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• prevention, intervention, and healing.
• Prevention is upstream. It's youth programming.
• My community is no stranger to gun violence.
• It was youth and gang violence.
• Much gang or youth violence shootings.

Summary: The committee heard AB 2575 on health care AI guardrails, with the author and supporters from the California Nurses Association and labor groups arguing that AI should support, not replace, clinical judgment. They said the bill would require basic disclosures about AI tools, protect workers from retaliation for overriding AI in good faith, and prevent developers or employers from shifting liability to frontline clinicians. Opponents including the California Medical Association, CalChamber, hospitals, and other health care organizations argued the bill would add costs, create uncertainty, and discourage useful AI applications. Committee members discussed bias in health care and accepted amendments narrowing the disclosure provisions; the bill was moved with a 7-1 vote and re-referred to Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement. AB 634 would ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products containing tianeptine, described by supporters as “gas station heroin.” The author and law enforcement supporters said the substance is dangerous, easily accessible, and can cause opioid-like addiction, while no opposition came forward. The committee also heard AB 1607 to extend the Maddy EMS Fund, which reimburses emergency providers for uncompensated care. Supporters said the fund is essential to keeping emergency departments staffed, especially amid expected coverage losses; an ACLU representative opposed the funding source because it relies on criminal and traffic fines. Members supported the need for the fund but raised concerns about the fairness and long-term stability of the revenue source, and the bill advanced on a 8-0 vote. AB 1906 would require coverage of at-home cervical cancer screening tests without cost sharing, and the author said the bill would improve early detection and reduce disparities, especially for rural and working Californians. Support came from Planned Parenthood, Health Access, and several health and labor organizations; insurers said they appreciated the amendments and were reviewing their position. The committee adopted amendments aligning the bill with clinical guidelines and passed it 6-0 to Appropriations. The committee also took up AB 2247, the Thrive Act, to create a pilot program for trauma and mental health services for youth affected by gun violence in four counties. Supporters described barriers survivors face in accessing counseling, while members questioned the narrow focus on gun violence, the choice of counties, documentation requirements, and whether the program should instead be housed in victim compensation. The bill passed 8-0 to Judiciary. Later, AB 2531 would expand California’s uncompensated care program so veterans denied abortion care through the federal VA system could receive coverage in California, and would add an abortion resources link for veterans. Supporters framed it as filling a gap created by federal restrictions; opponents argued state funds should not support abortion. Members noted the VA already provides many reproductive services but not this one, and the bill passed 7-0 to Military and Veterans Affairs. The committee also heard AB 1915, which would modernize restaurant facility rules and create a self-certification pathway for some equipment installations. Restaurant and business groups supported the bill as a way to reduce costly delays, while the Contractor State License Board opposed the self-certification provision over safety and inspection concerns. Members generally supported streamlining but echoed public safety concerns and indicated further work was needed.

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• By expanding how we think about prevention, the Violence Prevention Project positions Minnesota as a
• 00:28:27.679><c> a</c> Violence Prevention Project takes a Violence Prevention Project takes a holistic
• > the</c><00:29:01.600><c> Violence</c> think about prevention, the Violence think about prevention,
• </c> would eliminate funding for the violence would eliminate funding for the violence prevention<00:
• </c> to me while serving on the violence to me while serving on the violence prevention<03:22:17.840>

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• They want action on gun violence prevention.
• They want action on gun violence prevention.
• </c> action on comprehensive gun violence action on comprehensive gun violence prevention<00:56:29.200
• </c> and evidence from the violence and evidence from the violence prevention<01:07:13.839><c> project
• to prevent school violence against<01:20:55.520><c> children.

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• Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
• prevention, intervention, and healing.
• prevention, intervention, and healing.
• Prevention is upstream: it's youth programming.
• My community is no stranger to gun violence.

Committee: Senate Health

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• So social awareness is one of the main focuses of domestic violence prevention.
• It would not prevent domestic violence.
• registries prevent or reduce violence.
• prevention in something unproven, while survivor services like housing, counseling, and actual violence
• Domestic violence registries prevent or reduce violence.

Committee: House Public Safety

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• They begin to speak up in a way to help prevent acts of violence.
• Schools cannot prevent gun violence alone. We need the help of the legislature.
• And it's that type of preventable violence that this bill will prevent in Minnesota.
• And it's that type of preventable viol<00:43:07.760><c> preventable</c><00:43:08.400><c> violence</c>
• that this bill viol preventable violence that this bill will<00:43:10.560><c> prevent</c><00:43:10.880

Bills: HF3409 , HF3487 , HF3401

Committee: House Education Policy

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• It will probably fall under either power-based violence, one of the power-based violence laws that we
• of the power-based violence laws that we have.
• So that Caleb's legacy is one of protection, prevention, and purpose.
• Caleb's legacy is one of protection, prevention, and purpose. Thank you. Wow.
• Michelle Crusoe, is a fierce advocate from Title IX to hazing prevention.

Summary: The task force met with a quorum to review and adopt final recommendations responding to the death of Caleb Wilson and broader hazing prevention concerns in Louisiana higher education. Members and the Wilson family discussed the need for clearer legal definitions and stronger accountability, including whether Southern University’s expulsion of the Omega Psi Phi chapter was permanent; leaders said the current law leaves ambiguity and a legislative fix is needed to define suspension and expulsion. The committee also approved the November 3 minutes and received updates on hazing sanctions and hearing panel processes across the public postsecondary systems. A major portion of the meeting focused on recommendations for annual hazing-prevention training for students, advisors, faculty, and staff, plus training for conduct panel members. Witnesses from LSU and other systems described current practices, including online modules and in-person training, while members raised concerns about scope, mandatory reporter obligations, and whether all employees should be covered. Several recommendations were adopted, including annual student training, annual advisor training, annual faculty and staff training with an amendment to apply to “appropriate” personnel, and a sustainable funding mechanism to support training and reporting. The task force also adopted an amnesty policy recommendation to encourage reporting and help-seeking, clarified that it would be left to legislation whether organizational amnesty is included, and supported reverting the evidentiary standard in institutional hazing proceedings from clear and convincing evidence back to preponderance of the evidence. The committee further approved recommendations to add hazing incidents, prevention efforts, and compliance data to the annual power-based violence report, to impose clear penalties for noncompliance tied to bond commission consequences, and to align hazing reporting penalties with existing power-based violence reporting rules. For K-12 schools, the task force discussed expanding bullying and hazing materials to nonpublic schools, updating educational materials, and improving data collection. Closing remarks from student members, university leaders, and the Wilson family emphasized that hazing is a culture problem requiring education, accountability, and sustained leadership, and several system presidents and LSU representatives pledged to implement the recommendations and continue working with the legislature.

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• Do we study violence? Do we study violence and its causes?
• violence.
• There, we support victims of crimes such as battery, assault, domestic violence, and violence, And thank
• There, we support victims of crimes, such as battery, assault, domestic violence, and violence, Alexandra
• leaders in domestic violence prevention.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, victims’ rights, and related bills. SB 984 on aggravating factors in capital cases was reported favorably after debate over its focus on religious, school, and government gatherings; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters said it was about accountability rather than deterrence. CS for SB 1140 creating a Hillsborough County substance abuse pilot program for offenders, CS for SB 1180 broadening child sexual image protections, CS for SB 10 compensating Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction, CS for SB 500 creating a Spectrum Alert system for missing children with autism, and SB 1054 on tampering with electronic monitoring devices all passed favorably, with the substance abuse bill drawing supportive testimony about treatment and recovery and the Holmes bill receiving emotional support from Holmes himself. The committee also approved SB 1072 on expedited DNA testing grants, CS for SB 240 on domestic and dating violence victims, CS for SB 494 creating a statewide animal abuse database, and CS for SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and weaponized drones. SB 240 drew extensive testimony from advocates describing a feasibility study for a discreet emergency alert system and the need to align domestic and dating violence protections; SB 494 drew strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials who described local registries and the link between animal abuse and violence toward people, while members discussed whether the bill should also bar known abusers from adopting animals. SB 1422 passed after questions about “reasonable force” against drones and concerns about firearms use, with the sponsor saying the bill was meant to protect privacy and property rights. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 1268 updating Department of Law Enforcement statutes and increasing reimbursement for retired police dogs, CS for SB 1344 revising juvenile status-offender procedures, CS for SB 1252 creating a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 1386 increasing penalties for assault and battery on utility workers, CS for SB 1084 strengthening sexual cyber harassment laws for intimate and digitally forged images, CS for SB 1654 revising sex offender/predator registration and reporting rules, CS for SB 1650 expanding the vexatious litigant law, and CS for SB 1652 creating a public records exemption for stricken court filings. The final and most heavily debated bill, CS for SB 1284 on wrongful death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony from supporters who framed it as recognizing unborn life and opponents who warned it could be used to harass abortion patients, providers, and supporters and could increase malpractice exposure; the sponsor said the bill would allow parents to recover damages while protecting mothers and lawful medical care. The transcript ends before the roll call on SB 1284 is completed, but the committee had already reported the other measures favorably by recorded votes, generally along party lines with broad support from members present.

Transcript Highlights:

• We do need prevention. We do need education.
• the Domestic Violence Coalition Against... or the Coalition Against Domestic Violence Commission, and
• I’m sorry, child access prevention. Gotcha.
• so many other laws to prevent or change behavior.
• It might be a suicide prevention bill.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably. The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended. Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.

Transcript Highlights:

• How is it a crime prevention measure?
• and limits when courts may treat domestic violence as mutual violence.
• This is about prevention and protection.
• violence.
• violence.

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2931, which continues the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. The sponsor and a Civil Rights Division representative testified that the board helps examine civil rights issues and supports transparency and justice. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 5-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses. Opponents, including CAIR Arizona and the ACLU, argued it could burden religious expression and protest activity, while supporters said it targets criminal concealment and improves accountability. The committee adopted the striker and amendment and gave the bill as amended a due pass recommendation by a 7-2 vote. HB 4042 followed, requiring a potential father in a paternity action to serve the mother to avoid waiving certain rights and allowing failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole and align termination law with adoption statutes. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 4136, creating unlawful entry into a residence where a vulnerable adult lives as a felony, with an amendment removing immediate-arrest language and other provisions. The sponsor described a case involving repeated harassment of a vulnerable adult, while opponents said existing trespass, burglary, and aggravating-factor laws already cover the conduct. The amended bill received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our recommendation at the time was to support community-based networks to prevent hate violence and respond
• And we tried to apply to a violence prevention program via DOJ, but then they requested that we collaborate
• And we try to apply to violence prevention program.
• And we tried to apply to a violence prevention program via DOJ, but then they requested that we collaborate
• And these are the long-lasting and sustained impacts for violence prevention, environmental condition

Committee: House Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, very quickly, the governor's gun violence prevention package is part of the 2026 supplemental budget
• I just wanted to particularly commend you for your advocacy in the space of gun violence prevention.
• This gun violence prevention package, what's going to happen is it's going to start just ripping the
• This gun violence prevention package, what's going to happen is it's going to start just ripping the
• </c> reducing staff, cutting violence reducing staff, cutting violence prevention<00:56:38.200><c> and

Bills: HF4446 , HF4066 , HF1082

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• I rise in support of H.R. 30, the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.
• preventing violence against hr30 the preventing violence against women<00:32:47.639><c> by</c><00:32
• c> by</c> prevent violence against women by prevent violence against women by illegal<00:44:41.680><c
• c> by</c> preventing violence against women by preventing violence against women by illegal<01:06:41.400
• </c> illegal aliens hr30 the preventing illegal aliens hr30 the preventing violence<01:07:21.319><c>

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• Well, we have a bill, a comprehensive gun violence prevention bill, that we know the Senate sent over
• </c> bill, a comprehensive gun violence bill, a comprehensive gun violence prevention<00:54:50.960><c
• What we need is Speaker Davis to put the bill, the comprehensive gun violence prevention strategy that
• What we need is Speaker Davis to put the bill, the comprehensive gun violence prevention strategy that
• What we need is Speaker Davis to put the bill, the comprehensive gun violence prevention strategy that

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• And others relative to teen dating, violence, awareness, and prevention moth.
• I'm introducing ACR 27, which recognizes February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
• Dating and domestic violence can be prevented before it occurs.
• By preventing domestic violence, we also address significant long term health impacts of domestic violence
• It's about prevention, intervention, and support for survivors, teen dating violence is a serious and

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• The violence. Represents a serious invasion of personal safety and privacy.
• There are There are disagreements in the political world on how to prevent mass shootings and gun violence
• Hopefully we will enact policies that will reduce mass shootings and gun violence.
• Second, AB 1701 will not prevent the next school shooting.
• At UC, our campuses implement a variety of preventative measures, including annual mandatory sexual violence

Committee: House Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2023, the legislature established a community crime and violence prevention account in the special
• Studies show that every $1 spent on violence interruption and prevention saves up to $5 in reduced medical
• The legislation aims to reallocate $42 million from the community crime and violence prevention account
• There's a whole variety of good work that's being done that is preventing violence in our communities
• , and there is no reason to defund violence prevention.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• The violence. Represents a serious invasion of personal safety and privacy.
• There are disagreements in the political world on how to prevent mass shootings and gun violence.
• Second, AB 1701 will not prevent the next school shooting.
• At UC, our campuses implement a variety of preventative measures, including annual mandatory sexual violence
• violence, and sexual harassment awareness, prevention, and education training, bystander intervention

Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with AB 1741 by Assembly Member Pacheco, which would allow felony prosecution of sexual battery committed during a residential break-in. Supporters, including Riverside County prosecutors and victim services staff, said current law leaves some home-invasion sexual assaults as misdemeanors when intent to commit another felony cannot be proven; opponents from public defender and civil liberties groups argued the bill was unnecessary, vague, and overbroad. After discussion, the committee passed AB 1741 to Appropriations as amended. The committee then heard AB 1701 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would bar recall and resentencing for juveniles convicted of school shootings. Supporters framed it as a narrow public-safety measure in response to the Santana High School shooting and the potential resentencing of the shooter; opponents argued it was overly broad, ineffective as deterrence, and inconsistent with juvenile rehabilitation principles. The committee ultimately voted the bill out to Appropriations, but it later failed on the final roll call when members added on their positions. AB 1743 by Assembly Member Wix proposed allowing local governments, state agencies, and higher education institutions to request firearm trace data from DOJ for research and policy purposes. Supporters said the data could help identify trafficking patterns and inform evidence-based gun violence prevention, while opponents said trace data only shows the first lawful retail sale and could mislead policymakers or burden DOJ. The bill was passed to Appropriations. AB 1716 by Assembly Member Stefani, supported by UC and victim advocates, would let CalVCB reimburse tuition costs for college students whose education is disrupted by sexual violence; it passed to Appropriations after a strong debate over victim compensation. AB 1667 by Assembly Member Burner, adding fentanyl to the serious felony list for furnishing to a minor, also passed after emotional testimony from a bereaved parent and law enforcement support, despite opposition from drug policy and civil liberties groups. The committee adopted a consent calendar including AB 1549, AB 1681, AB 1723, and AB 1737, while AB 1538 and AB 1727 were pulled by their authors. In the final tally, AB 1701 and AB 1723 failed on the floor add-on roll call, while AB 1716, AB 1741, AB 1743, and AB 1667 advanced.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we now have the ION Center for Violence Prevention, which we already heard a little bit about the
• I'm the CEO of the Ion Center for Violence Prevention. And this is Christy Dangle, our COO.
• already</c> Violence Prevention, which we already Violence Prevention, which we already heard<00:58:
• Prevention.
• And this is Christy Violence Prevention.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

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• Mary DuPaw, gun violence survivor, volunteer with NorCal Gun Violence Prevention, in support.
• Mary DuPaw, gun violence survivor, volunteer with NorCal gun violence prevention in support.
• Mary Diplaw, I am a gun violence survivor and a volunteer for NorCal Gun Violence Prevention.
• Cassandra Wetstone, volunteer with NorCal Gun Violence Prevention, in support.
• Cassandra Wetstone, volunteer with NorCal Gun Violence Prevention, in support.

Committee: House Public Safety