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• But this is something that's been litigated a lot.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing on the California Fair Plan, focused on the plan’s rapid growth, its financial stability after the January Southern California wildfires, and its role as the insurer of last resort. Fair Plan officials explained that the plan was created in 1968, is a not-for-profit involuntary association of licensed property insurers, and is intended to be a temporary safety net until policyholders can return to the admitted market. They emphasized that the plan is not a state agency or taxpayer-funded, but is regulated by the Department of Insurance and supported by member-company assessments if claims exceed available funds. Victoria Roach and Armand Feliciano said the Fair Plan has grown sharply since 2018 and especially after market pullbacks by major insurers, reaching about 575,000 policies and roughly $600 billion in exposure by spring 2025. They noted that growth is increasingly occurring in lower wildfire-risk areas, where the plan can sometimes be cheaper than the voluntary market, and said this undermines depopulation back into the private market. They also discussed recent policy expansions, including coverage for farms, higher residential and commercial limits, and pending or proposed changes such as AB 290, SB 525, and AB 226, which would add tools like a line of credit and bond access. A major portion of the hearing addressed the January wildfire losses and the plan’s financial response. Fair Plan officials said they assessed member insurers for $1 billion after determining claims and cash flow would exceed available resources, and that the process was approved quickly and paid smoothly, with more than 80% of the assessment collected within 10 days. They also described the reinsurance tower, the plan’s limited surplus, and the need for actuarially sound rates to reduce future reliance on assessments. On claims handling, they said the plan has received over 5,500 claims from the fires, has paid more than $2.9 billion so far, expects total payments near $4 billion, and has focused on advancing payments quickly for total losses and other urgent needs. Members questioned the plan’s solvency, the growth in non-wildfire areas, claim denials, smoke-loss coverage, and how depopulation works. Roach said most closed claims without payment were duplicates rather than denials, and that smoke claims require direct physical loss under the policy, with coverage determined case by case. Public commenters from the California Building Industry Association and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California said the Fair Plan’s growth reflects a weak voluntary market, inadequate rates, and insurer fear of future assessments, and urged support for rate increases and AB 226. The hearing concluded with no vote, but with a commitment from Fair Plan officials to follow up on unanswered questions and continue providing more transparency through public data and website disclosures.

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• We have, like all organizations, a regular docket of employment litigation matters, and we prefer that

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• confiscating his legal mail and case file, even though they have been put on notice of his pending litigation

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• I've practiced primarily civil litigation as well as family law.

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• So the county line prohibition has been litigated. There's been case law on it.

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• These cases would inevitably be challenged in the courts, tying up our justice system in costly litigation

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice considered and reported favorably a series of criminal justice, corrections, and public safety bills. Among the measures approved were SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and allowing impoundment of involved vehicles; SB 1136, tightening age-related criminal offense provisions and clarifying that ignorance or misrepresentation of a victim’s age is not a defense in covered cases; SB 144, which was described as a broad public safety measure addressing law enforcement tools, AI/body camera use, concealed carry licensing exemptions for law enforcement, blood testing after exposure incidents, and related matters; and SB 1782, creating a dangerous excessive speeding offense for extreme speeding conduct. The committee also approved SB 964 on objective parole guidelines, SB 1450 giving law enforcement discretion on immediate arrest of individuals with significant medical conditions in nursing home or assisted living settings, SB 612 closing a loophole related to charging minors in drug-distribution deaths, SB 1838 protecting court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, SB 776 adding an aggravating factor for assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, and SB 716 imposing mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators. Several bills drew notable testimony and debate. SB 1804, which would make sex trafficking of a child under 12 or a mentally incapacitated person a capital offense, received strong support from the sponsor and some members who argued it was needed to address the most heinous trafficking cases, but it also drew opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and others who argued the death penalty should not be expanded to non-homicide crimes and would be unconstitutional, costly, and retraumatizing to victims. SB 1604 on corrections, which included provisions on inmate litigation, limitations periods, tracking devices, and involuntary mental health treatment, prompted questions about inmate rights, accountability, and possible abuse; the sponsor said the bill was intended to balance access to claims with institutional safety and to continue refining the language. SB 1838 also drew concerns from criminal defense lawyers about possible unintended effects on attorneys, and the sponsor said he would work on clarifying the language. The committee adopted amendments on several bills, including a substitute amendment to SB 144 that removed some provisions for further work, added first responder-related provisions, and adjusted motor vehicle kill-switch language; an amendment to SB 1136 changing the age threshold and refining luring/enticement language; a strike-all amendment to SB 964 limiting retroactivity and focusing on presumptive parolees; and a delete-all amendment to SB 1604 that revised multiple provisions, including tracking devices and consecutive sentencing under 10-20 Life. Most bills were reported favorably by roll call, with SB 776 and SB 1804 passing despite recorded no votes from some members. The chair closed by noting it was the committee’s final meeting of the session and thanked members before adjournment.

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• I'm not here to litigate what happened on that day, but I can tell you. that the shooting victim is Jewish

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• This all was pretty heavily litigated when we passed the data transparency provisions last year, and

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• This drives up litigation and insurance costs for utilities, which ultimately get passed down to the

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• They can actually stall a sale through litigation.

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• child sexual abuse by the their popular director, Pete Newman, followed by a re-traumatizing civil litigation

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• THAT WILL FORCE MANUFACTURERS TO PUT RESOURCES TOWARDS RESPONDING LITIGATION INSTEAD OF CONTINUED INVESTMENTS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This leaves the bill right for litigation, so even if I agreed with the policy behind this bill, I would
• If you were going to pass a bill, make sure that it can withstand litigation and that it offers real
• 15.558> I<04:50:15.840> agreed<04:50:16.360> with<04:50:16.520> the litigation
• so even if I agreed with the litigation so even if I agreed with the policy<04:50:17.440> behind<
• <04:50:29.878> and that it can withstand litigation and that it can withstand litigation and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The public never gets to hear about them unless we choose to litigate the case. That's by statute.
• things. they can resolve it or they two things. they can resolve it or they can<03:58:10.800> litigate
• to block the merger which can litigate to block the merger which as<03:58:12.640> I<03:58:12.800
• <04:00:16.640> or<04:00:16.880> may that robust type of litigation or may that robust
• type of litigation or may feel<04:00:17.279> that<04:00:17.359> they<04:00:17.600>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• :43:07.520> protracted reducing the need for protracted reducing the need for protracted litigation
• and helping to resolve litigation and helping to resolve disputes<05:43:12.080> sooner<05:43:
• This bill will give taxpayers more confidence and greater protections when litigating their case before
• 00.558> before<05:46:00.878> the<05:46:01.120> US<05:46:01.520> tax litigating
• their case before the US tax litigating their case before the US tax court.<05:46:02.638> I<05

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• To ensure that the provenance of pieces that can be proven are able to be legally fully litigated on
• legally<03:27:37.520> to<03:27:37.640> be<03:27:37.760> fully<03:27:38.120> litigated
• <03:27:38.680> on<03:27:38.800> their legally to be fully litigated on their legally
• to be fully litigated on their merits<03:27:39.280> alone<03:27:40.160> and<03:27:40.280
• arising from Nazi-stolen artwork, at a concern that state statutes of limitations would prevent most litigation

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It has the<03:52:21.439> worst<03:52:22.000> litigation<03:52:23.040> environment
• ><03:52:24.080> of<03:52:24.319> any the worst litigation environment of any the worst
• litigation environment of any state.<03:52:25.439> It<03:52:25.680> has<03:52:25.840>
• 40.720> restrictions<03:52:41.199> and It places tremendous restrictions and frivolous litigation
• They can be properly litigated and they can be resolved, but not when you have a media that would do

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• My only concern really in reading it is sometimes a trial can take up to a year or some other litigation
• Several years ago in litigation, we made sure that if restitution or fine or any other payment ordered
• several<01:59:49.920> years<01:59:50.080> ago<01:59:50.480> in<01:59:50.719> litigation
• <01:59:51.920> uh<01:59:52.159> we several years ago in litigation uh we several years
• ago in litigation uh we made<01:59:53.679> sure<01:59:54.239> that<01:59:55.360> uh

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• paperwork, not to mention signature matching, as has been mentioned multiple times and has already been litigated
• We just litigated this a few years ago. The judge struck it down.
• <05:21:23.200> We<05:21:23.440> just<05:21:23.680> litigated<05:21:24.160>
• We just litigated this a few under law. We just litigated this a few years<05:21:24.878> ago.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But this adds to the exception if the IG reasonably believes the data will be used in litigation relating
• I think these concepts would have been included in the blanket term litigation, but I think it makes
• 36.480> term have been included in the blanket term have been included in the blanket term litigation
• 38.320> it<01:13:38.480> makes<01:13:38.719> sense<01:13:38.960> to litigation
• but I think it makes sense to litigation but I think it makes sense to include<01:13:39.520> it

Keywords: 1187, senate, all