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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We need broad sweeping zoning reforms that can start to solve this crisis.
- And I would standard, judicial standard.
- We've done a lot of work on housing reform in the different states.
- So a lot of zoning reform at the moment.
- </c> looked at minimum lot size reform. looked at minimum lot size reform.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/5/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- There are five judicial officers.
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- </c> that we make in in the judicial branch. that we make in in the judicial branch.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- working with several parties, district attorneys council, OSBI, as well as a number of criminal justice reform
- I understand that there are all sorts of pressures under our judicial system. I understand that.
- the courthouse... ...people are interested in what's happening in the judicial system.
- And we need guardian ad litem reform.
- The pretrial risk assessment, there are a few judicial districts that utilize it.
Bills:
SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills covering criminal justice, family law, elections, insurance, and property issues. Among the measures approved were SB 2030, a clean-slate/automatic expungement bill; SB 1926, allowing victims seeking protective orders to file in another county; SB 2170, requiring supervised visits when sexual abuse allegations are substantiated by DHS; SB 2151, giving prosecutors discretion to seek a 65% sentence instead of an 85% sentence in some cases; SB 2166, setting evidentiary rules for calculating future medical damages; SB 1213, allowing certain inmates to start at a higher earned-credit level; SB 1381, creating a statewide pretrial hearing process with a pilot program approach; SB 1824, updating corporation and LLC statutes; SB 1876, modernizing service of process on foreign insurers; SB 1728, adding a domestic violence definition for coercive control; SB 1582, defining bona fide resident and lawful permanent resident for alien land ownership rules; SB 1286, requiring more political subdivisions to provide polling places at no cost; SB 1386, creating a courtroom transparency pilot program using audio-video recording; and SB 1708, creating a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time. Several bills were amended before passage, including title-striking motions on multiple measures and committee-substitute language changes.
Debate centered on the policy tradeoffs in several of the more controversial bills. Senators raised concerns about forum shopping and judicial bias in the protective-order bill, the fairness and practical effects of the future-damages bill on injured plaintiffs and insurers, the impact of the custody presumption bill on domestic violence cases and guardian ad litem practice, and the risks of foreign land ownership. Supporters generally framed the bills as responses to constituent concerns, efforts to improve fairness or transparency, or ways to modernize outdated statutes and procedures. Opponents or skeptics focused on unintended consequences, possible burdens on victims, and whether existing law already addressed the problems being raised.
The committee also heard that SB 1381 would likely return as a pilot program in one county because of fiscal concerns, and SB 1386 was discussed as a limited courtroom-recording pilot rather than a full statewide rollout. SB 1582 passed after discussion of the meaning of “bona fide resident” and whether certain noncitizens could buy land. SB 1708 drew especially detailed debate over whether the law should begin with a presumption of equal parenting time or leave custody decisions entirely to the judge’s best-interest analysis. Most measures advanced on bipartisan roll-call votes, with some dissent on SB 1926, SB 2166, SB 1386, and SB 1708.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And then an additional item for the Second Judicial District Court on juvenile drug courts.
- On line number nine, you can see down there a million dollars in the Second Judicial District Court for
- And then moving on to page two, $2 million for the Second Judicial District Attorney's Office related
- There is money being transferred to that fund in House Bill 2 should the disaster funding reform bill
- These are like basically a high school reform type strategy. That was another $12 million.
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Last legislative session, there was a major reform to the department.
Bills:
HB199 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB235 , HB246 , HB405 , HB535 , HB554 , HB907 , SCR3 , SB43 , SB52 , SB54 , SB113 , SB168 , SB219 , SB222 , SB270 , SB311 , SB359
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Bills:
HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58 , HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
teachers retirement, credit purchase, St. Clair County, DAY Program, pension reform, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, I just want to recognize District Attorney Andy Hamlin for the 24th Judicial Circuit.
- Chair, I just want to recognize District Attorney Andy Hamlin for the 24th Judicial Circuit.
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- </c> Andy Hamlin for the 24th Judicial Andy Hamlin for the 24th Judicial Circuit.<00:36:29.200><c> Where
Bills:
SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81 , SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So as a civil liberties organization, I just want to be clear, we support restorative justice reforms
- But we don't see this Support restorative justice reforms. That makes sense.
- This fortifies the integrity of our judicial system and reduces the risk of unreliable statements by,
- This is about fairness in our judicial process.
- What this bill does is basically reform.
Summary:
The committee heard several public safety and privacy bills, with extensive testimony on each. AB 1872 by Assembly Member Ta would make repeat swatting a wobbler and require offenders to compensate victims for property damage. Supporters, including civil liberties, sheriff, and district attorney representatives, said swatting is a serious and growing threat to first responders, schools, and public officials. Opponents argued existing law already covers false emergency reports and warned the bill could worsen penalties for people with mental illness. The committee approved the bill on a do pass motion to Appropriations.
AB 1727, also by Assembly Member Ta, would make it a misdemeanor to transfer or sell a person’s genetic data without consent. Supporters framed the bill as a needed privacy protection in light of advances in genetic technology and AI, citing examples such as HeLa cells and concerns about unauthorized DNA collection. Opponents, including ACLU Cal Action, said civil penalties already exist under current law and objected to creating a new carceral offense for nonviolent conduct. The committee accepted amendments and moved the bill forward as amended to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee.
The committee then took up AB 1782 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would lower the threshold for retaining certain offenders with mental health disorders in state hospital custody and broaden the conduct considered in dangerousness determinations. Supporters said the bill responds to a recent release case and would help prevent dangerous releases; opponents, including disability rights and public defender groups, said it would weaken due process and expand involuntary confinement. The chair recommended a no vote, and the bill remained on call after a split roll. AB 1632 by Assembly Member Johnson, which removes the notarization requirement for trespass authorization letters, passed as amended despite opposition from homelessness advocates and public defenders who said it could increase arrests of unhoused people; supporters said it would reduce bureaucracy and help property owners and police respond to trespassing. The committee also heard AB 1968 by Assembly Member Gallagher, which would add conspiracy to commit murder to the list of offenses eligible for heightened juvenile court handling; supporters cited a foiled school attack in Tehama County, while opponents warned of overbroad punishment and racial disparities. The bill was discussed but not yet voted on in the portion provided.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Prior to tax reform, we had a system of three rates in brackets.
- So when we adopted tax reform, we went to a flat rate of 3%.
- So when we adopted tax reform, we went to a flat rate of 3%.
- So that part of tax reform did not pass.
- Because we just completed our first year of tax reform.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:34 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Through this Reform and Investment...
- This is a reform. This is not a simple Band-Aid fix.
- Judicial districts may not align with tribal governance. Or service delivery.
- I have two judicial districts.
- reforms. the picture that we're looking at in reforms—meaningful reforms.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The requirement does not apply to employers covered under the Personnel System Reform Act, and those
- House Bill 2091 extends this requirement to those public employers under the Personnel System Reform
- But I would note that when the medical provider network was adopted in the wake of the 2011 reforms,
- An employer would not be required to request a subpoena or a judicial warrant in order to comply.
- The bill also prohibits an employer from sharing worker records without a subpoena or judicial warrant
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2091, a collective bargaining measure that would require state agencies and other employers covered by the Personnel System Reform Act to provide unions with employee contact and job information similar to what other public employers already must share. The sponsor and union witnesses said the bill would close a gap left by prior legislation and improve communication with represented employees; no one testified in opposition during the hearing portion shown. Action on the bill was deferred.
The committee then moved to House Bill 2264, which would allow workers who voluntarily participate in an employer-initiated layoff or reduction-in-force plan to qualify for unemployment insurance if the separation results from that plan. The sponsor and a member described it as a narrow fix to clarify eligibility and reduce disputes. After brief supportive testimony, the committee voted 9-0 to report the bill out with a due pass recommendation.
A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 2218, a workers’ compensation bill that would expand provider choice, require notice to injured workers of their right to choose a provider, limit employer steering, speed utilization review, allow more flexibility from treatment guidelines, and change rules for reopening or continuing treatment on certain claims. Supporters, including injured workers, unions, attorneys, firefighters, and a psychiatrist, argued the current system delays care and over-relies on rigid guidelines; opponents from business groups and the Department of Labor and Industries said the bill would weaken evidence-based standards, raise costs, and create uncertainty. No final action was taken in the portion shown.
The committee also heard House Bill 2105, as a proposed substitute, which would require employers to notify workers after an ICE Form I-9 inspection notice or results, limit voluntary access to certain records without a subpoena or warrant, require workplace postings, and create enforcement by the Attorney General and private lawsuits. Supporters said the bill would provide due process, transparency, and protection for immigrant workers; opponents, especially small business and agricultural groups, warned of conflicts with federal law, burdensome notice requirements, and severe penalties. The hearing continued with additional testimony, and no vote was taken in the excerpt provided.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It also preserves judicial oversight, which I think is important.
- And this gives the court the opportunity to have that oversight and to make some judicial determinations
- And this gives the court the opportunity to have that oversight and to make some judicial determinations
- And again, the bill does call for judicial oversight and gives the court discretion in these matters,
- Despite my young 28 years of age, I have led significant child welfare reform in the state of Idaho,
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The remainder is appropriated to state agencies, judicial, and higher education projects.
- I think this doesn't replace bonding reform.
- And now with this bill, in terms of the funding, the procurement reform, and the look at the due process
- It is the creation of the judge for Senate Judicial District Number One and District Number Two.
- Furthermore, New Mexico recently invested in system transformation through the Behavioral Health Reform
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are also seeing increased attention to interagency coordination and legislative reform, including
- First, law enforcement reform. We need clear jurisdiction. First, law enforcement reform.
- systems, but also recognizing when cases need to flow back into California's overall judicial system
- systems, but also recognizing when cases need to flow back into California's overall judicial system
- Why not say, we trust the tribe to know how to build their judicial system?
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Jan 12th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- Patrol exist under the purview of the executive branch, and the Supreme Court Marshals are under the judicial
- Patrol exist under the purview of the executive branch and the Supreme Court Marshals are under the judicial
- Representative Philip Buller King: This bill is a common-sense, evidence-based reform that strengthens
- group of people come to the legislature to talk about various different forms of criminal justice reform
- So I think people who have family members, especially in the criminal justice reform community, see this
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Over a judicial Commonwealth's history.
- This is judicial warfare in the flesh.
- This is judicial warfare in the flesh.
- </c> also highlight the need uh for reform also highlight the need uh for reform here<02:42:00.240><c
- We did say let's reform injunctions.
Keywords:
injunctive relief, court authority, legal proceedings, federal law, separation of powers, committee appointments, House of Representatives, membership, standing committees, legislative process, pairs, voting procedure, Congress, financial protection, overdraft lending, digital payments, consumer protection, voter registration, remote voting, proxy voting
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 17th, 2026 at 09:11 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to know if I know there was progress in that, and it was the first judicial.
- And thank you for flagging the Second Judicial District's felony warrant enforcement.
- Chairman, one last question: Why the first judicial district?
- It would be for technical assistance in implementing the Behavioral Health Reform Act.
- I don't see anything for the 7th Judicial District, however.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a housing attorney with the Mass Law Reform Institute.
- Ben is a housing attorney at Mass Law Reform.
- So we are very excited to have him on board at Mass Law Reform.
- My name is Andrea Park from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.
- We believe in the judicial system, so we had to stick with it.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on a wide range of bills, with much of the discussion focused on housing stability and maternal mental health. On H. 1924/S. 1171, supporters including Sen. Joan Lovely, Rep. Jim O’Day, physicians, advocates, and people with lived experience urged the committee to create legal protections and treatment pathways for defendants who experienced postpartum psychosis or other perinatal mood disorders within 12 months of giving birth. Testimony emphasized that these conditions are rare but severe, often treatable, and can lead to tragic outcomes if criminalized rather than addressed through screening, expert evaluation, treatment, and, in some cases, resentencing or mitigation. Committee members asked about diagnosis years after the fact and how the Illinois law has worked; witnesses said retrospective diagnosis is possible and that the Illinois model has led to some successful resentencing petitions and broader awareness.
Housing-related bills drew substantial testimony. On H. 1983/S. 1071, witnesses described “zombie” subordinate mortgages that were sold years after borrowers believed they had been resolved, then resurfaced with large balances and foreclosure threats. Supporters said the bill would require disclosures and court review to prevent unlawful servicing and foreclosure practices. On H. 1952, advocates from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, tenants, and legal services providers backed a permanent statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, citing data showing strong tenant outcomes and the importance of quality control, multilingual outreach, and full representation. On H. 1895/S. 1184, testimony supported codifying a two-tier summary process in eviction court and prohibiting defaults at the initial case-management stage. On H. 1883, a small property owner supported rent escrow as a way to protect landlords from bad-faith nonpayment while preserving tenant rights.
The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing discriminatory housing covenants, tenant oversight, and homelessness. On H. 1762/S. 1080, a housing advocate supported removing void restrictive covenants from deeds, describing the Dirty Deeds Project and the lingering harm of racist language in property records. On H. 1814, tenants and advocates described harassment, retaliation, security problems, and lack of accountability in subsidized housing, arguing for an Office of the Tenant Advocate within the Attorney General’s Office. On S. 1120, multiple witnesses supported a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness, saying it would affirm the right to rest and seek shelter, reduce criminalization, and extend anti-discrimination protections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions on the bills.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Two important remaining elements of enacting bail reform in Texas: Senate Bill 3073 and Senate Joint
- As you know, back in 2019, When we started making some of the jail reforms, we began gathering more data
- So there is no judicial discretion at that point.
- As we're considering these sorts of circumstances, I just ask that we maintain judicial discretion in
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight.
- The need for reform is well documented.
- autonomy, judicial discretion.
- To judicial discretion.
- However, judicial discretion is not enough.
Committee:
House Public Safety