Transcript Highlights:

• His public safety assessment score now placed him at a six out of six for new criminal activity and a
• His public safety assessment identified him as having a new violent criminal activity flag with a new
• His public safety assessment score. as well as suspected methamphetamine in his pockets.
• His public safety assessment score now placed him at a six out of six for new criminal activity and a
• I presume, is that a fair assessment of the way you guys were running this operation? Mr.

Bills: SB100

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• LBB just took this number from the controller and plugged it in, is that a fair assessment?
• So go down for the state of having to assess that and administrate that.
• Administrative Procedure Act requires when an agency proposes a rule that there be a fiscal impact assessed
• It's total loss the amount that well that we have not been able to get a fair assessment from the amount
• I encourage you to vote no on this as a committee and instead perhaps launch a study bill. to assess

Bills: HB134 , HB135 , HB 1109 , HB 1243 , HB1392 , HB1399 , HJR99 , HB134 , HB135

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• by accomplishing climate action goals for a brighter and more environmentally friendly future. assessments
• um and how it intersects assessments um and how it intersects with<00:41:39.920><c> policym</c><00:41
• of clinical medicine uh that our system of clinical medicine uh that Physicians<00:46:27.359><c> assess
• c><00:46:27.800><c> patients</c><00:46:28.559><c> uh</c><00:46:29.119><c> symptoms</c> Physicians assess
• patients uh symptoms Physicians assess patients uh symptoms and<00:46:30.559><c> request</c><00:46:30.960

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1232, which would create a three-year wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center and coordinate testing with state and county agencies. The Department of Health, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and University of Hawaiʻi representatives supported the bill, saying it would help certify new wastewater technologies, lower costs for cesspool conversions, and provide data to the Department of Health. Testifiers said the prior testing effort ended after the departure of Dr. Roger Babcock, and that the new program would use National Sanitation Foundation standards, graduate students, and local wastewater facilities such as Wahiawa. Committee members asked about the $750,000 total cost, the scope of existing research, prior test sites, and whether the program would be tied to individuals or a permanent program. One member raised concerns about the fairness and data basis for sewer conversion decisions in local communities, and the University said it would follow national standards and share results openly. The committee then took up Senate Bill 686, relating to a short-term management initiative for coconut rhinoceros beetle response and related appropriations. The Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaiʻi testified in support, while a county representative and other advocates urged broader statewide coverage, including Kauaʻi, and asked that appropriated funds be usable on any island. Testimony emphasized the need for immediate action, outreach, tree-trimmer training, canopy treatments, K-9 inspections, container fumigation, and biocontrol research. A member summarized the bill’s funding components, including amounts for training, residential palm treatments, response teams, inspections, fumigation, and research, and noted the importance of directing money toward on-the-ground response. Committee questions focused on how much funding remained available, how the agencies would coordinate with DOA, whether the department was prepared to manage all the bill’s functions, and how infestations were being communicated to the public. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 657, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology’s Center for Climate Resilient Development. The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in strong support, and the Department of Health also supported the measure, noting that it relies on the center’s data to inform decisions and recommendations on projects. The discussion on this item was brief in the portion provided, with no vote or final action shown.

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• You know, when the assessor usually assesses it, but normally I think on January 1st.
• </c><00:47:23.559><c> two</c><00:47:24.559><c> is</c><00:47:24.800><c> the</c><00:47:25.119><c> assessment
• </c><00:47:25.760><c> of</c><00:47:26.000><c> land</c> 483 B1 and two is the assessment of land 483 B1
• and two is the assessment of land value<00:47:29.280><c> for</c><00:47:29.680><c> property</c><00:47
• All this does is, if a town would adopt it, it would lower assessed values and, administratively, following

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1239, dealing with the California Air Resources Board and the standardized regulatory impact assessment
• We would like for the standardized regulatory impact assessment to be redone.
• The SRIA is intended to serve as the state's primary public-facing assessment of a regulation's economic
• Ensuring that these impacts are transparently and accurately assessed is critical to maintaining a strong
• the future who will be in the same position, For its work thus far in taking preliminary steps to assess

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is the bill that would prohibit your local assessor from changing the tax assessment on residential
• And to remind people, this has to do with how the property is assessed for property taxes.
• than 15 properties, now you're actually operating it as a commercial business and the assessor can assess
• this bill will at least keep government in this instance on these properties from raising those assessments
• And again, it's a small step in the world of residential assessment and property taxes and all that.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 124-1 vote, and numerous introductions of student groups, health professionals, and other guests. Committee reports were then read, including several bills recommended “do pass.” The chamber also heard a personal privilege speech from a St. Louis County member responding to a North St. Louis County school track meet shooting, calling for stronger action on gun access and firearm safety. The main floor work focused heavily on appropriations and capital projects. House Bills 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 were debated and passed, covering reappropriations, maintenance and repair projects, new capital improvements, and remaining ARPA pandemic funds. HB 2017 passed 137-9, HB 2018 passed 127-21, HB 2019 passed 98-48, and HB 2020 passed 127-24. Members emphasized that the bills largely used previously appropriated or federal funds, while some Democrats raised concerns about general revenue spending and one-time infrastructure projects. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate-amended HB 2641 on hemp/cannabis-related regulation, with changes on privacy, worker organization, effective date, and age restrictions; it passed 125-21 on adoption and 126-23 on final passage. HB 2423, dealing with Department of Finance staffing and capacity, passed unanimously after Senate adoption. Other measures passed included HB 1919 on electronic filing parity with IRS rules, HB 1768/2060 on short-term rental property tax classification, HB 1855 adding Alpha-Gal Syndrome to reportable conditions, HB 2355 creating a Food is Medicine pilot option, HB 1717/1643 on psilocybin therapy for veterans and first responders, HB 2372, a broad health care package, HB 2408 on the deaf-blind fund, HB 3000 on auditor/siganture-related procedures, HB 2898 restoring land bank tools, and HB 1740, “Melanie’s Law,” strengthening DWI penalties and ignition interlock requirements. Not all bills advanced: HB 3239, which would have expanded and funded the workforce diploma program through MoCAP, failed 55-95 after criticism that it shifted K-12 formula money and stripped vendor standards. HB 2760, the “Praise Act” on treatment of houses of worship during emergencies, drew extended debate on religious liberty, public health, and consistency in emergency orders; the transcript cuts off before the final vote is shown. Throughout the day, members frequently cited bipartisan support for health, public safety, and administrative bills, while several measures drew sharper partisan or policy disagreements over funding, regulation, and local control.

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• So there is, I may have overstated when I said there were no resources, but it is hard to assess all
• And we’ll move on now to the LAO for an assessment of both programs. Great. Thank you.
• Staff asked us to skip ahead to our assessment just for the sake of time, so I’m going to go ahead and
• We start our assessment on that on page 16 of your handout.
• I'm very intrigued and excited about this kind of market assessment that you are doing.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a hearing focused first on the impact of H.R. 1 on medical student financing and physician access, then on state residency-support programs. The chair framed the discussion around expected federal Medicaid and student loan changes, warning that higher borrowing barriers could reduce access to medical school for lower-income students and worsen physician shortages, especially in underserved regions. The LAO explained that H.R. 1 would cap federal loans for professional students, eliminate Grad PLUS for new borrowers, and likely shift more students toward private loans with less favorable terms; it said the bigger concern may be who can afford to attend medical school rather than a sharp drop in enrollment. HCAI described three physician loan repayment programs—the State Loan Repayment Program, the Stephen M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program, and the County Medical Services Program loan repayment program—and said retention data show many awardees remain in California and in underserved or safety-net settings after service obligations end. University of California and UCSF witnesses described California’s physician workforce shortages, especially on the Central Coast and in rural and agricultural communities, and said affordability, limited medical school capacity, and burnout are pushing some doctors into concierge practice or out of underserved areas. They emphasized that students from low-income backgrounds and underrepresented communities are more likely to be affected by loan limits and that residency location strongly influences where physicians ultimately practice. Members asked about medical school capacity, out-of-state students, residency retention, and whether the state could expand slots or better target aid to keep physicians in California and in high-need communities. Public commenters urged the Legislature to consider shortages in anesthesia, pediatric subspecialties, midwifery, and culturally concordant care, and to support broader workforce pathways and public-service loan programs. The second panel reviewed graduate medical education programs, especially CalMedForce, CalMedForce Plus, and Song-Brown. UC and HCAI said CalMedForce has supported new residency slots since 2018, while Song-Brown funds primary care residency training and has recently supported new programs in rural areas such as Del Norte County. The LAO said the state should decide whether residency support should remain a budget priority, whether these competitive grant programs are the best mechanism, and whether their structures are too rigid or duplicative. It noted that most awardees receive funding more than once and that the programs overlap substantially, suggesting possible coordination or consolidation. A family physician from the California Academy of Family Physicians argued that stable funding for primary care residencies is essential, that many California-trained physicians stay where they train, and that future funding should be more deliberately directed to primary care and high-need communities. The hearing ended with discussion of emergency room crowding, geographic inequities in residency distribution, and HCAI’s plan to develop supply-and-demand models to guide future funding decisions.

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• That's Senate Bill 434, assessment of property used for residential purposes, by Senator Lee.
• tax collector and property appraiser who informed me that local counties are actually raising the assessed
• tax collector and property appraiser who informed me that local counties are actually raising the assessed
• This bill makes clear that they may not increase the assessment of a property based on wind mitigation
• The reason why I asked you about grading or assessing my district, okay?

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2024-2025, we implemented iReady Reading Assessments K-12 for the first time, giving us consistent
• Assessments, ensuring our internal benchmarks connect directly to state expectations.
• Through both i-Ready and our state assessments, we use data not to label students, but to guide instruction
• Um, and as you'll hear in our assessment results later, we are starting to see this pay off.
• Our statewide literacy rates increased to 44% in this year's assessment, up from 39%, so it's pretty

Transcript Highlights:

• Cedar Springs Improvement District providing authority to issue bonds providing authority to impose assessments
• Improvement District number three providing issue authority bonds providing authority to impose assessments
• Intergovernmental Affairs, HB 5686 by McCafferly in the creation of Montgomery County Management Assessment
• Number three, managing, providing authority to issue bonds, providing authority to impose assessment
• HB 517. 17 by Harris Davila relating to the authority of a property owners associations to assess a fine

Bills: SB5 , SJR3 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB48 , HB27 , HB144 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB1775 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB3707 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB1757 , HB2986 , HB972 , SB365 , SB1786 , SB5 , SJR3 , HB14 , HB43 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB 106 , HB18 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB48 , HB27 , HB144 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB1775 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB3707 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB1757 , HB2986 , HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

Transcript Highlights:

• They're going to be assessed, and they don't necessarily always reflect actual damages or costs.
• And that applying these would thereby assess kind of a double whammy to older existing thermal in that
• in our energy-only market, and then And with our older thermal generators, we could see penalties assessed
• Evaluating current critical infrastructure standards and protection measures will be necessary to assess
• resources to give us the pieces of equipment that we can put into our models and run a planning assessment

Bills: SB75 , SB715 , SB776 , SB1299 , SB1405 , SB1968 , SB2021 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB2330 , SB2411

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• In the case, from my understanding, with the landing fees we assess on everything with our operators,
• In the case, from my understanding, with the landing fees we assess on everything with our operators,
• In the case, from my understanding, with the landing fees we assess on everything with our operators,
• In the case, from my understanding, with the landing fees we assess on everything with our operators,
• In the case, from my understanding, with the landing fees we assess on everything with our operators,

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 20, 2025, first on two bills and then on a series of resolutions. On SB 597, relating to administrative driver’s license revocation, the Department of the Attorney General and other agencies supported extending the deadlines for written review decisions because chemical testing results, especially from neighbor islands, can take longer to return. One individual testified in opposition. The committee amended the bill to set the review-decision deadlines at 14 and 28 days, deferred the effective date to July 1, 3000, and recommended passage with amendments by vote. The committee then heard SB 1285 SD2, a highway safety measure that would create an impaired-driving offense, establish automatic license suspension procedures, and amend related administrative processes. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about the new infraction structure and recommended deleting that section, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it could create due process problems and unnecessary burdens on the courts. DOT and several advocacy groups supported the measure, and one individual testified in support of lowering the BAC limit to 0.05. The committee adopted extensive amendments, including deleting several sections, revising revocation language for refusals to test, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 3000, then passed the bill with amendments. In the later resolution hearing, the committee heard measures on Maui road projects, the Kulani Hako Bridge replacement, enforcement against improperly registered out-of-state vehicles, a proposed extension of the Skyline rail to West Oahu, a proposal to transfer airport regulatory authority to DOT, a golf-ball safety resolution, and a restricted parking pilot program in West Oahu neighborhoods. Testimony was generally supportive on the Maui road, bridge, vehicle-registration, and golf-ball measures, while DOT opposed the airport-corporation task force resolution and several groups offered mixed views, including calls for public-sector union representation if a task force were created. The committee also heard support and concern on the Skyline extension resolution, with members noting the need for transit options that better serve West Oahu. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted the resolutions it took up in decision-making, including the Maui road measures, the bridge resolution, the vehicle-registration resolution, and the Skyline-related resolution, with the airport-corporation and parking-zone measures also heard before adjournment.

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• , or at least a point of contact who's responsible for making sure that they've got strong risk assessments
• , or at least a point of contact who's responsible for making sure that they've got strong risk assessments
• , or at least a point of contact who's responsible for making sure that they've got strong risk assessments
• , or at least a point of contact who's responsible for making sure that they've got strong risk assessments
• , or at least a point of contact who's responsible for making sure that they've got strong risk assessments

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Whether it was in the areas of public safety or finance or assessment, we heard over and over again about
• Whether it was in the areas of public safety or finance or assessment, we heard over and over again about
• Our assessments revenue from towns is $600,000.
• Our most recent invoice in 2024 has risen to $724,000, raising the assessments to the towns by 115% is
• public health services, it would cost the communities two to three times the current cost of the assessment

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement, municipal workforce, and public employee labor bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2749, a Plymouth home rule petition to classify Plymouth harbormaster employees as Group 4 for retirement purposes. Supporters, including local officials and retirement board representatives, argued the employees perform law-enforcement and rescue duties comparable to police and fire personnel, that the change would be fair, and that it would have little or no fiscal impact on the town. A separate harbormaster-related bill, H. 2743, was also introduced later in the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on provisions of the Municipal Empowerment Act (H. 56), including a temporary critical-shortage exemption allowing retired state or municipal employees to return to work in hard-to-fill positions, and a renewed OPEB commission to study retiree health care costs. Administration and municipal officials said the measures were needed to address staffing shortages and rising benefit liabilities, while emphasizing the shortage exemption would be time-limited and require proof of recruitment efforts. Related retirement bills drew support and caution: advocates for higher COLA bases and enhanced COLA benefits urged relief for retirees, but some asked the committee to wait for recommendations from the special COLA commission before acting. A major portion of the hearing concerned labor rights at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Union representatives and employees backed bills to extend just-cause protections, promotional rights, and collective bargaining rights to MWRA and CPCS workers, arguing they currently lack protections available to most other public employees. Testimony described unfair discipline, delayed promotions, and high turnover, and committee members indicated prior favorable action on similar MWRA bills and expressed support for addressing CPCS labor rights. The committee also heard from representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and public higher education employees in support of H. 2820, which would require timely funding of ratified state employee contracts, with witnesses describing long delays in receiving negotiated raises and back pay. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and closed each panel after questions.

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• House Bill 818 by Representative Riser enacts a new provision of Title 17 relative to student assessment
• Very quickly, there's no consistent state or local reporting system for people to know the assessments
• It requires the LDOE to post the statewide assessment schedule.
• It also requires school systems to review their required assessments each year to determine if they are
• institutions to provide information, to provide for the collection and sharing of data on suicide risk assessments

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The budget is used as a special assessment through existing mechanisms and law with the county. to obtain
• 39.000><c> a</c><00:31:39.080><c> special</c> Towns that are not members would not pay the special assessment
• continue with current budgetary practices while also allowing them to collect the special separate assessment
• An assessment of cost effectiveness compared to alternative service delivery models; 2.
• The evaluation must include: an assessment of cost effectiveness compared to alternative service delivery

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I cannot say it enough: with structure, then we have an opportunity to do the risk assessment and also
• I cannot say it enough: with structure, then we have an opportunity to do the risk assessment and also
• I cannot say it enough: with structure, then we have an opportunity to do the risk assessment and also
• I cannot say it enough: with structure, then we have an opportunity to do the risk assessment and also
• you say, Madam Chair, and then... ...with structure, then we have an opportunity to do the risk assessment

Bills: HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2573 , HB2749 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB4117 , HCR2004

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights, landlord obligations, court procedures, abortion-inducing drugs, medical abortion, pharmaceutical regulation, felonies, state law, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges, alcohol education, felony conviction, misdemeanor designation, court judgment, criminal justice reform, rehabilitation

Transcript Highlights:

• When I began this in 2019, I requested an initial organizational assessment from the National Guard Bureau
• climate and cultural challenges, including behavioral risk, suicide prevention, and mental health, and assesses
• ><00:14:46.399><c> and</c> prevention, and mental health, and prevention, and mental health, and assesses
• 47.360><c> impact</c><00:14:47.680><c> of</c><00:14:47.839><c> the</c><00:14:48.000><c> inherent</c> assesses
• the impact of the inherent assesses the impact of the inherent stress<00:14:49.440><c> that</c><00:14

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We found that, yeah, that may be true, but it's shuffling, and as soon as another assessment comes up
• Currently in that bill, or in the bill, is a move from $100,000 or from $100 per assessed value to $100,000
• New construction no longer excluded from aggregate assessed valuation.
• So we're moving that assurance to the commercial property folks that if their assessment goes up more
• , you know, there are a lot of guardrails as it pertains to residential property, right, in the assessments

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for February 10, 2026 by roll call vote, 120-0. Members then used personal privilege and guest introductions to recognize fraternity members, students, advocacy groups, and other visitors. One member delivered remarks honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and another gave a personal statement about a cousin who died in a domestic violence-related murder-suicide, followed by a moment of silence. The main floor action focused on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2780 and 2668, a major property tax reform package. The sponsor described the bill as a broad effort to stabilize Missouri’s property tax system after extensive statewide hearings and testimony. The bill and amendments addressed issues including clearer ballot language for tax measures, moving tax-related ballot questions to November general elections, prohibiting “no tax increase” ballot descriptions, standardizing ballot wording, changes to assessed valuation and inspection rules, quarterly tax payment options in some counties, and a fix to a CPI-related provision. Members debated the size and scope of the bill, concerns about local control, election timing, voter fatigue, and possible litigation. Amendments were adopted to narrow the title, add clear ballot language, exempt township counties from the election timing requirement, and remove duplicative language. After the previous question was ordered, the committee substitute as amended was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House also perfected House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County-specific water district bill. Supporters said it would allow detachment of a ratepayer from a water district under certain conditions so a large manufacturing project could proceed, describing the district’s demands as obstructive to economic development. The bill passed committee unanimously and was ordered perfected and printed after discussion about the federal loan issue, the district’s refusal to cooperate, and whether the measure should be limited to one district or expanded later. The chamber then moved to announcements, including upcoming committee meetings, a property tax issues presentation by FFA students, birthday wishes, and a recess until 2 p.m.

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• According to our attorney, I have here, the plea that we were asking for, and in his risk assessment,
• well, why he ends up, this is why he's a victim actually: his risk assessment, along with his plea request
• He has engaged in sex offender special treatment, according to risk assessment.
• Judges review years of compliance, treatment progress, independent risk assessments, and public safety
• HB 2966 removes judicial discretion and applies retroactively, replacing individualized assessment with

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several bills on criminal justice, public safety, and family law. HB 2047 would elevate trespass after service of a writ of restitution from third-degree to first-degree criminal trespass; the sponsor and a constables association representative said the current misdemeanor penalty is too low and discourages law enforcement response when former tenants refuse to leave. The bill passed with a do pass recommendation on a 6-2 vote. HB 2136, which creates offenses for civil terrorism and subversion, expands racketeering predicates, and increases penalties for certain coordinated disorderly conduct and highway obstruction, drew extensive debate. Supporters said it targets coordinated intimidation and violent disruption, while opponents from the ACLU, immigrant advocacy groups, and others argued it would criminalize protest and speech. The committee approved it 6-3 after a long exchange over whether it would apply to events like January 6th and Arizona protest incidents. HB 2970, a jurisdictional clarification for fraudulent schemes and artifices, would allow Arizona to prosecute even if not every act occurred in the state. The sponsor said it would help local law enforcement pursue mortgage fraud and similar cases that are currently referred elsewhere, while an opposition witness said existing law already covers the conduct and warned of forum shopping. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. HB 2411 would make it a class 2 felony to knowingly administer abortion-inducing drugs to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent and with intent to cause an abortion. Supporters framed it as a protection against coercion and reproductive abuse; opponents said the conduct is already criminalized and warned of unintended effects on access to care. It also passed 6-3. The committee also approved HB 2198, which would allow immediate sealing of petty offense records after sentence completion, with supporters calling it a cleanup measure to extend record-sealing relief to minor offenses. HB 2966, which would bar early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, prompted emotional testimony from a parent of an autistic son convicted in a child pornography case, along with opposition from attorneys and advocates who raised ex post facto, juvenile justice, and probation-resource concerns. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said the bill could raise constitutional and workload issues but might be amendable; the committee ultimately passed it 6-3. The final bill discussed, HB 2662, would tighten expert-evidence standards in parenting-time cases involving alleged domestic violence or abuse, requiring recognized expertise and empirically validated methods while excluding polygraphs and similar techniques; the sponsor described it as a narrow evidentiary safeguard for child-related custody disputes.