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• In some cases, training records are being withheld from employees until the end of their employment.
• In some cases, training records are being withheld from employees until the end of their employment.
• What we're seeing is the majority of the cases are in L.A.
• As of July 3rd, there are 331 confirmed silicosis cases and 19 deaths.
• As of July 3rd, there are 331 confirmed psilcosis cases and 19 thefts.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard and advanced several bills focused on worker protections, training access, wage enforcement, outreach, and workplace safety. SB 513 would require employees to have access to their training and certification records; supporters, including laid-off refinery workers and labor organizations, said employers sometimes withhold records during layoffs, while committee members called the practice unacceptable. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. SB 809 addressed misclassification of construction truck owner-drivers by offering employers amnesty if they reclassify workers as employees and adopt a two-check payment system; labor and construction trades groups supported it, and it passed 5-0 to Judiciary. SB 578 would codify the California Workplace Outreach Program, which funds trusted community organizations to educate workers about their rights. Supporters described the program as a proven way to reach low-wage, immigrant, and hard-to-reach workers, especially amid wage theft, retaliation, and immigration enforcement concerns. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 261 would strengthen collection of wage theft judgments by creating a public list of nonpaying employers and adding penalties after six months of nonpayment; county enforcement officials and labor advocates said it would help workers recover unpaid wages. It passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The committee also approved SB 369, which would require skilled and trained workforce standards for Salton Sea restoration projects, with supporters saying the work is hazardous and should use trained labor; it passed 6-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 20 sought to address silicosis in stone countertop fabrication by requiring training and certification protections for workers; supporters said the disease has caused deaths among mostly Latino workers, while industry groups supported the bill with amendments and requested implementation resources. It passed 6-0 to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar of four additional bills and adjourned after all listed measures were moved forward.

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• HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND GUARDIANS HAVE AGREED TO SETTLE THE CASE FOR $600,000.
• THE CLAIM BILL IS FOR THE REMAINING $400,000 OF THE CASE THAT HAS YET TO BE PAID OUT DUE TO SOVEREIGN
• THE SENATE SPECIAL MASTER HAS RECOMMENDED THIS CASE FAVORABLY.
• THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA. 607118 DELETE ALL GOES TO THE CASE OF MR.
• HOW MANY CASES AND HOW MANY YEARS I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Such was the case in Cameron County.
• This is just one specific case.
• In this particular case, Mr.
• In this particular case, it's a county and an ETJ.
• In this particular case, the property was about 10 acres, let's say a little over 8 acres, and Mr.

Bills: SB1708, SB2523, SB1450

Keywords: county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision

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• Turning to agency requests, 732,000 and 4 additional FTEs for, um, for case management system.
• Item 4, 10.1 million for the heels case management system is adopted.
• management for the case management system.
• Item 7A, begin implementation of new case management system.
• Number 6, case manager career letter.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• This is just on child support services, the cases that we have, how many orders that we've done either
• So we know many more cases, particularly in Oklahoma County, where you have the largest domestic volume
• of cases.
• Supreme Court cases on different levels of doing that beyond $1,000.
• I mean, I have it with me in case you want it.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And as is often the case, the title with the most corrections, in this case, the... corrections bill
• And as is often the case, the title with the most corrections, in this case, the... a list of statutory
• <00:08:31.640> title<00:08:32.000> with<00:08:32.159> the as is often the case
• , the title with the as is often the case, the title with the most<00:08:32.599> corrections,<
• 00:08:33.240> the<00:08:33.400> in<00:08:33.520> this<00:08:33.719> case,

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• But I think this just applies in the case of federal aid. I don't know.
• It's just being able to, it's just not in the case of state money expenditures.
• Like in my case, in New London, it's $66 a ton.
• So let's say it's the worst case, not the worst case, it's a good case if it's $2 million going back
• apparently there had never been a case apparently there had never been a case before<05:39:16.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.

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• It's a strict scrutiny test under the case law.
• And then the Tenth Circuit, when the case was challenged ...using Sharia law.
• And then the Tenth Circuit, when the case was challenged and went to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• We know from a recent United States Supreme Court case law, the case that relates to similar law out
• Chairman and Rules Attorney, but I think you said that there was some case on the Ninth Circuit, and

Keywords: 1182, all

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• WHEN A VICTIM OF GOVERNMENT NEGLIGENCE HAS A STRONG CASE THE PROCESS IS COMPENSATION OF $200,000 REQUIRES
• THE 2006 INCIDENT, SETTLEMENT POST VERDICT AND IN THE MIDDLE OF 2024 18 YEARS LATER THE BUTTON CASE WAS
• WE KNOW IF THE INCREASING CAPS GO IN WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES.
• CASES LIKE WE HAVE, MENTIONED LAST TIME PEOPLE INJURED PLAYING PE WHERE THEY THROW THE BASKETBALL BACK
• OVER THEIR HEAD, THEY HIT THE WALL AND IN THE SIOUX AND THE CASE GOES ON FOR THREE YEARS.

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• This bill would simply allow the jurisdiction to be created where a judge, if the judge is hearing a case
• There is a movement throughout other states to change the 2008 case of... ...states to change the 2008
• case of Kennedy versus Louisiana.
• In that case, the Supreme Court held that you could not issue the death penalty for cases that did not
• involve deaths, meaning it had to be a murder case for you to impose the death penalty.

Bills: HB2, HB27, HB54, HB49, HB58, HB40, HB38, HB43, HB2, HB27, HB40, HB38, HB43, HB54, HB49, HB58

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, sex offender, employment, first responder, childcare, public safety, juvenile protection, emergency orders, child custody, court authority, abuse and neglect, firearm possession, law enforcement, criminal penalty, concealed carry, Alabama law

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• And so that will occur in this case.
• <01:15:49.920> I'm that that might be the case. I'm that that might be the case.
• So, we have community in your case.
• by case right now.
• . case. case.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we end up with almost 100% of these cases. That's the one. >> Yeah.
• So we end up with almost 100% of these<00:58:08.960> cases.
• Instead, in both cases, it was mattered.
• <01:27:56.880> of And there were 373 reported cases of And there were 373 reported cases of
• Um, that totals out to 332 to 283 cases within that time frame.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Agency Updates: 00:01:45 26RS SB 125: 00:02:10 26RS SB 101: 01:14:58, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on February 6, 2026, took roll, approved a motion to convene, and heard agency updates from materials in the packet. The council then took up Senate Bill 125 out of order because Senator Carol was present. The bill was presented as a collaborative effort focused on creating a secure, state-run high-acuity mental health facility for justice-involved youth who need specialized psychiatric care and cannot be appropriately served in detention or by private hospitals. Speakers said the facility would fill a gap in services, improve safety and treatment outcomes, and be designed with trauma-informed, medically equipped spaces rather than a jail-like setting. The presenters also outlined other parts of the bill, including a placement process in which DJJ and CHFS would evaluate youth and provide recommendations before the judge makes the final decision, with certain hospital-declination provisions to be delayed until the new facility is operating. They described payment incentives for hospitals treating high-acuity youth, confidentiality and escape-related disclosure provisions, and contracts with a public teaching university for clinical services. The proposed facility was described as a 24-bed center at Central State, with staffing to include mental health professionals and juvenile detention staff receiving enhanced training. Dr. Clark Lester said staffing needs would vary by youth and could include one-to-one supervision for some patients. The bill also addressed female juvenile detention capacity. Speakers said the number of detained girls has risen sharply since 2024, peaking at 51 in 2025, and that current facilities cannot meet the separation requirements for boys and girls or high- and low-level youth. The proposal would build two female detention centers, with possible locations discussed in central Kentucky and western Kentucky, and a third or fourth center could be added if population data show the need. Members asked about hospital placement authority, staffing, and average length of stay for girls; the presenters said the current court-order process would remain until the new facility is built and that they would provide additional data later. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• /c><00:24:32.240> of understanding that most cases of understanding that most cases of Parkinson's
• The opposite is the case.
• <01:34:49.520> about<01:34:49.679> patients case, um, we're talking about patients case
• We um gather groups in these cases.
• ,<02:31:49.280> um, I'll say is that in both cases, um, I'll say is that in both cases, um

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:09:39.759> of the field of whether that case of the field of whether that case of indigestion
• Well, that case would be um gone.
• Well, that case would be um that<01:43:17.280> case<01:43:17.600> would<01:43:17.840>
• seven or whatever the case may be. seven or whatever the case may be.
• not uh she would qualify in this case. not uh she would qualify in this case.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum and adopting routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be received throughout the day. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and other visitors in the gallery. The Senate received multiple House messages, referring several House bills on taxation, local legislation, and the entertainment industry to committee, and concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 259 on counties and Senate Bill 228 on the Alabama Space Authority. Committee reports then advanced a number of bills, including favorable reports from Judiciary, County and Municipal Government, and Local Legislation committees, with several bills receiving substitutes or minor dissent. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 333 to Local Legislation, Mobile County, and Senate Bill 292 to County and Municipal Government. Members adopted several commemorative resolutions, including Senate Joint Resolutions honoring Lt. Col. Jonathan David Schultz, Honda’s 25 years of operation in Alabama, Mrs. Kelly Fischer as Alabama High School Principal of the Year, and Peggy Sers Benson on her retirement from the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Senate also adopted a Rules Committee report setting a special order calendar that included bills on ground ambulance services, counties and municipalities, solid waste collection fees, public schools, and public assistance. On the floor, the Senate passed local bills including Senate Bill 324 on Tallapoosa County, House Bill 485 on Clark County, House Bill 479 on Cusa County, House Bill 410 on Limestone County, and House Bill 412 on Limestone County. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 254 on parole, adopting an amendment offered at the request of district attorneys to clarify the Pardons and Paroles Board’s discretion, and passed the bill 26-2. The Senate also debated Senate Bill 269 on ground ambulance services, with the sponsor describing it as a pilot bill addressing reimbursement, surprise billing, reporting requirements, and “treat in place” options; Senator Stutts raised concerns that it would shift costs to a smaller group of payers and increase premiums, while the sponsor argued it could reduce unnecessary transports and save money. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final vote on SB 269 shown.

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• most serious sex trafficking cases. most serious sex trafficking cases.
• Four cases in circuit court, about the same. So we had about eight cases.
• ,<02:20:29.200> the burden of proof in criminal cases, the burden of proof in criminal cases
• <02:26:22.160> would allow in those kinds of cases would allow in those kinds of cases would
• country deserves to be have their case country deserves to be have their case heard. heard. heard

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So USDC is case of circle and USDC.
• use case. use case.
• Is any of this was a case study.
• when it goes bad with the rental case when it goes bad with the rental case study?
• >> that would not be the normal case. >> that would not be the normal case.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization. Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network. Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.

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• If this bill was changed to give us the flexibility to go on a case-by-case basis, then we could work
• If this bill was changed to give us the flexibility to go on a case-by-case basis, then we could work
• a Case by case then flexibility to go on a Case by case then we<00:11:34.120> could<00:11:34.279
• Some of these cases can last for many years.
• as you could imagine some of these cases as you could imagine some of these cases can<01:30:24.199

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• There's a policy 08-08 that gives the agency the authority to issue advanced payments on a case-by-case
• from CA to hear the case at WCCA. from CA to hear the case at WCCA.
• , we have a case study from Chicago.
• In some cases, that growth is incremental and hard to see. In other cases, it's strategic.
• In some cases, that growth is incremental and hard to see. In other cases, it's strategic.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• In the case of Mr.
• Um in the case of uh Mr. leadership. Um in the case of uh Mr.
• We know that there have been prominent cases where using a chatbot in cases of mental health crisis has
• We know that there have been prominent cases where using a chatbot in cases of mental health crisis has
• Um, we know that there have been prominent cases where using a chatbot in cases of mental health crisis

Bills: HF1316, HF4369

Keywords: HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, 1099, W-9, W-4, newly hired workers, rehired employees

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• inappropriately in all cases.
• used inappropriately in all cases used inappropriately in all cases and<00:17:53.840> this
• correct that came up really in one case correct that came up really in one case and<01:12:12.320
• He said that, in any case, almost every case, it's preferable to have a member participating remotely
• > it's<01:29:27.480> it's in any case almost every case it's it's in any case almost every

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had previously been reported out unanimously before the notice had been placed on the calendar. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by roll call 16-0 and was placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, dealing with local records, was amended with a fiscal note update from the Secretary of State’s office and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0; because it was going to Finance, it was not eligible for consent. The committee also set aside HB 111 briefly while the amendment language was corrected. The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. The sponsor argued the resolution was intended to criticize the doctrine, but several members said it was too broad, legally problematic, and in need of more work, including a drafting error in the addressee. The committee voted ITL on HR 6 by 15-2, and with no objection it was placed on the consent calendar. The final major item was HB 111 FN, which would extend the right-to-know ombudsman position for two years. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, citing testimony about out-of-state requests and the burden on municipalities. Members discussed the broader policy of the bill, with supporters saying the ombudsman has reduced court filings and saves time and money, while opponents said the office needs restructuring or more resources and that they were not ready to extend it without changes. The amendment was adopted 16-1, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-2, sending the bill to Finance.