Transcript Highlights:

• He said the towers are like buildings, with capital construction, standby generators, computers, and,
• He said towers are like buildings and require capital construction, standby generators, computers, and
• He said towers are like buildings and require capital construction, standby generators, computers, and
• He said towers are like buildings and require capital construction, standby generators, computers, and
• He said it does not account for replacing a standby generator, dish, or computer, and that is the major

Keywords: 916, all

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• I [clears throat] We all get a lot of email on our computers and one of the reports we get is on the
• throat] all get a lot of email<00:43:26.720><c> on</c><00:43:26.880><c> our</c><00:43:26.960><c> computers
• > and</c><00:43:27.960><c> one</c><00:43:28.120><c> of</c><00:43:28.200><c> the</c> email on our computers
• and one of the email on our computers and one of the reports<00:43:28.760><c> we</c><00:43:28.880><c
• </c><04:20:42.840><c> in</c> have to do with all our own computers in have to do with all our own computers

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh<02:03:22.719><c> there's</c><02:03:23.040><c> less</c><02:03:23.440><c> crime</c><02:03:23.840><c>
• </c> replace misdemeanor with a crime replace misdemeanor with a crime involving<03:42:50.800><c> moral
• </c> and all of the various types of crimes and all of the various types of crimes that<03:45:45.600>
• is a crime involving moral turpitude<03:45:58.960><c> that</c><03:45:59.199><c> is</c><03:45:59.359>
• </c><03:59:34.880><c> or</c><03:59:35.040><c> some</c> you're going to commit a crime or some you're

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we're slowly chipping away at because we think, well, it'll be faster to administer this test on a computer
• c> on</c><00:33:19.360><c> a</c> administer this test on an on a administer this test on an on a computer
• 20.559><c> but</c><00:33:20.880><c> actually</c><00:33:21.120><c> what</c><00:33:21.279><c> was</c> computer
• , an iPad, but actually what was computer, an iPad, but actually what was gained<00:33:21.760><c> by<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The libraries and a computer science faculty member partnered to develop a technology-rich project in
• The libraries<00:16:12.800><c> and</c><00:16:12.880><c> a</c><00:16:13.040><c> computer</c><00:16:13.360
• ><c> science</c><00:16:13.680><c> faculty</c> libraries and a computer science faculty libraries and
• a computer science faculty member<00:16:14.639><c> partnered</c><00:16:15.040><c> to</c><00:16:15.199

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think she would have been okay with me searching my computer while other people were talking about
• imparted to me over the years. been okay with me uh searching my been okay with me uh searching my computer
• <c> other</c><01:09:38.719><c> people</c><01:09:38.880><c> were</c><01:09:39.120><c> talking</c> computer
• while other people were talking computer while other people were talking about<01:09:39.640><c> her.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm on my laptop or my computer, and I can navigate around without having to go to Wyoming to see how
• /c><01:21:03.520><c> laptop</c><01:21:03.920><c> or</c><01:21:04.239><c> my</c><01:21:04.480><c> computer
• </c><01:21:05.040><c> and</c><01:21:05.280><c> I</c> I'm on my laptop or my computer and I I'm on my
• laptop or my computer and I can<01:21:05.600><c> navigate</c><01:21:06.080><c> around</c><01:21:06.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner’s supervisory role over the legislative facilities committee nurse and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice. The sponsor’s aide and DHHS legislative director explained that the change updates outdated language last amended in 1995, aligns the statute with current practice, and was reviewed with legislative staff and nursing regulators, who were said to be comfortable with the proposal. Members asked why the change was needed and whether the commissioner had actually been supervising; the response was that the language no longer reflected how the position functioned. The chair said the bill might still be a simple consent item, but additional modifications were being discussed, so the hearing was closed with no vote taken at that time. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, authorizing the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. The sponsor’s aide described Bradley’s legislative and congressional service and urged the committee to move the bill ought to pass. Members asked practical questions about whether the portrait was completed, its size, and where it would be hung. The witness said the portrait was not yet completed and that size and placement had not been determined, though the committee was told the historical committee would decide placement. A committee member noted that portrait sizes and locations are already being reviewed because of space concerns, and the hearing ended without a vote. A work session followed on the portrait bills, with the chair using them as a vehicle to discuss broader problems in the statutes governing portraits and the historical committee. He said the committee had gathered information from other states and suggested possible policy ideas such as portrait moratoriums, waiting periods after death, size limits, and clearer placement rules. Members discussed the need to update the RSAs and better define the historical committee’s authority. The committee did not take final action during the work session, but the discussion indicated that the portrait bills may be held while broader statutory revisions are considered.

Transcript Highlights:

• You still have to put that in the computer, print off the paper, and then indexing the systems don't
• 38.160><c> the</c> drive you still have to put that in the drive you still have to put that in the computer
• :39.440><c> paper</c><01:03:39.839><c> and</c><01:03:40.000><c> and</c><01:03:40.079><c> and</c> computer
• print off the paper and and and computer print off the paper and and and then<01:03:40.839><c> indexing

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• criminal investigations across a range of different issues, including human trafficking, internet crimes
• against children, complex violent crimes.
• Internet crimes against children, complex violent crimes, white collar crimes.
• training and experience, am a former state and federal prosecutor who specifically focused on internet crimes

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the State Land Office, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State said its requested general fund budget of $15.88 million was intended to maintain baseline operations, replace lost federal cyber and election support, and address a 12% vacancy rate. Officials warned that the House recommendation still left major gaps for election security, tabulator replacement, campaign finance system upgrades, overseas and military ballot services, ballot tracking, and a new tax lien filing system. Senators pressed about the election fund, county burdens, and the risk of underfunding election administration; the office said the House had provided $15 million for the election fund for the primary and another $15 million for the general election, but not enough for operations or all capital needs. The State Land Office said it was satisfied with the House budget action and had no additional request. Staff described the office’s record revenues, low vacancy rate, clean audits, and proposed new positions tied to forestry, economic development, petroleum, geothermal, and royalty compliance work. Senators asked about long-term revenue trends, forest thinning and biomass opportunities, and bookkeeping around the land maintenance fund; the office said the new positions were intended to generate revenue and support land management, including fire mitigation. The Attorney General’s office presented a budget built around a 0% general fund increase, greater use of the Consumer Settlement Fund, and $4.5 million in special/extraordinary litigation funding. The AG emphasized active litigation and investigations involving consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, federal funding cuts, Meta and other technology platforms, AI and child safety, gaming compacts, tobacco, and possible litigation over abandoned uranium mine cleanup. Senators asked about scam enforcement, the structure of settlement funds, and whether the office could take on uranium-related litigation; the AG said the office could prepare a litigation budget but warned such efforts would require sustained funding. The State Auditor said the House budget added only modest increases while the office faced about a 40% vacancy rate, difficulty recruiting auditors, and a shrinking pool of public accounting firms, creating risks for constitutional audit responsibilities.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Crime and Public Safety will come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
• What if they are being arrested for another crime?
• concerning there because if they could do that voluntarily, maybe they were involved in some other crime
• And with ambiguity, that's when organized crime descends on the state.
• Crime labs do not have the capability of testing it. “We just have no way out.”

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We want safe schools, strong communities, and leaders who will take crime seriously.
• We want safe schools, strong communities, and leaders who will take crime seriously.
• introduced and tried to get amendments on the floor with all these proposals to save lives and reduce crime
• save<00:19:18.559><c> lives</c><00:19:18.799><c> and</c><00:19:19.120><c> reduce</c><00:19:19.440><c> crime
• </c> save lives and reduce crime. save lives and reduce crime.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to today's meeting of this Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction met under Chair Senator Julia Salazar and considered nine bills, with the first bill laid aside at the sponsor’s request for further stakeholder discussion. The committee then took up measures on correctional policy, including prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals, expanding conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs, requiring at least one formerly incarcerated person on the State Board of Parole, and authorizing vocational training in solar hot water system installation for incarcerated individuals. Members generally expressed support for the rehabilitative and workforce-training goals of several bills. The committee also discussed a bill directing a study of gender disparities in programming and resources between men’s and women’s facilities, with Senator Pete Harckham noting concerns from women in his district about unequal access to programming. Another bill would authorize transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities, and a separate measure would establish emergency management release plans for correctional facilities during declared state disasters. The final bill would provide mental health counseling for correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities. Most bills were moved by motion and reported from committee, often with Senator Dean Murray voting no or noting opposition/abstention on several measures. The conditional release bill was reported to Finance, while the others were reported from committee. No additional amendments or substantive votes were described beyond the committee actions on each bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 489 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, relating to crimes and punishment
• House Bill 489 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, relating to crimes and punishment

Summary: The House convened with 56 members present and 14 absent and excused, then opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal for the 11th legislative day was approved, and House Concurrent Resolution 22, which had passed the Senate, was referred for enrolling and later reported enrolled for signature and return to the Senate. Committee reports and bill referrals were announced. House Bills 511 through 517 and House Joint Resolution 7 were printed and referred to standing committees, while House Joint Memorial 10 was sent to Judiciary, Rules and Administration for printing. House Bills 518 and 519 were introduced and referred for printing. Several measures were advanced to the third-reading calendar, including House Resolution 20 and House Bills 489, 491, 492, and 493, covering topics such as political violence, crimes and punishment, emergency first aid, POST Council matters, and commercial sexual activity. The House also announced standing committee membership changes and upcoming committee meetings. No substantive floor debate or roll-call votes on bills occurred beyond the journal approval and the motion to adjourn. The House adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Legislation making it a crime to provide hemp-derived products to children under 21. ...legislation to
• Legislation that strengthens the Attorney General's authority to investigate. ...prosecute state election crimes

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill clarifies and strengthens accountability for crimes committed in connection with gangs, similar
• to what we do if you're a principal or you help somebody commit a crime but aren't actually at the crime
• an enhancement and a law enforcement tool to get warrants to investigate those who have committed crimes
• bill increases penalties and creates mandatory minimum prison sentences for the most serious sex crimes
• New crimes and tougher penalties target those who produce, distribute, or provide access to child sexual

Bills: S0042, S0688, S0762, S1168, S1296, S1298, S1300, S1318, S1332, S1376, S1548, S1570, S1574, S1632, S1634, S1750

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 42 on specific medical diagnosis and child protective investigations. A late-file strike-all amendment was adopted that made only stylistic changes to align with the House version. Supporters said the bill would help DCF and child protective teams better identify rare medical conditions and give parents a chance to defend against mistaken abuse findings. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1570, which restores a prior program to help locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination with sheriff’s offices and CARD centers, with nonrecurring funding included. Members then advanced several education, disability, and public services measures. CS for CSSB 182 created a teacher training and mentoring program for high-performing current and retired teachers to mentor teachers in D- and F-rated schools, and CS for CSSB 794 required background screening for employees in residential and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities while directing APD to study support coordination quality, workforce issues, and service gaps. Testimony on SB 794 strongly supported better training, lower caseloads, and more consistent support coordination. The committee also favorably reported CS for CS SB 1168 on background screenings, CS for CS SB 214 to allow rural special districts to pay verified invoices directly, CS for SB 1376 to create grants for genetic counseling education, and SB 1574 (Maddie’s Law) to add newborn screening for biliary atresia; the latter drew emotional support and testimony that early screening could save lives and reduce transplant costs. The committee heard and passed a number of other policy bills, including CS for CS for SB 1510, the DEP agency package, after environmental groups warned that one provision could delay basin management protections and allow more septic systems in impaired watersheds; the bill still passed favorably. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 688 to license naturopathic doctors, SB 1318 on scholarship account reversion rules, CS for CS for SB 682 on domestic violence injunctions and penalties, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local affordable housing update. Several bills were briefly postponed or taken up later in the meeting. In the latter portion of the meeting, the committee approved CS for C.S. for SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria, CS for C.S. SB 762 on assigning conflict capital cases across regional counsel offices, SB 1332 on career offender registration requirements, CS for CS for SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a child, and CS for SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The committee also debated CS for SB 1226 on Public Employee Relations Commission procedures and union certification rules, including a late-file amendment setting a 60% threshold and 25% quorum for recertification; the discussion focused heavily on constitutional concerns, union rights, and differences between first responders and other public employees. The transcript ends while that bill’s debate is still underway, with the committee having already taken numerous favorable votes throughout the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill clarifies and strengthens accountability for crimes committed in connection with gangs, similar
• to what we do if you're a principal or you help somebody commit a crime but aren't actually at the crime
• So right now, if somebody is charged with a crime and they can't afford private counsel, they're entitled
• bill increases penalties and creates mandatory minimum prison sentences for the most serious sex crimes
• New crimes and tougher penalties target those who produce, distribute, or provide access to child sexual

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with several measures that were amended and reported favorably, including a strike-all to SB 4 on child protective investigations and specific medical diagnoses, SB 1570 restoring a statewide missing-persons project for individuals with special needs, and SB 182 creating a teacher training and mentoring program for schools needing improvement. Members also advanced SB 794 on APD background screening and support coordination standards, SB 1168 on background screening for athletic coaches and related entities, and SB 214 to let rural special districts pay verified invoices directly for state- and federally funded work. Supporters emphasized improved child welfare investigations, help for families of vulnerable individuals, teacher retention, and better administrative efficiency; the APD bill drew especially strong testimony from waiver clients and providers about the importance of competent support coordinators and stable services. The committee also favorably reported SB 1376 on grants for genetic counseling education, SB 1574 requiring newborn screening for biliary atresia, SB 1510 as the DEP agency package with environmental, septic, water quality, solar, and permitting changes, and SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery licensing and consumer protections. SB 688, after a delete-all amendment, would create licensure for naturopathic doctors and a board of naturopathic medicine; it drew strong support from naturopathic advocates and sharp opposition from a critic who argued the bill would authorize diagnosis and treatment beyond appropriate limits. SB 1318 made a technical change to scholarship account reversion language, with senators clarifying that remaining funds would return to the scholarship funding organization for future use rather than to the state. Later, the committee approved SB 682 on domestic violence and protective injunctions, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local Act iteration expanding affordable housing options and limiting local barriers. It also reported favorably SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria after extensive debate about constitutional issues and modern gang activity, SB 762 allowing cross-jurisdiction assignment of capital cases among regional conflict counsel offices, SB 1332 strengthening career offender registration requirements, SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, and SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The most contentious discussion came on SB 1226, which would overhaul Public Employee Relations Commission rules, require majority support for union certification, and impose new limits on union activities and dues-related practices; members debated constitutional concerns, differences between first responders and other public employees, and the bill’s impact on union representation and public-sector labor rights. Most bills were reported favorably by roll call, with SB 536 drawing several no votes and SB 1226 still under active debate at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Prosecutors must prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
• </c> the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
• The rise of anti-Asian hate crimes reminds us that the fight for equality and justice is far from over
• The rise of anti-Asian hate crimes<01:52:46.880><c> remind</c><01:52:47.360><c> us</c><01:52:48.239><
• c> that</c><01:52:48.480><c> the</c><01:52:48.719><c> fight</c><01:52:48.960><c> for</c> crimes remind

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• study reveals that disengaged or negligent parents create an environment where delinquency and major crimes
• Are there any other crimes that children commit that would lead to a fine for the parent?
• that</c><00:16:04.880><c> their</c><00:16:05.120><c> children</c><00:16:05.920><c> commit</c> for crimes
• that their children commit for crimes that their children commit and<00:16:07.160><c> making</c><00:
• Are there any other crimes that children commit that would lead to a fine for the parent?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 669, sponsored by Representative Smith, which was presented as a response to a September shooting incident in his district that led to school closures and missed instructional days. Smith said the bill was intended to help school districts recover lost days caused by extraordinary emergencies and not to set a broad precedent. Members asked whether districts had adjusted calendars to make up time, and Smith said many had already extended days or moved calendars into June. The committee then voted to pass House Bill 669, with all members present voting yes. The committee next heard House Bill 621, as amended by a committee substitute that removed a homeschooling-related section and left only the school-threat provisions. The bill would allow courts to impose a fine on parents when a child is adjudicated for terroristic threatening if law enforcement incurred excessive costs, and it would require a mental health assessment for the child. Representative Duvall and Officer Steve Chappelle supported the measure, arguing that online school threats spread fear, disrupt attendance, pull law-enforcement resources from other schools, and should create more parental accountability. Representative Riley also supported the accountability goal, citing lost instructional time and a recent student suicide tied to online issues. Several members raised concerns about the bill’s scope and due process. Representative Josh Callaway questioned why this offense should be the starting point for parental fines and warned about a slippery slope in holding parents liable for children’s crimes. Representative Willner said the bill seemed more like a judiciary issue, questioned whether punishment can make parents better parents, and asked about diversion programs and the meaning of the detention language. Representative Tipton pointed to existing statutes on mental health assessments and terroristic threatening penalties, and said the committee substitute would alleviate many concerns. Scott West, speaking for Kentucky Policy and the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, argued that the mandatory detention language would remove judicial discretion and that the parental fine provision could conflict with existing due process protections requiring notice, a hearing, and a finding that lack of supervision was a substantial factor in the child’s delinquency. The transcript does not show a final vote on House Bill 621 in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division manages all the federal Byrne JAG grants for all
• And then the other thing was we had a lot of white collar crime going on at the time, and the feds had
• , these integrity crimes.
• /c><00:59:32.520><c> going</c><00:59:32.680><c> on</c><00:59:32.880><c> at</c> lot of white collar crime
• going on at lot of white collar crime going on at the<00:59:33.200><c> time</c><00:59:33.440><c> and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• One vendor that I'm aware of does provide computers with the program so that the program could be offered
• with the program um so that computers with the program um so that the<00:12:59.279><c> program</c><00
• there was conversation about how long a student or a four- to 5-year-old would be sitting at the computer
• </c> the computer engaging with the program. the computer engaging with the program.
• would be would session at the computer would be would be<00:15:36.560><c> the</c><00:15:36.800><c> same

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened hearings on SB 69, including a germane amendment on school board votes to accept or reject gifts and donations, and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Prime sponsor Rep. Glenn Cordelli said the literacy program was modeled on earlier HB 671, would be funded through gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements to the governor and legislature. Members questioned changes from the earlier bill, including the move away from center-based language, the lack of a dollar threshold for school board action on donations, anonymous gifts, and whether the amendment preserved enough evaluation data. Testimony on the donation provisions raised concerns about broad language, timing, and public-meeting requirements. Rep. Timothy Han and Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association both noted that school districts already have policies and asked how the bill would work for routine donations, anonymous gifts, and situations that might require non-public discussion under right-to-know law. Wilson cited examples such as field-trip scholarships, backpack drives, and sports uniforms, and said the association was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails. Rep. Han said school boards may need to discuss some gifts in non-public session and that the bill should better address those circumstances. On the early literacy amendment, Wilson and others questioned whether the program was sufficiently developed, whether it was appropriate to rely on a primarily online model for very young children, and how it would interact with special education services and IEPs. A representative from Waterford.org, Rob Riley, testified in support, saying the program would be supplementary, adaptive, and family-engagement based, and that Waterford could provide devices and internet access for families who need them. He said the program would work alongside school districts and IEP teams rather than replace existing services. No vote was taken during the hearing; the chair said the committee would later exec the bills and try to get reports in for the calendar.