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• So, um, any business we don't get to will be delayed until our hearing on Wednesday.
• Last sentence, uh, compare the above cases to what the SCJC does choose to spend their time on reviewing
• It would also cause some delay with the commission because we would have to train all those commissioners
• continuity of the commission, and that may bring about an unintended consequence in which we will be delayed
• And if we have To train, uh, new commissioners beginning January 1st, um, that is going to delay it further

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

Transcript Highlights:

• We will not be coming back after the floor today, so any business we don't address will be delayed.
• No, if you could, if you just wrap up. ...last sentence.
• It would also cause some delay with the commission because we would have to train all those... ...commissioners
• continuity of the commission, and that may bring about an unintended consequence in which we will be delayed
• complaints, and if we have to... ...train new commissioners beginning January 1st, that is going to delay

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• , as they call a 'split sentence'.
• 'Sentence discharge' simply meant that you had no more time to serve.
• But a sentence being discharged is different than a person being discharged.
• 'Sentence discharge' simply meant that you had no more time to serve.
• after the initial sentencing.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• intervention services for children from birth to age 3 who have or may be at risk of developmental delays
• The program works to limit future intervention required based on a child's delays.
• Mission is being the top program in identifying individuals with developmental delay at 25% up to 25%
• Where it says the number of children enrolled in FIT at risk for delays under three.
• I don't think that's a reflection that there's not any children with developmental delay in there.

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• And we have also in our final engrossment incorporated feedback from the Minnesota Senate Sentencing
• the Minnesota Senate Sentencing the Minnesota Senate Sentencing Guideline Guideline Guideline I'm
• <00:10:56.560> Guidelines Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines
• I think the last sentence about the office presenting the information in person before any legislative
• This was enacted last year and had a delayed implementation, and this would move the effective date up

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• JAPSI cannot unilaterally delay the adoption of a rule.
• like a lot of material to get through, but all of the objections focus on the language of a single sentence
• following the OFAR process. get through, but only of the objections focused on the language of a single sentence

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met for its first meeting of the year, with roll call and member introductions followed by an orientation on the committee’s role in reviewing agency rulemaking. Staff explained that JAPAC/JAPSI oversees whether agency rules stay within statutory authority, reviews proposed and existing rules under Chapter 120, and can recommend objections when rules enlarge, modify, or contravene enabling statutes. The committee also adopted its biennial rules of procedure by motion and roll-call vote. The main substantive item was staff’s recommended objections to 32 existing Agency for Health Care Administration rules. Staff said the common issue was a sunset provision added to rules, which they argued is not authorized by Chapter 120 because rules may be amended or repealed only through formal rulemaking, not allowed to expire automatically. Staff noted the sunset language could create confusion and affect interrelated rules, and recommended formal objections. The chair reported that he and the vice chair had met with the agency, which agreed to work on compliance and amend the language. No public testimony was offered. After brief committee discussion, including questions about timing, the chair said the agency would return with a compliance proposal at the next scheduled meeting, likely in February. The committee deferred further action on the 32 recommended objections until that meeting, and the meeting adjourned.

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• It allows for alternative sentencing and resentencing opportunities. ...other forms of abuse.
• mandatory minimum sentences, sometimes life. ...sentencing, but a judge’s discretion may be limited
• by statutory mandatory minimum sentences, sometimes life and life without parole.
• , and sentencing relief for domestic and sexual survivors.
• For far too long, survivors are left with a life sentence of trauma, ruined relationships.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits. Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws. No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.

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• So to summarize this law in a sentence, You want to protect police from accountability.
• After years of delay and legal battles, the appeals court ruled that families have a right to see the
• The second sentence seems to suggest that it restricts the Michael Morton Act, and we certainly don't
• It's okay, and we can live with it if you separate the two sentences in F, and we can... work around
• With the two split, the sentences? It's sufficient to achieve that. Well, I'll ask it this way.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

Transcript Highlights:

• The outcome is fewer delays and fewer duplicative requests, meaning officers and investigators can spend
• And that can create delays and 'Can you run this plate?' or 'Can you check your system?'
• And that can create delays and gaps, especially after hours.
• And last time, there used to be a mandatory sentencing, but that has been drawn out.
• And last time, there used to be a mandatory sentencing, but that has been drawn out.

Bills: SB1046, SB1317, SB1376, SB1416, SB1448, SB1471, SB1493, SB1498, SB1502, SB1504, SB1538, SB1544, SB1550, SB1579, SB1581, SB1584, SB1624, SB1673

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• uh eviction for I think it was delaying uh eviction for I think it was 30<00:04:25.759> days.
• paying rent and we are blanket delaying paying rent and we are blanket delaying removing<00:07:14.720
• would you be willing to uh delay would you be willing to uh delay property<00:07:37.120> taxes
• > ability You're you're delaying the ability You're you're delaying the ability of<00:08:21.919
• > delay<00:14:04.639> of<00:14:04.800> the a moratorum on the delay of the a moratorum

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh to delay it much would be just another date that we have to remember.
• would be just to delay it much would would be just another<00:26:06.640> date<00:26:06.799>
• <00:52:29.280> where<00:52:29.520> it uh this the second sentence where it uh this
• It just doesn't read quite right in that sentence as all by saying market value assessed value.
• Sentence as all by saying market value assessed value.

Bills: HB0045

Keywords: property tax, exemption, homeowners, long-term, aged, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But that first sentence suggests that it could be assigned to tenants.
• The bill should say that sentence again.
• My question is um my question delayed.
• That just means the issue has been delayed two months.
• But if there been delayed two months.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, to summarize, this law, to a sentence, you want to protect police from accountability.
• We believe that those two sentences need to be in two separate sections because the way they read it
• The second sentence appears as if it's restricting the Michael Morton Act.
• If you separate the two sentences and F, and we can work around it.
• The sentences, it's sufficient to achieve...

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 14, which would create a confidential department file for law enforcement officers and jailers and limit public access to records involving unsubstantiated misconduct, while preserving access for hiring agencies, TCOLE, and certain criminal justice uses. TCOLE’s Gretchen Grigsby explained the current rollout of law enforcement recordkeeping reforms, including the distinction between the public personnel file and the confidential G-file, and answered questions about when TCOLE would request files during investigations. Senator Perry and other members focused on how the bill would interact with existing personnel-file rules, public transparency, and criminal discovery obligations. Public testimony was largely opposed. Critics argued the bill was drafted too broadly, could sweep in records beyond misconduct files, and would reduce transparency for the public, journalists, oversight bodies, and families seeking answers in cases such as Uvalde and jail deaths in Tarrant County. Several witnesses said the bill could allow small or single-officer agencies, including elected constables, to shield their own records, and some warned it could chill reporting and oversight. Supporters, including law enforcement representatives, said the bill would protect officers from false or unsubstantiated allegations, align agencies without civil-service protections with those that already have G-files, and preserve confidentiality for records that should not be public. Dallas County prosecutors and Harris County deputies supported the general policy but asked for clarifying amendments, especially to separate language they said could affect the Michael Morton Act and to preserve existing protections through in-camera review or protective orders. Committee members spent significant time questioning witnesses about how substantiated versus unsubstantiated allegations would be handled, whether body camera footage and case files would remain public, and how the bill would affect discovery in criminal cases. After hearing all registered witnesses, the chair closed public testimony. Senate Bill 14 was left pending, and the committee recessed.

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• 2008 and a total of a six-year sentence. 2008 and a total of a six-year sentence.
• <00:04:11.599> He and he received a 10-year sentence.
• He and he received a 10-year sentence.
• And for them to tell me a sentence maximum of 5 years was just terrible.
• unreasonable delay or increase in cost. unreasonable delay or increase in cost.

Keywords: This meeting was split into two parts due to a technical issue. This is the complete meeting pulled from backups. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 24RS HB198: “Angela’s Law”: 00:01:22 KRS Chapter 202C: 00:11:50 Eminent Domain: 00:54:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.

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• . >> No, just a delay. >> Thank you. Um, thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• No,<00:14:39.360> just<00:14:39.600> a<00:14:39.760> delay.
• We'll strike the sentences from page 5, lines 3 to 5, beginning with "the injured employee" and ending
• > from<01:15:22.800> page We'll strike the sentences from page We'll strike the sentences
• I'm sorry we'll strike the sentences I'm sorry we'll strike the sentences from<01:15:31.920>

Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• <00:26:16.159> across morning I know there were delays across morning I know there were delays
• itself there will be a significant delay itself there will be a significant delay as<01:30:55.679
• sentencing requirements.
• sentencing requirements.
• as an example a judge can sentencing as an example a judge can currently<02:02:45.360> sentence

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Justice delayed is justice denied.
• On behalf of Lifelong, thank you for the delay of the PPS elimination.
• Also, we appreciate the delay in PPS rates.
• For them, access isn't delayed; it's denied.
• and also supporting the delay to the DMV data transition over to AAMVA.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Sentencing commission plays a key role. They do a survey.
• , and by the time they're sentenced, they end up with, you know, 4 months left on their sentence, and
• So those are the categories that, that the, um, that the sentencing commission, they, the sentencing
• Um, that we have the sentencing commissioner here.
• commission, we didn't use to do anything on sentencing without Sentencing commission, um, blessings,

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• Part of the delay or restriction so far is that fortunately we were awarded above what we budgeted.
• Uh part of the<00:18:45.039> uh<00:18:45.440> delay<00:18:46.160> or<00:18:46.400
• or restriction so far is the uh delay or restriction so far is that<00:18:47.919> fortunately
• So uh a lot of this delay<00:18:53.280> has<00:18:53.600> been<00:18:53.840> to<
• has been to for us to adjust that delay has been to for us to adjust that budget<00:18:56.559> but

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

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• We heard from employees who said they planned pregnancies around school breaks, delayed starting families
• We all know that's a death sentence, right?
• Explain that last sentence. Are you the person who explains that? Is that the fiscal office?
• bill and get dental coverage, the problem of decreasing access to standard care and the problem of delaying
• bill and get dental coverage, the problem of decreasing access to standard care and the problem of delaying

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on May 26, 2026, and first took up Senate Bill 433, which would provide Medicaid coverage for certain weight-loss medications. After adopting a House amendment adding customary subject-to-appropriation language, the committee heard from LDH Secretary Bruce Greenstein, who said the state currently spends about $240 million a year on GLP-1 drugs for Medicaid patients with obesity and certain other conditions, and that the bill would let the department expand coverage gradually while controlling costs and negotiating better pricing. Members spoke in strong support, and SB 433 was reported favorable as amended. The committee then considered Senate Bill 157, which creates paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 educators and staff. An amendment was adopted to adjust fund language and make the bill proper for Appropriations. Senator Jenkins and supporters, including the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, described the bill as providing six weeks of paid leave for birth, adoption, fostering, and related family-building events, while members discussed whether medical leave should also be included and confirmed the leave applies to fathers as well. The bill drew broad support and was reported favorable as amended. Senate Bill 250, requiring the Office of Group Benefits to offer a comprehensive weight management plan with employees paying the full premium and medication costs, was briefly discussed and reported favorable without objection. The committee then spent considerable time on Senate Bill 237, a child welfare measure from Senator Barrow that would expand notification, access, and investigative procedures for the Child Ombudsman and DCFS, including child-on-child sexual abuse cases and multidisciplinary fatality reviews. Members and agency officials debated the fiscal note, with estimates ranging from about $525,000 to $3.2 million and disagreement over whether some costs were already covered or could be absorbed; after a roll call, the bill passed 10-9 and was reported favorable as amended. Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 155, which requires insurance coverage for medically necessary dental care tied to cancer treatment. Senator Talbot and medical and cancer advocacy witnesses said the bill would remove a barrier to timely chemotherapy or radiation and could prevent more expensive complications later. Members expressed support and discussed a relatively small fiscal note, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.