Video & Transcript Research : 'contempt'
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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Child Custody Review Task Force Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Child Custody Review Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- repercussions or contempt proceedings. a lot of problems with this as it stands, unless we're very,
- repercussions or contempt proceedings.
- And this is relating to contempt proceedings for intentional interference with court-ordered parenting
- time. ...to contempt proceedings for intentional interference with court-ordered parenting time.
- We said now if somebody files a contempt motion, they have to be heard within 30 days.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 557 prevents individuals from being held in contempt or jailed for nonpayment of child support if
- Enforcement and contempt order happened when he went, so the first notice that he had that he was in
- And when by the time they had trial on the contempt and the enforcement, he was, he was current.
- Um, it shields Texans from wrong wrongful contempt charges due to no fault of their own.
- Then You won't let him be held in contempt. He wouldn't be held in contempt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I could have held him in contempt. All I had to do was say, "Mr.
- I could have held him in contempt. All I had to do was say, "Mr.
- I could have held him in contempt. All I had to do was say, "Mr.
- I could have held him in contempt. All I had to do was say, "Mr.
- I could have held him in contempt. All I had to do was say, "Mr.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- And then if you do not do that, you're in contempt of court.
- little bit that's going to hit you in the pocketbook, and you might end up spending a day in jail for contempt
- issues and enters an order to say put that child on your insurance because then you can be held in contempt
- At any status conference, the dad can be told you're in contempt of court and that...
- You're in contempt of court, and that could mean you go to jail for a night.
Keywords:
judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Or a civil arrest for contempt of court, or to maintain order or safety in the court where the proceeding
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of <00:32:14.400>court Or a civil arrest for contempt of court Or a - civil arrest for contempt of court or<00:32:15.120>
to <00:32:15.240>main <00:32:15.640> - contempt proceedings. contempt proceedings.
- of court is clarified to of contempt of court is clarified to only<00:33:01.400>
be <00:33:01.560
Summary:
The House first passed H.953, an act approving an amendment to the charter of the town of Panton, on third reading by voice vote. It then took up S.325 on regional planning and Act 250 tier jurisdiction, where a Lowell member offered an amendment to redefine conserved land for purposes of the conserved land inventory and Vermont’s conservation goals. The Speaker ruled that amendment not germane, and the House sustained that ruling. A separate Williamstown amendment to expand interim housing exemptions was then debated; supporters said it would help housing growth in already developed areas, including rural towns, while opponents from the Environment Committee and Ways and Means said it remained unfavorable and could affect towns that rely on Act 250 review. The House rejected that amendment by voice vote. A Barre City member then offered a wetlands amendment to limit Class 2 wetland buffers in targeted housing areas, arguing it would support housing in designated growth areas while still protecting most wetlands; after discussion, the member withdrew the amendment. The House then passed S.325 in concurrence with proposal of amendment by voice vote.
The House next postponed action on S.208, relating to standards for law enforcement identification, for two legislative days. It then considered S.209, prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations. The Judiciary Committee explained that the bill expands existing civil-arrest protections beyond court proceedings to include schools, government buildings, DMV offices, libraries, polling places, social service sites, places of worship, camps, and health care facilities, while preserving exceptions for judicial warrants, court orders, contempt, and court security. The committee also described changes to remedies and definitions, including exclusions for temporary custody during a mental health crisis. Testimony cited included representatives from medical, immigrant justice, legal, library, municipal, faith, education, and civil rights groups; the bill was reported favorably by Judiciary on a 6-5 vote.
A Bennington member offered an amendment to S.209 that would remove the governor’s statutory exemption to authorize 287(g) agreements, arguing such agreements can undermine due process, public safety, and trust in law enforcement. The Judiciary Committee had already found the amendment not germane, and the member withdrew it. Debate then continued on the committee-recommended bill, with a Sheldon member speaking from a law-enforcement perspective to argue Vermont already does not conduct civil immigration arrests and warning the bill could create confusion and liability for officers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before final action on S.209 is shown.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Bills:
HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390, HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390
Keywords:
liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- becomes a stumbling block both to our faith and our self-confidence, when their efforts, fueled with contempt
- their efforts self-confidence when their efforts fueled<00:06:15.199>
with <00:06:15.400>contempt - <00:06:15.919>
and <00:06:16.120>Malice fueled with contempt and Malice fueled with - contempt and Malice undermine<00:06:17.319>
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AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026
Alabama House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Do you have contempt for the federal judiciary? >> Not one bit.
- >> I do. >> And why do you have contempt? >> But I don't.
- ruling that the state disagrees... ...a court ruling that the state disagrees with. >> Do you have contempt
- >> I do. >> And why do you have contempt? >> And why do you have contempt?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Allowing contempt and it's immediately.
- ,<02:53:07.680>
it Bedric, anytime we filed contempt, it Bedric, anytime we filed contempt - contempt.
- >> never acted on the contempt. Never. >> never acted on the contempt. Never.
- have been held in contempt back then. have been held in contempt back then.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- powers and inheritance to hold contempt powers and the<00:47:14.359>
like <00:47:15.319>um - There's also the problem with contempt, right there.
- People are keeping their children from another parent; a contempt motion has been filed; they've been
- found in contempt yet there's nothing happening to get those children back to the other parent.
- they've been found in contempt yet they've been found in contempt yet there's<01:23:59.280>
nothing
Summary:
The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee.
The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes.
Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/03/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- <03:34:38.720>
Uh for contempt. Wait for that hearing. Uh for contempt. - I mean, this the contempt provision you file for contempt.
- They're in contempt, but I'm just saying so in contempt, it could be legal fees as a remedy.
- provision you file for this the contempt provision you file for contempt.<03:51:48.399>
Yeah. - contempt. Yeah. contempt. Yeah.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So you are saying that what the court found in June of 2021 in their contempt order was about the stopping
- I believe the order of contempt was because MDE was not making a decision on whether to approve applications
- The contempt judgment had nothing to do with their decision to stop payments.
- I think that's a great idea, but I do want to just make sure we're accurate on what the contempt was
- What I knew then is that a court had found the client in contempt.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Not one of those 6,000 people served one day in jail because of their contempt of court.
- Not one of those 6,000 people served one day in jail because of their contempt of court.
- Not one of those 6,000 people served one day in jail because of their contempt of court.
- Not one of those 6,000 people served one day in jail because of their contempt of court.
- Not one of those 6,000 people served one day in jail because of their contempt of court.
Summary:
The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services.
Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations.
The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 557 prevents individuals from being held in contempt or jailed for non-payment of child support if
- she immediately went and got a lawyer. where an enforcement and contempt order happened when he went.
- By the time they had a trial on the contempt and the enforcement, he was current.
- It shields Texans from wrongful contempt charges due to no fault of their own.
- He wouldn't be held in contempt or... that's what you want to do with this bill, right?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- They cannot be found guilty of contempt for failing to pay the child support due.
- It doesn't mean they don't owe the child support, but they won't be held in contempt for not paying it
- But they simply can't be held in contempt. Now, there is a substitute, obviously.
- it defends, because a lot of times we're dealing with pro se individuals, at least initially in a contempt
- and so inability to pay is already an affirmative defense to failure to pay child support on the contempt
Keywords:
digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- ever seen one branch of government... ...ever seen one branch of government treat another with more contempt
- Now, that would be one thing if the judicial branch was merely evidencing a contempt for the legislature
- It's quite another thing when the judicial branch comes into this chamber... ...and demonstrates a contempt
- Now, that would be one thing if the judicial branch was merely evidencing a contempt for the legislature
- So if you don't want us to do that, then stop coming into this chamber and showing contempt for us, and
Keywords:
veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 2663, which updates military leave protections for state and non-state employees by aligning statutory language with how service members’ orders are described. Representative Pena said the change was intended to remove confusion without affecting benefits, and members noted it would help protect employees called to training, deployment, or state active duty. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then heard HB 2976, a bill addressing administrative control of justice courts and due process for elected justices of the peace when state or county entities take action affecting their statutory authority. Supporters, including two Pima County justices of the peace, described administrative orders that transferred control of their courts without notice, findings, or a meaningful chance to respond, and argued the bill would require notice, a hearing, written findings, and review before such changes. The Arizona Supreme Court’s government affairs director opposed the bill as unconstitutional, arguing the state constitution gives the Chief Justice administrative supervision over all courts and that the legislature cannot impose those procedures by statute. After a lengthy and at times contentious exchange over constitutional authority and the role of elected JPs, the committee voted 6-1 to give HB 2976 a due pass recommendation.
After a recess, the committee considered HB 2406, which requires the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to study how aware veterans are of available state, local, and federal benefits and to report recommendations for improving awareness. Testimony in support emphasized that many veterans do not know the full range of benefits available to them and suggested surveys, outreach, and other low-cost methods to gather information. Some members questioned whether a study was necessary or how it would be conducted, but several said they would support it for now; the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 5-1-1 vote.
Finally, the committee heard HB 2226, which requires courts at initial appearance hearings to ask whether a defendant is a veteran and, if so, to consider referral to veterans’ treatment or diversion programs. Supporters said the bill would help identify eligible veterans early in the process and connect them to services, while one member raised Fifth Amendment concerns about asking the question before counsel is present. The sponsor and testifier agreed to work on an amendment clarifying that the answer could not be used against the defendant in later proceedings. The committee moved the bill forward with a due pass recommendation, with members indicating support pending that amendment.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- pretty meaningless hundred dollar penalty, we will get an injunction that then, if somebody is in contempt
- , we could get a higher fine, a higher sort of contempt penalty for that.
- It's only after somebody's basically in contempt or in violation of a settlement. ...per offense or total
- you’re a repeat violator at that point, then a judge has almost unfettered discretion to impose a contempt
- just go and argue for literally any remedy we could get under our judicial system as a remedy for a contempt
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/27/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Childs is: so current law already provides remedies, contempt for interference, modification based on
- <00:22:42.720>
for <00:22:42.840>interference, remedies, contempt for interference, - remedies, contempt for interference, modification<00:22:44.800>
based <00:22:45.120>on - plan, thereby creating either parenting plan, thereby creating either needless<00:54:43.480>
contempts - ,<00:54:44.200>
modifications, needless contempts, modifications, needless contempts, modifications
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- on House Bill 188 relative to contempt on House Bill 188 relative to contempt of<01:44:12.199>
- That's the typical civil contempt remedy.
- That's the typical civil contempt remedy.
- I'm not sure I understand it. civil contempt and um a an order that civil contempt and um a an order
- <01:51:46.400>
uh that's the typical civil contempt uh that's the typical civil contempt uh
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met to hear House Bill 520, which would authorize the Department of Education to issue subpoenas in investigations and hearings involving the code of conduct for New Hampshire educators. Representative Lynn, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to give the department standard subpoena power during investigations and in later adjudicatory proceedings, with a process for challenging overbroad subpoenas. He argued that agencies with investigative and hearing authority should also have the power to compel witnesses and documents, and said the bill was narrowed from an earlier broader draft to focus on teacher credentialing and address concerns about scope.
Members raised several concerns about whether the department already has enough authority, whether the Attorney General could handle subpoenas instead, and whether the bill creates an imbalance by giving subpoena power mainly to the investigating side. Representative Burroughs said she did not feel she had enough information and was uncomfortable with the bill, especially regarding who bears subpoena costs. Representative Biron questioned the trial analogy and whether both sides truly have equal subpoena rights. Lynn responded that the investigative stage is like a grand jury process, where only the investigating body subpoenas witnesses, while the adjudicatory stage allows both sides to seek subpoenas through the hearing officer.
Other questions focused on the bill’s scope. Representative Andreos asked what investigative authority the Department of Education already has, and Representative Organ questioned why the bill is limited to educators rather than also covering vendors, charter school boards, or the EFA scholarship organization. Lynn said the limitation to educators was deliberate, because earlier broader versions drew objections for being too expansive. Representative Tur asked whether the Attorney General could already handle such matters, and Lynn said that while the AG might be able to pursue some investigations or court subpoenas, agencies should be able to conduct their own internal investigations. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that person Going to be held in contempt, put in jail, or what happens?
- That's not anticipated in this bill that they'd be put into jail or held in contempt. Follow-up.
- not sure about if they do not wish to have that or if they or what happens as far as if they're in contempt
Bills:
HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082
Keywords:
child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication