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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 15th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's very important, especially for my constituents who have to drive miles and miles to the Twin Cities
  • The amendment is coded A13.
  • The clerk will report the amendment. is coded A6.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I know you gave two cities. Do you have it for all of California?
  • I know you gave two cities. Do you have it for all of California?
  • You cannot find every city. But we do have a geographic map showing sort of by regions.
  • And these fund programs are outlined in the code.
  • The Health and Safety Code allows it, so yes, we could.
Summary: The committee heard a series of budget and oversight presentations from CalHHS-related departments and agencies. CalHHS opened with a broad overview of its 2026-27 budget and priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth services, and aging/disability supports. OICR then presented its budget and its SB 823 realignment report on youth formerly committed to DJJ, saying county implementation varies widely but that the state has not seen evidence of net widening in the available data. OICR recommended climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral health and education programming in secure youth treatment facilities, better transitional planning, and improved longitudinal data systems. The agency also described a Title II federal grant transition problem, saying it cannot yet pay some subrecipients for prior work and is awaiting federal action on retroactive spending authority and an administrative funding adjustment. The Ombudsperson division requested two additional positions to address a growing complaint workload and access issues with counties over youth meetings, records, and grievance files; LAO raised no policy objection but noted the ongoing General Fund cost. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover the gap between federal limits on administrative overhead and the actual cost of an interagency agreement with the Department of Social Services. EMSA presented its department overview and several proposals, including a delayed AB 716 ambulance rate report, a $2.6 million request to replace aging disaster-response vehicles, a $250,000 security architecture assessment, and four positions plus ongoing General Fund for HR, enforcement, and legal workload. Members questioned the delay in the AB 716 report, the optics and timing of the vehicle replacement request, and whether EMSA was doing enough to prevent future staffing and enforcement problems. LAO repeatedly noted the ongoing General Fund implications of EMSA’s requests. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of unspent Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money for the Low-Income Weatherization Program and described a Proposition 4-funded continuation of the farmworker housing component, which would require a new statewide administrator and program design process. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority to draw an additional $60 million in federal funds annually and add 54 positions to meet sharply increased Vocational Rehabilitation caseloads; LAO had no concerns. Child Support Services proposed restoring a prior reduction to local child support agency funding and reported higher federal performance incentives, while also presenting a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections to CalWORKs families, estimating about $150 million annually for full pass-through or about $80 million for a state/county-only approach, plus automation costs. Members questioned why funding should rise when caseloads are declining, and whether the policy could be made cost-neutral. CDPH closed the hearing with an overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its state of public health report, highlighting record-low mortality and higher life expectancy, but also rising overdose deaths among ages 25-44, persistent maternal and infant mortality disparities, and the need for stable public health and emergency-response capacity; no votes were taken during the hearing.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • City councils, county commissioners, and other local governing bodies are not facing state suspension
  • So I don't know if maybe I'm missing something in the Public School Code that...
  • ; and... ...contracting for expenditures excluding salaries in accordance with the Procurement Code;
  • So the roles and responsibilities are laid out in the code, and they're pretty explicit.
  • Trump and under the code name of... Administration of President Donald J.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 254, which would allow investor-owned electric utilities to include avoided greenhouse gas emissions in evaluating the cost effectiveness of energy efficiency resources. The sponsor explained an amendment making the emissions calculation optional for utilities, while requiring the Public Regulation Commission to consider it if a utility elects to use it. Utilities, energy efficiency advocates, and environmental groups supported the bill, saying it would help expand energy efficiency programs, lower bills, and better reflect emissions benefits. After brief questions about prior concerns, the committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill on a unanimous due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 185, which would change the process for suspending school board members so the Secretary of Education could suspend individual members rather than only an entire board. The sponsors and supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, protect good board members from being punished for others’ misconduct, and create a clearer process with notice, remedial action, and appeal rights. School superintendents and some current and former school board members supported the bill, but the New Mexico School Boards Association and several board members opposed it, saying it was vague, threatened local control, and gave too much power to an appointed official. After extensive debate, the committee voted 4-5 against the do pass motion, and the bill failed in committee. The committee next considered House Memorial 29, condemning the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The memorial sponsor said it was intended to oppose the administration’s actions and affirm democratic norms. A supporter from Lutheran Advocacy Ministry backed the memorial on moral and legal grounds. Representative Block raised multiple factual objections, arguing the memorial mischaracterized Nicolás Maduro’s status and the events in Venezuela. The committee amended the memorial to add the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the New Mexico congressional delegation as recipients, then passed it on a 6-3 vote after debate and vote explanations. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 93, which would raise the state income tax standard deduction to 205% of the federal standard deduction. The sponsor said the bill was intended to reduce tax burdens for New Mexicans and noted that staff and the tax department had determined nonresidents would only receive a prorated benefit under existing rules, so no amendment was needed. With no public testimony and no opposition, the committee moved the bill forward on a do pass vote.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Transcript Highlights:
  • They will target specific cities, specific precincts, particularly with heavily Latino... cities, specific
  • Sylvia Solis Shah here on behalf of the city of Santa Monica.
  • I mean, the ballot was cast for candidate one or two; it should be counted, and it's not color-coded
  • One thing that I do and I've talked about is in terms of the lawsuits against cities to force them to
  • The goal of this bill is not to make it easier for cities to be sued to force them to redistrict.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cities in New Mexico are struggling to reduce localized flooding in their homes and businesses, comply
  • It would allow communities, like Silver City and Las Vegas, and many others across the state, to invest
  • For the City of Farmington, I just want to stress that this is enabling legislation.
  • code.
  • Our city in the past has applied for several different grants to build retention and detention ponds.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • And while those tools are important, let's face it, the majority of Californians don't show up to city
  • And again, city council meetings and letters to the editor are used by very few folks.
  • In addition, the age-appropriate design code authored by Assembly Member Wicks passed unanimously in
  • In 2022, California enacted the age-appropriate design code, AADC.
  • First, the age-appropriate design code protects youth up until age 18 rather than 13 or 16, and it is
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Water, Parks and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of note, the legislation updated the Water Code to require new planning components in the water plan
  • Water Code Section 1433.1, which was created by AB 658, requires the board to make specific findings.
  • Existing requirements in the Water Code, for example, already require robust analysis of environmental
  • Within that, we have about 63,000 acres of irrigated agriculture and the entire city of Stockton.
  • I would... ...acres of irrigated agriculture and the entire city of Stockton.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 15th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • prohibits contacting or communicating with a minor with intent to commit a sex offense, that's Penal Code
  • Existing penalty statutes are not well suited to address these types of serious code violations, such
  • AB 760 will allow mobile home parks to offer homes for rent in cities or counties declared to be under
  • So it wasn't until years later after completing high school that she began attending the City College
  • So it wasn't until years later after completing high school that she began attending the City College
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long Daily File with several major policy bills and multiple commemorative resolutions. The most debated measure was AB 379 on human trafficking and child exploitation. The bill was presented as a stronger, more comprehensive version that increases penalties for adults soliciting minors, adds a loitering offense tied to purchasing commercial sex, raises fines for businesses that facilitate trafficking, creates a Survivor Support Fund, and establishes grants for victim services and vertical prosecution. Several members spoke in support, while Assemblymember Sharp-Collins raised concerns that the loitering provision could be vague and disproportionately enforced against Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ people. The bill passed after debate, with the clerk reporting 72 noes and the measure still passing. The Assembly also passed AB 1415, which expands the Office of Health Care Affordability’s authority to review more health systems, private equity and hedge fund acquisitions, and managed service organizations in order to better track cost drivers and medical debt. Other policy bills approved included AB 711 on coordinating court reporters for motion hearings, AB 1142 on horse event entry fees, AB 309 on preserving access to sterile syringes for HIV and hepatitis prevention, AB 358 on allowing victims to consent to searches of hidden surveillance devices like AirTags and spy cameras, AB 592 on outdoor dining for restaurants, AB 1341 on clarifying contractor licensing violations, AB 752 on easing child care center siting, AB 1166 on extending debt-settlement rules to commercial financing, AB 806 on mobile home resident cooling rights, AB 972 on explicit sex discrimination protections in higher education, AB 416 on emergency room 5150 authority, AB 632 on expedited collection of penalties for serious local code violations, AB 672 on PERB notification and intervention rights, AB 876 on CRNA scope of practice, and AB 760 on temporary mobile home housing after disasters. Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though AB 672 drew sharp opposition from Assemblymember DeMaio over concerns about PERB and state bureaucracy. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing May observances and public service groups. These included ACR 63 designating May as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month, ACR 69 for California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month, ACR 76 for California Small Business Month, ACR 77 for Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month, HR 36 for Lung Cancer Action Week, HR 39 for National Public Works Week, and HR 41 for National Hospital Week. Members used the resolutions to highlight local institutions, public health, and community services, and each was adopted after co-author rolls and voice votes. The session ended after the Assembly completed the day’s file and moved through a series of routine procedural motions and adjournment-related business.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a 16-year-old student at FCS High in Yuba City, and I am here representing my volleyball and cheer
  • Chair and members, Sylvia Solis Shaw here on behalf of the City of West Hollywood in strong opposition
  • My question is: with respect to the CIF, is a CIF required to comply with Title IX and in our codes?
  • It is in the education code that the CIF is to comply with both state and federal law.
  • Education Code Section 221.5 F. is not just bad policy; it's also a flagrant violation of Title IX.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the former mayor of the city of Kissimmee.
  • I served over two decades as an elected official in the city of Ormond Beach, commissioner, deputy mayor
  • I have eastern Collier County from Everglades City all the way up to Lake Okeechobee.
  • I have Eastern Collier County from Everglades City all the way up to Lake Okeechobee.
  • with contractual obligations, the department referenced penalties outlined in Florida Administrative Code
Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee held its first meeting of the term and heard introductory remarks from the chair, vice chair, ranking member, and members, who broadly described their interest in child welfare, mental health, aging services, homelessness, and agency accountability. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, including child welfare, mental health and substance abuse safety net services, domestic violence, developmental disabilities, elder services, and child support, and introduced the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the first agency panel for the term. DCF presented an implementation update on HB 7089, a 2024 law aimed at increasing accountability and transparency for community-based care (CBC) lead agencies that deliver most child welfare services under contract. The department said the bill was prompted by forensic examinations that found problems such as noncompetitive procurement, related-party transactions, excessive executive compensation, and weak financial oversight. DCF described new contract requirements and monitoring tools covering board governance and annual training, conflict-of-interest disclosures, financial penalties for noncompliance, fidelity bond requirements, limits on direct service provision by lead agencies, related-party procurement rules, procurement thresholds, real-property approvals, compensation caps, expanded public reporting, and a new Future of Child Protection and Funding Work Group. DCF reported that some lead agencies had completed required board training, others were still on schedule, and two agencies exceeding the direct-service threshold had been referred to the Auditor General. Members asked DCF about the reasons for the bill, the impact on children, the work group’s regional representation, aging-out youth, the Embrace Families transition, board training requirements, and whether enforcement actions had been taken. DCF said the bill was intended to protect funds for children and families and improve oversight, and clarified that the Central Florida lead agency contract was awarded through competitive procurement rather than an absorption. DCF also said the board training was designed to be meaningful but not overly burdensome, with timing left partly to lead agencies as they implement the new requirements. The committee then heard from two CBC leaders, who generally supported the accountability goals of HB 7089 and said their agencies had already addressed most of the new governance and disclosure requirements. They reported that board training had been completed or was being scheduled, but both agencies said the fidelity bond requirement has been difficult or impossible to obtain in the market as written, though they were able to secure the separate performance bond. The CBC witnesses also warned that recruiting providers is increasingly difficult, especially for higher-acuity children and group-home placements, due to limited provider supply, regulatory burden, insurance costs, and rising risk. They said these pressures are contributing to budget deficits in some areas and urged lawmakers to consider the funding model, insurance and indemnification issues, and the risk of overregulation reducing provider participation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I authored the age-appropriate design code.
  • Kendra Begley, on behalf of the city of Thousand Oaks, in support. Thank you.
  • We did age-appropriate design code in 2022. It got tied up in the courts.
  • We did age-appropriate design code in 2022. It got tied up in the courts.
  • Let me guess, the cities. Special districts, actually. Special Districts.
Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require AI companion chatbots to respond to credible self-harm or violence-related crisis expressions by displaying the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, warning users, and pausing the chat for human review after repeated crisis signals. The author and supporters said the bill is a measured safety standard to redirect vulnerable users to human help, citing research and cases where chatbots worsened suicidal ideation or violent behavior. Support came from crisis and medical advocates, while no opposition testimony was offered. The chair and members expressed strong support, and the bill was held pending quorum before later action on the agenda. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for users to create or maintain accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and would create an E-Safety Advisory Commission in the Attorney General’s office. The author argued the bill targets product design, not speech, and is intended to curb compulsive features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds while allowing safer or non-addictive platforms to remain available. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, compulsive use, and mental health harms; opponents, including EFF, ACLU-Cal Action, TechNet, and youth advocacy groups, warned about privacy, First Amendment, and access-to-community concerns, especially for LGBTQ youth and other marginalized groups. Committee members debated whether the bill is a ban or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the proposal would be effective or could push youth to less safe spaces. Several members said they would support the bill as a first step, while others raised concerns about enforceability, privacy, and constitutional issues. The author emphasized that the bill is limited to specific harmful design features, not content or general internet access, and that the new commission would monitor evolving technology and recommend future updates. No final vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She immersed herself in our community, and her generosity of spirit is seen in many aspects in our city
  • Whereas the County Commissioners, in collaboration with the City of Albuquerque and state and federal
  • Signed and sealed at the Capitol in the city of Santa Fe.
  • I think it's a problem all over the country. ...but it's exacerbated in the biggest city in the state
  • City Councilor Brooke Bassan. She has also brought two amazing women.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency -LOFT- Feb 26th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT)

Transcript Highlights:
  • scoping criteria and the availability of data, LOFT examined only office space located in Oklahoma City
  • This authority is reaffirmed throughout Oklahoma's statutory code.
  • of the Land Office lease office buildings to 24 state agencies across seven buildings in Oklahoma City
  • Because of incorrectly coded expenses, WAFT is only able to estimate that the total rent paid by the
  • The average rent per square foot for private leases used by state agencies in Oklahoma City is $15.85
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

February 24, 2026 - 08:30 AM

Education & Employment Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill expands access and affordability for families, Code and the NFPA.
  • They wouldn't be prohibited for the city saying, hey, we need to make sure this is in place.
  • I've had a conversation with a quality educator who is looking to open her own school, and in her city
  • I've had a conversation with a quality educator who is looking to open her own school, and in her city
  • I've had a conversation with a quality educator who is looking to open her own school, and in her city
Summary: The Education and Employment Committee heard and voted on several education-related bills. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School was presented as a cleanup bill responding to audit-related statutory updates; it would remove priority language, allow all Florida students and eligible overseas military dependents access, clarify teacher employment/retirement status, permit local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct support organizations. The bill drew support from Seminole State College and Florida Virtual School and was reported favorably 15-0. HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Reps. Eskamani and Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and procedures to prevent and respond to elopement by students with autism or similar needs. Testimony from the Autism Society of Greater Orlando and a student advocate emphasized safety risks and the need for clear school protocols. Members spoke strongly in support, and the bill passed unanimously 16-0. CS for CS for HB 753 on school counselors removed two certification barriers, kept the master’s degree requirement, and aligned evaluations with Florida school counseling standards; school counselor groups and several members argued it would help address counselor shortages and workload issues. It also passed unanimously 16-0. The committee also approved CS for CS for HB 1253, which would let school-employed coaches use up to $15,000 per team per year of personal funds to support student-athletes with items like food, transportation, therapy, and rehabilitation, with an amendment requiring written parental consent. Several members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and guardrails, but the bill passed 17-0. PCS for CS for HB 833 on private school facilities would allow small private schools of 150 students or fewer to locate in commercial or mixed-use zoning without rezoning and to use certain existing buildings if fire and life-safety standards are met; members discussed traffic, school zones, and proximity to dispensaries, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS for HB 1325 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund clarified matching contributions, allowed use of funds for expansion or modernization of existing space, and permitted two-year awards; it passed 16-0. Finally, CS for HB 1437 on conversion charter schools created dispute-resolution options over facility maintenance and, via amendment, allowed capital outlay funding if the charter assumes full maintenance responsibility; despite some opposition, it passed 13-3. The committee then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Perfect. >> And there is an amendment if we could please take up Amendment bar code 2, 6, 4, 9, 0, 4,
  • There's a second late filed Amendment bar code number 3, 9, 6, 0, 4, 6, without objection.
  • You know, if if those cities that are are paying for those techniques today, if they wanted to start
  • However, most city commissioners and council members are not doctors and they should not be in the position
  • In some cases, it's low in cases like the city of Jacksonville.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Department of Revenue discovered that they were not properly included as being similar in the code
  • So, this is a technical change in the code. Representative Underwood is the only CPA in the House.
  • Okay, so if like Auburn City Schools had multiple campuses, you're talking about $10,000 potentially
  • say though, I've heard from my want to say though, I've heard from my local safety person at Decatur City
  • The high school is wired with Wi-Fi, but if they're out at football practice at City Park, which is a
Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Informational Briefing 01-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 912, senate, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • That will be done by the code advisor afterwards.
  • North Dakota Century Code.
  • North Dakota Century Code.
  • The criminal code in Section 12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code has intentionally, knowingly, recklessly
  • And it is in the Century Code 12.1-29-07.
Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is current Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 905.5.
  • So QR codes, I’m told,” “And they are revamping the department.
  • So, but I’m trying to figure out, I understand the QR code, but if it’s a QR code that they were already
  • It’s not going to be a QR code that has on their registered sex offender.
  • It’s just going to be a QR code, I would think.
Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items, voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Senator Brock Myers, which would delay and revise implementation of a state police rule affecting criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain health care workers. After adopting Amendment Set 434 to remove a provision involving parish and local law enforcement checks, the committee reported SCR 3 as amended favorably. The committee also heard HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended raises the population threshold for municipalities required to remit certain special costs to the District Indigent Defender Fund from under 5,000 to under 9,000; with support from the town of Addis and related stakeholders, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which sought to remove language limiting parole eligibility for certain pre-July 2, 1973 life-sentenced offenders to those who had pleaded guilty, thereby allowing a small group of elderly inmates convicted at trial to seek parole consideration. Supporters argued the bill would only create an opportunity for review, not release, and cited rehabilitation and fairness concerns; opponents, including district attorneys and corrections officials, argued the 2022 law already addressed the intended group and that the current bill would reopen cases involving serious violent crimes. After extended debate, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 1107 by Rep. Melerine, a bill on determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, set an IQ threshold framework, required expert reports and Daubert-type reliability review, and limited the article to post-conviction capital cases. The Attorney General’s office and district attorneys supported the bill as a way to create clearer procedures and speed resolution of Atkins claims, while criminal defense lawyers, disability advocates, clergy, and medical experts opposed it as inconsistent with current clinical standards and potentially unconstitutional, warning that rigid IQ cutoffs and presumptions could wrongly expose people with intellectual disabilities to execution. The transcript ends during closing remarks on HB 1107, with no final committee vote shown.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:35 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And is there an insurance code then?
  • This code is a very confusing thing if you're not familiar with the juvenile code.
  • If you're not familiar with the juvenile code.
  • Our code is lacking in that aspect.
  • I know that's a large code.
Keywords: 996, all