Video & Transcript Research : 'judiciary appropriations'
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Judiciary and Elections. SB 1512, Vulnerable Adults Death Definitions. Judiciary and Elections.
- SB 1523, Appropriation Waterline Project, Ganado.
- Appropriation and Transportation Technology.
- Judiciary and Elections. SB 1536. Thanks.
- SB 1461, Allied Healthcare Workforce Appropriation.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and necessary funding, and access to appropriate and necessary facilities.
- The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out...
- We have in the Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment that I proposed already weakened it.
- “Okay, so in comparing your amendment to the Judiciary Committee’s amendment, I think the Judiciary Committee
- Funds available for the program would be subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and necessary funding, and access to appropriate and necessary facilities.
- I want to point out that the Senate Judiciary Amendment was already compromised.
- What came out of Judiciary.
- Okay, so in comparing your amendment to the Judiciary Committee's amendment, I think the Judiciary Committee
- So the way the Judiciary Committee amendment stands,… That's my concern.
Summary:
The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage.
The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29.
The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies.
A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- or other legislative appropriation decisions.
- or other legislative appropriation decisions.
- to fund that appropriation.
- All right, now we're ready to start article for the Judiciary.
- At the request of the Judicial Compensation Commission, the appropriation request for the judiciary section
Bills:
SB 1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures.
Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant.
The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit.
A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, I move that the Judiciary Committee amendment to HB 1246 be adopted.
- Chair, I move that the Judiciary Committee amendment be adopted. No, I'm sorry.
- Chair, I move that the Judiciary Committee amendment as amended be adopted.
- Senate Bill 1849, capital outlay, appropriations, transportation technology.
- Senate Bill 1860, property, appropriations, transportation technology.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 46
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are here for a history day competition and they included the capital today along with the judiciary
- </c> the judiciary and palace as site visits. the judiciary and palace as site visits.
- </c> in our budget there is appropriated in our budget there is appropriated amounts<00:37:05.760><c>
- </c> appropriation for the special fund. appropriation for the special fund.
- :21:55.840><c> adjourn,</c><01:21:56.239><c> could</c> appropriate time after we adjourn, could appropriate
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 490, Judiciary. HB 4104, Education.
- HB 4108, Appropriation, natural resources, energy and water, and appropriations.
- First reading of bills: HB 4056 — appropriation of veteran services.
- Judiciary. HB 485 — referral agencies fees. Health and Human Services.
- Education and Judiciary. HB 4106-1 — Arizona Fellowship. Education and Appropriations.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and your committee on judiciary and your committee on judiciary respectfully<00:06:53.199><c> request
- :38.160><c> the</c> your house judiciary reviewed the your house judiciary reviewed the amendment<00:
- </c><00:15:41.760><c> Committee</c> the members of the Judiciary Committee the members of the Judiciary
- </c> judiciary? Member from Barry Town. judiciary? Member from Barry Town.
- </c> Appropriations, member from Burke. Appropriations, member from Burke.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-02-20 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh go through the Senate Judiciary uh go through the Senate Judiciary Committee<00:16:20.880><c>
- </c> are currently appropriate. are currently appropriate. uh<00:19:18.799><c> the</c><00:19:19.200><
- </c> for children and adults, the appropriate for children and adults, the appropriate age<00:24:04.960
- Um, your Senate Appropriations Committee searched high and low for appropriations in the bill.
- </c> By a straw poll, uh the Senate Judiciary By a straw poll, uh the Senate Judiciary Committee<00:34
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 49 (3-18-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:39:25.800><c> by</c> increase general fund appropriation by increase general fund appropriation
- </c><01:00:28.640><c> Committee,</c> taken from the Judiciary Committee, taken from the Judiciary Committee
- </c> the Judiciary Committee. the Judiciary Committee.
- </c><01:00:49.760><c> Committee</c> taken from Judiciary Committee taken from Judiciary Committee given
- Still in the the Judiciary Committee.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 100 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:44:05.480><c> with</c> Committee on Appropriations with Committee on Appropriations with favorable
- </c><00:45:14.200><c> with</c> Committee on Appropriations with Committee on Appropriations with favorable
- I move the Committee report from the Judiciary Committee and the Appropriations Committee report.
- In the Appropriations Committee, we appropriated the money for this bill, and I will say that it is a
- </c><01:02:16.200><c> All</c> Appropriations Committee report. All Appropriations Committee report.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 10, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 25
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the judiciary budget.
- </c> judiciary. This is the judiciary budget. judiciary. This is the judiciary budget.
- Thank you for your work on this judiciary budget. Related to the judiciary.
- Uh, the judiciary is a separate branch of government, and we as a legislature are responsible for appropriating
- Uh, the judiciary is a separate branch of government, and we as a legislature are responsible for appropriating
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:38:15.146><c> [clears throat]</c><00:38:15.440><c> I've</c> for our judiciary.
- [clears throat] I've for our judiciary.
- I don't think it's appropriate. earlier regarding Mr. Dreer's earlier regarding Mr.
- </c> judiciary. Senator from Chitten. judiciary. Senator from Chitten.
- </c><00:44:48.079><c> Committee</c> Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Judiciary Committee took<00:44:
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-JDC, JDC Public Hearings 03-13-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:20:11.440><c> use</c><00:20:11.760><c> the</c> appropriately use the appropriately use the funding
- </c><00:49:09.680><c> criminal</c> the Hawaii state judiciaries criminal the Hawaii state judiciaries
- Yeah, there’s a blank appropriation on the 396, there’s a blank appropriation on the second page.
- Yeah, there’s a blank appropriation on the 396, there’s a blank appropriation on the second page.
- We are not—this is a Judiciary package bill. We were not requesting an appropriation for this bill.
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on several fireworks-related bills. On HB 550, which would allow law enforcement to use drone recordings to establish probable cause for fireworks arrests in public areas and appropriate funds for drones, the Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the measure. The Public Defender and some public testifiers opposed it, arguing that a statute cannot mandate probable cause and that the bill raises constitutional concerns. A prosecutor later explained that the bill is intended to address Hawaiʻi case law, especially State v. Kit, which limits aerial surveillance over homes under the state constitution, and suggested that changing “shall” to “may” could reduce constitutional problems. Members also questioned whether current law already allows video evidence of fireworks violations and whether the bill was necessary. Testimony included both support and opposition from individuals and organizations, and no vote was taken during the hearing.
The committees then heard HB 806, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The department and police supported the bill, while the Libertarian Party of Hawaiʻi opposed it, arguing that fireworks are already illegal and that the measure adds unnecessary enforcement powers and constitutional risk. Committee members asked what “sting operation” means and whether the term should be defined more clearly; the department said it refers to police or criminal investigations involving deception and agreed a definition would help guide use of the funds. The department also said the funding would support training, storage, and other operational costs for undercover investigations.
Finally, the committees heard HB 1483, a broader fireworks enforcement bill that would create an adjudication system for fireworks infractions, revise definitions and penalties, establish new offenses, and increase penalties when fireworks offenses cause injury or death. The Attorney General’s office strongly supported the bill, saying it would improve enforcement by clarifying definitions and allowing cases to be proven without particle testing or expert witnesses when fireworks leave no physical evidence. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported it. The Public Defender opposed the bill, focusing on the bill’s penalty enhancements for offenses that are rarely enforced and its concurrent trial provision, which it said raises problems because of the differences between civil and criminal proceedings. No final committee action or vote was reported in the transcript.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- But again, I think that's a Judiciary issue. We agree.
- Okay, the motion is do pass to the Judiciary Committee. Senators Ashby...
- And it is on to Judiciary, and then we'll go to Appropriations.
- The motion is do pass to Appropriations. The current vote is 8 to 0.
- That is going to Appropriations. SB 342 is also out at 9-0. That is going to Appropriations.
Summary:
The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee heard three bills. SB 849 by Senator Weber Pearson would tighten restrictions on physicians or surgeons who committed specified sexual misconduct against patients by barring petitions for license renewal, requiring automatic revocation in certain reinstatement cases, and applying the protections retroactively to 2020. Support came from the California Medical Association and the American College of OBGYN District 9; there was no opposition in the room. Members expressed strong support, and the bill passed 8-0 on the initial roll call and was later confirmed out on a 9-0 vote to Appropriations.
SB 96 by Senator Umberg would extend California’s loud-advertising rules to streaming services and podcasts by requiring ads to stay at the ambient level of the surrounding content. The bill was presented as a consumer convenience measure inspired by a child being awakened by louder ads. There was no testimony in opposition, and members briefly discussed how the rule might affect platforms operating nationally. The committee approved SB 96 9-0 and sent it onward.
SB 342, also by Senator Umberg, would change contractor licensing law so that contractors could recover payment for work performed while licensed even if their license lapsed during part of a project, while still denying payment for unlicensed periods and preserving prohibitions on starting work without a license. Supporters, including the California Conference of Carpenters, State Building and Construction Trades, and contractor associations, argued the bill would prevent disproportionate penalties and protect workers and small contractors. Committee members raised concerns about burdens of proof, consumer protections, and possible loopholes, but the author and supporters said existing enforcement tools would remain. The bill passed 9-0 and was sent to Judiciary, then Appropriations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> safety and judiciary conference safety and judiciary conference committee<00:01:48.560><c> went<
- </c><00:30:24.480><c> and</c> the four co-chairs um judiciary and the four co-chairs um judiciary and
- </c> judiciary point of view. judiciary point of view.
- The judicial funded appropriately.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> H872 to Judiciary. >> H873 to Judiciary. >> H874 to General and Housing. >> H875 to Judiciary. >
- H872 >> to<00:01:40.079><c> judiciary</c> >> to judiciary >> to judiciary >>
- H873 >> H873 >> H873 >> to<00:01:42.320><c> judiciary</c> >> to judiciary >
- </c> >> to judiciary >> to judiciary >> H876 >> H876 >> H876 >> to
- <00:01:49.920><c> judiciary</c> >> to judiciary >> to judiciary >> H877 >> H877
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They're all due pass as amended to Appropriations. Do I have a motion on the consent calendar?
- I will be accepting those, and I understand they will be processed in the Judiciary Committee.
- I'm just not, we're not 100% sure that IC3 is the appropriate body.
- On AB 871, Stephanie, the motion is due pass to the Committee on Judiciary. Valencia? Yes.
- File item 4, AB 1278, Haribidian, the most On Appropriations.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance met and initially lacked a quorum, so it began as a subcommittee before later obtaining enough members to act. The committee took up a consent calendar containing AB 501, AB 683, and AB 1278, all of which were approved for passage to their next committees, with AB 501 sent to Judiciary and AB 683 and AB 1278 sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 871, which was presented as a measure to strengthen protections against elder financial abuse and scams by improving reporting and training requirements for financial institutions and mandated reporters.
The author described the bill as a response to widespread elder fraud, including a personal family experience, and explained that the bill would add reporting guidance to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the Federal Trade Commission. Supporters, including the California Welfare Directors Association and several local government and advocacy representatives, said the bill would help identify patterns, improve coordination, and potentially stop fraudulent transfers more quickly. The California Bankers Association did not oppose the bill but raised concerns about whether IC3 is the right reporting channel in every case, whether a dollar threshold should apply, and how institutions would operationalize customer notification requirements.
Several committee members spoke in support, emphasizing the prevalence and sophistication of scams targeting older adults and the need to avoid imposing civil penalties or undue liability on financial institutions. The author said she was working with stakeholders to address concerns and keep the bill effective. AB 871 was then approved on a due pass motion to the Judiciary Committee, and the roll was left open briefly for absent members before the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, housekeeping question: there's a blank appropriation.
- and it says appropriate authorities is and it says appropriate authorities is is<00:53:17.799><c> how
- One, so I think it goes to Judiciary after this, is that correct? Mr.
- One, so I think it goes to Judiciary after this, is that correct? Mr.
- Senate File 475 is recommended to pass and re-refer to Judiciary.