Transcript Highlights:

• Before any sentence would be delivered.
• Judicial discretion in the bill is still maintained, allowing judges to reduce the sentence if the judge
• Um, in short, the drunk driver received a sentence of 120 days in county jail, 5 years of probation,
• Our family has been handed a life sentence. Due to no wrongdoing of our sons or our own.
• I think I may have missed it, but how long did the person who did this get sentenced to?

Bills: HB153

Transcript Highlights:

• Fleeing while exercising culpable negligence is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
• The first sentence in that article reads: “At least eight drivers were hit as suspects weaved in and
• I also want to make it clear that there are consequences under the sentencing guidelines in the fiscal
• It says from 2019 to 2023 there were 3,336 sentenced, an annual average of 667 cases.
• It says from 2019 to 2023 there were 3,336 sentenced, an annual average of 667 cases.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We have about 27,000 sentenced to state prison every year, and almost that many is going out.
• Post-COVID sentencing has changed our system. Post-COVID sentencing has changed our system.
• I urge you to sponsor and support the Long-Term Sentencing Act bill that is presently in drafting.
• Sponsor and support the Long-Term Sentencing Act. Thank you. Thank you, Ms.
• They are limited to 15 percent of their sentence.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice heard an update from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on staffing, overtime, capital needs, and inmate population growth. Dixon said the prison population has risen by about 8,000 since January 2021 while staffing has not kept pace, forcing the agency to open 53 housing units without funded positions and rely heavily on overtime and National Guard support. He cited a $189 million deficit tied to salaries and overtime, noted that most staff have less than three years of experience, and argued the solution is to fully fund posts for operational housing units. He also reviewed the department’s fixed capital outlay projects, including repairs, new housing construction, and medical modular units intended to reduce outside hospital transports, and gave an update on the VINE victim notification system and its expansion. The committee then heard from Florida clerks of court representatives Jason Welty and Miami-Dade Clerk Juan Fernandez-Barquin, who described clerks’ court-related and county duties and said clerk budgets have not kept pace with the broader justice system. They requested reimbursements for injunctions for protection ($3.3 million), Baker Act/Marchman Act/sexually violent predator cases ($2.5 million), and juror management ($4.8 million), and said future funding for new judges should include the full courtroom system, not judges alone. Fernandez-Barquin also raised concerns about unfunded mandates, rising retirement and health costs, low court-side pay, and the need to revisit filing fees and trust fund allocations. Members asked about collections, payment plans, license suspensions, and whether some fees or trust fund distributions could be redirected; the governor’s budget had already picked up the $2.5 million request for Baker/Marchman/SVP cases. During public testimony, speakers urged broader criminal justice reforms and additional funding priorities. A prosecutor emphasized that adding judges requires funding for prosecutors, public defenders, and clerks as well. Other speakers called for parole or long-term sentencing reform to reduce prison populations and costs, criticized staffing and conditions in prisons, and raised concerns about inexperienced correctional officers, visitation delays, and lack of air conditioning in some facilities. The committee took no substantive votes on the items discussed and adjourned after hearing the presentations and public comments.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 27 is simply this: it deletes a sentence from our Constitution.
• It deletes the sentence from our Constitution.
• We're just deleting a sentence.
• So by deleting this sentence, we are now able, if we do pay off debt again, which is a great thing, we
• By deleting this sentence, we are now able, if we do pay off debt again, which is a great thing, we pay

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met on May 13, 2026, and reported several bills favorable. HB 27 was approved after testimony that it would delete a constitutional sentence requiring debt payments to be applied to the oldest outstanding amortization, giving retirement boards more flexibility to pay off the most advantageous debt. HB 143 was supported by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and local law enforcement representatives to raise the statutory per diem for housing state inmates in local facilities from $26.39 to match the current $29.39 rate already being paid in practice. HB 205 drew extensive testimony from clerks of court and election officials who said election commissioners have not had a pay increase in 19 years and are struggling to staff precincts, especially under the new closed party primary system; the bill would let local governing bodies enhance commissioner pay as a stopgap, and it was reported favorable despite concerns that it does not fully solve the staffing problem. The committee also approved HB 308, which would require state stadium and arena facilities to accept cash for smaller transactions or provide a kiosk to convert cash to a prepaid card without extra fee. HB 417 was reported favorable to increase the cap on the hazardous waste site cleanup fund from $6 million to $8 million and tie it to inflation; DEQ staff explained the fund helps pay for Superfund matches and cleanup of abandoned or bankrupt hazardous waste sites, and the increase would not affect the state general fund. HB 12, supported by the Louisiana Assessor Association, would provide 5% annual salary equalization increases for assessors through 2029, with local opt-in and no state general fund impact; members discussed the recurring pay parity issue with clerks of court and the possibility of a study resolution to address future adjustments more systematically, and the bill was reported favorable. Representative Kerner announced HB 311 would be deferred after concerns it could amount to a tax increase. HB 1129, supported by the Louisiana Auctioneers Association, was amended to clarify that the state’s movable-property auctions include internet auctions and to give Louisiana auctioneers preference to bid on those contracts; it was then reported favorable. HB 562, which would update transcript fees for the 19th Judicial District Court, prompted concerns about higher costs for litigants and due process implications, and the committee agreed to defer it to the next meeting for further discussion. The meeting ended with adjournment after brief recognition of visiting cattle industry representatives.

Transcript Highlights:

• WE HAVE ABOUT 27,000 SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON EVERY YEAR AND ALMOST THAT MANY GOING OUT.
• POST COVID SENTENCING HAS CHANGED THIS SYSTEM.
• I URGE YOU TO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THE LONG TERM SENTENCING BILL PRESENTLY AND DRAFTING.
• THEY ARE LIMITED TO 15 PERCENT OF THEIR SENTENCE. FIFTEEN.
• ROAD AND THERE IS ANOTHER PRONG TO THAT FORK AND THAT IS PAROLE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED LONG SENTENCES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill itself has two sentences.
• So we have a first sentence that is not consistent with a second sentence.
• absolute but then the second sentence absolute but then the second sentence says<01:58:16.320>
• with a second sentence let's consistent with a second sentence let's put<01:58:32.800> that<01
• his sentence his sentence that<02:00:22.360> he<02:00:22.520> is<02:00:22.719>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez. Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• They're run-on sentences. They're long.
• They're runon sentences. very confusing. They're runon sentences. They're<01:16:15.679> long.
• <02:08:44.800> or then putting it later in the sentence or then putting it later in the sentence
• of having to craft a single sentence of having to craft a single sentence question, I<03:44:07.520
• They're extremely difficult sentences.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > not one-sizefits-all sentence does not one-sizefits-all sentence does not reflect<00:52:58.559
• c> unintentionally sentence that can unintentionally sentence that can unintentionally mischaracterize
• ,<01:14:27.120> that testimony in one or two sentences, that testimony in one or two sentences
• Beller getting promoted every sentence.
• Chair, uh Chair Fryberg, sentence.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1170 requires enhanced sentencing for selling a dangerous or narcotic
• Senate Bill 1170 requires enhanced sentencing for selling a dangerous or narcotic drug to a minor when
• members, Senate Bill 1751 expands Arizona's authorized methods of execution by allowing a person sentenced
• it already, what the law says, we need to keep that because people who do bad things and they are sentenced
• it already what the law says we need to keep that because people who do bad things and they are sentenced

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees. A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work. The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.

Transcript Highlights:

• does not impede the ability of a prosecutor or a court to consider a prior sealed conviction for sentencing
• 1263 to lower the bar for individuals who have been convicted, completed all the terms of their sentence
• , and demonstrated reformation to move on. terms of their sentence and demonstrated reformation to move
• In 2022, five years after I was sentenced for the felony of distributing ecstasy, I petitioned the Grand
• These charges can still These charges can still be used to enhance future sentencing if a person reoffends

Bills: HB1455

Keywords: tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 1455, which would require the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications and conduct consultation with affected tribes. Rep. Collette Brown said the bill was intended to formalize and strengthen tribal consultation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe representative Ross Bell testified in support. Brad Hawk, executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission, testified neutrally, saying the office already does much of this work but that the bill would add structure; several senators raised concerns about duplication, possible future staffing costs, and whether the bill was necessary. The committee amended the bill to replace “each measure” with “all legislation,” then passed a do-not-pass recommendation on HB 1455 by recorded vote, with Sen. Luick designated as carrier. The committee then took up House Bill 1032, dealing with municipal courts, appeals, and judge qualifications. Legislative Council and court staff walked through proposed amendments, including making municipal courts courts of record on a delayed effective date, clarifying appeal procedures, and adding standards for municipal judges. Members discussed whether to use the term “ethical standards” or “judicial conduct”; after questions about definitions and enforcement, the committee settled on replacing the language with “judicial conduct” in the amended bill. The committee adopted the amendments and then passed HB 1032 as amended on a do-pass vote, with Sen. Cory to carry. Later, the committee heard House Bill 1263, which would make it easier for people with criminal records to seek sealing after a denial by allowing an appeal and reducing the waiting period for a new petition from three years to one year. Rep. Nels Christensen, Christopher Davis, Travis Fink, and Brad Peterson all supported the bill’s goal of giving people a better path to rehabilitation and employment. The main point of disagreement was whether to keep the statutory presumption that the benefit to the petitioner must outweigh the presumption of openness of criminal records; several witnesses urged removing that language, while others said it was part of the compromise that created the current law. The committee closed the hearing without taking final action and said it would review the House discussion before deciding later.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so what, how, I know we're not here about the Sentencing Commission, but I'm intrigued with your
• background, how you ended up both on this and the Sentencing Commission.
• I was actually appointed to the Sentencing Commission.
• At the New Mexico Sentencing Commission, there's not a time frame, so I've been honored and proud to
• This Sentencing Commission has grown through the years.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:06:47.520> So,<00:06:47.680> I past their time of sentencing.
• So, I past their time of sentencing.
• Uh, and it does so again without detaining a person past their time of sentencing.
• ><00:09:30.640> their<00:09:30.959> time<00:09:31.120> of<00:09:31.360> sentencing
• person past their time of sentencing. person past their time of sentencing.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, February 2, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House took up House Bill 444, Public Safety, Immigration Enforcement Agreements Prohibition, which would end 287(g) agreements and related formal understandings with federal immigration authorities. The main debate centered on whether the bill would interfere with the transfer of detainees to ICE and whether counties should be required to give advance notice before release. The sponsor argued the bill should be amended to require 48-hour notice and transfer of convicted detainees, saying it would protect public safety while respecting detainee rights. Opponents said the amendment was unnecessary because notice is already given in practice and that the bill would not allow holding anyone beyond a court-ordered release time. Members discussed a recent news story about a Prince George’s County detainee who was released after serving time and later picked up by ICE, using it as an example of why clearer procedures were needed. The floor leader and other opponents responded that the person had been released by court order and that the proposed amendment would not have changed that outcome. A delegate from Prince George’s County said the county followed standard correctional procedures, checked for detainers, notified ICE, and could not lawfully hold the person once the judge ordered release. A delegate from Baltimore County argued that formal agreements and MOUs with ICE are necessary because informal arrangements are inconsistent and detainers are often ignored; another member cited Baltimore County detainer statistics to support that point. The first amendment to HB 444 was put to a roll call vote and failed, with 36 votes in the negative. After that, a second amendment was offered that would ban arrest quotas, drone use in law enforcement, warrantless unmanned aerial surveillance, and no-knock warrants. The sponsor described it as a civil-liberties measure aimed at preventing quota-driven policing and intrusive surveillance. The transcript ends while that second amendment is being introduced and explained, before any final action on it is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• So at 18 to 20 years old, you can be tried for crimes and sentenced to death.
• HB 2255, Dexter's Law, creates a criminal sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases like
• In current law, aggravated animal cruelty is a third-degree felony and scores 28 sentencing points on
• the court uses the scoresheet to determine the defendant's minimum criminal sentence of 28 points, which
• score to an amount that requires a judge to sentence them to prison, in my opinion, where they belong

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard a series of bills, beginning with HB 759, which would lower Florida’s minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 21 to 18. The bill drew strong opposition from gun-violence prevention groups, Parkland survivors and families, and several members who argued the current law was enacted after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and should not be reversed. Supporters, including gun-rights advocates and some members, argued 18-year-olds are legal adults who serve in the military, vote, and should have full Second Amendment rights. After debate, the committee voted 13-5 to report HB 759 favorably. The committee then unanimously approved HB 431, extending Level 2 background screening requirements for youth athletic coaches through July 1, 2026, and HB 231, which keeps certain medical examiner information confidential, both with little opposition. It also approved HB 663, increasing penalties for unlawfully using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of dangerous crimes, after adopting a technical amendment, and HB 845, which clarifies the intake process for Veterans Treatment Court and removes Veterans Hall of Fame language from the bill. Each of those measures passed without recorded opposition. Members also approved PCS for HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, which creates a sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases. The bill was presented as a response to a high-profile dog abuse case and was supported by animal welfare and law enforcement groups; members cited animal cruelty as a predictor of broader violence. The committee then approved HB 1021, allowing active law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at sporting events, after debate over identification, venue procedures, and whether the bill should extend more broadly; it passed 16-1. Finally, HB 653, adding aggravating factors for capital felonies involving the assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, was reported favorably after brief discussion about federal penalties and deterrence. The transcript ends as the committee begins hearing HB 6025, a repeal bill related to emergency restrictions on firearms during local states of emergency, but the discussion is cut off before action is taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• be hit with two tragic punishments, the loss of their friend, and then a minimum 10-year prison sentence
• We know that mandatory minimum prison sentences do not work.
• discretion in cases that were very, very narrow when a judge determines that a mandatory prison sentence
• charges and lock people away for years and years and years under our draconian mandatory prison sentence
• constructive bipartisan conversations about criminal legal reform, about no longer putting arbitrary prison sentences

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• public safety, our administration is also looking to take action on juvenile crime reduction and sentencing
• Right now, when a judge sentences an offender, no one in the courtroom, not the victims, not law enforcement
• , not even the court, can say what that sentence truly means. ...not even the court, can say what that
• sentence truly means.
• I support the sentencing reforms sponsored by Senators Trent, Nicola, and Carter, and Representatives

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• law has limitations on sealing juvenile records, particularly for youth who receive a determinate sentence
• an exception to this by allowing the sealing of records for individuals who received determinate sentence
• To be eligible for record sealing under HB 1822, the person must have been placed on determinate sentence
• This change recognizes that young people on determinate sentence probation can still be rehabilitated
• It provides a limited pathway for individuals who received determinate sentence probation to their juvenile

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm so sorry, can you finish your sentence? I just want to end with this.
• Sentencing someone to death, maybe. You and me were the government.
• That's a government, one taking away liberty, and one sentencing someone to die.
• If be sentenced to first degree murder.
• structures, and you're right: the sentencing structure doesn't even match.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the alternative sentencing worker for the Bell County Public Defenders Office.
• 00:02:24.560> uh<00:02:24.720> we Uh, and then we will turn to the our alternative sentencing
• my alternative sentencing plan. my alternative sentencing plan.
• So the alternative sentencing plan does still involve the prosecutors.
• <01:17:44.480> And<01:17:44.719> I >> do give my client up to a potential sentence

Keywords: 0:00:04 Call to Order 0:00:50 Dept for Public Advocacy 0:51:31 Life Learning Center 1:21:06 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary heard testimony from the Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) on attorney compensation and alternatives to incarceration. Because the committee lacked a quorum, the chair skipped formal roll call and minutes approval, then invited DPA Public Advocate Damon Preston, Deputy Public Advocate Melanie Lowe, and alternative sentencing worker Cena/Tina Mills to present. Preston said DPA is fully state-funded, has 698 funded positions, and was near full staffing with 673 filled positions and 42 new law graduates expected to join in August. He argued that DPA’s resources lag behind those of prosecutors, noting that local prosecutorial offices receive substantially more total funding and have additional revenue sources beyond the state budget. Preston focused on salary disparities and turnover. He said DPA trial-office attorneys total about $26 million in salaries, compared with about $41.9 million for prosecutors on publicly listed state funding, and estimated that more than 100 additional prosecutors are paid through other sources, bringing total prosecutor compensation to a little over $50 million versus DPA’s $26 million. He said starting DPA attorney pay is $58,200, experienced attorney pay averages about $73,000, and that these levels are too low given law school debt and the state’s constitutional obligation to provide defense counsel. He also said DPA attorney turnover is about 20%, median service time before separation was 15 months in 2024, and exit interviews often cite salary as the main reason for leaving. He gave examples of former DPA attorneys moving to prosecutor offices for raises ranging from 12% to 50%. Committee members asked about how often defendants are represented by private counsel versus DPA and how that affects workload. Preston said a 2017 study found about 50% of misdemeanor cases and about 75% of circuit court cases were handled by DPA, with DPA handling most of the most labor-intensive cases. He said DPA will step aside when a defendant hires private counsel or is found ineligible, and he acknowledged the system historically erred by denying counsel in some cases, though he said the current concern is whether DPA is now appointed too broadly. Members requested updated trend data on appointments over the past decade. Preston also described DPA’s pay scale and said the agency’s compensation structure makes retention difficult. Mills then described DPA’s alternative sentencing worker program, which she said has operated for about 20 years and has received national recognition. She shared a case example involving a client named Patrick, who faced a prison sentence on a possession charge and was referred to a horse-based treatment and certification program in Shelbyville. She said the client wanted treatment and a fresh start, a bed became available, and she and the client’s attorney presented an alternative sentencing plan to the court. The presentation was interrupted briefly by a technical issue, but the testimony continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• so beginning on page five, amendment, and so beginning on page five, uh, you could see the last sentence
• so beginning on page five, amendment, and so beginning on page five, uh, you could see the last sentence
• so beginning on page five, amendment, and so beginning on page five, uh, you could see the last sentence
• so beginning on page five, amendment, and so beginning on page five, uh, you could see the last sentence
• so beginning on page five, amendment, and so beginning on page five, uh, you could see the last sentence

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill itself has two sentences.
• So we have a first sentence that is not consistent with a second sentence.
• absolute but then the second sentence absolute but then the second sentence says<01:58:16.320>
• with a second sentence let's consistent with a second sentence let's put<01:58:32.800> that<01
• his sentence his sentence that<02:00:22.360> he<02:00:22.520> is<02:00:22.719>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, which would allow classification by biological sex in limited circumstances such as multi-use bathrooms, certain athletic events, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters argued the bill was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for women and girls, and said it was consistent with recent federal actions and prior legislation. Opponents said the bill lacked a clear definition of biological sex, could create confusion and discrimination, and was unnecessary because existing law and sports rules already address the issues raised. After debate, the committee voted 10-8 to recommend ought to pass on HB 148. The chair asked for a majority report and noted that a minority report would likely be filed. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill related to end-of-life medical decision-making. Supporters framed it as a matter of liberty and relief from suffering for terminally ill patients, while opponents raised moral objections, concerns about suicide being normalized, and worries about deceptive wording and death-certificate reporting. HB 254 was approved on an 11-7 vote for ought to pass, with the chair indicating he would write the majority report and Representative Perez the minority report. The committee then moved to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment restoring prior law on recoupment of appointed-counsel costs from indigent criminal defendants and juveniles. The chair explained the amendment as reversing 2020 changes that had limited cost recovery, and the discussion focused on financial affidavits and the Office of Cost Containment’s ability to review indigency claims. The transcript cuts off before the committee vote on HB 611.