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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what would happen is that AHCCCS, this is a long process.
  • So once this bill is signed, AHCCCS would then start the process.
  • So what would happen is that access, this is a long process.
  • In general, yes, providers have due process.
  • How long is that process, do you think?
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've spent the last 15 years of my legal career as a public defender in different systems.
  • Generally amend statutes related to services and processes related to victims, survivors, and witnesses
  • Also, it just adds more fuel to the fire and further complicates the budget-writing process.
  • Our criminal legal system, our system gets the vast majority of it right.
  • I think it sets us down a path where I am hoping is a process where survivors can get a much quicker
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • You should have an attorney when you go through the process, so I don't think it. through the process
  • felt strongly—and I do too—that anybody that has a small estate, $25,000 or something, should have a process
  • they could pretty much come out of there with some chumps because of having to pay through the whole legal
  • process.
  • There's a legal father, and that's true no matter what the DNA evidence says.
Bills: SB156 , SB134 , SB108 , SB47 , SB88 , SB89 , SB106 , SB18 , SB9 , HB38 , HB54
Committee: Senate Judiciary
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • review process, and there is a disciplinary process in all of the professions.
  • Supreme Court upheld the... ...legal points. The U.S.
  • , and by extension, the child's due process as well.
  • As you know, there's still process going on.
  • This is an essential part of the audit process because we don't have a legitimate audit process today
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Agenda added Apr 6th, 2026

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • about the sources of revenue or the purposes of the revenue and how they're spent after this merger process
  • about the sources of revenue or the purposes of the revenue and how they're spent after this merger process
Bills: SB169 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB2060
Summary: The committee took up several Senate bills and adopted multiple amendments, including a contested amendment process on Senate Bill 201. An objection was raised that an amendment had not been filed by the prior-day deadline under Rule 76C, but the chair ruled the objection not well taken, citing the chair’s authority to waive the timing requirement. The amendment to the amendment, offered by Speaker Hilbert, deleted Section 2 of the bill, removing statutory language that tied the teacher-pay measure to House Bill 3705 and the broader budget agreement. Members discussed that the underlying agreement still linked the measures politically, including a $25 million increase to the Parental Choice Tax Credit and a $2,000 increase to the minimum salary schedule for teachers. After clarification that the bill applied to certified personnel except for positions listed in the amendment, SB 201 passed the committee 29-0. The committee then approved Senate Bill 1290, which strengthens the 211 hotline system by clarifying oversight, improving coordination and service delivery, addressing access gaps, and supporting better funding and emergency responsiveness. Senate Bill 169 also passed after amendment; it increases longevity pay for state employees by 50% for designated years of service beginning in fiscal year 2027. Senate Bill 1377, which requires DHS to provide duffel bags to children in foster care as part of the budget, passed after members asked whether the bags would remain the child’s property and whether the bags would be standardized; the sponsor said the bags would belong to the child but did not know the procurement details. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1991, described as an OMES/Oklahoma cleanup bill that consolidates existing functionality and revenues under a common umbrella without changing the substantive sources or purposes of the funds. After a question confirming it was only a cleanup measure, the bill passed 29-0. Senate Bill 2060 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • passes without allowing for this decision, we are enacting state laws that may become obsolete or legally
  • problematic. ... laws that may become obsolete or legally questionable within months.
  • to ensure only approved compliant products are sold, helping law enforcement and regulators track legal
  • This bill will create a presumption that joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both
Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42
Committee: House Judiciary
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 19th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, it's a voluntary process. We try to get them to...
  • It's a voluntary process, and we try to get them to do this.
  • And then how... what is that process of collecting this money like?
  • process of collecting this money, like just in the lawsuit we’re suing these Facebook promoters.
  • Also, it streamlines the process.
Bills: HB287 , HB280 , HB57 , HB252 , HB286 , SB36 , HB287 , HB280 , HB57 , HB252 , HB286 , SB36
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is again a result of a similar process.
  • . ...enforcement of proper practices, more difficult and may compromise legal and financial processes
  • What it does is change the process by which they can actually proceed to a judgment.
  • To bring a case earlier on in the process.
  • It asks for a collaborative process for the Texas Judicial Council to work.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So yes, we did talk to them as part of that review process.
  • This just simply formalizes that process. Has it been a problem?
  • And with that, give us a few more details about that process after the acceptance process.
  • If an accreditor exists, then they are promptly to begin the process to change to that accreditor.
  • I think a couple more bills have made their way to my committee in the rules process, so we will have
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, yes, we did talk to them as part of that review process.
  • This just simply formalizes that process. Has it been a problem? I think That process.
  • Just give us a few more details about that process. Absolutely.
  • Just give us a few more details about that process. Absolutely.
  • If an accreditor exists, then they are promptly to begin the process to change to that accreditor.
Summary: The House Postsecondary Education Committee met and considered several higher education bills. HB 3700, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, would require public college grades to be based only on academic criteria, including attendance, and not on students’ opinions, beliefs, or conduct outside the classroom. Supporters said it formalizes an existing expectation and protects free speech; opponents raised concerns about local control and whether it was a response to a specific incident. The bill passed 6-2. The committee also passed HB 3379, a “ban-the-box” style bill by Rep. Ranson that would bar colleges from asking about felony history before admission, with exceptions for sex-related felonies and post-admission follow-up on housing, payment, and degree planning. Members questioned campus safety and whether violent offenses should be excluded, but the bill advanced 6-2. Rep. West’s HB 3129, prohibiting public institutions from charging security fees to student groups based on the content of their expression, passed 7-1 after discussion about whether schools could still assess security costs based on event size or risk. His HB 3132, which would limit the use of DEI-related practices in accreditation and require annual reporting on accreditors, also passed 6-3. Rep. Eves’ HB 3315, directing a feasibility study on three-year bachelor’s degrees, passed unanimously 9-0. Rep. Woolley’s HB 2950, as amended, would prevent extra admissions requirements for students from unaccredited backgrounds, address Oklahoma’s Promise requirements for homeschoolers, and allow OLAP applications up to age 18; it passed 7-2. Finally, Vice Chair Wolfley’s HB 3242, aimed at protecting women’s privacy in restrooms, locker rooms, showers, shelters, and correctional facilities, passed 6-2 after extensive questioning about how it would apply to transgender individuals and safety concerns for both women and trans people.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • This existing process is cautious, individualized, and grounded in professional assessment.
  • though both the Arizona Nonprofit Corporations Act and the organization's own manual require due process
  • These concerns include alleged violations of the Rangers' own code of conduct, due process rights, and
  • We have elections coming up in 30 days, and the membership's only way, if we don't follow a process,
  • So it would just be a matter of moving the Rangers in their background investigative process and access
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • No concern from our House legal staff when drafting this bill.
  • And they'll be in, has a legal staff.
  • The judicial foreclosure process. Thank you for that observation.
  • They are here legally. They are resident aliens.
  • I am legally here in the state of Oklahoma.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I had no concern from our House legal staff when drafting this bill.
  • They are here legally. They are resident aliens.
  • I am legally here in the state of Oklahoma.'
  • Can retain legal counsel, can get an attorney.
  • It has a lot of process with it. Yep. I started going through it.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a large number of bills covering tort claims, criminal law, child protection, licensing, housing, and public transparency. Early measures included HB 3037, adding students in curricular activities to the Government Tort Claims Act definition of employee; HB 3581, revising riot statutes and removing a no-bail provision; HB 458, allowing voluntary blood type notation on driver’s licenses; HB 2929, tightening mandatory child abuse reporting by school employees; and HB 3087, extending garnishment notice and objection timelines. All of those bills received unanimous or near-unanimous due-pass recommendations. Several bills drew more substantial discussion. HB 4227, the Cindy Clemishire Act, was amended to allow minors to discuss sexual abuse with health care providers and was named after a survivor; it passed 13-0. HB 4125, restoring Second Amendment rights to certain nonviolent felons, passed 13-1 but members raised concerns about federal law and asked for further explanation before floor consideration. HB 1453, which would criminalize hostile foreign nationals and entities owning Oklahoma real property and agricultural land, generated extensive debate over indirect ownership, foreclosure timelines, logrolling, and constitutional concerns, and it ultimately failed 3-10. HB 3521, modernizing money transmission regulation and adding payment processors and digital asset kiosks, passed 13-0. Other measures advanced after questions or minor amendments, including HB 3691 on self-certifying medical fitness for a Class D license, HB 2015 on landlord-tenant repair and tenant remedies, HB 2940 on recording public meetings, HB 1016 on trust protections for minors appearing in monetized online content, HB 3267 making breaking and entering an occupied dwelling a felony without needing proof of another intended crime, HB 3695 expanding the definition of great bodily injury for DUI cases, HB 3453 shifting the burden in eminent domain cases to the condemning authority, and HB 3053 creating parole review criteria for older eligible inmates. The committee also advanced bills on self-defense definitions, straw purchasing of land for prohibited foreign parties, human trafficking parole guidelines, child welfare/adoption terminology, outpatient treatment, child support-related license revocations, workplace violence protective orders, and protections for charities reporting sexual misconduct. The meeting ended with several bills laid over and the committee adjourning, with a note that it would meet again Thursday.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 14th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It takes longer than a couple of days, usually, and that is completely legal for it to take five days
  • It takes longer than a couple of days, usually, and that is completely legal for it to take five days
  • Because I know there's always a lot of questions as it relates from a legal standpoint. Do we?
  • But we've kind of stepped away from that process now.
  • So we'll have to have additional clerical and legal review time.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 02-06-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
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Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 2444 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution, which the Attorney General said could create vague retroactivity language and litigation risk; the committee noted the exemption had last been adjusted around 1978. SB 2446 would add a seventh associate judge to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Judiciary staff testified in opposition, saying recent internal restructuring and a pending vacancy had improved output and that it would be prudent to wait and see the effect before adding another judge. The Public Defender supported the goal of faster appellate resolution but said it would defer to the court’s assessment and had no objection to revisiting the issue later. The committee also discussed current appellate timelines, with staff saying at least 225 days is built into the process before a case reaches a merit panel, and that a two-year delay from panel assignment was realistic under the current structure. The committee then heard SB 2450, which would establish a presidential preference primary for the 2028 cycle. The Chief Election Officer said the election would cost about $4 million, less if combined with the regular primary. Several opponents argued the bill would add bureaucracy, duplicate or undermine party-run processes, and waste taxpayer money; one speaker estimated the total cost could be closer to $6 million when county costs are included. Supporters and committee members discussed that the measure would not require parties to use the results and that Hawaii remains one of the few states still using caucuses. The committee also asked whether counties could staff the election and whether the results would be useful given Hawaii’s current primary timing. SB 2453 would require the Office of Elections to include a notice with each ballot that a digital and printed voter information guide is available, with the notice in 32-point font as a separate insert. The Chief Election Officer said the insert would cost about $90,000 and asked for an effective date of January 1, 2027 because mailing preparations for the primary would already be underway. The Disability and Communications Access Board, League of Women Voters, National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, and others supported the bill. The committee also began hearing SB 2461, which would have the Office of Elections prepare a questionnaire for candidates and publish responses online and in the voter guide; the Chief Election Officer said the office did not think it should be the agency to shape campaign questions, though he said it could work if the questions were specified in statute. Finally, the committee heard SB 2457, which would require a criminal conviction before seized property could be forfeited. The Attorney General and Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, arguing it would prolong cases, increase storage costs, and make forfeiture less effective against crime, especially where owners flee, die, or hide assets through shell companies. The Public Defender strongly supported the measure, saying forfeiture should be tied to convictions and that people challenging forfeiture often lack counsel. The Honolulu Prosecutor also opposed the bill, but said it supported transparency, due process, and even a right to counsel; it argued conviction-only forfeiture would fail in cases involving fugitives, deceased suspects, or hidden ownership structures. The committee questioned what would happen to property if an owner could not be found, and the prosecutor said the outcome would depend on the type of property and could involve abandonment or interpleader proceedings.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • to services. services that could enhance their safety and understanding about the legal process.
  • That's hard to process. as well.
  • I would have to look at how that process actually occurred.
  • It's actually not there to be with us through the process or post-process.
  • No, but I would, this has been a process we've been working on.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't live at home, but they haven't finished the process yet.
  • That means if you are blocked, then there's a certain process you can follow.
  • Process where they send a 30-day notice, and then you can say, "Hey, I don't think I should have been
  • blocked," and there's this whole process under the federal guideline.
  • Legal clarity is the driving force that has the foundation supporting this bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill addressed the protective order process by allowing applicants to keep their county of residence
  • court's ability to reject an applicant's request for confidentiality during the protective order process
  • In addition to their grief, many children are left with an unfair claims process standing in the way
  • This bill, to me, provides consistency and predictability to the probate process.
  • This is not just a legal obligation, in my opinion, but a moral duty to protect and nurture future generations