Video & Transcript Research : 'litigation'
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (04/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There it was very clearly the one at fault was not the opposite litigant.
- There were cases, however, where people being pro se litigants were flying somewhat blind, and we are
- hoping to be able to have an introductory booklet written in nontechnical language for pro se litigants
- How can people be prepared to be a pro se litigant better?
- How can they understand litigant better?
Summary:
The subcommittee met to continue its review of recommendations for New Hampshire’s family court, with the chair emphasizing a collaborative approach and noting that the group would focus on the origins of the family division, recurring problems identified in earlier reports, and comparisons with other states. Members discussed organizing testimony into three broad topics: the court hearing process and pro se litigant preparation, mediation/arbitration/counseling, and the interaction of domestic violence issues with family court and related criminal proceedings. The chair also noted that the subcommittee would not meet again for two weeks and encouraged members to review materials from Judge Michael Mace and NCSL research on other states’ family court systems.
Attorney Heather Culp, senior administrator for the judicial branch’s circuit court, testified about New Hampshire’s ADR programs. She explained that the Office of Mediation and Arbitration, created by statute in 2007, oversees more than 12 statewide ADR programs across the Supreme, Superior, and Circuit Courts, including family division programs such as divorce-parenting mediation, neutral case evaluation, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and voluntary adoption mediation. She said the divorce-parenting mediation program is the largest family division ADR program, with about 3,400 mediation sessions in 2023 out of roughly 6,700 cases, and that most cases involving minor children are referred to mediation soon after the first appearance session.
Culp described the family division process as beginning with a first appearance session led by a case manager, who provides information, helps with paperwork, and schedules mediation, usually within 30 to 45 days. She said mediation is strongly encouraged in parenting and divorce cases, but there is no requirement to reach agreement, and parties may settle some issues while leaving others for court. She also explained that mediation is prohibited or limited in certain domestic violence cases: cases with active civil protection orders may proceed only with both parties’ consent and possible safeguards, while cases involving criminal protective orders are not sent to mediation. Mediators in court-referred family cases are contracted with the court and must be certified by the executive branch’s mediator certification board; mediators do not communicate with judges, except through a brief ADR report noting whether the case settled or what the next procedural step is. Members asked about referrals, timing, and the meaning of “neutrals,” and Culp said the court uses in-house contracted neutrals for family division ADR and does not refer divorce-parenting cases to outside providers.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is separate from that litigation outcome, so it’s not connected.
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- they're the defendant in this litigation they're the defendant in this litigation we're<01:35:11.320
- Even if there was a designation of the statewide ORMA, that litigation would still continue.
Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- litigation, settlement discussions, as well as personal information about HOA members.
- And they may respond and wind up in litigation. And with that, I'm happy to answer any questions.
- It's not a litigation issue, but the bottom line is how do we want to have that information out there
- Litigation, Power Ranch instituted a litigation against a declaration, and then for one year, not one
- Okay, thank you. ...being litigated, and that legislation has been enjoined. Okay, thank you.
Bills:
SB1206, SB1254, SB1290, SB1421, SB1432, SB1515, SB1563, SB1641, SB1649, SB1670, SB1671, SB1747
Keywords:
storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation
Summary:
The Commerce Committee heard and acted on a long series of bills, with several strike-everything amendments. SB 1421, dealing with restrictions on financial institutions, check cashers, and remittances involving undocumented immigrants, drew strong opposition on constitutional and economic grounds and support from the sponsor as a sovereignty measure; the committee rejected a Villegas affordable-housing striker and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. SB 1254, a continuation/cleanup bill for the Industrial Commission of Arizona and its divisions, was explained as mostly renaming and administrative changes and passed unanimously after adopting the chairman’s striker. SB 1515 created a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and corrections retention bonuses funded by investment earnings from the Budget Stabilization Fund; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a needed retention tool, while some members objected to using rainy-day fund interest, and it passed on a split vote. SB 1206 updated homeowner protection rules for adjusters and contractors after disasters, limiting certain conduct during loss events and emergency responses, and passed unanimously after amendment.
The committee also approved SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers some fee caps, after testimony that the board protects public health and sanitation. SB 1649 established a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund; a Ripple Labs witness discussed self-custody options for unclaimed crypto, while an Aguilar striker would have required reporting on employers whose workers receive public assistance, but that amendment failed and the underlying bill passed. SB 1290, originally about HOA closed meetings, became a major debate over transparency versus privacy; opponents warned the Carter striker would force disclosure of sensitive member and employee matters, supporters argued HOAs should not take secret action, and the committee adopted both the Aguilar consumer-protection striker and the Carter HOA transparency striker before passing the bill. SB 1670, preempting local contractor licensing and allowing certain journeyman licenses, was amended with a Villegas striker aimed at landlord algorithmic pricing and passed unanimously.
The committee continued the Arizona Department of Gaming, Racing, and Boxing/MMA commissions in SB 1671, with the chairman’s amendment narrowing reporting requirements and adding aggregate complaint reporting; the department said it had worked with auditors and supported the bill, which passed. The meeting then moved into SB 1747, beginning discussion of social media application requirements for developers and covered companies, including age verification and parental consent, but the transcript cuts off before further testimony or action on that bill.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Jan 13th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- The problem is that if there isn't that September 30 cap and this thing is litigated for three or four
- And we've dealt with certain county assessors whose own county has been involved in litigation where
- They do, but that standard for awarding attorney's fees is the same as in most civil litigation, which
- , but I'm not a litigator.
- I do tax appeal work, administrative appeals, and some litigation, but I'm not a litigator, so I don't
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, the attorneys representing the state in the redistricting litigation on behalf of the Attorney
- The court has considered the Attorney General's General's litigation team's response and has denied the
- The litigation team's response. has been made available to the committee as well.
- Texas officials threatening litigation if the state legislature did not take action.
- the committee, the attorney general personally, and the attorneys representing the state in the litigation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, the vexatious litigant act is for defendants to bring a request for a plaintiff to be declared
- a vexatious litigant.
- As you know, the vexatious litigant act is for defendants to bring a request for a plaintiff to be declared
- a vexatious litigant.
- And if somebody asked them to comply with the law, they will then declare them a vexatious litigant and
Keywords:
statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training
Summary:
The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence heard testimony on Senate Bill 1015, which would clarify that the comptroller is responsible for distributing excess judicial fund payments back to statutory probate courts. Judge Guy Herman testified in support, saying the bill would help ensure probate courts receive funding they are entitled to, while Ed Heimlich testified against the bill with broad criticism of probate courts and judicial practices. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2933, which would add elder abuse training to required judicial education for several categories of judges and judicial officers; Dr. Bruce Hargrave supported the bill, citing the prevalence and underreporting of elder abuse and the need for judges to recognize warning signs. No votes were taken on either of those bills, and SB 2933 was left pending.
The committee then reconsidered Senate Bill 38, an eviction-related bill, and Vice Chair Hayes described two agreed floor amendments: one limiting the summary disposition procedure to forcible entry and detainer cases involving squatters, and another requiring a notice to pay rent or vacate for tenants who had been timely payers but missed a payment. After discussion, the committee voted 6-4 to report SB 38 without amendments. The committee also adopted or advanced a series of other bills and resolutions, including SB 293, SB 1141, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1558, SB 1838, SB 1940, SB 2127, SB 53, SB 251, SB 311, SB 387, SB 441 (with a substitute), SB 1164, SB 1335, SB 1574 (with a substitute), SB 1719, SB 1760, SB 1839, SB 1923 (with a substitute), SB 2807, and SJR 27 (with a substitute).
Most measures were reported favorably on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few close votes on SB 942, SB 311, SB 2807, and SJR 27. SB 942, relating to retroactive child support beginning at conception, initially failed 5-5 but was reconsidered and then passed 6-5. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) May 1st, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- have duties that involve dealing with the public; we are the first person, the first contact when litigation
- Litigants, when they receive paperwork that's been issued from my office, my name is on there along with
- I had a litigant who got very aggressive and threw things out there on Facebook about me.
- takes complaints... against judges, and many of the folks that file complaints in our office are litigants
- We've also received threats from litigants who have used the N-word and told us that we need to learn
Bills:
HB12, HB149, HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696
Keywords:
election law, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, law enforcement, jurisdiction, voter fraud, local prosecuting attorney, public safety, communication, governor approval, interoperability, political subdivision, radio systems, artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Ethics and Elections Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SOME FULLY LITIGATED CASES AND HANDLED NUMEROUS GREAT CASES.
- SOME FULLY LITIGATED CASES AND OTHERS WERE SETTLED WITH INTERVENING PARTIES.
- THE COMPANY IS ASKING FOR THAT WE DO APPROVE BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS WE MAKE AFTER WE LITIGATE
- PROTECTION PLANS ARE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION THEY ARE NOT, IN FACT THE PSC WAS INVOLVED IN LITIGATION
- . >> Mike LaRosa: I CERTAINLY VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE WHETHER IT WAS A SETTLEMENT CASE OR FULLY LITIGATED
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 115 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and it's going to increase litigation. and it's going to increase litigation.
- litigation regime. litigation regime.
- litigation should be a last resort. litigation should be a last resort.
- and prime for litigation. and prime for litigation.
- , uh the litigations, uh the litigations, the<05:14:20.080>
mass the mass the mass litigations
Summary:
The Senate was in session with a quorum present, approved the journal, and received several committee and House messages before moving through a long third-reading calendar. The chamber also paused for multiple personal privilege recognitions, including welcoming community guests and students, and a lighthearted update that Senator Sullivan’s missing stuffed “Chip” had been found. The majority leader later moved to lay over the remaining third-reading bills until later in the day, and the Senate also laid over special-order second reading bills until after third reading.
On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 185 and a series of House bills, including HB 1342 on bear-luring behavior, HB 1269 on transit access, HB 1225 on distributed energy resources, HB 1233 on property tax procedures for nonresidential property, HB 1414 on medical records held by certain health care entities, HB 1256 on release procedures from the Department of Corrections, HB 1004 on a child care income tax credit, HB 1014 extending the Colorado Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit, HB 1111 creating a pesticide product disposal and container recycling program, and HB 1287 continuing certain Division of Real Estate regulatory functions. HB 1206 was laid over to Monday, and SB 193 was laid over to the bottom of the calendar. Several of these bills passed with notable no votes from minority members, while others passed with broad support.
The Committee of the Whole then took up House Bill 1276, a bill concerning protections for immigrants in Colorado and related appropriations. Senator Weisman explained and the committee adopted two amendments: one extending the deadline for peace officer training from July 1 to December 31, 2027, and another clarifying that a certification requirement would not apply to the judicial branch’s e-filing system but would continue to apply to other judicial data systems. Senator Judah spoke strongly in support of the bill, arguing it was about government accountability, privacy, and conditions in detention facilities. The committee adopted both amendments and then adopted HB 1276.
The committee also considered House Bill 1419, dealing with the overall refund amount for state revenues above the TABOR spending limit. Senator Bridges presented the committee report, and Senator Kirkmeyer spoke in opposition, arguing the bill was an unnecessary maneuver to retroactively alter accounting and TABOR refund calculations despite prior compliance and a clean audit opinion. After debate, the committee report was adopted and the bill was taken up for further discussion, with the transcript ending amid that debate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the broad private right of action subjects College Board and other operators to class action and litigation
- Litigation exposure is an extraordinary expense that can limit our ability to dedicate nonprofit resources
- action does have a right to cure, which I think was the author's attempt to address some of the litigation
- action does have a right to cure, which I think was the author's attempt to address some of the litigation
- So just what, but again, not. litigation protection.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard two bills. AB 1159 by Assemblymember Addis would update California student data privacy law to extend protections to college students, limit how ed tech companies can collect and use student information, and add restrictions around sensitive data and generative AI use. Supporters, including Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, CFT, labor, civil rights, and education groups, said students and educators need stronger safeguards against invasive data collection and misuse. Opponents, including College Board, TechNet, CalChamber, and ACT Education, argued the bill was overly broad, could interfere with legitimate educational services and AI development, and raised concerns about a private right of action and impacts on adult students and recruitment opportunities.
AB 883 by Assemblymember Lowenthal would expedite deletion of personal information for elected and appointed officials under California’s data broker deletion system by having state agencies provide official lists to the privacy agency and requiring brokers to delete the information within five days. Supporters said the measure responds to rising threats, harassment, and violence against public officials and would help reduce exposure of their personal data. TechNet and TechC.A. opposed unless amended, citing concerns about exemptions for lawful data sharing, the five-day timeline, and litigation risk, while the author emphasized the bill does not create a new right but streamlines access to an existing deletion process.
Both bills were advanced after committee discussion and roll calls. AB 1159 passed 11-2 and was sent to the Judiciary Committee. AB 883 passed 14-0 and was sent to the Appropriations Committee.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, as laid out, this is about something called third-party litigation funding.
- and thereby exercise undue influence and control over the strategy and even the outcome of that litigation
- It allows the courts and parties to know the identity of the litigation funder and helps determine whether
- not allow foreign countries to influence the fundamentally fair system that we have that affords litigants
- it's generally a fact that the parties either agree on and don't want to spend the court's time litigating
Keywords:
SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we we certainly in depth penalty litigation.
- Are we getting all different kinds of litigation?
- , tort litigation, transportation litigation.
- central panel and so on, so we've changed the focus of our hiring and management to be looking at litigators
- The courts, litigants who are not professional attorneys who are representing themselves can't have access
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We have experience of having a wind farm killed by litigation in Montana.
- We're very concerned about the litigation. Thank you. Thank you, Chair, members of the committee.
- However, we cannot afford the potential for litigation that this resolution proposes.
- So we do not see an onslaught of litigation. We would not expect those kinds of numbers.
- Our team was involved with litigation. We got basically the project killed on a road permit.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The statute no longer reflects the complexity of modern legal work, the volume of litigation and compliance
- Litigation and compliance demands and the professional expectations placed on government attorneys today
- We have consulted attorneys that have litigated tech cases nationwide, and the bottom line is simple.
- And also, there are concerns that this would increase litigation costs with some of the liability issues
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 13, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- $3 million annually for this litigation. $3 million annually for this litigation.
- >> Litigation funds don’t go to positions. They are specifically used for litigation.
- I I can't imagine it's as litigation.
- So, um, think about the litigation.
- Um of litigation was $3.4 million.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, the attorneys representing the state in the redistricting litigation on behalf of the attorney
- Litigation team's response and has denied the motion to reopen the case.
- And of course, that OAG's response, the litigation team's response has been made available to the committee
- testimony from an assistant attorney general who sent the letter to Texas officials threatening litigation
- , uh, the attorney General personally, and, uh, and the attorneys representing the state in the litigation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Helping Women helped me get a protective order, they didn't help me access a lawyer to actually litigate
- Also, it should research things that was deliberated in 2023 coercive control litigation, where people
- was deliberated in 2023 coercive that was deliberated in 2023 coercive control<00:09:34.399>
litigation - <00:09:34.800>
where <00:09:35.040>people <00:09:35.600>file control litigation - where people file control litigation where people file excessive<00:09:37.080>
complaints <00:
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met in a room change and first considered two judicial confirmations. It recommended consent for Governor’s Message 767, confirming Kanoi A.D. Jackson as circuit court judge for the Third Circuit (Hawaii County) for a 10-year term, and the motion was adopted with members voting aye and some members excused. The committee then recommended consent for Judicial Communication 28, confirming Sonia H. Toma as district family court judge for the Second Circuit (Maui County) for a 6-year term. The chair noted prior concerns about the nominee, but said staff reviewed court records and found nothing problematic; the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously among those present.
After a brief recess, the committee heard House Concurrent Resolution 55, which asks the judiciary to convene a working group to study the effectiveness of existing laws on domestic violence, temporary restraining orders, protective orders, and harassment by stalking in preventing continued abuse and harassment. Testimony was generally supportive. The Office of the Public Defender asked to be included on the working group and requested representation from the Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as well. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence also supported including public defenders and said the effort needs funding to be effective. Other testimony emphasized survivor experiences, privacy concerns, and the need for broader research and protections for injured parties.
The chair recommended passing HCR 55 with amendments to include the public defender and a representative from the Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, to allow the judiciary authority to add other participants, and to make additional text changes including removing redundant language. The committee voted to adopt the amended recommendation, and the resolution passed with members voting aye and some excused.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/22/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I do mostly criminal defense, some employment work, and some civil litigation in my real life.
- Shba responded that he was very concerned as well about the number of self-represented litigants.
- in a family court proceeding um litigant in a family court proceeding um either<00:35:31.599>
one - order to get people off a litigation order to get people off a litigation track<00:36:57.640>
- <00:37:58.079>
track it gets people off the litigation track it gets people off the litigation
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- The defendant would endure the full cost of litigation before any appellate review.
- immunity from the burdens of litigation immunity from the burdens of litigation itself.<00:04:58.160
- full cost of litigation before any appellet<00:05:38.240>
review. - I am very happy to be able litigation.
- Um, my question is, are you still in litigation or have these been resolved?
Keywords:
First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation