations. Commission members questioned both sides about the alleged LRC report and whether it was part of the commission’s record. The chair stated the commission had not relied on any LRC report and had not withheld anything, while another member emphasized that the proceeding concerned alleged violations of the ethics code, not LRC sexual-harassment policy. A commissioner also noted the unusual structure of the proceeding and questioned whether the complaints, taken as true, stated a basis for dismissal. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the standard for dismissal and summary judgment, with no final ruling on the motions captured in the excerpt.

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• In the aftermath of a death in a jail, the same officials responsible for keeping incarcerated individuals
• Assembly Bill 1269 by Assemblymember Bryan and others, an act relating to county and city jails.
• If you die in a jail cell or a city holding cell, there is no such requirement.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to allow efficient, professional, private contractors to continue operating some of the prison and jail
• was made of any problems with private operators or of any need or plan to transfer all prison and jail
• In fact, TDCJ's 2026-27 LAR did not ask for more money. to take over the operation of prisons and jails

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• But I know in our hospital and our county jails, we're having a lot of people going through withdrawals
• educate local law enforcement so some poor truck driver with a load of hemp biomass doesn't go to jail
• All we're doing here is putting more people in jail, putting more stress on our... ...law enforcement

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• No more get out of jail free cards for the wealthy and well-connected. The time to act is now.
• No more get out of jail free clemency.
• No more get out of jail free cards<00:10:14.800><c> for</c><00:10:14.880><c> the</c><00:10:15.040><c>
• Afterwards, they could be jailed indefinitely with no trial, no due process, and no oversight.
• </c> Afterwards, they could be jailed Afterwards, they could be jailed indefinitely<05:15:07.040><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• they need; let's give the precinct, let's give all this information, but then just put someone in jail
• One of the things I hear from folks a lot is, "I don't want to go to jail."
• But maybe something clarifies: if they're stuffing a ballot box, they need to go to jail.
• But if they put a signature in the wrong slot, then nobody's going to jail for that now.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• protecting her, but there is a law that says a massage therapist who abuses anybody on the table will go to jail
• table</c><00:46:04.200><c> will</c><00:46:04.600><c> go</c><00:46:04.840><c> to</c><00:46:04.960><c> jail
• </c><00:46:05.440><c> go</c> anybody on the table will go to jail go anybody on the table will go to
• jail go to<00:46:05.720><c> prison.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• wanted to share another story from the day of the funeral: a person that Gary had arrested and taken to jail
• person that Jara had arrested and<00:13:16.800><c> taken</c><00:13:17.120><c> to</c><00:13:17.360><c> jail
• </c><00:13:19.200><c> treated</c><00:13:19.600><c> him</c> and taken to jail stated Jr. treated him and
• taken to jail stated Jr. treated him with<00:13:20.399><c> the</c><00:13:20.560><c> most</c><00:13:20.800

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• driver's license renewed to go to work to pay the misdemeanor, which means he will soon return to jail
• driver's license renewed to go to work to pay the misdemeanor, which means he will soon return to jail
• driver's license renewed to go to work to pay the misdemeanor, which means he will soon return to jail
• driver's license renewed to go to work to pay the misdemeanor, which means he will soon return to jail

Keywords: MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• You can go to jail for it. You would never know that because it doesn't happen.
• You<00:58:35.599><c> can</c><00:58:35.760><c> go</c><00:58:35.839><c> to</c><00:58:36.000><c> jail</c
• </c><00:58:36.880><c> You</c><00:58:37.040><c> would</c> You can go to jail for it.
• You would You can go to jail for it.

Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380

Keywords: public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records

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• While there is a distinction between jail and prison populations, she said the department controls prison
• :39.919><c> distinction</c><00:23:40.320><c> between</c><00:23:40.640><c> our</c><00:23:40.880><c> jail
• </c> there's a distinction between our jail there's a distinction between our jail and<00:23:41.280><

Bills: HB1769

Keywords: criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you commit crimes, you go to jail.
• If you commit crimes, you go to jail.<00:46:26.480><c> Doesn't</c><00:46:26.640><c> matter</c><00:46:
• 26.880><c> what</c><00:46:27.040><c> your</c><00:46:27.200><c> race</c><00:46:27.359><c> is,</c> jail
• Doesn't matter what your race is, jail.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Christian County, we got contacted by the judge and asked, "Can y'all transport our inmates out of the jail
• can y'all transport our inmates out of can y'all transport our inmates out of the<01:20:10.960><c> jail
• > getting</c><01:20:11.679><c> underwater</c><01:20:12.159><c> and</c><01:20:12.480><c> we</c> the jail
• It's getting underwater and we the jail?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

Transcript Highlights:

• If opioid manufacturers are poisoning our people and we're filling up our jails and our hospitals and
• If I could pay $75 bucks, $100 for someone who might be able to keep me out of jail for some child support
• to speak, a decade-long registered sex offender and Chi Alpha mentor, Daniel Saval, is finally in jail
• Others end up in jail. In fact, 75% of female inmates are victims of domestic violence.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 4961, which would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision. The author said the bill is intended to create incentives to maintain insurance and to address what he described as an unfair system for insured drivers. Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Texas Eagle Forum testified in support, while the Texas Trial Lawyers Association opposed it, warning the bill could also affect pedestrians, passengers, children, and others who did not choose whether a vehicle was insured. The bill author clarified that passengers would be included in the bill’s coverage. No vote was taken and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5570 would extend a legislative attorney CLE exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate to boards or commissions. The author said the measure is meant to ease time burdens and encourage service, and a witness supported it as a modest incentive for public service. A committee member noted a discrepancy in the number of affected attorneys, and the author agreed to verify the correct figure. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 2969, which would restrict the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech based on sincerely held beliefs. The author and several witnesses from Texas Values, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Cecilia Wood argued the bill protects lawyers of faith from an ABA model rule they described as a speech code. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 4260, which would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction, drew opposition from the County Judges and Commissioners Association, which argued existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would burden rural officials. The author said the bill was prompted by concerns about judges using their office to pressure others. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5134 would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect actual damages and would allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill is aimed at preventing harassment and fishing expeditions, especially in family-law disputes. Questions focused on how the standard would work and how it differs from current law; the author said the main change is fee-shifting and a clearer legislative directive. The bill was left pending. House Bill 3095, a committee substitute version of a similar uninsured-motorist bill, would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages and limit economic recovery, with several exceptions. Trial lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because it capped economic damages and could unfairly affect innocent drivers, pedestrians, and older people who no longer drive. The author acknowledged constitutional concerns and said the bill would need further work; the committee withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending. Finally, House Bill 4388 would require all judges, including county judges who perform administrative duties, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. Supporters said some elected judges avoid accountability by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents argued the bill is too rigid and unnecessary because existing remedies already exist. House Bill 3964 would limit public nuisance claims to their historical role and bar such claims against lawful conduct, conduct already covered by other remedies, and products. The author and supporters said the bill is meant to prevent courts from using public nuisance to make policy, while opponents argued it would eliminate useful remedies and could affect local actions against environmental or product-related harms. The author said the bill would not affect statutory nuisance claims, private nuisance claims, or other causes of action, and would be amended to clarify some provisions. The bill was left pending.

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• can't comment as a whole, but you know, I did have a caseload as a public defender, and I was in the jail
• > I</c><01:50:39.920><c> was</c><01:50:40.239><c> in</c><01:50:40.719><c> the</c><01:50:40.960><c> jail
• </c> a public defender and I was in the jail a public defender and I was in the jail diversion<01:50:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Message 790, the nomination of Karen T. Nakasone to serve as chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced that no vote would be taken that day and that the committee would vote on Thursday. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with the chair reading that there were 103 supporters, zero opposed, and one comment. Supporters included current and retired judges, public defenders, bar association representatives, former elected officials, and community members. They described Nakasone as intelligent, fair, hardworking, well respected, and a strong leader with deep legal experience. Several speakers emphasized her judicial temperament, her work as an advocate and judge, and her community involvement, including leadership in civic and civil rights organizations. One pro se litigant also testified that she had been treated kindly and respectfully by Nakasone in prior interactions. The Hawaii State Bar Association reported that it had conducted an interview and review process and found her qualified for the position. In her own remarks, Nakasone introduced family and colleagues, described her 30-year legal career, and said her first job after law school was as an ICA law clerk. She highlighted the court’s backlog reduction efforts under Acting Chief Judge Katherine Leonard, saying the number of older pending appeals had dropped significantly through team-based reforms, and stated that she would continue that work if confirmed. The hearing ended without questions from the committee and with the nomination held for a later vote.

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• However, she was only doing 90 days in jail.
• only doing<00:45:57.359><c> 90</c><00:45:57.680><c> days</c><00:45:57.920><c> in</c><00:45:58.079><c> jail
• know</c><00:45:59.359><c> for</c><00:45:59.520><c> a</c><00:45:59.760><c> fact</c> doing 90 days in jail
• I know for a fact doing 90 days in jail.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house