Transcript Highlights:

• And as well, this measure will be going to the Committee on Judiciary as well.
• And as well, this measure will be going to the Committee on Judiciary as well.
• And as well, this measure will be going to the Committee on Judiciary as well.
• And as well, this measure will be going to the Committee on Judiciary as well.

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard HB 511, House Draft 1, relating to public lands. The bill would remove the requirement that a land survey be completed before public lands are set aside to a state department or agency. Testimony from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land and Natural Resources was generally supportive of the bill’s intent, with requests for clarification. The Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the measure, arguing that surveys are costly and time-consuming and can delay transfers needed for agricultural use and land stewardship. One member of the public testified in strong opposition, arguing that eliminating surveys would weaken due process, transparency, and the state’s fiduciary duties over public lands. The chair then proposed amendments to narrow the bill’s effect. The amendments would create tiered survey requirements based on land risk: high-risk lands would still require a survey before transfer, while low-risk state agricultural lands with clear historical records could defer surveys if sufficient mapping or GIS data exists. If a survey is deferred, the recipient agency would have to complete one within five years unless exempted by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The amendments would also allow GIS and related mapping tools for approximate administrative boundaries, require a centralized digital registry of public land transfers, and establish a mediation process for boundary disputes before litigation. Senator McKelvey said he had concerns about the original bill but would support it with the amendments. The committee chair recommended passage with amendments, noting the bill would also go to the Judiciary Committee. The committee adopted the recommendation by vote, with the chair and vice chair voting aye and Senator Dort voting no.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you go to page nine, you'll see file number 2471 referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Safety
• </c><00:07:34.400><c> on</c> 2471 referred to the committee on 2471 referred to the committee on Judiciary
• :07:36.919><c> then</c><00:07:37.120><c> if</c><00:07:37.199><c> you</c><00:07:37.360><c> go</c> Judiciary
• and safety and then if you go Judiciary and safety and then if you go to<00:07:37.759><c> page</c><00

Transcript Highlights:

• I move House File 1931 to Judiciary. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• ,</c><00:37:14.480><c> Finance,</c> to the Committee on Judiciary, Finance, to the Committee on Judiciary
• ><c> Honor</c> Judiciary.
• Repres Representative Honor Judiciary.
• </c><00:50:37.680><c> committee</c> that will be in the judiciary committee that will be in the judiciary

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Motion is due pass as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• By Senator Choi, and the motion is do pass to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• File Item 26, AB 2212, Bauer-Kahan, motion is do pass to the Judiciary Committee.
• File Item 26, AB 2212, Bauer-Kahan, motion is do pass to the Judiciary Committee.
• File Item 26, AB 2212, Bauer-Kahan, motion is do pass to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several education-related bills, beginning with AB 65 on paid pregnancy leave for public school employees. The bill drew strong support from teachers, school employees, unions, and education groups, who argued it would provide up to 14 weeks of paid leave, reduce financial penalties tied to sick leave use, and help recruit and retain educators. Some witnesses and members raised concerns about funding, district eligibility, and implementation, but the bill was advanced on a do-pass recommendation to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, with one member not voting and the bill placed on call for absent members. Members then heard AB 673 on an unaccompanied youth support grant program for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds, AB 1552 on reporting recommendations to strengthen civic engagement in higher education, AB 1572 on annual CIF review and qualification standards for sports officials, and AB 1586 on opioid overdose response training and naloxone access for school resource officers. AB 673 and AB 1552 received support from education, youth, and advocacy organizations; AB 673 also drew questions about overlap with existing homeless and foster-care-related programs, while supporters said the bill targets a vulnerable subpopulation that is often missed. AB 1552 and AB 1572 were broadly supported and advanced, and AB 1586 was backed by treatment providers, school nurses, and education groups as a practical student-safety measure; all were moved forward with do-pass recommendations and placed on call. The committee also considered AB 1721, which would create a work group to review and streamline school safety plans, and AB 2060, which would establish a mentor teacher grant program and stipend to strengthen the teacher pipeline. Both bills were supported by administrators, educators, and school-related organizations, and both advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee. AB 2440, aimed at clarifying Proposition 28 arts and music education funding rules and allowing small districts to pool resources, also received broad support and moved to Appropriations. AB 1784, which would extend pregnancy-related protections to undergraduate students and prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditions, passed to the Senate Judiciary Committee after support from higher education and women’s advocacy groups. Finally, AB 2660, which would codify the CalBridge STEM pathway program and related efforts to diversify the STEM workforce, was supported by higher education and workforce advocates and advanced to Appropriations after questions about the related EnLACE program and its funding sources.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'd like to adopt the words of the chair of the Judiciary Committee and just provide a brief additional
• to adopt the words of the chair of like to adopt the words of the chair of the<00:38:19.840><c> Judiciary
• Committee and just provide the Judiciary Committee and just provide a<00:38:21.400><c> brief</c><00:
• And, Madam Speaker, may I please adopt the words of the Vice Speaker and the Chair of the Judiciary and
• I'd like to just adopt the words of the Vice Speaker and the Chair of Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

Bills: HB389 , HB469 , HB1510 , HB1573 , HB1705 , HB1858 , HB1875 , HB1946 , HB1961 , HB1962 , HB2001 , HB2093 , HB2096 , HB2097

Transcript Highlights:

• It's referred to the Committee on Judiciary this morning. Orders of the day.
• I move that Senate Judiciary be relieved of H. 385, an act related to coercive debt, and the bill be
• I move that Senate<00:27:38.400><c> Judiciary</c><00:27:39.440><c> of</c><00:27:39.600><c> H</c><00:27
• :39.919><c> 385,</c><00:27:40.960><c> an</c><00:27:41.200><c> act</c> Senate Judiciary of H 385, an act
• Senate Judiciary of H 385, an act related<00:27:41.679><c> to</c><00:27:41.840><c> coercive</c><00:27

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a special House Judiciary Committee meeting. The topic is assisted outpatient treatment.
• What it is like to execute a policy like this from the judiciary, which is unique for us.
• And in the state this morning, the state of the judiciary, we are happy that AOT has officially launched
• The issue I mentioned in the State Judiciary is this funding, the manner and way this is being funded
• Process to bill the judiciary for similar kinds of services that may be covered.

Committee: House House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Are we going to go ahead and call the Judiciary Committee meeting to order?
• We have some returning members to Judiciary in this new term, but we have some new members.
• We have some returning members to Judiciary in this new term, but we have some new members.
• Hi, I'm Tom Sibula, the staff director, and starting from the left over there is the Judiciary team with
• We are so grateful, we being those in the judiciary, for the education.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Chair Lance and members of the Judiciary &gt;&gt; Chair Lance and members of the Judiciary
• Fridays except the members of Judiciary Fridays except the members of the<00:59:46.240><c> Judiciary
• </c> the Judiciary Committee. the Judiciary Committee.
• </c><02:45:58.240><c> committee</c> contentwise judiciary committee contentwise judiciary committee amendment

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, Senator Campbell has been unavailable to discuss any matters regarding our shared judiciary
• changes without being able to have a deeper conversation about the impacts on Hays. in Comal's shared judiciary
• Capitol, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held numerous leadership roles, including chair of the Judiciary
• Terrorism and Homeland Security and senior member of the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget committees

Bills: SB15 , SB646 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1610 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB2972 , SB973 , SB865 , SB506 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB974 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB857 , SB2501 , SB66 , SB268 , SB331 , SB1302 , SB519 , SB2807 , SB13 , SB7 , SB1718 , SB1567 , SB1233 , SB413 , SB2177 , SB30 , SB2024 , SJR1 , SCR27 , SB2018 , SB1580 , SB2121 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1596 , SB2753 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SCR9 , SB204 , SB437 , SB568 , SB612 , SB672 , SB710 , SB823 , SB876 , SB904 , SB905 , SB968 , SB1084 , SB1207 , SB1230 , SB1313 , SB1504 , SB1790 , SB2232 , SB2366 , SB2367 , SB2398 , SB2515 , SB2520 , SB2589 , SB2786 , SB2790 , SB3048 , SB3050 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SB3056 , SB3029 , SCR3 , SCR18 , SCR30 , HCR146 , HCR148 , HCR149 , HCR153 , HCR155 , HCR157 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB1584 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323 , HB4341 , HB6 , HB2712 , HB171 , HB3153 , HB143 , HB2688 , HB3464 , HB449 , HB3486 , HB4263 , HB2 , HB1522 , HB24 , HB 1237 , HB2637 , HB3126 , HB3233 , HB4310 , HB3487 , HCR9 , HB5331 , HB1397 , HB163 , HB3250 , HB3071 , HB3463 , HB5033 , HB35 , HB3824 , HB216 , HB4226 , HB3512 , HB18 , HB5154 , HB 103 , HB851 , HB647 , HB4520 , HB3016 , HB2313 , HB2818 , HB2851 , HB4486 , HB4264 , HB1500 , HB5081 , HB2974 , HB2080 , HB4384 , HB5659 , HB493 , HB4903 , HB2516 , HB4488 , HB4530 , HB3689 , HB145 , HB43 , HB5247 , HB2221 , HB5671 , HB700 , HB3711 , HB 120 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

Transcript Highlights:

• about judiciary as well.
• ><c> which</c><04:15:05.359><c> was</c> committee on judiciary to which was committee on judiciary to
• :30:21.120><c> was</c><04:30:21.279><c> referred</c> on Judiciary to which was referred on Judiciary
• </c> of the Senate Judici Jud Judiciary of the Senate Judici Jud Judiciary Committee,<04:31:34.640><c
• </c> you join members of the Senate Judiciary you join members of the Senate Judiciary Committee<05:02

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• Motion is do pass as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Motion is do pass as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Motion is do pass as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Motion is do pass to the Judiciary Committee.
• Motion is do pass to the Judiciary Committee.

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, yes, House File 3870 was heard in the Judiciary Committee.
• And again, thank you, Chair Scott and Liebling for giving time in Judiciary, and I appreciate Chairs
• And again, thank you, Chair Scott and Liebling for giving time in Judiciary, and I appreciate Chairs
• </c><00:03:51.560><c> Thank</c> heard in the Judiciary Committee.
• Thank heard in the Judiciary Committee.

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• /c><00:48:35.480><c> Committee,</c><00:48:36.480><c> House</c><00:48:36.800><c> Bills</c> to the Judiciary
• ,</c><00:49:30.040><c> House</c><00:49:30.359><c> Bill</c> and reassigned to Judiciary, House Bill and
• reassigned to Judiciary, House Bill 566.
• President, I move that House Bill 78 be taken from the Judiciary Committee, given its first reading,
• and returned to the Judiciary Committee.

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• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety. Mr.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.
• The bill was reported by the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety without amendment

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, attendance, and a series of recesses and caucus calls. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Larry Horn of the Michigan Senate Police Department and later honored departing staff members Macy Maine, Maddie Cutler, and Julia Schmidt. Senator Geiss delivered a statement marking the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing its legacy and the need to protect and strengthen civil rights protections. The Senate received House messages on Senate Bills 870 and 878, with SB 878 sent to conference. It also introduced several new measures, including Senate Joint Resolution L and Senate Bills 1085 through 1091, plus House Bills 4833, 5152, 5153, and 5727, referring them to the appropriate committees. The chamber discharged multiple committees from further consideration of bills and suspended rules several times to move legislation onto the General Orders calendar and to allow committee meetings during session. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 4072 and Senate Bills 792, 793, 1013, and 947. SB 1013, dealing with the Insurance Code and price optimization, included a failed Tice amendment and passed 34-3. SB 947, concerning dam safety under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, drew supportive remarks from Senator McMorrow and a strong no-vote explanation from Senator McBroom before passing 22-15. The Senate also adopted a McMorrow substitute for SB 947 and later considered a large group of bills in Committee of the Whole, reporting many with amendments and others without amendment for third reading. The session ended with the Senate adjourning until Friday, July 3rd at 12:15 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have four agendas today, and all four of them are decision-making only agendas for this Judiciary
• Um, with the prior concurrence of the two previous chairs, we'd like to adopt the Judiciary Mac and or
• 10.680><c> the</c> previous chairs, we'd like to adopt the previous chairs, we'd like to adopt the Judiciary
• <00:05:11.680><c> Mac</c><00:05:12.160><c> and</c> Judiciary Mac and Judiciary Mac and or<00:05:13.320

Bills: SB2057

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 5, for a series of decision-making agendas and considered a long list of Senate bills. Early measures included SB 2151, which clarifies state and local authority during emergencies and revises the definition of “emergency”; the committee agreed to restore the broader, long-used definition and add a sunset date, then passed the bill with amendments. SB 3055, concerning false impersonation of an employee organization representative, was amended to remove liquidated damages and passed. Several technical or conforming bills also advanced, including SB 3067, SB 3077, SB 3131, SB 3134, SB 3144, SB 3152, SB 3154, and SB 3249, with most passed with technical amendments or unamended; some members noted reservations on SB 3249. The committee also took up bills affecting public safety, health, and education. SB 3083 was amended to narrow notice requirements for protective orders involving military-affiliated individuals to a designated military security force, and SB 3118 on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children passed as is. SB 3134 modernized emergency medical services statutes, while another SB 3134 item addressed dangerous intoxication and civil protective custody. SB 3262, requiring the Hawaii State Teachers Board to submit nominees to the Board of Education, was amended to include a defective effective date. SB 3315, allowing a one-time medical cannabis purchase while registration is pending, was also amended to a delayed effective date and passed. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on law enforcement and immigration-related proposals. SB 3322, which restricts facial coverings by law enforcement, requires visible identification, and sets agency policies on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, was amended to remove an affirmative defense, make the penalty a misdemeanor, and incorporate exceptions for undercover work and related preparation; it passed with one no vote. SB 3251, barring certain former ICE and Border Patrol personnel from employment in specified state agencies, was narrowed to apply to those with more than 90 cumulative days of such work during a defined period and passed with reservations. SB 2057, a reconsideration measure limiting use of state personnel and funds to assist federal immigration agents beyond their authority, was further amended to clarify definitions, protect First Amendment activity, and preserve cooperation required by federal law; it then passed without objection. The committee adjourned after adopting each measure considered.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> The House Judiciary Committee will not meet tomorrow. Members, take note. Members, take note.
• &gt;&gt; The<00:10:34.480><c> House</c><00:10:34.800><c> Judiciary</c><00:10:35.360><c> Committee</c>
• <00:10:35.760><c> will</c><00:10:36.079><c> not</c> &gt;&gt; The House Judiciary Committee will not &
• gt;&gt; The House Judiciary Committee will not meet<00:10:36.640><c> tomorrow.
• To Judiciary: House Bill 18, House Bill 22, House Bill 23, House Bill 30, and House Bill 31.

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• The chair asked whether she would move House File 108 to be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and
• Judiciary finance and civil law Judiciary finance and civil law committee<00:08:37.680><c> that</c><00
• Judiciary because we are running up Judiciary because we are running up against<00:49:13.000><c> um</
• finance and policy committee Judiciary finance and policy committee those<00:52:12.760><c> in</c><00
• Chair Pinto, would you like to move to re-refer House File 1775 to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Bills: HF1082 , HF1042 , HF1295 , HF1686 , HF1998 , HF1775 , HF1163

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:47:32.960><c> and</c> welcome to the Senate Judiciary and welcome to the Senate Judiciary and
• Go ahead and judiciary committee.
• You have three judiciary committee.
• </c> only with what is in the judiciary only with what is in the judiciary committee's<01:42:13.840><
• </c><03:39:50.399><c> and</c> chair and members of the judiciary and chair and members of the judiciary

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order. Good afternoon.
• File number 13, AB 2781 by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
• File number 13, AB 2781 by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
• Do you want to present your urgency to your Judiciary? Oh, it's Assembly. Oh, it's Assembly.
• Perfect timing from one Judiciary to the other. File item number 20, AB 2563. Floor is yours.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met without a quorum and proceeded as a subcommittee while hearing a long consent calendar and several Assembly bills. Early testimony focused on AB 1744, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as “reef safe” or similar from containing chemical UV filters; the author and student supporters said the bill is a truth-in-labeling measure to protect marine ecosystems, and there was no opposition. Committee members praised the student witnesses and the author asked for an aye vote, but no vote was taken because of the lack of quorum. The committee then heard AB 713, which would allow undocumented students at UC, CSU, and community colleges to access campus jobs. Supporters, including a UCLA law professor and a large coalition of student, labor, immigrant-rights, and education groups, argued the bill would reduce exploitation and improve affordability and retention; opponents argued it would conflict with federal law. Members expressed strong support, and the author closed by emphasizing that students simply want the chance to work, but again no vote occurred due to the subcommittee status. The committee also heard AB 1359, allowing people age 80 and older to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note, with support from the Alzheimer’s Association and LeadingAge California and no opposition. Additional measures included AB 2563, which would standardize California’s definition of sex discrimination across state codes to align with equal-rights principles; it drew strong support from women’s rights and labor groups and strong opposition from anti-trans advocates. AB 1705 would require websites to verify consent before hosting sexually explicit images of people, with supporters framing it as a response to nonconsensual pornography and opponents warning it could sweep in sites that prohibit such content. AB 1940 would explicitly name menopause in workplace protections, with supporters citing workforce equity and opponents saying existing accommodation law already covers it. The committee also heard AB 1824 and AB 2115 on Native American child welfare and a formal legislative apology for historic harms, both backed by tribal representatives and allies, as well as AB 2076 on nitrous oxide sales to minors and AB 2783 on court reporter licensing and remote reporting; all drew support and no recorded opposition. Several members praised the bills and indicated they would move them when a quorum was available.