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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/19/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know we've had people that are working forensics maybe or other groups, but we'll figure that out.
  • I know we've had people that are working forensics maybe or other groups, but we'll figure that out.
  • I know we've had people that are working forensics maybe or other groups, but we'll figure that out.
  • We also expanded the option to look at other adjacent law enforcement positions like forensic scientists
  • </c> enforcement positions like forensic enforcement positions like forensic scientists.<00:37:40.079
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • competency and calls for the pilot program to establish in either Merrimack or Strafford County a forensic
  • 00:22:23.840><c> a</c> or or straford County to establish a or or straford County to establish a forensic
  • liaison position to assist in forensic liaison position to assist in restoring<00:22:28.159><c> competence
  • c> um</c><01:02:52.359><c> anyone</c> I think, um, and please understand I don't profess to be an expert
  • liaison that will there is uh forensic liaison that will there is there's<02:12:06.400><c> going</c>
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses. The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your participation gives us, as legislators, the opportunity to better understand these bills from experts
  • You will hear from these distinguished experts and advocates soon, who can highlight the many benefits
  • we can't get anyone into those facilities now, maybe 10 a year, because they're overwhelmed with forensic
  • Our coalition is made up of experts in research and treatment of psychological trauma.
  • Our coalition is made up of experts in research and treatment of psychological trauma from across Massachusetts
Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing on 14 bills focused on insurance, parity, opioids, behavioral health access, and mental health system reform. Chair Mindy Domb and Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would accept written testimony. The hearing featured testimony from legislators, providers, advocates, and behavioral health organizations, with most speakers urging favorable reports on the bills they addressed. A major topic was psychiatric collaborative care, including H. 222/S. 1390, which would raise reimbursement for collaborative care codes to at least Medicare levels and allow billing outside the MassHealth primary care subcapitation model. Supporters said the model improves access, outcomes, and cost savings by embedding behavioral health in primary care, and several witnesses described successful implementation in practices and schools. Committee members asked questions about how the model works, what specialties use it, barriers to adoption, and whether copays, deductibles, and subcapitation rules should be changed. Witnesses also supported related innovation legislation, including H. 2224, which would create a mental health innovation fund and support nontraditional trauma-healing approaches. Other bills discussed included H. 2212, which would require prescribers to discuss opioid and pain-medication risks, alternatives, and addiction/overdose concerns with patients or guardians; H. 2232 and H. 2233, which would address equitable payment and equitable access for behavioral health providers serving MassHealth patients; and S. 1406, which would add opioid maintenance treatment information to MassPAT and allow patient-authorized access to that information. Witnesses also strongly backed S. 1399, which would set targets to increase behavioral health spending within the overall health care cost benchmark, arguing that Massachusetts underinvests in behavioral health and that greater investment could reduce emergency, hospitalization, homelessness, and criminal justice costs. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Officers, forensics officers in the state. Our group does support AB 93.
  • I'm advocating today for Nevada's correctional officers and forensic officers.
  • I'm a forensic specialist at Stein. First, I want to speak in support of the bill.
  • I'm a forensic specialist and the union trustee for Lodge 21, speaking up on behalf of the forensic staff
  • Hello, this is Brandon Everett, Forensic Specialist 3, at Stein Forensic Hospital.
Committee: Senate Finance
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • While Kentucky law requires emergency departments to provide sexual assault forensic exams to victims
  • Kentucky law already outlines critical procedures for forensic evidence collection and medical care for
  • Do you want to answer that, or— forensic exams to victims the service is forensic exams to victims the
  • </c><00:45:45.920><c> uh</c> critical procedures to forensic uh critical procedures to forensic uh evidence
  • </c> I would like a sexual assault forensic I would like a sexual assault forensic exam<00:47:30.040>
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth. Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals. Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (10/14/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> So they can't do a forensic audit right now because a forensic audit would mean they come in and take
  • So right now is not an appropriate time to do a forensic audit.
  • >> So, um, they can't do a forensic audit right now because a forensic audit would mean they come in
  • </c><00:50:52.160><c> audit</c> so um they can't do a forensic audit so um they can't do a forensic audit
  • </c> they will do a forensic audit. they will do a forensic audit.
Committee: Senate Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • File 2136, which is a Representative Pete Johnson provision, which is allocating grant funding for forensic
  • File 2136, which is a Representative Pete Johnson provision, which is allocating grant funding for forensic
  • Provision, which is allocating grant funding for forensic interview training scholarships.
  • And if you would like a thorough walk-through of the spreadsheet, our expert Mr.
Summary: The committee took up House File 4466, the Health Finance and Policy bill, and first adopted the A8 amendment, described as a set of technical fixes. Members then considered a large A9 amendment that bundled a wide range of Children and Families provisions, including child care licensing modernization, crisis nursery licensing, SNAP/MFIT-related language, child care provider self-reporting, a physical abuse recognition poster, child protection and welfare provisions, funding for parent support outreach, and forensic interview training scholarships. Supporters described it as bipartisan work with relatively small fiscal impact, while opponents said it greatly expanded the bill and should be handled separately; after a roll call, the A9 amendment failed 7-14. Representative Scott then offered the A11 amendment, raising concerns about new all-payer claims database language and whether it should have been heard in the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee. Department of Health staff explained the data-sharing safeguards, de-identification process, fee structure, and enforcement provisions, but Scott remained concerned about privacy and the scope of the program and withdrew the amendment. The committee then moved to final bill discussion. Members and authors described HF 4466 as a lean health finance bill largely conforming Minnesota law to federal HR1 Medicaid-related changes, including work requirements, retroactive eligibility limits, cost-sharing, and home equity provisions. Supporters argued conformity was necessary to avoid major federal funding losses and noted a few additional member bills in the package; opponents criticized the federal changes as harmful, especially for vulnerable populations such as victims of trafficking and domestic violence. Fiscal staff said the bill would save just over $2 million in FY 2026-27 and almost $98 million in FY 2028-29. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Mar 13th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Transcript Highlights:
  • people was to for the city to invest in the services of an accounting firm for the purposes of a forensic
  • That forensic audit will cover the 2017 sales tax fund activity as well, and that's for seven years,
  • That forensic audit will cover the 2017 sales tax fund activity as well, and that's for seven years,
  • Before the firm conducting the forensic audit came on board, we conducted some internal audits.
Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee approved the February 13 minutes and then heard several committee reports. The executive committee report noted that audit and special reports were scheduled for presentation, one requested report remained outstanding, and staff was asked to review selected Benton County circuit court case transfers. The committee also received and adopted reports from the counties and municipalities committee, the education committee, and the state agencies committee. Those reports covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, education audit reports, and state agency findings such as duplicate vendor payments, collateral issues, record-keeping problems, and vehicle log deficiencies. In each case, the committee voted to file or adopt the reports, with some reports deferred for follow-up or for officials to appear at a later meeting. A major portion of the meeting focused on the City of Pine Bluff’s 2024 financial audit. Auditors said the city received a clean opinion overall, but management letter findings identified serious issues in the mayor’s office, Parks and Recreation, and the finance department. The Parks and Recreation finding involved $179,629 in manual receipts that could not be traced to city deposits, missing receipts from several facilities, $48,415 in unallowable purchases, $13,000 in questionable purchases, altered invoices, unapproved vendors, and missing equipment; those matters were referred to the prosecuting attorney, attorney general, Governmental Bonding Board, and Arkansas State Police. The finance finding cited weak cash-receipting and bank-reconciliation procedures and late or missing deposits. City officials, including the mayor, finance director, and parks director, testified that the problems predated the current administration and said they had taken corrective steps. They described hiring a forensic audit firm, creating or updating standard operating procedures, improving receipting and deposit processes, adding procurement oversight, and moving Parks and Recreation to electronic or system-based receipting. Committee members questioned the officials about oversight, nonprofit relationships, and whether theft or system failures were to blame. After discussion, the committee voted to file the Pine Bluff report. The next meeting was announced for June 4-5, 2026.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we're going to take up tab 5, Senate Bill 770, relating to forensic services for certain defendants
  • SB 778 is a straightforward bill that improves both safety and efficiency in our state's forensic system
  • It updates the definition of forensic clients so that individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism
  • parallel staffing and space for these individuals, even though they require the same level of secure forensic
Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first adopted a late-filed amendment to SB 774, which expands enhanced workers’ compensation coverage to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries. The bill drew supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher and others, and was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 770 on forensic services for certain defendants, which would allow the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to consolidate secure forensic services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed after incompetency findings. Members then considered several public safety, family, and workforce bills. CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized aliens operating commercial vehicles an imminent safety hazard and imposes vehicle impoundment and a $50,000 penalty on motor carriers, was reported favorably after questions about impound procedures and cargo handling; one speaker opposed it. SB 1594, protecting veterans’ benefits for foster youth so the funds are reserved for postsecondary education, training, and after-care services, was reported favorably with supportive testimony from a former DCF attorney. CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in violent crime cases, was reported favorably despite criminal defense attorneys’ concerns about a provision allowing warrantless arrests without officer observation. The committee also approved a complete rewrite of the nonprofit corporations chapter in SB 554, a sickle cell continuing education bill (SB 844) after extensive emotional testimony from patients, advocates, and family members, and SB 1022 adding two children’s initiative programs in Bay County and Broward County. CS/SB 1246 broadened the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science education programs and related workforce needs and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230 restricting use and sale of certain firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, and CS/CS/SB 128 directing DEP to mark Red Harris Spoil Island; both passed with favorable votes. Several senators later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific tabs, and the meeting adjourned without further business.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 18th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we're going to take up tab 5, Senate Bill 770, on forensic services for certain defendants by Senator
  • SB 770 is a straightforward bill that improves both safety and efficiency in our state's forensic system
  • It updates the definition of forensic clients so that individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism
  • parallel staffing and space for these individuals, even though they require the same level of secure forensic
Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630
Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Drew Cross, C-R-O-S-S, and I'm the State Forensic Program Coordinator.
  • My name is Drew Cross, C-R-O-S-S, and I'm the State Forensic Program Coordinator.
  • willingness to work with us to improve the statute, which will ultimately lead to a more efficient forensic
  • This will add to the efficiency of the statewide forensic system without sacrificing the quality or impact
Bills: SB60 , SB85 , SB323 , SB309 , SB465
Committee: Assembly Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance (Part I) Jan 28th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I met with Stanford professors that were experts on this. I met with lawyers.
  • We didn't have the money to pay the experts, so they front all the costs.
  • They had to pay all the experts. They had to fund ongoing costs. We didn't fund any of that.
  • Part of the reason we did it, we didn't have the money to pay the experts.
  • Now, they'll factor in their cost of the risk to do the case and the expert witnesses, etc.
Bills: SB 1
Committee: Senate Finance
Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.

Judiciary, Division B

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Investigation, which would encompass the Bureau of Narcotics, MBI, Homeland Security, and the Forensics
  • 00:36:55.560><c> Security</c><00:36:55.840><c> and</c><00:36:56.120><c> the</c><00:36:56.200><c> Forensics
  • </c> Homeland Security and the Forensics Homeland Security and the Forensics Laboratory.<00:36:57.880
  • 00:41:23.240><c> of</c> Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Forensics
  • </c> Forensics, which would be the crime lab. Forensics, which would be the crime lab.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • agencies if there are complicated statement of it estimated regulatory costs to be prepared and using experts
  • statutes to conform to a directive of the Legislature to replace the name Division of investigative in Forensic
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • The need for forensic medical evaluations in criminal and civil commitment cases has really surged in
  • The need for forensic medical evaluations in criminal and civil commitment cases has really surged in
  • The need for forensic medical evaluations in criminal and civil commitment cases has really surged in
  • The need for forensic medical evaluations in criminal and civil commitment cases has really surged in
  • So my last question is very short: you talked about forensic examiners, and what is the qualification
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules REVISED Apr 20th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pro Tem Paxton, you're recognized to present the nomination of Juana Ellison to the Forensic Review Board
  • The Forensic Review Board to serve a five-year term ending December 31, 2031.
  • Ellison is a resident of Arnett, Oklahoma, and this is a reappointment to the Forensic Review Board.
  • I bring qualifications to the Forensic Review Board through my doctorate-level education in clinical
  • So I look forward to continuing to serve on the Forensic Review Board. Thank you, Ms. Ellison.
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider a long slate of executive nominations and several bills. All of the nominations received broad support and were advanced to the floor, including Lori Burns to the Redlands Community College Board of Regents, Lisa Daly to the Oklahoma State Credit Union, Juana Ellison to the Forensic Review Board, Haley Frick to the Regional University System of Oklahoma, Michael Hillary to the Wildlife Conservation Commission, Dustin Hillary to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, John Holt to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufactured Housing Commission, Brian Sweeney to the Capital Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, and Cale Walker to the USAO Board of Regents. Most nominations passed unanimously; Brian Sweeney’s nomination passed 15-2. The committee then heard and passed several policy bills. HB 1675 created a severe-weather preparedness framework for youth camps and passed 16-1. HB 3242, the Women’s Safety and Protection Act covering shelters, schools, and higher education, passed 15-2 after questions about enforcement and legal remedies. HB 1739 increased state police pension benefits and employer contributions to help retain officers, passing 16-1. HB 3320 overhauled the sunset review process for boards and commissions and passed 15-2. HB 3047 designated LOFT as the central recipient for legislative reports and passed unanimously, and HB 4434 required the governor or acting governor to notify the next successor before leaving the state, also passing unanimously. The committee also advanced HB 4432, which would restore the ability to deduct gambling losses against gambling winnings for state income tax purposes; supporters said it would help ordinary taxpayers, while opponents raised fiscal concerns, and it passed 16-1. HB 3705 raised the parental choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million and passed 13-3 after extended debate over school choice, public funding, and reporting. HB 3718 set timelines for school districts to process evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship program and passed 12-2, with critics arguing it could create a separate track and strain school psychology resources. HJR 1089, which would have sent voters a constitutional convention referendum, was laid over and not voted on. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final vote.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to improve processes at OFC Oklahoma Forensic Center, which is up in Enid. That's where we.
  • I would also mention that on the staff side, we still need Forensic doctors, psychiatrists, etc., and
  • I think forensic was put in there, and there's some very specific things.
  • So, is forensic psychiatry different than a Regular psychiatry internship and residency.
  • How do we get more forensic nurses, right?' All of those other things.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/6/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I don't think my 12-year-old can understand that, not a public safety expert, but he exists and has
  • And I don't think my 12-year-old can understand that, not a public safety expert, but he exists and has
  • And I don't think my 12-year-old can understand that, not a public safety expert, but he exists and has
  • And I don't think my 12-year-old can understand that, not a public safety expert, but he exists and has
  • This is an amendment that would also I believe, and experts have said this is an amendment and aimed
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • A forensics laboratory in western Kentucky, computer forensics laboratory, upgrade communications equipment
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  • the in the budget bill. a forensics laboratory<00:08:42.000><c> in</c><00:08:42.240><c> western</c><00
  • > computer</c> laboratory in western Kentucky, computer laboratory in western Kentucky, computer forensics
  • <00:08:45.040><c> laboratory,</c><00:08:46.240><c> upgrade</c> forensics laboratory, upgrade forensics