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• And whereas during his judicial tenure, Eliseo's stern yet compassionate decisions and sentences helped
• There is such a thing as state land, but then there is also state trust land.
• This is state trust land.
• We hold this land in trust for the beneficiaries. of the Land Grant Permanent Fund.
• Speaker, those public lands are not being developed and our trust fund is not growing.

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• I trust the collective bargaining process.
• We trust teachers in our school district with educating and caring for our kids.
• We trust juvenile detention centers who were incarcerating children.
• We trust teachers in our school district with educating and caring for our kids.
• We trust juvenile detention centers that are incarcerating children.

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• They just don't trust the Navajo Nation, the Code Talkers, to kind of...
• there's only so many chances that this facility will get, and so it's very important that we are judicious
• So many chances that this facility will get, and so it's very important that we are judicious with our

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• That includes $50 million for county behavioral health grants, $20 million for increased judicial workload
• provisions to implement the 2025 Budget Act, including streamlining and updating annual reporting by the Judicial
• Among other adjustments, this bill expands eligibility for the Hope for Children Trust Account Act, modifies

Summary: The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, first establishing a quorum and then moving through a long budget and concurrence session. After procedural motions, the house took up several budget trailer bills and related measures presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 103, a technical budget cleanup bill addressing the Public School System Stabilization Account, a CDCR shortfall, and Middle Class Scholarship funding, passed 52-16. SB 120 on child care and preschool funding passed 65-1; SB 124 on natural resources and wildfire response passed 69-1; SB 127 on climate change and zero-emission transportation passed 53-17; SB 128 on transportation and DMV/LA Olympics implementation passed 53-17; SB 132 on taxation, veterans, wildfire settlements, film tax credits, and housing passed 64-1; SB 141 on cannabis enforcement and illicit market suppression passed 71-1; and SB 142 extending the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program passed 68-1 on both urgency and the measure. The Assembly also approved a motion to re-refer several bills to committees and later suspended rules to take up Senate-amended bills without reference to file. The chamber then considered AB 102, the main budget bill reflecting the final three-party agreement with the Governor. Supporters said it balanced compassion and fiscal responsibility while preserving housing, health care, child care, education, wildfire resilience, and public safety funding. Opponents criticized it for unsustainable spending, insufficient Prop. 36 funding, and other omissions. After extended debate, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments by a 55-16 vote and sent the bill to the Governor. The Assembly then concurred in Senate amendments to AB 116 on health care, AB 118 on human services, AB 121 on TK-12 education, AB 123 on higher education, AB 134 on public safety, AB 136 on courts, AB 137 on general government, and AB 143 on developmental services, with each bill passing on largely party-line or broad bipartisan votes. Debate on AB 116 focused on Medi-Cal, HIV program backfills, pharmacy benefit managers, and health care cuts; opponents objected to funding for undocumented immigrants and to hospice prior authorization. AB 118 drew support for child welfare, CalFresh disaster readiness, and CalWORKs simplification. AB 121 emphasized record K-12 funding and a $1.7 billion block grant. AB 123 extended the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and supported higher education and fire-impacted career technical education. AB 134 updated CDCR and tribal policing provisions, AB 136 streamlined court reporting and funded courthouse facilities, AB 137 made technical budget adjustments and fee changes, and AB 143 made developmental services reforms while preserving the state’s entitlement commitment. The final item shown was AB 470 on telecommunications, which was presented and discussed as a transition away from copper landlines toward fiber and modern networks, with supporters emphasizing public benefits and labor concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• The Texas Ethics Commission was created to safeguard the public's trust in government and to ensure that
• So this bill responds to that, and it says we already have in the judicial branch the State Prosecuting
• Prosecuting Attorney's Office from the Court of Criminal Appeals. to the Texas Supreme Court for enhanced judicial

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• We never heard from judicial. We never heard from the bar association.
• I also worry about the separation of powers between judicial and the legislative side of the equation
• and the legislative side of the judicial and the legislative side of the equation.<01:26:49.520><c>
• </c><01:28:55.199><c> responsibility</c> a question of judicial responsibility a question of judicial
• </c><01:49:56.639><c> that</c> attorney, so that we can all trust that attorney, so that we can all trust

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• to workforce development, making annual transfers from the Workforce Development and Apprenticeship Trust
• A prosecutor only has 2,000 hours in a year to prosecute a judicial... yield. I do. She does yield.
• A prosecutor only has 2,000 hours in a year to prosecute a judicial, A prosecutor only has 2,000 hours
• in a year to prosecute a judicial division, assuming they're strictly criminal, and only has 2,000 hours
• It is strengthened when victims trust our institutions enough to come forward.

Summary: The Senate convened, initially lacked a quorum, then established one and opened with prayer, pledges in English, Navajo, and Spanish, and the salute to the New Mexico flag. Members then moved through announcements and recognitions, including permission for cameras on the floor and gallery, and certificates honoring Santa Fe County Day and Soil and Water Conservation District Day. Senators spoke in support of both recognitions, emphasizing Santa Fe County’s history, cultural and economic contributions, and the conservation districts’ role in stewardship, agriculture, and conservation work across the state. The chamber also welcomed numerous guests, honorary lieutenant governors, student shadows, and seniors visiting the Capitol. The Senate confirmed two State Investment Council appointments. Mary Patricia Roman was confirmed 31-0 after debate highlighting her decades of global investment experience, leadership in private banking, and service on the SIC investment committee. John F. Bingaman was then confirmed 32-0 for reappointment, with senators citing his finance background, prior service as governor’s chief of staff, and role in state economic and early childhood policy. Members also discussed his leadership on the council and the importance of strong management of the state’s permanent funds. On legislation, Senate Memorial 3 passed 27-0. The memorial, developed with the Wild Friends civics and science program, invites state agencies to participate in an insect identification and education workshop with UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology and the Xerces Society. The Senate also received House messages and adopted several committee reports, including referrals and passage recommendations for multiple bills and memorials. Later, the chamber debated Senate Bill 145, which would consolidate certain federal audit reporting into a single submission and adjust audit requirements for smaller entities and acequias; supporters said it would streamline compliance without changing audit requirements, while opponents raised concerns about auditor business, oversight, and the risk of weakening scrutiny. The bill remained under debate in the portion provided.

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• this committee about the validity of the measure and whether it will withstand constitutional or judicial
• this committee about the validity of the measure and whether it will withstand constitutional or judicial
• this committee about the validity of the measure and whether it will withstand constitutional or judicial
• schools provide a safe place where they can go and learn, meet with their peers, get guidance from trusted
• schools provide a safe place where they can go and learn, meet with their peers, get guidance from trusted

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2185, which would add protections for sports officials. The Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HSTA, HGA, school administrators, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, the Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association, and several individuals testified in support. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments and recommended amendments, especially on the bill’s civil-action provisions and criminal language, saying the measure should be made more consistent and narrowed to clarify who is covered. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the increased criminal penalties but said its concerns were limited to that portion of the bill. The chair repeatedly noted the committee’s education-policy focus and limited discussion of legal issues. The committee then took up HB 2621 on student misconduct. The Department of Education testified and answered questions about its student discipline data, explaining that much of the information is kept in the department’s internal Infinite Campus system and is not public, but that some additional information could be added to the annual report while still protecting student privacy. Members discussed whether the department tracks incidents consistently across schools and whether more public reporting would help identify where violence or discipline issues are occurring. The department said it was not seeing an increase in suspensions in the data it had, though it acknowledged internal data showed more detail than the annual report. HB 2179, concerning DOE and e-pipes, drew comments from the Department of Education, support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Bicycling League, and other individuals. The committee then heard HB 2534, which would recognize robotics in schools as an interscholastic sport. The Department of Education offered comments, the State Public Charter School Commission supported the bill, and multiple students and robotics participants testified in strong support, arguing that robotics provides STEM opportunities, competition, and career pathways, and that formal recognition and funding would help sustain teams and compensate mentors. No votes or final actions were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• , the State Office Building, and Parking Lot C to the west side of the Capitol building, and the Judicial
• </c><00:08:01.520><c> We</c><00:08:01.759><c> are</c><00:08:01.840><c> simply</c> the judicial building
• We are simply the judicial building.
• We've been in the judicial building with it under different policies, but we will again continue to have
• building with it uh uh in the judicial building with it uh under<00:15:35.040><c> different</c><00:15

Summary: Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson and State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogey announced that weapon screening will begin Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capitol at the start of the 2026 legislative session. They said the change is based on an independent security assessment and the Axtell report’s top recommendation, and framed it as an added layer of protection rather than a weapons ban or a change in state law. Both emphasized that the Capitol will remain open, accessible, and welcoming while reducing preventable risks, citing heightened threats to public officials and the recent murders and shootings involving Minnesota lawmakers and their families. Bogey outlined the screening plan: visitors will use four public access points, with the south ground-level entrance as the primary entry, while other exterior doors will not be open for public entry. She said the process should take only seconds for most people, with bags going through separate scanners and additional screening only if needed. The Capitol will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, though accommodations will be made when hearings or floor sessions run later. She also said the entrances and screening areas are ADA accessible and that staff will be available to help guide visitors. In questions, officials said prohibited items are defined by statute and administrative rules and referred reporters to the State Patrol website for the full list. They confirmed that lawful permit-to-carry holders may still bring firearms, but must declare the permit, show government ID, and go through screening; elected officials are exempt, while staff are not. They also said the State Patrol will fund the rollout from its own budget, with costs to be evaluated over time, and that tunnel key-card access will be restricted to everyone. The briefing ended with a plan to demonstrate the screening equipment upstairs.

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• may not always agree on every detail, but we share a common goal, and that's maintaining the public trust
• goal and that's maintaining<00:11:50.320><c> the</c><00:11:50.560><c> public</c><00:11:50.800><c> trust
• </c><00:11:51.120><c> while</c> maintaining the public trust while maintaining the public trust while
• Even after full APA compliance and independent judicial review, a rule's applicability would depend on
• review, a rule's independent judicial review, a rule's applicability<00:52:42.079><c> would</c><00:52

Bills: HF962 , HF3541 , HF2936 , HF3762 , HF2879

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• These actions are not only deeply concerning, they also undermine trust in the government's ability to
• So SB 1114 is ...a straightforward measure to restore that trust and establish clear guardrails for the
• When bad actors use AI to put words in our mouths, they are weaponizing that trust for profit.
• At its core, this feels about protecting patients and preserving trust in health information.
• , the trusted relationship. ...to, as the doctor said, abuse the trusted relationship that exists between

Summary: The committee held its first hearing and took up several privacy, AI, and consumer protection bills. SB 1106 (Cabaldon) would shorten the Delete Act data broker deletion response deadline from 45 days to 30 days; it received support from the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, one senator said they would lay off pending implementation of the original law, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations with a 5-0 vote on call. SB 923 (Becker) would expand the CCPA deletion right to all personal information held by businesses and require online-only businesses to offer a web form or similar method for privacy requests; supporters included the California Privacy Protection Agency and privacy groups, while business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance, and the email/web-form requirement. The committee advanced it 6-0 to Appropriations, on call, with members noting continued work on amendments. SB 1142 (Becker) would regulate digital replicas and deepfakes, including takedown and notice provisions for large online platforms and protections against misuse of a person’s likeness, voice, or identity. Supporters emphasized harms from non-consensual synthetic media and fraud; opponents, including the Motion Picture Association and tech industry groups, raised First Amendment, due process, Section 230, and overbreadth concerns, especially around deceased persons and the 48-hour takedown process. Members said they would support the bill while working on constitutional issues, and it passed 6-0 to Judiciary, on call. The committee also adopted its rules without objection. The committee then heard several member bills. SB 867 (Padilla) would impose a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children; supporters cited research showing sexual content, dangerous advice, and privacy risks, while opponents asked for narrower definitions and retailer liability protections. It passed 7-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1247 (Padilla) would give child influencers a right to request deletion or modification of images and likenesses used in monetized social media content; there was little testimony beyond a civil justice group’s opposition to a new private right of action, and it passed 7-0 to Judiciary, on call. SB 1114 (Cabaldon) would restrict sharing of state-collected LGBTQ-related data absent an enforceable order; Equality California and other advocates supported it as a safeguard against misuse of sensitive data, and it passed 6-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1159 (Cabaldon) would limit local governments’ obligation to treat AI bots and agents as persons in public participation and records processes; supporters said AI-generated comment floods and requests can drown out human participation, while opponents argued the bill should focus on fraud and warned about overreach. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1050 (Ashby) would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated synthetic performers; supporters framed it as a truth-in-advertising and worker-protection measure, while opponents urged narrower, materiality-based standards and exemptions for broadcasters. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about breadth and alignment with existing law, and the bill was moved forward on a due-pass motion to Judiciary.

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• A careful bill aimed to improve trust in this important constitutionally protected system.
• And lastly, you say the point of the proposal is to ensure trust in the system.
• That perception undermines trust in government and discourages civic participation.
• That perception undermines trust in government and discourages civic participation.
• That perception undermines trust in government and discourages civic participation.

Bills: HJR4209 , HB2260 , HB2259

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration

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• It's good for industry and good for trust across the legislative and executive branches. Thank you.
• I think it is about having the trust of Congress and a relationship to be flexible.
• How do we slowly build trust?
• us to, so that trust can be built.
• That's going to create the trust for speed. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Committee: Senate Subcommittee on Personnel

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• On page 147, the $300,000 was from the Health Families Trust Fund, so that was not part of the SUD funding
• definitely is something that we'll continue to monitor and offer up if we feel that that would be judicious
• big believer in right-sizing the budget and letting the people of Missouri know that we're being judicious
• manner so that we can continue to produce accurate laboratory results that make the state laboratory a trusted

Committee: House Budget

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• It strengthens accountability and public trust by empowering taxpayers with information they need to
• It strengthens accountability and public trust by empowering taxpayers with information they need to
• Senate Bill 2833 by Johnson, relating to the non-judicial foreclosure sale of certain residential real
• relating to the operation and administration of practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial

Bills: SJR12 , SJR81 , SCR39 , SB22 , SB32 , SB241 , SB393 , SB414 , SB458 , SB464 , SB568 , SB583 , SB609 , SB660 , SB693 , SB731 , SB732 , SB746 , SB783 , SB785 , SB897 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1163 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1394 , SB1396 , SB1470 , SB1494 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2406 , SB2407

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, approval of routine motions, and the reading of gubernatorial nominations and several honorary resolutions. The chamber adopted resolutions recognizing Jack and Jill of America Day and DJ Daniel Day at the Capitol, with multiple senators offering remarks praising youth leadership, perseverance, and public service. The Senate also introduced the Doctor of the Day and then proceeded to a long series of floor actions on bills. A major focus was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 568, which overhauls special education funding and services in public schools by moving from a placement-based model to an intensity-based system tied to student needs and IEPs. Senators Bettencourt, Creighton, and Menendez emphasized transparency, parent input, evaluation funding, dyslexia services, and better alignment of funding with actual services; Senator Hinojosa shared a personal story about dyslexia and the importance of early intervention. The bill was advanced on second and third reading and finally passed 30-0. The Senate also passed SB 1396 to prohibit national sex education standards in public schools, SB 2065 on the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, SB 1664 requiring clearer public disclosure of transmission and distribution utility rate changes, SB 1029 on advertising certain used motor vehicles, SB 1120 expanding rights for family violence victims, SB 1036 regulating residential solar retail transactions, SB 464 creating school-proximity restrictions and penalties for tobacco and vaping sales, SB 1035 giving farmers and ranchers equitable relief from certain local agricultural regulations, SB 1610 addressing civil commitment facility safety and prosecution issues, SB 1197 extending drone restrictions to spaceports, and SB 1386 changing legislative witness immunity from transactional to testimonial immunity. Another major bill was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1188, which updates electronic health record requirements. Senator Kolkhorst said the bill builds on Texas medical privacy law by requiring U.S.-based storage of EMR data, prohibiting recording of voter registration status and credit score information, requiring provider verification and disclosure for AI-assisted diagnosis or treatment recommendations, preserving parental access to minors’ records until age 18, and ensuring EMRs can capture metabolic health and biological sex information. A floor amendment clarified the bill’s scope and enforcement, and the bill passed 23-7. Several measures drew debate, especially SB 414 on bond ballot transparency, where Senators Eckhardt and Menendez questioned whether requiring estimated interest and total debt cost on ballots could be misleading or difficult to implement because interest rates and financing terms can change before issuance or over time. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final action shown on SB 414.

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• Uh Board of Judicial identical.
• Uh Board of Judicial Standards,<00:08:05.840><c> there</c><00:08:06.000><c> are</c><00:08:06.160><c>
• </c><00:09:37.279><c> property</c> um sealing or of judicial property um sealing or of judicial property
• judicial judicial provisions.<00:42:43.280><c> Section</c><00:42:43.760><c> one</c><00:42:44.079><c>
• House File 23000, Scott, and Senate File 1098, Latz, judicial branch policy notifications.

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• </c> into a discretionary, judicially into a discretionary, judicially uninforcable,<01:52:34.560><c>
• </c><01:54:17.440><c> overreach</c><01:54:18.159><c> in</c><01:54:18.480><c> the</c> judiciary judicial
• overreach in the judiciary judicial overreach in the past?
• instead protects it by strengthening instead protects it by strengthening public<02:33:25.920><c> trust
• and ensuring accountability public trust and ensuring accountability is<02:33:29.040><c> consistent<

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• our mission through five strategic priorities, which are to protect the public interest, serve as a trusted
• our mission through five strategic priorities, which are to protect the public interest, serve as a trusted
• </c> public interest serve as a trusted public interest serve as a trusted resource<00:47:25.839><c>
• Will Cyford: We are a unique agency in state government with statutory authorities that are quasi-judicial
• </c> authorities that are Quasi judicial authorities that are Quasi judicial quasi<01:15:10.360><c> legislative

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• asked for technical assistance to draft a bill that would clarify that if the survivor uses the judicial
• clarify that if the Survivor<00:18:27.919><c> uses</c><00:18:28.840><c> the</c><00:18:29.000><c> judicial
• uses the judicial process that we<00:18:30.200><c> set</c><00:18:30.440><c> up</c><00:18:30.600><c>
• So if we go back to the history here, if you look at the distribution of revenues from the Highway Trust
• Representative Elkins explained the historical distribution of revenues from the Highway Trust Fund.

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• Passing laws is one thing, but making sure that we actually implement it correctly and judiciously in
• Half of the Moms Matter Act passed in that we established the trust fund to provide grants to community-based
• And now we have to fund the trust fund in order to provide said grants.

Summary: The Ellen Story Commission for Postpartum Depression held its spring meeting with a large turnout, beginning with roll call and a review of the agenda. Co-chairs Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid and Senator Liz Miranda highlighted progress from the recently enacted maternal health omnibus law and the Moms Matter Act, including creation of a midwifery board, expansion of out-of-hospital birth options, doula services, lactation support, MassHealth coverage changes, and a trust fund for community-based behavioral health and substance use grants. Members also discussed implementation of the new law, the commission’s annual report, and the need to continue supporting birth centers and perinatal mental health services. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on commission membership and vacancies. Commissioners discussed whether to remain on the body, the need to fill several open seats, and whether the commission’s statutory composition should be updated to better reflect current practice and expertise. Members suggested adding more clinicians working directly with perinatal families, infant mental health experts, and a representative from PSI of Massachusetts, while also noting the value of having regulators and professional society representatives at the table. Several participants said any changes to membership would likely require legislation, and the co-chairs said they would explore options and possibly circulate a flyer or other invitation process for nominations. The commission also discussed meeting structure and future planning. Members generally supported moving to quarterly virtual meetings, with a preference for a 4 p.m. start time, and some suggested one annual in-person gathering. The group agreed to postpone the usual May Advocacy Day because the Great Hall was unavailable and instead aim for a fall event, with volunteers stepping forward to help plan it. Commissioners raised top-of-mind issues including postpartum depression screening reimbursement, care for people after miscarriage or abortion, access for undocumented pregnant people, and the impact of federal cuts. The meeting ended with agreement to crowdsource legislative priorities for the next quarter, consider future presentations from outside organizations, and send updates between meetings, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.