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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 18th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And Ivy, wherever you are, if you want to come visit, we'd love to...
- And Ivy, wherever you are, if you want to come visit, we'd love to meet you.
- juvenile and the two adult corrections centers, are in my district, and I've had chances to go out and visit
- But back to the juvenile, I've visited and I've seen these kids under the age of 18, already traumatized
- provided with programming, treated medically and psychologically, and given access to facilitated visits
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee met on March 18, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several criminal justice bills. HB 36 by Rep. Butler, as amended, removed Evangeline Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District and was reported favorably. HB 160 by Rep. Knox increased penalties for domestic violence offenses involving strangulation; the committee adopted an amendment requiring at least one year without probation or suspension, heard strong support from survivors and prosecutors, and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 552 by Rep. Bryant, handled by Vice Chair LaFleur, clarified DWI law to include impairment beyond alcohol; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 119 by Rep. Fontenot created and strengthened penalties for AI-generated sexual images, especially involving minors; after amendments, including a new possession offense and a name change to “Act Ivy Daniels,” the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 171 by Rep. Spell corrected a citation in the personal surety provisions and was reported favorably without opposition.
HB 140 by Rep. Cox drew the most debate. The bill lengthened juvenile delinquency filing and adjudication timelines and changed procedures for extensions and dismissals. Prosecutors and law enforcement supported the bill as a practical update to account for modern evidence gathering and case complexity, while public defenders, juvenile advocates, and other opponents argued it would prolong detention, undermine speedy-trial protections, increase costs, and harm children. After extensive testimony and discussion, the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 140 favorably as amended by a roll call vote of 8-3, with Representatives Knox, LaFleur, and Moore voting no.
The committee also heard HB 68 by Rep. Schlegel, combined with concepts from Rep. Glorioso’s similar bill, to update disturbing-the-peace law to protect houses of worship from intentional disruption. An amendment clarified definitions of worship spaces and interruptions and increased the mandatory minimum jail time from 15 to 30 days, while enhancing penalties to a felony for more serious conduct such as battery, property damage, or carrying a dangerous weapon during the offense. Supporters framed it as a deterrent and protection for religious liberty, while opponents, including the ACLU, raised First Amendment concerns and asked for tighter language. The transcript cuts off during opposition testimony, and no final vote on HB 68 is shown in the excerpt.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- You will learn a lot, and we'll also hear from some students who visit our meetings regularly and talk
- Representative Freiberg then asked a question about the bill, saying she had visited programs in Livingston
- I've actually visited the programs they have in Livingston.
- I've actually visited the programs they have in Livingston Parish and their credit unions that are already
- teachers, most of their time off, whether it be one of the holidays, are filled with dentists and doctor visits
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions and Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- start working with the high schools, community colleges, get some of your board members and staff to visit
- states allowing it without the restrictions of California that has, which is the 45 days, the 12 visits
- We were a little, we were pleasantly surprised that 12 visits in 45 days worked so well in partnership
- made in a recommendation to our previous sunset is for that direct access, past that 12 days or 12 visits
- For that direct access, past that 12 days or 12 visits or 45 days, the patient would have to have an
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 41 (3-6-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- profoundly missed by all those lives that he touched, and I ask that as the services are tomorrow, the visitation
- profoundly missed by all those lives that he touched, and I ask that as the services are tomorrow, the visitation
- as the services uh are<00:53:44.120><c> tomorrow,</c><00:53:44.640><c> the</c><00:53:44.720><c> visitation
- </c><00:53:45.440><c> tonight,</c> are tomorrow, the visitation tonight, are tomorrow, the visitation
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-26 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've had the opportunity to visit veterans courts throughout the state, and they do an amazing job for
- Parents in threatening visitation situations don't have to put their children in harm's way.
- Thank you for visiting the second floor, but I'm still waiting for you to buy my Tesla.
- SB 1718 extends the period of time an adult may visit an out-of-home placement before being considered
- SB 1718 extends the period of time an adult may visit an out-of-home placement before being considered
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty Six - Tuesday, February 24
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are visiting the Capitol. It's actually Ms.
- She's visiting today with her daughter, Reagan Austin. It's actually Ms.
- She's visiting today with her daughter, Reagan Austin. ...consists of Liz Austin.
- She's visiting today with her daughter, Reagan Austin, who works with our former colleague Gretchen Bangert
- In particular, I'd like to do a shout-out to Carmen Fara, a freshman at Visitation Academy from St.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I had a constituent contact me, and I just want to visit with you about that. Yes, sir. Thank you.
- I visited a couple of facilities that have that program, so I just want to know what is the balance on
- I had an opportunity to go out and visit the prison nursery. It was quite impressive. Is it filled?
- Examples include visits, invitations to commission meetings, legislative field trips, and numerous public
- Examples include visits, invitations to commission meetings, legislative field trips, and numerous public
Committee:
House Budget
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- He said it is a transfer center challenge and invited anyone to visit their offices downtown to see how
- He said it is a transfer center challenge and invited members to visit their offices downtown to see
- We visit him there, and it has given us a real place to grieve and to...
- We visit him there, and it has given us a real place to grieve and to honor his life with dignity.
- staff beginning in July, and she didn't notify the legislature, and I found out while I was on a site visit
Bills:
HB2180 , HB2184 , HB2188 , HB2194 , HB2206 , HB2321 , HB2322 , HB2438 , HB2442 , HB2448 , HB2727 , HB2797
Committee:
House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - House Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe some of my colleagues that are in here now should take those opportunities and go and visit and
- holding you accountable—which I'm sure you're used to—is something this committee should do, and visiting
- Thank you so much for coming back to visit us again. It's always a pleasure to have you.
- They directly translate into late diagnoses, avoidable hospitalizations, unnecessary emergency visits
- They directly translate into late diagnoses, avoidable hospitalizations, unnecessary emergency visits
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met on January 28 and heard several bills, beginning with introductions of members and staff. The committee first considered HB 2056, which would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources for a feasibility study of brackish groundwater desalination sites. Sponsor Rep. Gail Griffin argued the state should explore use of large brackish groundwater reserves amid Colorado River concerns, while one speaker opposed the bill on aquifer-protection grounds. The committee voted 11-6-1 to give HB 2056 a due pass recommendation.
The committee then took up HB 2798, as amended, which appropriates $100,000 to the Arizona Geological Survey to compile data on materials relevant to nuclear energy, including thorium and other non-uranium fuels. Rep. Carbone and others framed the bill as an economic development and national security measure, while opponents questioned whether Arizona has meaningful deposits and whether the state should fund the research. The University of Arizona testified that the Geological Survey could do the work. The committee adopted the Livingston amendment and then approved the bill 11-5-1.
Next, the committee considered HB 2303, which codifies investment standards for the State Treasurer, emphasizing safety and principal preservation and prohibiting speculative investments and insider misuse. The Treasurer’s Office supported the bill, saying it reflects existing policy and ethics rules, though members asked for clearer definitions of “speculative” and how the bill would interact with other statutes. The committee passed HB 2303 15-0 with two members present and one not voting. HB 2344, which directs the Treasurer to manage the local government investment pool internally and allows a third-party contract only for emergency backup, also passed after questions about local control and whether the bill was necessary; the vote was 12-2-3 with one not voting.
The committee later heard HB 2759, a $500,000 appropriation to the Department of Veterans’ Services to partner with an educational institution in Yavapai County for veterans programs. Retired Navy SEAL Chief Richard Rodriguez testified about Embry-Riddle’s veteran population and emergency assistance needs for housing, travel, and equipment, while opponents objected to using state funds for a private institution and argued veterans services should be broader and statewide. The bill received a due pass recommendation 11-6-1. The committee also approved HB 2207, which funds the prison Braille transcription program at $300,000 and was described as a successful rehabilitation and service program, and HB 2224, as amended to $1 million, which funds the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program through SNAP; supporters said it helps families, farmers, and local economies, and the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe some of my colleagues that are in here now should take those opportunities and go and visit and
- holding you accountable—which I'm sure you're used to—is something this committee should do, and visiting
- holding you accountable, which I'm sure you're used to, is something this committee should do, and visiting
- Thank you so much for coming back to visit us again. It's always a pleasure to have you.
- They directly translate into late diagnoses, avoidable hospitalizations, unnecessary emergency visits
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We discussed and visited. We're going to handle... ...comments. Met with subcommittee chairs.
- We discussed and visited.
- We're going to handle things just a little bit differently and visited with Ranking Member Fogle this
- I know I visit with my counterpart, Director of the Department of Corrections.
- And, yeah, that overtime is saying—and for those who have never visited or been to one of these facilities
Committee:
House Budget
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security 1/13/26 - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I have had the opportunity to visit the judicial center, um, to walk through the screening process
- a consistent screening process and limiting weapons, everyone who works on the Capitol complex or visits
- 00:47:50.720><c> capital</c><00:47:51.119><c> complex</c><00:47:51.839><c> or</c><00:47:52.079><c> visits
- </c><00:47:52.480><c> the</c> the capital complex or visits the the capital complex or visits the capital
Summary:
The committee reconvened in open session after a closed discussion of sensitive security details and reviewed the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment by Axtel. Members discussed weapon screening and access control at length, including testimony from Capitol security and judicial center staff about screening procedures, prohibited items, and how screening is managed for visitors and authorized personnel. The chair emphasized that the committee was voting on high-level recommendations to be included in the final ACAST report and that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Administration would be encouraged to pursue the necessary work, including any legislative or budget requests.
The committee then took a series of roll-call votes on the Axtel recommendations. Access control screening and visitor management (5.11) passed 4-2, while authorized access control and credential oversight (5.12), internal circulation and zoning controls (5.13), perimeter and exterior grounds (5.14), staffing models/post orders/operational readiness (5.15), technology and system integration (5.16), and protective intelligence (5.18) all passed unanimously 6-0. Each approved item was added as a recommendation in the final report.
After the votes, the Department of Administration, Department of Public Safety, and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms offices walked through the draft final report. They highlighted staffing improvements, security infrastructure already installed, and remaining needs, including an estimated $41.008 million request for future enhancements such as kiosks, glass-resistant film, door access controls, cameras, lighting, bollards, and an updated distributed antenna system. The report also includes recommendations on trauma-informed safety drills, conduct rules for hearings, and designating the Minnesota State Patrol Capital Security Division as the primary investigative authority for potential criminal activity on Capitol grounds.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- What my staff has done specifically to address that is to start doing visits.
- Again, I think that having the staff go out to visit.
- So the staff went out this first quarter and they visited every single nation, Pueblo, and tribe.
- They blamed it on the home visit from the staff and the social workers, and it was the rush to reunite
- They go out and visit the client, ensuring the child is safe.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of every city that we go to, to check exactly what danger we're getting ourselves into just for visiting
- I was there at Texas Tech doing my graduate work when my children would come to visit me.
- bypass the great law that was passed and try to protect our women, there's been a 500% increase in ER visits
- the Ethics and Public Policy Center found that about 10% of mifepristone users require a hospital visit
- Another study revealed that a majority of emergency room visits following a medication abortion are miscoded
Committee:
House State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 16th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , scouting, spending time in the parks, enjoying camping, attending the Minnesota State Fair, or visiting
- I do talk to that small resort owner still when he comes up here to visit because we went back again;
- I visit a lot of our schools.
- We know the science of reading is working, and it's because I got to visit Monroe Elementary School.
- During that time, she made home visits, found jackets and clothing for her students in need.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Apr 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I VISITED A HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY CLASS AND DISCOVERED NOT ONE STUDENT IN THE AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS KNEW
- Burton: I'VE BEEN VISITED BY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, MOST OF US HAVE.
- VISITORS THAT COME TO FRANKLIN COUNTY, VISITORS THAT VISIT APALACHICOLA ST.
- PODCAST AND THE FOUNDER OF DRIFTER FISH CLUB WHERE I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD TO VISIT
- ARE PRIORITIZING IN THIS BILL, IT DEFINITELY ISN'T THE LOCALS WERE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO VISIT
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We can visit with the agency about whether or not there would be any scoreable savings.
- When Michael Morton visited this august body, Senator, you and I have practiced together, this body,
- We had a visiting judge come here, a Heath motion, and said, well, it just took too long.
- have evidence of child porn in a child abuse case that will forever be not usable simply because a visiting
- judge decided, based on the Heath decision, that he could do it. ...not usable simply because a visiting
Bills:
SB552 , SB1099 , SB1124 , SB1208 , SB1372 , SB1506 , SB1667 , SB1804 , SB1806 , SB1870 , SB1936 , SB1937 , SB2180 , SB2405 , SB2569 , SB2570 , SB1646
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense
Summary:
The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending.
SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that when he is when he begins getting sleep again, he would be welcome to come down to Austin and visit
- I remember you and I visited about this program back in 2021 or a related program and I'm curious how
- Yeah, I'd honestly love to visit more about that program.
- OK, and then, um, how often do investigators usually visit county jails for inspection?
- still not in compliance with minimum jail standards, they're going to receive another on-site, uh, visit
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That visit reinforced the importance of reliable, carbon-free energy in meeting California's growing
- That visit reinforced the importance of reliable, carbon-free energy in meeting California's growing
- Members, I see out of the corner of my eye former Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia has come to visit us
- Members, I see out of the corner of my eye, former assembly member, Eduardo Garcia has come to visit
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. After routine procedural announcements and motions, members moved through a long concurrence and third-reading file, with many bills passing on largely bipartisan or unanimous votes. Early actions included rejecting a motion to strike SB 958 from the file, concurring in AJR 9 on national parks, and approving AB 1647 on juvenile transfer hearings, AB 1656 on human trafficking, AB 1660 on probate procedures, AB 1875 on marriage cooling-off period procedures, AB 1892 on common interest developments, AB 1908 on civil actions and urgency, AB 1954 on business reservations, AB 1957 on post-foreclosure home acquisition, AB 1977 on notaries public, AB 2001 and AB 2052 on criminal procedure, AB 2107 on pupil instruction, AB 2263 on housing, AB 2346 and AB 2595 on e-bike/vehicle issues, AB 1562 on elections, AB 2180 on local government finance, and AB 2624 on privacy protections for immigration support service providers. AB 2624 drew the most extensive debate, with supporters saying it expands Safe at Home protections for workers facing doxxing and threats, and opponents arguing it could chill speech and journalism; it ultimately passed 49-13 and was immediately transmitted to the Governor. The Assembly also adopted H.R. 134 designating November as California’s First-Generation College Celebration Month after supportive remarks about access to higher education and first-generation students. On the Senate side, the Assembly concurred in or passed measures including SB 932 on transparency in civil proceedings, SB 1400 on health authorities, SB 1154 on community college best-value procurement, SB 1264 on probate and child support notice, SB 599 on atmospheric river forecasting, SB 692 on emergency abatement of abandoned vehicles, SB 1263 on contractor accountability, and SB 1371 on solid waste service during labor disputes; SB 1371 prompted opposition over labor leverage and potential cost impacts but passed 41-14. Other notable Senate bills approved included SB 401 on emergency extensions for political reform filings, SB 945 on CPR/AED training in schools, SB 977 requiring healthier children’s meals at chain restaurants, SB 1192 on protections against abusive litigation by domestic violence abusers, SB 1194 on immigration legal services, SB 872 on water, SB 925 on a fusion energy roadmap, SB 934 strengthening conversion therapy protections, SB 1030 repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule, SB 1056 on protective orders for adult sexual assault materials, SB 1069 streamlining CARB approval for aftermarket auto parts, and SB 1135 creating a statewide wildlife coexistence program. The session ended with several items passed or retained on file and multiple procedural announcements, including guest permissions and adjournment-memory requests.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That visit... I recently toured Diablo Canyon with my colleagues in the Problem Solvers Caucus.
- That visit reinforced the importance of reliable, carbon-free energy in meeting California's growing
- Members, I see out of the corner of my eye former Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia has come to visit us
- Members, I see out of the corner of my eye, former assembly member, Eduardo Garcia has come to visit