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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Code F relates to individuals who have been convicted of a crime while incarcerated or... ...who have
- been convicted of a crime while incarcerated or a crime against a public official, and they are prohibited
- —and what type of crime could they commit while we're in the public before we can get them back into
- Our regulation calls for a discussion about the official version of their crime.
- How does this determination of, oh, your points can't be captured in this, in your crime?
Summary:
The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met with DOC leadership and UMass Chan researchers to discuss Massachusetts DOC’s objective point-based classification system, with a focus on whether inmates are overclassified and how discretionary and non-discretionary overrides affect placement decisions. DOC explained the system’s history, its goals of public safety and reintegration, the initial and reclassification tools, and the use of overrides and restrictions. Staff described several non-discretionary restrictions for minimum and medium security, the limited use of discretionary overrides, and current population breakdowns showing most classified in medium security, with smaller shares in maximum and lower security.
UMass Chan presented preliminary findings from a NIJ-funded study using historical DOC data from 2019 to 2022, primarily on male reclassification cases. They said the scored custody level predicted institutional misconduct well, with stronger separation among minimum, medium, and maximum groups. They also said predictive accuracy declined after applying override-informed custody levels, and that the decline appeared to be driven mainly by non-discretionary restrictions rather than discretionary overrides. The researchers noted that violent misconduct in the sample was relatively rare and that the study was based on group-level statistics, not individual cases.
Commission members and guests raised concerns about whether the data captured the effects of facility conditions, historical bias, step-down and step-up decisions, and the role of civil commitment restrictions, especially Code C. DOC and UMass Chan responded that the study did not show evidence that discretionary overrides reduced accuracy, that the non-discretionary restrictions were the main factor affecting results, and that Massachusetts’ system should not be directly compared with other states because of differences in facility structure and population. The commission asked members to send follow-up data questions to staff for transmission to DOC and the researchers.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A local district attorney that is elected. 25 allegations of election crimes at best could be in conflict
- a seasonal lifeguard, if you will. 550 career at the AG's office prosecuting, election integrity crimes
- HTOC-like or human trafficking-like crimes. They can't prosecute a homicide or a burglary.
- I think they have to, from my understanding, they have to answer to the legislature on those crimes.
- Again, those aren't seasonal crimes, human trafficking happens all the time. 567 568 569 570 We're pro
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Within that unit, a financial crimes unit that does money laundering, tax fraud, business fraud, which
- Another priority for us this session is support for the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
- In 2024 alone, the center was responsible for members of organized crime groups and identifying many
- As crimes evolve, the FCIC has kept pace and is engaged. engage not only in fuel skimming prevention
- and enforcement, but other organized financial crimes. statewide.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- For instance, there are two people charged with a crime, breaking into a house, and there might be two
- They may be people charged with crimes, but they are citizens and residents of the State of New Mexico
- We have to represent every person who's indigent, who is charged with a crime and faces jail time.
- Marshals, and others to conduct warrant sweeps and other specialty crime operations.
- We conduct crime sweeps across the state.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- something that some had brought up that evidence can be collected if it's related to an allegation of a crime
- something that some had brought up that evidence can be collected if it's related to an allegation of a crime
- something that some had brought up that evidence can be collected if it's related to an allegation of a crime
- something that some had brought up that evidence can be collected if it's related to an allegation of a crime
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met to consider a series of RS introductions, mostly sponsored by Representatives Barbieri and Scott, along with measures from Furness, Petske, Ehart, and Monks. Barbieri presented three related proposals concerning hospital conveyances and nonprofit conversions: one on libel/slander retractions and punitive damages (RS-33606), and two aimed at adding transparency, notice, and limits on transfers of former public hospitals to nonprofit or other entities (RS-33609 and RS-33610). The committee also introduced RS-33614, an internal House rules resolution, after a substitute motion to send it to the second reading calendar. RS-33624, another internal House ethics rules proposal, drew the most discussion and concern over confidentiality and attorney participation; it was introduced with amendments, with Representative Birch recorded as voting no.
The committee also introduced RS-33630, which would place the Department of Finance under the Department of Insurance to seek cross-departmental efficiencies beginning in July 2027, and RS-33646, which would extend Idaho residency requirements for lifetime hunting licenses from six months to five years. Representative Scott’s measures were all introduced: RS-33651 would expand prohibitions on the sale, purchase, or lease of human remains artifacts; RS-33666, RS-33667, and RS-33668 were part of a split-up parental rights/custody package, addressing parental access to records, court-appointed professionals serving only in an advisory role, and make-up parenting time when custody is lost due to unsubstantiated allegations. Representative Ehart’s RS-33615 updated the 2024 medical parental rights law to clarify treatment standards, 988-related language, and evidence collection in child-crime allegations.
Finally, the committee introduced RS-33675, which would allow universities to apply for a share of tourism-related bed tax grant funds currently distributed through the Department of Commerce to nonprofit tourism-promoting organizations. Several members asked clarifying questions on the various RSs, but no bills were advanced beyond introduction except RS-33614, which was also recommended to the second reading calendar. The committee then adjourned, with the chair noting more measures may return later in the week.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- How about violent crimes would they be excluded? No, and I understand that the concern for that.
- However, a violent crime early on in their adolescent years is a different situation than repeat offender
- that's where we're really looking at the safety on our campus is excluding the repeat offender type of crime
- You know, what type of crime if you've had anything like that.
Keywords:
education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1709, dangerous crimes against children prohibition re-revocation.
- ATT SB 1708 property use and mitigation enforcement prohibition Military Ferris B 1709 dangerous crimes
- re-revocation Thank you to lecture. mitigation enforcement prohibition military fairs SB 1709 dangerous crime
- SB 1829, probation, dangerous crimes against children, June elections.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- violence, we no longer have a seat at the table when it comes to helping the perpetrators of those crimes
- Christian counselor in Central Florida, we're called upon many times to stand with the victims of crimes
- also serves individuals who are determined that they are not able and cannot stand trial for their crimes
- also serves individuals who are determined that they are not able and cannot stand trial for their crimes
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced four member bills. CS/HB 303 would require nurses to complete the existing two-hour human trafficking prevention course before initial licensure, rather than waiting until renewal; the sponsor said this closes a gap for new nurses, and supporters from the Florida Nurses Association and other groups said it would improve early identification and reporting of trafficking victims. Members asked whether the bill changed reporting duties, and the sponsor said it did not. The bill passed unanimously, 24-0.
PCS/HB 1069 would treat independent sanctioning authorities as qualified entities for background screening purposes and allow an unscreened athletic coach to work only if directly supervised by a screened coach. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help families and youth sports organizations while keeping children safe, and members discussed how it would apply to Little League and whether disqualifying offenses would still bar work with children. The bill received support from several organizations and passed 25-0.
HB 491 would allow batterers intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content alongside required cognitive behavioral therapy, without mandating participation. Supporters argued the bill restores options for clients seeking faith-based counseling and said it does not use taxpayer funds or impose religion; members emphasized the voluntary nature of the program. The bill passed 24-0. HB 569 would change how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities organizes forensic client services by grouping clients based on clinical needs rather than legal charges, which the sponsor said would improve efficiency and reduce duplication. The agency and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported the bill, and it also passed unanimously, 24-0. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- penalty to the violation, but still without harm to the consumer, it is a penalty that far exceeds the crime
- penalty to the violation, but still without harm to the consumer, it is a penalty that far exceeds the crime
- It would allow for a punishment that fits the crime, is the easiest way of saying it.
- If you're fully unlicensed, you know, it's a crime under Section 7028, and there's still mechanisms both
Summary:
The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee heard three bills. SB 849 by Senator Weber Pearson would address physician sexual misconduct by clarifying that physicians or surgeons who committed specified sexual offenses against patients cannot petition for license renewal, and by requiring automatic revocation in certain misconduct-related cases, including where a license was surrendered, revoked, or the person was convicted or required to register as a sex offender. Support came from the California Medical Association and the American College of OBGYN; there was no opposition in the room. The bill was moved do pass to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, then later confirmed out on call.
SB 96 by Senator Umberg would extend California’s advertising-volume rules to streaming services, podcasts, and similar content by requiring ads to be kept at the ambient level of the surrounding content. The author said the bill was inspired by a child awakened by loud streaming ads and argued it would update the earlier CALM Act for modern media. There was no support or opposition testimony in the room. The committee discussed how the rule might affect platforms operating statewide or nationally, and the bill passed do pass on a 9-0 vote, then was confirmed out on call.
SB 342 by Senator Umberg, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, would allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed even if they were unlicensed for part of a project, while still barring payment for unlicensed days and preserving existing prohibitions on starting work without a license. Supporters, including representatives of the California Conference of Carpenters, State Building and Construction Trades, and contractor associations, argued the current law can be overly punitive and can create windfalls for owners when a technical lapse is discovered later. Committee members raised concerns about consumer protection, burden of proof, and whether the bill could create loopholes, but the author and supporters said existing protections remain and the bill is intended to be proportional. The bill passed do pass to Judiciary on a 9-0 vote and was later confirmed out on call to Appropriations.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Info Briefing - Tue Sept 16, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So this already, if you are coming out of prison, even if you remain crime-free for any number of years
- free for any number if you remain crime free for any number of<00:48:18.079><c> years</c><00:48:18.400
- So having gone through that, served their time, gone five years without committing a crime, having their
- And this allows those prosecutor's offices and others to really focus on prosecuting current crime and
- and concerns and address the crime and concerns and address the present<00:54:50.800><c> threats</c>
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held an information briefing on expungement and record clearance, with Chair David Tarnis and Vice Chair Mahina Poo Poy emphasizing second chances and the legislature’s recent work on state-initiated relief. The chair reviewed prior measures, including Act 62 (2024), which created Hawaii’s first state-initiated expungement pilot for certain non-conviction cannabis-related arrests, Act 159 (2023), which required automatic sealing or removal of expunged records from the judiciary’s public database, and Act 241 (2024), which created the Clean Slate Task Force. He said the committee invited the Clean Slate Initiative and Code for America because of their national experience with state-initiated record clearance systems.
Phil Hickden of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and Attorney General’s office reported that Act 62 was implemented using existing resources and no new funding, initially covering single-charge, pre-2020 arrests in Hawaii County for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and later expanded by Act 005 (2025) to all arrests under HRS 712-1249 regardless of drug type. He said the project identified 2,268 potentially eligible records, with 1,072 processed so far, 989 granted and 83 denied, and that the work has taken about 872 staff hours and roughly 45 days per expungement. He also said the office has identified about 412,000 people who could potentially qualify for expungement under broader legislation, though that estimate does not include case-by-case research.
Michelle Acasta of the judiciary explained that Act 159 changed the process so HCJDC now digitally transmits expungement certificates to the court, eliminating the applicant’s second step of filing paperwork with the court. She said the courts still manually review eligibility, but the process is easier because certificates now include a case ID and HCJDC provides additional information to help locate records. She reported that since implementation the courts received 125 certificates in July and 87 in August, with 17 court orders filed in July and August, including 81 in the First Circuit, 14 in Maui, 7 in the Third Circuit, and 15 in the Fifth Circuit. She also noted that the Hawaii Supreme Court’s State v. Rogan decision affects procedure by requiring a written request or motion, an opportunity to be heard, and written findings for sealing court records, and that new Supreme Court rules are expected for public comment. Members asked about qualitative outcomes and whether the process could be expanded statewide; staff said they do not track recidivism or personal stories, and the chair encouraged further discussion before the next session to identify barriers and capacity needs.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll now call to order this committee on Crime and Public Safety.
- My father has passed so he can't be charged with a crime from 40 years ago.
- If the federal government wants to find us guilty of a crime, there is a myriad of ways for them to do
Summary:
The Crime and Public Safety Committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session. In that session, members adopted a House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 87 and voted it do pass by an 8-0 roll call. The committee also adopted a House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1868 and 3257, which were combined into one bill string, and voted that substitute do pass 8-2. House Bill 3017 was then voted do pass 8-2 as well.
The committee then moved to public hearing on House Bill 2808, which would create a new offense for an adult who knowingly permits, encourages, aids, or causes a minor to commit an offense. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address adults exploiting minors to commit crimes such as car theft, burglary, and theft, with penalties ranging from a class C misdemeanor if the minor commits a misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor if the minor commits a felony, along with possible restitution. Members asked about whether the bill could reach parents at teen gatherings, how it would apply beyond parents to other adults or guardians, and how prosecutors would prove encouragement or causation.
The sponsor responded that existing laws already cover some conduct like providing alcohol to minors, that the bill is meant to apply to any adult who encourages a minor, and that proof would rely on ordinary criminal standards such as text messages, emails, witness testimony, and other circumstantial evidence. One member raised concern that the language could be used to overreach against parents or be weaponized in investigations; the sponsor said the bill would only apply after the minor is adjudicated guilty and would be a secondary review of whether an adult caused the offense. No one signed up to testify in support, opposition, or for informational purposes, and the hearing on HB 2808 concluded without further action.
MO
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not a victimless crime.
- This is not a victimless crime.
- And by focusing attention on the seriousness of this crime, we may better protect our state's youngest
Keywords:
balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And the tools that they were talking about to compute the hours, they're very subjective.
- And the tools that they were talking about to compute the hours, they're very subjective.
- And the tools that they were talking about to compute the hours, they're very subjective.
- I will also say because we've been in development of the computer system to do it, I would be hesitant
- to wait too long because you don't want a computer system to get stale and then have to pay more money
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, looking into, you know, foundational um digital, uh AI, you know, computer literacy is going
- </c><00:46:46.000><c> literacy</c><00:46:46.480><c> is</c> uh AI you know computer literacy is uh AI
- you know computer literacy is going<00:46:46.880><c> to</c><00:46:47.040><c> be</c><00:46:47.200><c>
- workforce that starts in the K-12 level, and we think there's a need to put, you know, foundational computer
- workforce that starts in the K-12 level, and we think there's a need to put, you know, foundational computer
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds (09/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> So this is simple training like how to use a computer system. >> Yeah. Some of it is basic.
- maintain up to $100,000 that stays within the fund. >> So this is simple training like how to use a computer
- maintain up to $100,000 that stays within the fund. >> So this is simple training like how to use a computer
- This is, in other words, White Farm. >> So this is simple training like how to use a computer system.
- it can be done quicker. >> Okay. >> I'm also dealing with the fact that I now have a Windows 11 computer
Summary:
The meeting began with approval of partial minutes, with members noting that DHS/HHS material was not yet included and that the minutes would be finalized later. The committee then heard from the General Court about several dedicated funds. Testimony explained the Joint Legislative Historical Fund, which receives a $25,000 annual general fund appropriation and transfers from visitor center sales above a $50,000 threshold, and is used for portrait maintenance, chamber work, Hall of Flags upkeep, and other historical preservation needs. Members also discussed the preservation of the Civil War flags in the Hall of Flags, with the General Court stating the flags are monitored through annual high-definition photos and that no immediate stabilization project is planned. A question about Union cemeteries was raised but the witness said he had no knowledge of federal funding for them.
The committee also reviewed the visitor center revolving fund and noted that the accounting presentation is confusing because transfers are netted out so the fund ends each year at $50,000. Members suggested the narrative should clearly identify the transfer amounts and actual revenue, and staff agreed to note that in future reporting. The General Court then described its special legislative account as a stability reserve for capital and emergency needs, citing past uses such as the plaza ADA renovation, the legislative parking garage, and moving operations to One Granite Place. Members asked about interest earnings and were told the account is held in the treasury and any interest goes to the general fund unless statute directs otherwise; no additional funding was recommended at this time.
The Department of Administrative Services then presented the law enforcement memorial fund, explaining it is a long-standing leftover construction fund with a small balance that has not been needed because the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Officers Association privately funds memorial upkeep and plaques. Members discussed whether the state should transfer the remaining money to the nonprofit, but no decision was made; the department said it would research whether such a transfer is legally possible. The department also reviewed the former land conservation endowment fund, now moving to Fish and Game under House Bill 2, and explained that it primarily covers administrative costs, management fees, and investment losses for a long-term conservation program. Members asked about the fund’s large balance and the increase in expenses, and were told the fund is intended to last indefinitely and that future reporting will shift to Fish and Game.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/22/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- doesn't mean that Microsoft has access to all of your documents if you run the word processor on your computer
- doesn't mean that Microsoft has access to all of your documents if you run the word processor on your computer
- doesn't mean that Microsoft has access to all of your documents if you run the word processor on your computer
- 00:35:21.359><c> processor</c><00:35:21.680><c> on</c><00:35:21.839><c> your</c><00:35:22.079><c> computer
- </c><00:35:22.560><c> So</c> The word processor on your computer. So this would be the same thing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Security logging and monitoring is a process of looking at the events that happen within the computer
- Chair, and maybe it's the question for that—so you're talking about, like, computers and office furniture
- Representative Craft: So you're talking about, like, computers and office furniture, like that kind of
- shrink the footprint that is out there for attack and to do something as simple as logging off your computer
- He said that, when he speaks publicly, he logs off his computer, uses a complex password, and uses two-factor
Keywords:
sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In states where it's been implemented, red and blue, juvenile crime rates have gone down, especially
- Yes, there is data in other states that demonstrate that juvenile crime has declined in states that have
- to each other, and that show that the mandate that's required in New York has brought down juvenile crime
- You're likening juvenile crime and mental health to suicide.
- Forget about the juvenile crime and mental health.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 23, February 24, March 2, and March 5, 2026, and then unanimously agreed to switch the order of the day’s bills. The committee took up House Bill 623, which would require Idaho public schools to begin the day with a 60-second moment of silence. Representative Skog and supporters said the bill is a neutral, low-cost way to help students calm down, reflect, and improve behavior and mental health, citing other states and testimony from a rabbi, pastor, and others. Opponents argued it was government overreach, could be used to promote prayer, and raised First Amendment and implementation concerns, especially for young children and special education classrooms. After testimony and questions, the committee voted to send HB 623 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1357, which would limit the share of foreign national student-athletes receiving scholarships at Idaho public colleges and universities. Senator O’Conniewicz said the bill was intended to prioritize Idaho and U.S. students, increase opportunities for local athletes, and reduce reliance on foreign national athletes in scholarship sports. Athletic directors, coaches, and conference officials opposed the bill, arguing it would hurt competitiveness, create administrative burdens, reduce recruiting flexibility, and potentially trigger NCAA concerns; they also said some programs, especially tennis and golf, would be especially affected. Supporters said the bill still allowed many foreign national athletes and would help develop Idaho talent. After extensive debate, the committee voted to hold SB 1357 in committee at the call of the chair, and the meeting adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In states where it's been implemented, red and blue, juvenile crime rates have gone down, especially
- Yes, there is data in other states that demonstrate that juvenile crime has declined in states that have
- to each other, and that show that the mandate that's required in New York has brought down juvenile crime
- You're likening juvenile crime and mental health to suicide.
- Forget about the juvenile crime and mental health.