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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 5, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Quite frankly, the folks on the mainland have the longer term sentences, more serious felony offenses
- 12:36.560><c> serious</c> longer term sentences, more serious longer term sentences, more serious felony
- 38.160><c> So,</c><00:12:38.320><c> they</c><00:12:38.480><c> don't</c><00:12:38.720><c> qualify</c> felony
- So, they don't qualify felony offenses.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It increases penalties from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony.
- It increases penalties from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony for flying an unmanned
- such devices, and provides an increased penalty from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony
- It also creates a first-degree felony for an unmanned aircraft carrying a weapon of mass destruction.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards.
Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably.
The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved.
Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/25/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a felony on the other end, but you're adding just a misdemeanor on this side. Thank you.
- isn't it's<00:09:35.760><c> a</c><00:09:35.880><c> it's</c><00:09:36.000><c> a</c><00:09:36.160><c> felony
- on</c><00:09:37.360><c> the</c><00:09:37.480><c> other</c><00:09:37.880><c> end</c> it's a it's a felony
- on the other end it's a it's a felony on the other end but<00:09:39.160><c> uh</c><00:09:39.560><c>
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I deal with every felony that comes through.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Due to the fracture not being on video, we have not been able to get a conviction for this crime.
- Had their footage gone further back, there would be a conviction for the atrocities committed against
- Out of over a dozen victims, five were charged, but only two are convictions.
Bills:
HF2436
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And because of that, the appeals court overturned the driver's jury conviction.
- appeals court overturned the driver's appeals court overturned the driver's jury<00:10:14.320><c> conviction
- </c> jury conviction. jury conviction.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 25th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If someone isn't convicted or if they're not placed on deferred adjudication, then those records are
- If they're not convicted and they're not placed on probation, then those are... ...records shouldn't
- In custody, you're not going to be convicted and you're not going to be placed on deferred adjudication
- He will not be convicted, he will not be placed on deferred adjudication, and so those records under.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- you an example, would give Hunter Biden the ability to sue over a blog post about his criminal convictions
- I don't know. about his criminal convictions if he wants to dispute just one aspect of the article.
- somebody's bird cage or cat box and then into the archives, and it would be done. ...about his criminal convictions
- you an example, would give Hunter Biden the ability to sue over a blog post about his criminal convictions
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.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Info Briefing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- people that had wanted to be teachers and didn't end up pursuing that career path because of a conviction
- :58.959><c> a</c> pursuing that career path because of a pursuing that career path because of a conviction
- that they had they didn't conviction that they had they didn't spend<00:13:00.680><c> any</c><00:13:
- I know that's one of the provisions in this bill, is to allow folks with cannabis-related convictions
- so making sure that related convictions so making sure that that's<00:30:54.840><c> in</c><00:30:55.039
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The need for our post-conviction review and the large number of requests for expungement is greater than
- :37:17.880><c> need</c><00:37:18.120><c> for</c><00:37:18.480><c> our</c><00:37:18.640><c> post-conviction
- </c><00:37:19.520><c> review</c> the need for our post-conviction review the need for our post-conviction
- The last time they looked at us in 2022, they noted we had more fraud convictions than other similarly
- few years as we've outpaced even larger and more well-funded units in provider fraud charges and convictions
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a bill entitled Wrongfully Convicted Persons.
- Folks who have been incarcerated but then later found to have their convictions overturned would have
Committee:
Senate Rules
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We require this same level of bodily injury insurance for people who have been convicted of a DUI, even
- People who have been convicted of a DUI, even though they may not have even run a red light or a stop
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of transportation-related bills, most of which were reported favorably. SB 532 would exempt 100% disabled veterans from paying Florida tolls. SB 1738 would allow certain counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in by maintaining current levels of service, though there were concerns about congestion and future growth. SB 1696 aimed to reduce transportation network company driver impersonation, allow transit authorities to contract with ride-share platforms, and permit those platforms to participate in state-funded paratransit trips. SB 1378, as amended, would allow courts to order restitution in standard leaving-the-scene crashes; the amendment made restitution discretionary and required that the driver caused or contributed to the crash. SB 1210 would increase penalties for red-light and stop-sign crashes and require bodily injury insurance for drivers who cause such crashes. SB 1820, via strike-all amendment, addressed dealer-manufacturer relations by requiring written explanations of performance measures, prohibiting retaliation against dealers asserting statutory rights, and limiting franchise termination or nonrenewal to substantial breaches. SB 1246 created a specialty license plate for safe coastal wildlife, with proceeds going to the Zoo Miami Foundation for conservation work and an amendment allowing up to 10% for administrative and marketing costs.
The committee also considered SB 574, which would allow Florida residents with Purple Heart license plates to pass tolls free of charge; the bill was amended to change the plate reference to a specialty plate and was reported favorably. SB 1662, the FDOT department bill, was substantially revised by strike-all amendment covering a wide range of transportation issues, including USF’s role in the Florida Transportation Research Institute Consortium, Florida Transportation Commission provisions, seaport and airport-related changes, strategic space infrastructure, sewer lines in rights of way, small county road assistance, aggregate supply chain programs, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority board appointments. Testimony on SB 1662 included support from USF and the Florida Public Transportation Association, which raised concerns about added oversight and bureaucracy for transit systems. Most bills received support from affected stakeholders, and several were amended before final favorable votes.
Roll calls were taken on each measure, and all of the listed bills were reported favorably by the committee. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on several bills, and the committee adjourned after a brief personal privilege remark from Chair Collins.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:05 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- says attempts to enter the country illegally is a misdemeanor, and then subsequent offenses are felonies
- So would you agree that there are misdemeanors and felonies, Mr.
- It's a misdemeanor or a felony.
- Just a second ago, we established that it is a crime, it's a misdemeanor or a felony to enter the country
- Speaker, gentlelady, I'm looking at at least two of these that are criminal, one that's a felony with
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- relevant here, House Bill 2136 creates new crimes for civil terrorism and subversion as classified felonies
Committee:
House Rules
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- She asked whether this would never be relevant, for example, in a post-conviction proceeding where there
- fully understand the issue, but if someone is in prison they could conceivably be doing a post-conviction
- <00:50:21.000><c> proceeding</c><00:50:22.080><c> where</c> post-conviction proceeding where post-conviction
- <00:50:38.680><c> where</c> post-conviction where post-conviction where this<00:50:40.200><c> I'm</c>
- </c><00:51:26.960><c> a</c> conceivably be doing a post-conviction a conceivably be doing a post-conviction
Bills:
HF3951 , HF4005 , HF962 , HF4585 , HF3870 , HF4542 , HF3893 , HF4293 , HF4075 , HF4057 , HF3809
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, biometric data, consent, data protection, civil penalties, privacy laws, HF4585, Minnesota, harassment restraining order, HRO, restraining order, temporary restraining order, petitioner notice, service of process, law enforcement notification, sheriff
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Last year in the House, a former convicted drug dealer stated, 'Why do you think a lot of people, guys
- Studies have shown also that those convicted of mandatory minimums have lower recidivism, by the U.S.
- of dealing in large amounts of convicted of dealing in large amounts of fentanyl<01:13:28.280><c> will
- of mandatory minimums have convicted of mandatory minimums have lower<01:14:14.840><c> recidivism</c
- So, according to the United States Sentencing Commission, drug trafficking offenders convicted of an
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- As of last year, we're now doing felony arraignments for the state, felony probable cause hearings, and
- having to deal with just family cases, but with what I began with: the district cases, especially post-felony
- 01:12:00.480><c> uh</c><01:12:00.639><c> especially</c><01:12:01.040><c> post</c><01:12:01.320><c> felony
- </c> district cases uh especially post felony district cases uh especially post felony rewind<01:12:02.960
Summary:
The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee.
The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes.
Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 82 applies only when the offender is a repeat DWI offender and has already been convicted of one of
- bill only seeks to enhance the penalties for third- and fourth-offenders who have previously been convicted
- of vehicular homicide, third-degree feticide, or... ...been convicted of vehicular homicide, third-degree
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The House Committee on Appropriations met on April 7, 2026, with a quorum present. After housekeeping and announcements, the committee noted several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 603, HB 619, HB 763, HB 810, HB 222, HB 490, and HB 981. The committee also recognized a visiting Jack and Jill group before taking up legislation.
The committee reported favorably HB 82 on DWI penalties, HB 670 on wood pellet manufacturing, HB 672 on brick manufacturing, HB 773 on state procurement preferences for prison enterprises and nonprofits serving blind, disabled, and veteran workers, HB 145 on extraordinary medical and dental expenses for injured police and firefighters, HB 430 on health insurance coverage for families of Lafayette Parish officers killed in the line of duty, HB 143 on the per diem for housing state inmates in parish jails, HB 874 on adding credentials to LA Wallet, HB 160 on penalties for domestic violence strangulation offenses, HB 445 on moving the STEM Advisory Council to Louisiana Works, and HB 781 on fleet vehicle registration. HB 82, HB 670, and HB 773 were amended before passage; HB 430 also received amendments narrowing coverage terms and age limits.
Most of the discussion centered on fiscal impact and policy scope. Members questioned whether several bills created new costs or unfunded mandates, and sponsors repeatedly emphasized zero or already-budgeted fiscal notes. HB 773 drew the most debate, with members raising concerns about competition, preferential treatment, and the shift from a 15% cap to fair market value; the sponsor said the bill was intended to give blind, disabled, and veteran-serving nonprofits a fair chance to compete. HB 145 prompted questions from the Louisiana Municipal Association about exposure and whether the benefit should already be covered by workers’ compensation, while HB 430 was narrowed to Lafayette Parish after concerns about statewide costs. The meeting ended with all remaining bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 82 applies only when the offender is a repeat DWI offender and has already been convicted of one of
- bill only seeks to enhance the penalties for third- and fourth-offenders who have previously been convicted
- of vehicular homicide, third-degree feticide, or... ...been convicted of vehicular homicide, third-degree
Bills:
HB82 , HB143 , HB145 , HB160 , HB222 , HB430 , HB445 , HB490 , HB603 , HB619 , HB670 , HB672 , HB763 , HB773 , HB781 , HB810 , HB874 , HB981
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, firefighters, law enforcement, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, domestic violence, domestic abuse, battery of a dating partner, domestic abuse battery, strangulation
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- You were convicted of this. It's more of an administrative. This offense is in Arkansas.
- So would it allow for, in reverse, if you were convicted of a crime that is registered as a certain tier
- Any person who since July 1, 1979 has been or is hereafter convicted of... Page 13.
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and took up House Bill 3174 by Representative Justice. Members adopted two committee amendments: one removed the bill’s mapping provisions so that the vendor-list portion could move forward separately, and another required schools to have at least one master key box for emergency responders. The amendments were rolled into a committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass on a 10-0 roll call. A second executive-session bill was postponed until the following week because of a family emergency involving Representative Williams.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 982, a cleanup and reorganization bill dealing with Missouri’s sex offender registry and related registration rules. Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman said the bill was intended to align the registry statutes with prior changes, clarify tiering and registration requirements, address offenders with ties to Missouri but living elsewhere, and improve information-sharing rules for law enforcement and victims, including notice when a registrant dies or moves. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration, which said the bill codifies case law and reduces administrative confusion for the Highway Patrol and registrants. No opposition was offered.
The committee also heard House Bill 3414, which would create a state offense modeled on a federal online-fraud law to help law enforcement pursue internet-based fraud, including schemes involving credit cards, account numbers, telecommunication identifiers, and similar access devices. The sponsor and a law-enforcement witness said the bill would give investigators another tool against increasingly common fraud, including elder fraud and VoIP-based schemes; a Maverick convenience stores representative also supported it as a response to changing technology. No opposition was presented.
Finally, the committee heard House Bills 2628 and 3460, the CARE Act, which would require hospitals and health facilities treating sexual-assault survivors to inform patients about emergency contraception, provide it if requested, test and treat for sexually transmitted infections, and seek reimbursement through the Department of Public Safety. Sponsor Jacqueline Zimmerman said the bill is meant to reduce trauma and prevent pregnancies resulting from rape, and witnesses from sexual-assault nursing, reproductive-health, anti-poverty, medical, and nursing organizations supported it as a way to standardize care, especially in rural areas. Several members raised questions about whether the bill would require abortion-inducing drugs, whether hospitals could opt out on conscientious grounds, and how reimbursement would work; the sponsor said she intended to add language excluding abortion-inducing medications and that the current DPS forensic-exam payment structure would not change. No votes were taken on the later bills in the portion of the transcript provided.