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• So until it was brought to my attention and we brought the attorney general's office and a few other
• So until it was brought to my attention and we brought the attorney general's office and a few other
• So until it was brought to my attention and we brought the attorney general's office and a few other
• So until it was brought to my attention and we brought the attorney general's office and a few other
• So until it was brought to my attention and we brought the attorney general's office and a few other

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:01 SB 132 Discussion 00:44 SB 132 Vote 07:10 SB 33 Discussion 08:30 SB 33 Vote 17:24 SB 85 Discussion 18:08 SB 85 Vote 25:58 Adjournment: 26:38, 958, all

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• And E6 requires the Washington State Attorney General to produce an opinion on whether the act violates
• It prohibits the act from taking effect until the Attorney General produces an opinion on whether the
• This amendment simply says that we require the Washington State Attorney General to produce an opinion
• We have a state attorney general.
• We have a state attorney general. He needs to be able to produce a written opinion.

Bills: SB6062, SB6080, SB6184, SB6224, SB6255, SB6286, SB6308, SB6319, SB5977, SB5979, SB6249, SGA9299

Keywords: juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, contracts, jails, federal custody, municipal agreements, incarceration, law enforcement, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction

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• My state attorney, Suzy Lopez. How about a big round of applause for her? Chair Alvarez: All right.
• The current makeup of the commission includes two state attorneys and two public defenders.
• The bill would expand the makeup of the commission to include two state attorneys, one public defender
• The amendment just makes it 3 state attorneys, 2 public defenders.
• And our organization represents both Paul Sisco: public defenders and private attorneys that are just

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• House Bill 2121 would allow an owner or the Attorney General to bring a civil action in Superior Court
• House Bill 2121 would allow an owner or the Attorney General to bring civil action of Superior Court
• Madam Chair, if you're okay with it, I'd like to yield my time to a gentleman who's a local attorney
• I'm an attorney at Fusion Law.
• I worked at the Arizona Attorney General's Office for seven years under Attorney General Brnovich.

Bills: HB2121, HB2134, HB2451, HB2700

Keywords: modification, electronic equipment, consumer rights, OEM restrictions, civil penalties, intellectual property, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, Arizona Space Commission, strategic plan, aerospace, economic development, space industry, education, workforce training, assistive technology, disability services

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• report shows that the bill requires at least one member of an alternate board composition be an attorney
• Currently, the PCHB statute only requires one member of the PCHB be an attorney licensed to practice
• Currently, the PCHB statute only requires one member of the PCHB be an attorney, a license to practice
• law in Washington. if the intent of the bill ...be an attorney licensed to practice law in Washington
• I mean, that isn't the indication I got from our attorneys that we would think it would be inappropriate

Summary: The Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony on three bills. HB 2426 would allow the Pollution Control Hearings Board, with unanimous agreement of the parties, to use alternative board compositions for appeals, including a single member or other qualified environmental adjudicators, so long as one member is a Washington-licensed attorney and the panel has environmental law expertise. The bill sponsor and supporters from business and conservation groups said it was a narrow, consensus-based change intended to improve efficiency and predictability. ELUHO’s director supported the concept but flagged technical issues in the bill language about attorney and Growth Management Hearings Board member qualifications. HB 2416 would provide no-cost allowances under the Climate Commitment Act to Spokane’s waste-to-energy facility, which is not currently covered until the second compliance period. Supporters, including Spokane officials, labor, and local partners, said the facility protects a sole-source aquifer, provides waste disposal and electricity for about 13,000 homes, and faces large compliance costs that could raise rates and threaten jobs. Opponents from environmental groups and Ecology argued the bill would give the facility preferential treatment, subsidize most of its emissions through 2050, and fail to ensure real emissions reductions; AWB raised concern about market impacts if new allowances are added. No vote was taken. HB 2373 would require electric utilities to offer monthly bill discount programs with tiered income levels, expanded outreach and enrollment, and updated reporting on low-income energy assistance. The sponsor said the bill is meant to make assistance more consistent and accessible statewide, while utilities and rural co-ops warned it could create unfunded mandates and significant rate increases for non-low-income customers, especially in smaller systems. Supporters from community action agencies, Commerce, and some utilities said monthly assistance is needed because energy burdens are rising and current programs are patchwork, though several urged pairing the bill with state funding or amendments. The committee heard extensive testimony but took no final action on any of the bills.

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• An attorney, the attorney general, or a person aggrieved by these violations may bring a cause of action
• for damages, actual damages, statutory damages of $5,000, attorneys' fees, and costs, and restrictions
• An attorney, the attorney general, or a person aggrieved by these violations may bring a cause of action
• for damages, actual damages, statutory damages of $5,000, attorneys' fees, and costs, and restrictions
• The lawyers for my former employer also planned to have me pay nearly $1 million in attorney fees for

Summary: The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation claims. Supporters said it would reduce delays, improve access to care, and speed return to work; opponents, including the Washington State Medical Association, retail and business groups, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation time, and the $1.9 million fiscal note from accident and medical aid accounts. The committee also heard SB 5437, which would prohibit non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups supported ending non-competes as anti-competitive and harmful to worker mobility, while business, banking, and clinic representatives argued non-competes protect investments, confidential information, and patient/customer relationships and asked for narrower changes. The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion over whether to investigate wage complaints and would toll civil statutes of limitation when a complaint is filed. The sponsor said it would better match agency resources, and testimony was entirely supportive. SB 5944 would require language access provider compensation bargaining to include missed or canceled appointments and make CBAs prevail over conflicting agency policies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency across agencies, with no opposition testimony. SB 6039 would modernize L&I communications by allowing electronic notices while preserving a non-electronic option; supporters called it a permissive modernization, while worker advocates warned email could be missed and could burden vulnerable workers, though L&I said the bill preserves choice and has no fiscal impact. Finally, the committee heard SB 6117, which would place workers and employers not covered by the NLRA under PERC jurisdiction if federal law no longer applies, with card-check and secret-ballot procedures and interest arbitration provisions. Supporters said it would create a state backstop if federal labor enforcement fails and protect workers’ organizing rights; opponents from agriculture, business, and small business groups warned it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and could weaken secret-ballot protections and disrupt harvest operations. The sponsor closed by saying the bill is intended to create a clear framework where federal jurisdiction is absent. No votes or executive actions were taken in the hearing.

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• and CMS attorneys and the chief of staff for the CMS administrator, getting that on their radar.
• ; TO SHARE BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT LAST   339 WEEK THERE WERE CALLS WITH 340 FLORIDA ATTORNEYS
•   AND CMS ATTORNEYS AND CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE CMS ADMINISTRATOR GETTING THAT ON THEIR  RADAR
• I KNOW SECRETARY HARRIS HAD CALLED   341 FLORIDA ATTORNEYS  AND CMS ATTORNEYS AND CHIEF
•   768 WE HAVE AN INTERNAL MEETING NEXT WEEK  WITH OUR ATTORNEYS TO TALK THROUGH SOME &

Summary: The Health Facilities Subcommittee met to receive implementation updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration on three bills passed in prior sessions. First, Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer reported on the transfer of the Children’s Medical Services managed care plan from the Department of Health to AHCA under HB 1085. He said the move was administrative only, with no change to enrollment, providers, services, or clinical eligibility functions, and that it was intended to create efficiencies by aligning procurement and shifting staff resources between agencies. Members then questioned AHCA about reports of reductions in private duty nursing and therapy services for medically fragile children, including concerns about appeals, provider credentialing, and whether families were losing services or being transitioned appropriately. AHCA said it was reviewing denials, monitoring the plan, and using contractual remedies while focusing on maintaining access for members. The committee also reviewed implementation of a bill creating permanent Medicaid eligibility for individuals with permanent disabilities. AHCA staff explained that the agency had submitted a federal 1115 waiver request after public comment and stakeholder meetings, but CMS had indicated it did not anticipate approving the requested authority. Members pressed AHCA on why the waiver was submitted later than the bill’s directive date and on whether the delay was avoidable. AHCA said the waiver was complex and required review, drafting, and public input, and noted that DCF already has a specialized unit to help with redeterminations while the agencies work on operational changes. The committee discussed the practical impact on families who struggle with annual eligibility renewals and the need for clearer communication and faster follow-up from the agency. Finally, AHCA presented on the home health aide program for medically fragile children and related Medicaid eligibility changes. The agency described the 2023 law that created a family caregiver provider type and the 2025 changes that increased the hourly rate, expanded hours, reduced training requirements, and removed caregiver earnings from Medicaid eligibility calculations, subject to federal approval. AHCA said it had completed state public comment, submitted the waiver amendment to CMS, and was awaiting federal action. Members raised concerns that some families may have enrolled or begun work before the eligibility fix was in place and may have lost benefits, especially in Broward County. AHCA said it would work with affected families and plans, review outreach through DCF and the health plans, and continue rulemaking, system updates, and provider training. The meeting ended with the chair noting that the committee had received the updates and adjourned without objection.

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• Hopefully, they can help us with that at the Attorney General's Office.
• Attorney, Ryan Ellison. He was appointed by President Trump to be the U.S.
• Attorney for the District of New Mexico.
• Attorney, Under the Democrat, under Biden, he took on this guy, Ryan Ellison.
• Attorney for New Mexico. Appointed by President Trump, I sent him a letter.

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• From the halls of Congress to the California Attorney General's Office. and beyond.
• As officers of the court, attorneys are sworn to uphold and protect the rights of others.
• This obligation requires attorneys to take positions that at times may not be socially or politically
• First This bill tasks the state bar with developing an expedited licensing program for attorneys who
• Secondly this bill ensures that attorneys who provide legal advice or other assistance to those in need

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And of course, thanks to our commission attorneys and our clerk.
• Has the Attorney General of Virginia weighed in on this government-to-government concept?
• And I also feel, to Commissioner Marsden's point, that meeting with the attorney general about some of
• So especially around working with the Attorney General too.
• know we kind of informally decided to table the treaty rights conversation, but historically the Attorney

Keywords: Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes, 976, house, all

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• Okay, so it's just how attorneys file, not the filings that are submitted by clerks to the Supreme Court
• veterans navigate their disability claims, services that accredited veteran service officers and attorneys
• And we have currently, our suit is under appeal by the Attorney General.
• If I, as an attorney, file a suit on behalf of a veteran or a claim, if I don't win, I don't collect.
• The status of that appeal, by the way, is the Attorney General has to brief on June 20th.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, mostly from the Senate, covering military affairs, courts, veterans’ services, tobacco/vape regulation, and emergency alerts for missing persons with disabilities. Several measures were described as cleanup or modernization bills, including SB 317 adding the House and Senate military committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, SB 357 updating court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, SB 421 modernizing electronic records language, and SB 232 and HB 597 addressing judicial compensation and related funding/commission issues. The committee also heard SB 164, which would add public works employees to the definition of first responders, and SB 510, which would regulate certain licensed establishments that allow on-premises consumption of hemp/THC products and related age restrictions. These bills were generally presented as technical updates or alignment with existing practices, and the committee reported them favorably after brief questions and, in some cases, amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 208, which revises Louisiana’s law on services provided to veterans after a prior version was struck down. Senator Kathy and LDVA representatives said the bill is intended to protect veterans from unaccredited “claim sharks” by limiting fees and creating state-level safeguards, while an opponent argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress and the pending appeal. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 34, which would create “Bryan’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including wireless alerts and responder training. Family members and disability advocates described fatal risks from elopement and drowning, and supporters said the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts; the committee moved the bill favorably. Another bill, HB 302, sought to restrict vape sales near schools; the sponsor and Alcohol and Tobacco Control discussed possible language changes, and public health testimony supported broader protections for youth. Several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and HB 374-1, and the committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably.

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• we're in session and they're having to try to take in a big bill like this and they're having to pay attorneys
• we're in session and they're having to try to take in a big bill like this and they're having to pay attorneys
• 00:18:53.760><c> pay</c> like this and they're having to pay like this and they're having to pay attorneys
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Bills: HB381, HB259, HB393, HB399, SB358, SB362, SB363, SB348, SB187

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• It was negotiated between the governor's office, the attorney general's office, and the plaintiffs and
• My attorney left that first week. So we were behind from day one.
• Again, I'm not an attorney and again, this is a big lift for the agency.
• I believe the attorney general is happy with this move.
• I should have been an attorney first and then a doctor second.

Keywords: 914, all

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• which originally had been promulgated and put in place in 1993 and were under the purview of the Attorney
• So knowing that these tools were being rolled out to the public as well as attorneys, we wanted to make
• What we observe as administrative law judges, we're all licensed attorneys as well, so we kind of keep
• It's an agency represented by the Attorney General's office. It's very polished. It's very pretty.
• an issue that even though the legal community is caught up, I know, for example, anecdotally, the Attorney

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee began its first meeting of the session by introducing two pages, Emmy Roberts of Lewiston and Cooper Smith of Nampa, who each described their backgrounds and interest in serving. The committee then considered two gubernatorial appointments to the Commission on Pardons and Parole: reappointment candidate Scott Smith and new appointee Dylan Hobson. Both testified about their public service backgrounds and approach to parole decisions, emphasizing public safety, individualized review, rehabilitation, and the importance of prison programming and supervision. Members asked about parole factors, the rider program for sex offenders, the role of politics, workload, and whether the system is working well. The committee did not vote on the appointments at this meeting, noting that votes would be taken at a later meeting. The committee then took up several Idaho State Police rule dockets. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley presented rule cleanups for civil asset forfeiture, the Idaho Public Safety and Security Information System (ISLITS), state criminal history records, and the sex offender registry. He repeatedly stated the changes were non-substantive, mostly simplifying language, deleting duplication, or updating the sex offender registry rule to match a new photo-transfer process after DMV system changes. The committee approved each of those rule dockets after brief discussion and no public comment. The final and most extensive item was the pending Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure update presented by Chief Administrative Law Judge Brian Nichols. He explained the changes were driven by recent statutory modernization, field testing of the 2024 rules, and a new rule addressing artificial intelligence in administrative contested cases. Nichols said the AI provisions are aimed at transparency, disclosure, and safeguards against misuse, while preserving access for self-represented parties; he also said ALJs themselves are barred from using AI in deciding cases. Members questioned whether avatars should be allowed to present testimony or argument, and some expressed concern about abuse, but the committee ultimately approved the pending rule docket, with one senator stating he would have preferred a stricter prohibition on avatars. The meeting ended after all rule dockets were approved and the committee adjourned.

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• which originally had been promulgated and put in place in 1993 and were under the purview of the Attorney
• So knowing that these tools were being rolled out to the public as well as attorneys, we wanted to make
• What we observe as administrative law judges, we're all licensed attorneys as well, so we kind of keep
• It's an agency represented by the Attorney General's office. It's very polished. It's very pretty.
• an issue that even though the legal community is caught up, I know, for example, anecdotally, the Attorney

Keywords: 989, all

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• . that has surrounded the green infrastructure fund, and we've seen Senator Sullivan is a former attorney
• general, I'm a former attorney general, I'm a former U.S. attorney.
• was a knowingly defamatory set of statements made by the EPA administrator and that acting U.S. attorney
• in the Cabinet, as many of us who serve in the House know, he was not just a successful District Attorney
• which is what we want happy America yeah less regulation every time you have a compliance officer an attorney

Keywords: surface transportation, infrastructure reauthorization, bipartisan collaboration, safety, federal programs, funding challenges, bureaucracy, transportation needs, critical projects, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Discussions centered around key principles aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation network, reforming federal programs for efficiency, and addressing the diverse transportation needs across various states. Members emphasized the importance of bipartisan collaboration to streamline processes, eliminate bureaucratic delays, and ensure timely funding for critical infrastructure projects. There were also notable conversations about specific projects and funding challenges, reflecting the urgency for action and commitment to modernizing America's infrastructure.

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• Now the PUC does have at least one method of trying to combat this, and that's through a cap on attorneys
• My clients pay for their own attorneys.
• We also pay for the city's attorneys and the utilities' attorneys, so...
• By design, the process itself necessarily requires the hiring of qualified... attorneys experienced in
• Reviewing line-by-line attorney fees, we might have a more efficient process of settling rate cases.

Bills: SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

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• The two chairs of the Joint Committee on Election Laws, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Attorney
• Another was removed by the court because the Attorney General's summary failed to meet the constitutional
• about whether the current system adequately vets the proposals before they are certified by the Attorney
• General. ...vets the proposals before they are certified by the Attorney General.
• Under Article 48, the Attorney General does not have the authority to determine whether a proposed ballot

Keywords: 1212, all

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• It is to pay three new extra help attorneys.
• It is to pay three new extra help attorneys. Mr.
• This is supported by the Attorney General Opioid Grant.
• Why would the Attorney General not represent the governor's office? Yes, ma'am.
• Obviously, there are Arkansas attorneys.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• I think it could also be a question for DHS or for their attorneys, too, but the issue is on page one
• And you, as an attorney, may want to answer this question.
• So Jessica Beale is our staff attorney for public health.
• Um, so Jessica Beale is our staff attorney for public health. Does a fabulous job, by the way.
• Craig Smith, attorney for the Department of Health. Thank you.

Keywords: 1204, all