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• probes, hiring reviews, and misconduct probes, hiring reviews, and audits<00:35:49.360> that<
• <00:38:55.760> We there's been an action of misconduct.
• We there's been an action of misconduct.
• For example, in a workplace uh<00:49:46.639> misconduct<00:49:47.280> investigation<00:
• 49:47.920> such<00:49:48.159> as uh misconduct investigation such as uh misconduct investigation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight.
• autonomy, judicial discretion.
• To judicial discretion.
• However, judicial discretion is not enough.
• Judicial discretion varies significantly from county to county.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Bills: HB59, HB74, HB159, HB167, HB175, HB255, HB330, HB364, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB656, HB1033, HB1034, HB1070

Keywords: public defender, funding, district court, East Baton Rouge, judicial expenses, Autism Spectrum Disorder, missing children, law enforcement, public safety, Spectrum Alert, inmate documentation, post-release employment, special identification card, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, reentry services, veterans, veterans services, lottery proceeds, special fund, grant board

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Members, this is Senator Menendez's bill relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285

Bills: SB67, HB295, SB104

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion

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• He has threatened the well-being of United States citizens through the gross misconduct of his office
• He has threatened the well-being of United States citizens through the gross misconduct of his office
• <02:46:23.439> of<02:46:23.680> his gross misconduct of his gross misconduct of his
• <03:11:18.920> powers legislative and judicial powers legislative and judicial powers including
• <04:49:00.958> review Eligible for de novo judicial review outside of the department.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Yeah, the judicial likes January if they're going to change their stuff.
• Yeah, I know the judicial system likes January for anything they have to address.
• Yeah, I know the judicial system likes Yeah, I know the judicial system likes January<00:59:12.559>
• <01:30:39.920> So<01:30:40.400> that<01:30:40.639> was involved in any misconduct
• So that was involved in any misconduct. So that was one<01:30:41.040> concern.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , we—I think the policy as it's established would not allow somebody who is engaging in ongoing misconduct
• 21:11.440> engaging<00:21:11.919> in<00:21:12.159> ongoing<00:21:12.880> misconduct
• <00:21:13.880> to is engaging in ongoing misconduct to is engaging in ongoing misconduct to
• And if a right- appointed judge in D.C. says it's unconstitutional, the chances that our judicial system
• system is going to say that judicial system is going to say that it's<01:35:29.440> okay<01:35

Keywords: 1183, house

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• customs enforcement absent a judicial customs enforcement absent a judicial warrant<02:23:07.600
• crimes and serious misconduct. crimes and serious misconduct.
• . misconduct. misconduct.
• <04:33:31.279> Close consequences of their misconduct.
• Close consequences of their misconduct.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• A court order is just, it's like what, at the end of a judicial proceeding, that's the final word in
• A court order is just, it's like what, at the end of a judicial proceeding, that's the final word in
• A court order is just, it's like what, at the end of a judicial proceeding, that's the final word in
• A court order is just, it's like what, at the end of a judicial proceeding, that's the final word in
• A court order is just, it's like what, at the end of a judicial proceeding, that's the final word in

Keywords: 1183, house

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• responsible for taking every opportunity to educate about, prevent, and advocate against sexual misconduct
• <00:37:42.599> in Advocate against sexual misconduct in Advocate against sexual misconduct
• Okay, and is that independent of whether there has been a judicial determination of probable cause?
• whether there has been a Judicial whether there has been a Judicial determination<01:17:47.480><
• > it<01:18:00.679> it's ...see before you on page three, so it is not related to a judicial

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This This is not a judicial directive.
• It is not a judicial form.
• Uh it is a post-judicial determination.
• But what we are is not a judicial form.
• released by a judicial officer or you released by a judicial officer or you are<03:36:27.920> released

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yet this bill could allow SAF made from these types of oils to enjoy expedited judicial review.
• Yet this bill could allow SAF made from these types of oils to enjoy expedited judicial review.
• Tracy Kenney, on behalf of the Judicial Council, I'll be brief.
• This bill also requires judicial oversight only after the triggering event has occurred.
• What I started to realize was that there was this real lack of oversight by the judicial branch.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• We have been minimizing our judicial system in many, many ways.
• That is why judicial discretion exists. Laws should be based on evidence.
• That is why judicial discretion exists. Laws should be based on evidence, not rhetoric.
• So as we've seen time and time again, we see a bill that removes judicial discretion.
• I'm the judicial education officer and also a pro tem justice of the peace.

Bills: HB2109, HB2168, HB2198, HB2226, HB2415, HB2440, HB2665, HB2805, HB2811, HB2825, HB2857, HB2874, HB2966, HB4067, HB4117, HCR2001, HCR2016, HCR2051

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and announced several bills would be held at the sponsors’ request, including HB 4117, HCR 2016, HCR 2051, and HB 2415. It then took up HB 2811, which would expand obstructing governmental operations to include knowingly interfering with a lawful arrest and make that conduct a felony. Supporters, including a county attorney representative, argued the bill closes a loophole and protects officers from third-party interference during arrests, while opponents from criminal justice and civil liberties groups said existing laws already cover the conduct and warned the bill could chill First Amendment activity such as filming police or protesting. The committee debated whether the bill duplicated resisting arrest and hindering prosecution statutes, then passed HB 2811 on a 3-2 vote with one member not voting. The committee next heard HB 2665, which would create a manslaughter offense for an adult who intentionally gives advice or encouragement through a directed communication to a minor to die by suicide, including via social media or text. Representative Carter and family members of suicide victims described the bill as a response to online encouragement and a way to hold people accountable when minors are clearly urged toward suicide. The committee then passed HB 2665 unanimously, 6-0 with one not voting. It also approved HB 2857, allowing the Department of Corrections to store inmate medical records electronically and dispose of paper copies, by a 5-1 vote. The committee then passed HB 2226, which requires courts to ask about veteran status at initial appearance, notify prosecutors, and connect veterans to services and possible treatment court referrals; an amendment shifted the service-notice duty from prosecutors to the court. Supporters said the bill helps identify veterans with PTSD or other needs and can reduce recidivism, and it passed 6-0. HB 2168, which would require county board approval before the Attorney General could bring a public nuisance action in superior court, drew sharp disagreement over the AG’s use of nuisance litigation against businesses such as dairies, industrial plants, and rail projects; supporters framed it as local control and opposition to overreach, while opponents said it would weaken accountability and protect corporate interests. The committee passed HB 2168 on a 3-2 vote with two not voting. Finally, the committee heard HB 2966, which would bar early termination of lifetime probation for dangerous crimes against children and apply that restriction retroactively. Supporters argued it would keep serious child offenders on supervision and protect victims, while opponents, including survivors and defense advocates, said DCAC is a sentencing enhancement rather than a standalone offense, that the bill removes judicial discretion, may raise ex post facto concerns, and could sweep in lower-level online conduct. The bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. The committee then began hearing HCR 2001, a voter referral to end early voting the Friday before Election Day, require government-issued ID for voting, and restrict mail ballot procedures; the sponsor said it would improve election integrity and speed results, while opponents argued it would burden voters and reduce access. The transcript cuts off during testimony and debate on that measure.

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• Currently, there's a lack of effective oversight through the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. which
• They pass, but there's no guarantee the judicial branch will adhere to these laws.
• So my question is who who will remove these retired appointed judges from misconduct while sitting on
• I have seen where retired judges have abused the judicial process and then there's no accountability
• Conduct, Judicial Conduct Review Commission.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• Currently, there's a lack of effective oversight through the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. which
• So my question is who who will remove these retired appointed judges from misconduct while sitting on
• I have seen where Retired judges have abused the judicial process and then there's no accountability
• Office of Judicial Conduct, Judicial Conduct Review Commission. Yes, sir.
• Amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• “Furthermore, the addition of charges explicitly focused on reporting misconduct of criminal conduct
• and criminal behavior of a misconduct and criminal behavior of a law<00:24:38.880> enforcement
• Representative Roy said that by including all allegations of misconduct offenses that are difficult to
• judicial judicial scrutiny<00:58:25.559> that<00:58:25.760> the<00:58:25.839> court
• circumstances pursuant to a Judicial circumstances pursuant to a Judicial determination<01:31:08.960

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• by Paxson, relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial
• even though those violations may be related to clinical quality, patient safety, and intentional misconduct
• Misconduct. I move passage. The question occurs on passage to third reading of SB2237.
• SB1574 by Zaffirini, relating to the Centers of Excellence programs developed by the Texas Judicial Council
• This bill will codify the Centers of Excellence program initiated by the Texas Judicial Council, move

Bills: SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR8, SB31, SB33, SB3, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB2581, SB3031, SB24, SB2570, SB1566, SB552, SJR1, SB646, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB 130, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights