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• We're conducting community events to help support that, and we're looking at developing some community
• the public interest, to remove from children committing delinquent acts the adult consequences of criminal
• After those referrals come in, as I mentioned, there's a preliminary inquiry conducted by the JPO where
• As I mentioned, we will have those updated in the evaluation that LFC is conducting at the moment.
• This evidence-based treatment has been shown to. reduce criminal behavior, out-of-home placements, and

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• 2, to give you an example, would give Hunter Biden the ability to sue over a blog post about his criminal
• I don't know. about his criminal convictions if he wants to dispute just one aspect of the article.
• 2, to give you an example, would give Hunter Biden the ability to sue over a blog post about his criminal
• 3, there's provisions about the Department of Health, upon a petition by a current landowner, to conduct
• But the Department of Health does conduct them. Okay. Additional questions? Okay.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered several bills. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow service of process on scammers through the same nontraditional communication methods they use; it passed 8-0. CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification would create an enforceable party-affiliation requirement and a private right of action to disqualify noncompliant candidates; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 948 on flood disclosures was amended to extend disclosure requirements to residential leases, condo developer leases, and mobile homes, with tenant remedies if disclosures are not provided and flooding causes major losses; it passed 8-0. The committee also advanced CS/SB 498 on IOTA interest rates after a lengthy debate over legal aid funding and bank regulation. Supporters argued the bill would restore sustainability and fairness to the program by setting alternative interest-rate benchmarks, while opponents said it would cut funding for civil legal aid and that banks participate voluntarily. After testimony from legal aid leaders and bankers, the bill passed 7-2. SB 774, requiring clerks to electronically transmit certain mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection orders to sheriffs within six hours, was presented in response to a fatal Volusia County incident and passed 11-0. CS/SB 752 on defamation and online publication was amended to require removal from a website rather than the internet, then passed 8-2 after testimony from the media, a private attorney, and supporters who said it would help people harmed by false online reports. The committee also heard SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, which would create a narrow defense against strict liability claims if notice and gamma radiation survey requirements are met. The bill was amended to clarify notice provisions and received support from industry and technical witnesses describing radiation surveys and reclamation practices. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 832, so no committee action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• We know that we can pass laws to improve our conduct for society's well-being, but we also know that
• criminals do not obey the law or consider them.
• </c><00:34:26.599><c> for</c><00:34:26.879><c> society's</c> to improve our conduct for society's to
• improve our conduct for society's well<00:34:28.079><c> being</c><00:34:29.079><c> but</c><00:34:29.280
• do not obey the law or criminals do not obey the law or consider<00:34:33.280><c> them</c><00:34:34.280

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• </c><00:05:17.040><c> penalties</c> um in addition to the criminal penalties um in addition to the criminal
• Civil actions here under this subsection five are cumulative and do not preclude criminal prosecution
• Civil actions here under this subsection five are cumulative and do not preclude criminal prosecution
• Chairman, that's the exact recommendation from the Criminal Justice Task Force.
• </c><00:54:10.080><c> Justice</c> recommendation from the Criminal Justice recommendation from the Criminal

Committee: Joint Judiciary, Division B

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• Vice Chair Decker, Chair Elliott, I'm here, and we do have a quorum duly constituted to conduct business
• Vice Chair Decker: Chair Elliott, I'm here, and we do have a quorum duly constituted to conduct business
• </c><00:25:00.440><c> offense</c> the bill will make it a criminal offense the bill will make it a criminal
• I'm here for the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and I do have concerns, which were
• </c> the Kentucky Association of criminal the Kentucky Association of criminal defense<00:52:23.400><

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first approved Senate Bill 64, as amended, on a 14-0 vote. The bill was described as a copper theft prevention measure aimed at protecting key infrastructure assets, including telecommunications and electrical highway infrastructure. Testimony in support came from Senator Brandon Storm and representatives from Charter Communications and law enforcement, who said copper theft and related vandalism are damaging fiber and other infrastructure across the state. A committee substitute was adopted before the vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, relating to sexual extortion. Senator Julie Rocky Adams and Kentucky Youth Advocates testified that sextortion is a fast-growing crime against children and that the bill would make sexual extortion a felony, create civil remedies for victims, and require school-based education and resources. The bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably for floor consideration. House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information, was also approved after discussion and a committee substitute. Representative John Blanton said the bill would help protect judges and certain medical review personnel from public disclosure of personal information while preserving provider access needed for appeals and communications. The Kentucky Medical Association supported the concept but stressed the need to preserve provider-facing information so doctors can conduct peer-to-peer reviews and appeals. The bill passed 15-0 with one pass vote. House Bill 320, relating to controlled substances on hospital property, was taken up for discussion only and no vote was taken. Representative Mike Klein and a St. Elizabeth nurse testified that hospitals are seeing illicit drug use and trafficking on campus and argued for a drug-free zone to protect staff, patients, and visitors. Committee members raised concerns about how the bill would apply to unconscious overdose patients, lawfully prescribed medications, emergency situations, and whether possession should be treated differently from trafficking. The chair ruled a motion out of order because the item was for discussion only, and the bill remained under consideration.

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• :18:44.719><c> Federal</c> Criminal Investigative Agencies, Federal Criminal Investigative Agencies,
• who has let violent criminals president who has let violent criminals out<03:03:42.720><c> on</c><03
• </c> funded DAs that are letting criminals funded DAs that are letting criminals out<03:03:55.200><c>
• </c> combat crime if you import criminals combat crime if you import criminals from<03:07:21.520><c>
• You can have uh criminal Columbia.

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• Notification</c> Criminal Procedure Victim Notification Criminal Procedure Victim Notification Request
• House Bill 635, child care facilities criminal history records check requirement.
• House Bill 1441 criminal law bill.
• House Bill 1467, Criminal Law, Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense, Out-of-State Convictions.
• 09:08.160><c> law,</c> &gt;&gt; House bill 1467, criminal law, &gt;&gt; House bill 1467, criminal law

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• It reclassifies a criminal offense where committed for purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering
• That is criminal conduct under that section of the bill.
• The section of the bill that deals with students does not impose criminal conduct.
• And this bill feeds into this problem to criminalize dissent. ...to different viewpoints.
• , criminal law, and social and community responsibilities.

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• He's the chief executive officer of Conduct Government Relations and also the president of a mutual water
• involvement, where the court can order treatment and specialized services to address the underlying criminal
• This will ensure that conduct which poses a significant risk to public safety is addressed with appropriate
• process had nearly a 50% success rate in recovering funds that otherwise would have been lost to criminals
• As to whether the company could be held criminally liable.

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• Criminals use stolen IDs and forged documents to file quitclaim deeds and transfer ownership.
• Criminals use stolen IDs and forged documents to file quick claim deeds and transfer ownership.
• That may stop a couple of transactions when the bill first goes into effect, but criminals will soon
• But if criminals can forge deeds, they can also forge release instruments.
• Generally, a county must conduct a competitive bidding process before entering into a contract for public

Bills: HB2313 , HB2451 , HB2298 , HB2566 , HB2517

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: grocery stores, public ownership, food accessibility, community services, economic development, tax increment financing, local government, municipal finance, public infrastructure, property title protection, land record fraud, county auditors, voluntary program, real estate, procurement, contracting, transparency, financial oversight, municipal permitting, transit projects

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• association to hold a meeting by any method of communication, including electronic means, and to conduct
• The bill would allow a method of communication, including electronic means, and to conduct voting at
• Sometimes there's some associations where the board can conduct electronic meetings, open meetings of
• Falsely is subject to criminal charges, so this would be unlikely to increase fraud.
• Finally, the substitute revises the criminal background check requirement to apply at onboarding rather

Bills: SB438 , SB512 , SB647 , SB648 , SB1495 , SB2121 , SB2145 , SB2154 , SB2167 , SB2184 , SB2211 , SB2268 , SB2349 , SB2443 , SB2629 , SB2702 , SB2902

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.

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• Sean Hallett, captain with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigations Division.
• and items were stolen, we've now seen this be far more sophisticated and, you know, effectively criminal
• That is one of thousands of operators that have been impacted by this type of criminal activity and that
• This criminal activity is being coordinated in a well-coordinated manner and is often occurring in...
• However, that has been referred to criminal justice.

Bills: SB766 , SB290 , SB494 , SB1145

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

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• </c> empathy toward children while conducting empathy toward children while conducting operations<00:
• criminal investigations where necessary.
• Now, I think we all agree we do not want criminals here.
• Those are criminals that I do not want anywhere in our state or near our children.
• </c><01:19:17.360><c> or</c> immigration enforcement of criminals or immigration enforcement of criminals

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

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• conduct of investor-owned utilities.
• California's civil and criminal attorneys have spent two decades exposing the causation of investor-owned
• When the overwhelming decades of evidence collected in California's civil and criminal judicial systems
• And specifically, she cites PG&E being found criminally liable for 84 felonies, SoCal Edison’s equipment
• When it was already called out and ignored, is beyond negligent conduct.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

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• The responsibilities of the study committee include conducting a survey and research study to assess
• The responsibilities of the study committee include conducting a survey and research study to assess
• In an internal poll conducted by CAP, we found that 62% of Arizonans do not support taxpayer dollars
• In an internal poll conducted by CAP, we found that 62% of Arizonans do not support taxpayer dollars
• We should not be criminalizing the public and targeting Arizona's health care. I vote no.

Bills: SB1014 , SB1094 , SB1146 , SB1177 , SB1192 , SB1194 , SB1214 , SB1372 , SB1390 , SB1398 , SB1399 , SB1494 , SB1557 , SB1561 , SB1564 , SB1602 , SB1603 , SB1621 , SB1628 , SB1629 , SB1713 , SB1752 , SB1776 , SB1813 , SB1814 , SB1821

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: gender transition, gender detransition, health insurance, medical procedures, insurance claims, official documents, Arizona law, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, dependent children, foster care, periodic review, court hearings, child welfare, public funds, prohibition, Arizona legislation

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• The criminal complaint may be disclosed to another governmental entity.
• I was... ...allows the investigators to maybe develop the criminal case better.
• , criminal charge in that way.
• So how would the availability to the public of the criminal complaint change that?
• I suspect that's how you'd argue it as a criminal defense lawyer. Okay, thank you, sir.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• But I was in a criminal defense practice that my husband owned for years.
• That became problematic for law enforcement in the sense that we don't have any way to track criminal
• My understanding is they simply are addressing the criminal behavior as it's presented at that time.
• So to the extent that there's a vehicle that's involved in criminal behavior, we do have the ability
• It conducts no routine examinations of broker-dealers.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1087 from Senator Joe Nicola, which would update limited driving privileges and create a process to suspend licenses after repeated failures to appear or pay for minor moving traffic violations. Nicola said the bill was intended to improve public safety and municipal court compliance without restoring the pre-2015 system of fines and fees. Supporters, including officials from Independence, O’Fallon, and the Missouri Municipal League, argued that municipal court reform had sharply reduced citations and increased failure-to-appear rates, leaving courts with too little leverage to ensure compliance and creating safety problems for repeat offenders. They said the bill would preserve discretion, protect work and basic travel needs, and help law enforcement and courts address chronic noncompliance. Opponents, including the State Public Advocate, argued the bill would restore a cash-cow system, burden low-income residents, and create harsh consequences for missed notices or address problems. The hearing closed without a vote on SB 1087. The committee then moved into executive session and reconsidered House Bill 2288, ultimately voting to reconsider and then voting the bill due pass by a 10-5 margin. The committee also adopted a substitute and passed House Bill 3006 due pass by 13-1, passed House Bill 2289 due pass by 10-3 with one present, and passed House Bill 2906 due pass by 13-1 after adopting an amendment and rolling it into a substitute. Members discussed procedural issues about quorum and the reconsideration motion during the HB 2288 vote. Later, the committee heard House Bill 3491 from Representative Don Mayhew, which would codify English-language proficiency requirements for commercial driver’s license holders and impose penalties on drivers and motor carriers when those requirements are violated. Mayhew and a Lincoln County prosecutor described a recent Highway 61 incident involving a Minnesota CDL holder who could not communicate in English, could not identify his location, and was taken out of service after a Highway Patrol proficiency test. Supporters said the bill would mirror federal rules in state statute, improve safety, and hold both drivers and carriers accountable. Some members questioned whether the bill was redundant with federal law, whether it would be enforceable before an accident, and whether the language was too broad, especially the phrase about conversing with the general public. The prosecutor said the current tools are mostly reactive and that the bill would help remove dangerous drivers and penalize carriers, but no final action was taken on HB 3491 in the portion provided.

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• But I was in a criminal defense practice that my husband owned for years.
• That became problematic for law enforcement in the sense that we don't have any way to track criminal
• My understanding is they simply are addressing the criminal behavior as it's presented at that time.
• So to the extent that there's a vehicle that's involved in criminal behavior, we do have the ability
• It conducts no routine examinations of broker-dealers.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• I am here with the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Can you have the mic?
• I just want to clarify, we are here on behalf of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and although
• this particular bill doesn't deal specifically with a criminal case, civil commitments are quasi-criminal
• Rule 11 and through criminal defendants is 100% separate.
• These tests are referred to as blood fluid and hair testing, and they have to be conducted within 24

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 334, Senator Love, criminal &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 334, Senator Love, criminal
• that are doing the it's the criminals that are doing the criminal<00:40:43.040><c> activity.
• </c><00:41:53.960><c> Uh</c> go after criminal activity more. Uh go after criminal activity more.
• </c> incidental interactions with criminal incidental interactions with criminal the<00:53:51.600><c>
• </c><00:53:52.480><c> You're</c> the criminal justice system. You're the criminal justice system.