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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- you have a sense for what percentage of tenants end up actually being evicted because of a court judgment
- section applies only to a residential tenant who, number one, was a defendant, and two, after entry of judgment
- Or they move out after the eviction is filed, but no judgment is entered.
Keywords:
HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our hope is that we can arrive at essentially agreed judgments. every one of these cases and close them
- Securing agreed judgments cooperatively with the federal government is course number one because it's
- We are going to be looking to secure that, through the agreed judgment I discussed, we're going to be
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (10/17/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- that the auditors pointed out that the administrator's final decision shall convert into a final judgment
- The language that you're referring to with regard to a award converting into a judgment addresses awards
- </c> convert into a final judgment convert into a final judgment enforceable<01:38:20.080><c> by</c><
- that is that addresses into a judgment that is that addresses award<01:39:29.600><c> awards</c><01:39
- </c><01:39:54.239><c> and</c> convert their award to a judgment and convert their award to a judgment
Summary:
The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted.
The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes.
On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- to</c><00:47:53.319><c> perform</c><00:47:53.720><c> these</c><00:47:53.880><c> surgeries</c> the judgment
- to perform these surgeries the judgment to perform these surgeries safely<00:47:55.240><c> as</c><00
- It was a $2 million judgment that was several years ago, but injecting around the eye is not benign,
- 50.199><c> $2</c><01:10:50.520><c> million</c> blind it was a $2 million blind it was a $2 million judgment
- that was several years ago um judgment that was several years ago um but<01:10:55.800><c> injecting<
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/05/2026 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Secretary of State to send us a thank you for approving this today and make up for that lack of judgment
- Of judgment earlier in the week. Could you please pass that along? Mr. Chairman, Mr.
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved the minutes from its January 29, 2026 meeting and then took up a request involving surplus funds from the FY 2026 special election appropriation for the vacant U.S. Congressional District 7 seat. JLBC staff explained that the election cost less than expected, leaving $2.49 million available for transfer to the Secretary of State’s operating budget. The proposed use included $500,000 for 2026 primary and general election costs, $240,000 for physical security at Secretary of State events from March through June 2026, and $1.7 million for county-related expenses, including the state’s share of the voter registration database. Staff said the Secretary of State had originally requested more, but the proposal excluded some amounts for prior security costs and future database replacement planning.
Committee members questioned the physical security spending, asking what it covered and whether it was for personnel, hardware, or other measures. The Secretary of State’s representative said the details were sensitive for security reasons, but described it as a mix of physical presence, preventative measures, and security-related equipment at public events. Members also raised concerns about the state’s voter rolls, DOJ litigation, and the cost of ongoing legal disputes, asking for more information on meetings and litigation expenses. The representative said the office was in communication with federal officials and that the transfer itself would not be used for litigation.
The Vice Chair moved a favorable review of the item with three provisions: monthly expenditure reporting to JLBC staff beginning April 15, 2026 through December 2026; a prohibition on using the transferred funds for litigation; and a prohibition on using the funds for contracts with individuals. The discussion also noted that the committee’s review is advisory and does not necessarily prevent the agency from spending funds, though members said future budget decisions could take the agency’s actions into account.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Subject-matter experts on the subjects that they pass judgment on?
- who are normal work-a-day Americans who are called to become jurors, and then they have to pass judgment
- Become jurors, and then they have to pass judgment on whatever their case is.
- When they've been accused or have had judgment leveled against them, ...or have had judgment leveled
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee heard several election, victims’ rights, family court, and probation-related measures. SB 1425, an emergency bill moving Arizona’s primary election date earlier and adjusting related election timelines, was amended to move the primary to the second-to-last Tuesday in July and to remove the proposed compression of cure/ID deadlines; county officials supported it, and it received a do pass recommendation. SB 1289 and SCR 1013/SCR 1014 focused on foreign money in election administration and ballot measure campaigns, with supporters arguing the bills would close loopholes that allow foreign-backed funding to influence elections; some members raised concerns about breadth and enforcement, but both measures advanced. SB 1402 would require probationers on certain sex-offense-related monitoring to pay the cost of electronic monitoring; supporters said it would improve accountability and child safety, while opponents warned it could punish indigent people and divert money from treatment. It also received a do pass recommendation.
The committee spent substantial time on family court bills. SB 1330 would allow a parent with less than 35% parenting time or no legal decision-making authority to request a jury trial in custody-related disputes; supporters described severe financial and emotional harm in family court and argued juries would provide a neutral check, while county and legal representatives opposed the bill as costly, slow, and ill-suited to specialized child-welfare decisions. Despite those objections, SB 1330 passed with a do pass recommendation. SB 1328, as amended, declared Arizona public policy to include protecting parents and a child’s right to equal access to both co-parents; supporters said it would clarify legislative intent, while opponents called it duplicative of existing law. It also passed.
The committee also heard SB 1329, which would let parents sue court-appointed professionals in custody and parenting-time matters if the professional deviated from licensing ethics or standards. Supporters argued that quasi-judicial immunity and weak oversight have allowed harmful, expensive practices in family court, while opponents said existing malpractice and licensing remedies already exist and warned against expanding litigation. The bill received a do pass recommendation. SB 1326, allowing courts to award attorney fees and costs to victims when a party violates or worsens a victim-rights violation, also passed after supporters said it would help pro bono and victims’ attorneys enforce rights, and opponents said the term “exacerbates” was vague and the need was unclear. The committee approved the minutes and held SB 1285 and SB 1392 without hearing them.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- AI cannot and must not replace the judgment, expertise, accountability, and human connection that are
- AI cannot and must not replace the judgment, expertise, accountability, and human connection that are
- Nursing is fundamentally relational and requires ethical judgment that... Thank you.
- Nursing is fundamentally relational and requires ethical judgment that could not be safely or ethically
- weeks or more using the best clinically accurate gestational age and giving latitude for clinical judgment
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
nursing titles, licensure, healthcare professionals, patient safety, professional standards, SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Jan 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't let them drive an automobile because they have bad judgment.
- Allowing them to make judgments about that are going to have life-changing, forever implications for
- And the question is, really, whether you intend, as you said, to substitute, essentially, your judgment
- for the judgment of these professional scientists and doctors.
- Am I to substitute my judgment for science? Of course I'm not going to do that.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs Aug 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This judgment ensures that disabled veterans are protected from VACI's fraudulent VA assistance scheme
- Under the agreed final judgment and permanent injunction, VACI is prohibited from collecting any debts
- The court has now entered summary judgment, establishing Veterans Guardian liability to the certified
- The court has now entered summary judgment, establishing Veterans Guardian liability to the certified
- A federal court has now determined, on summary judgment... ...and the consulting industry.
Summary:
The Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs met on August 26, 2026, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks honoring veterans, military families, and service members who died in a recent Fort Hood helicopter crash. The committee then took up interim charge number two on military-to-civilian transition, with invited testimony from university and community leaders from Wichita Falls and Texas A&M. Witnesses described programs such as Midwestern State University’s Military Education Center, the Sheppard Military Affairs Committee’s community connections, Texas A&M–Central Texas’s military talent pipeline, and campus veteran services that help service members and veterans move into higher education, employment, and community life. Members emphasized that transition should begin well before separation, with better data-sharing, stronger local “warm handoffs,” and more coordination among bases, schools, workforce systems, and community organizations.
Testimony focused on practical ways to keep transitioning service members in Texas and match their skills to workforce needs. Witnesses urged earlier outreach before the TAP window, better tracking of service member skills and destination plans, and stronger use of peer mentors and community partners. Several witnesses highlighted the need to recognize military training for civilian credentials, including proposals for a Texas medic/corpsman-to-nursing pathway modeled on Wisconsin’s WISMAC program, and broader reciprocity or competency-based credit in fields such as nursing, aircraft maintenance, trucking, teaching, and other trades. Members asked about AI and future job skills, and witnesses said Texas should better prepare service members for emerging technology jobs and use existing programs more effectively.
The committee then heard from Texas Veterans Commission and transition experts on the role of the Military Veteran Peer Network, the Governor’s Challenge on suicide prevention, and the need for more resources and better access to bases. Witnesses said the transition period, especially the first 12 to 18 months after separation, is a high-risk time for suicide, unemployment, housing instability, and loss of purpose. They recommended installation-specific transition plans, stronger coordination between TAP, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, and local partners, more trained counselors, expanded College Credit for Heroes use, and better employer apprenticeship pipelines. One witness from Onward Ops said its program has shown an 80% reduction in suicidality among participants and asked for more Texas community partners and certified mentors. No formal votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And those decisions require human judgment behind the wheel.
- And those decisions require human judgment behind the wheel.
- And those decisions require human judgment behind the wheel.
- And those decisions require human judgment behind the wheel.
- And those decisions require human judgment behind the wheel.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a default judgment for you lawyers in the room.
- It's a default judgment for you lawyers in the room.
- for you lawyers it's a default judgment for you lawyers in<00:25:56.399><c> the</c><00:25:56.520><c>
- um that would send money into judgments um that would send money into into<00:31:59.120><c> the</c><
- </c> how are we going to make judges judgment how are we going to make judges judgment about<01:40:34.320
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- other licensed professionals may use AI as a tool, but they must exercise independent professional judgment
- other licensed professionals may use AI as a tool, but they must exercise independent professional judgment
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Apr 8th, 2026
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- authority, including restrictions on nursing home placement over objection, use of reasonable medical judgment
- authority, including restrictions on nursing home placement over objection, use of reasonable medical judgment
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider several House bills, beginning with a series of sunset extensions for professional licensing and review boards. House Bill 3000 extended the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to 2031 after brief questions about prior executive-branch efforts to improve board transparency; House Bill 3001 extended the Child Death Review Board to 2031; House Bill 3003 extended the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to 2031; and House Bill 3004 extended the Board of Examiners in Optometry to 2031. Each of these bills advanced on unanimous 9-0 votes.
The committee also advanced House Bill 366, which creates a revolving fund at the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to receive rural health transformation funds. Members asked about the timing and distribution of the funds, but no timeline was available. House Bill 3904 changed prenatal delivery and postpartum services from a global payment model to individualized payments, with supporters saying it would improve access to local and rural prenatal care and could help hospitals qualify for birth-friendly designations and related funding. That bill also passed 9-0.
Two health-related policy bills were amended in committee and advanced. House Bill 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requires certain hospitals to adopt policies to prevent venous thromboembolism; members asked whether the required report would be public, and the author said that was the intent. House Bill 1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, replaces older advance directive and health care agent laws with a single framework for end-of-life decision-making, with committee substitute changes adding safeguards and clarifying surrogate authority. House Bill 3920 created a sales tax exemption for LifeShare Network, matching an exemption already given to the Oklahoma Blood Institute, and it also passed after supportive testimony. All measures considered were reported out favorably, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following week.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: HB3327 and HB4277 - Removed Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, to your point, if a district has—and again, there's no judgment in here.
- There's no judgment. Nothing else with that.
Committee:
House Common Education
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: HB3327 and HB4277 - Removed Feb 18th, 2026
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, to your point, if a district has—and again, there's no judgment in here.
- There's no judgment. Nothing else with that.
Committee:
House Common Education
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 4427, with the sponsor explaining that it would place guardrails on the use of adjunct teachers in school districts. The bill would, beginning in the 2026-27 school year, prohibit adjunct teachers from teaching core subjects in pre-K through 4th grade, including math, ELA, science, and social studies, with a limited exemption process through the State Board. After brief discussion, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill out as a do pass.
Next, House Bill 3021 was presented as a graduation requirements measure that had been worked on with SDE, higher education, and career tech. The sponsor said a PCS or amendment would remove a conflicting section and that the agencies were in agreement on the planned changes. After questions about agency alignment, the committee voted 10-1 to report the bill out as a do pass.
The committee then heard House Bill 3711, a transparency bill requiring school districts to post the percentage of spending devoted to instruction on the front page of their websites and include it in bond applications. The sponsor said the goal was to give taxpayers clearer information about how school funds are used. After discussion about how districts define instructional versus support spending, the bill passed the committee on a 7-9-4-N-A vote as announced in the transcript.
Finally, House Bill 2987 would change the default outcome for academic standards if the legislature fails to act within 30 legislative days, making them deemed disapproved rather than approved. The sponsor argued this would preserve legislative oversight and prevent substandard standards from taking effect, while opponents raised concerns about delays and outdated standards. The committee discussed how the process would work if standards were rejected or sent back with instructions, and then voted 10-1-1-0 to report the bill out as a do pass.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a little bit of a judgment call, a technical judgment call made by nonpartisan staff in the middle
- This is a little bit of a judgment call, a technical judgment call made by nonpartisan staff in the middle
- This is a little bit of a judgment call, a technical judgment call made by nonpartisan staff in the middle
- This is a little bit of a judgment call, a technical judgment call made by nonpartisan staff in the middle
- This is a little bit of a judgment call, a technical judgment call made by nonpartisan staff in the middle
Committee:
Senate Finance
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 381 vindicates the existing legislative judgment in favor of adult adoptees by removing the judicial
- Lorden Management, which collapsed under a $14 million judgment for its mismanagement of an HOA that
- Lorden management, which collapsed under a $14 million judgment for its mismanagement of an HOA that
- They should be made by people who can apply judgment, context, and compassion.
- When her illness is under-treated, her perception and judgment are distorted.
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't pass judgment there. Say it could be a problem.
- They<00:53:51.680><c> don't</c><00:53:51.839><c> pass</c><00:53:52.160><c> judgment</c><00:53:52.640>
- </c><00:53:53.520><c> Say</c><00:53:53.839><c> it</c> They don't pass judgment there.
- Say it They don't pass judgment there.
- in the last session, we were building homes tighter and you folks were, you know, had the great judgment
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- He's going to be very, very impartial and unbiased in his judgment.
- He's going to be very, very impartial and unbiased in his judgment.
- Those are the sort of judgments that are much rarer, and Relle, I trust her judgment on those absolutely
- </c><01:16:12.400><c> rarer</c><01:16:13.280><c> and</c><01:16:13.600><c> Relle,</c> judgments that are
- ><c> absolutely</c> I trust her judgment on those absolutely I trust her judgment on those absolutely
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The committee hearing covered three judicial confirmations for the First Circuit family court. The first nominee, Maria F. Penn, was introduced for confirmation to a six-year term as a district family court judge. Testimony from family law attorneys and the Hawaii State Bar Association was strongly supportive, emphasizing her courtroom demeanor, preparation, knowledge of family law, respect for litigants and counsel, and ability to manage emotionally difficult family court matters. Judge Penn also spoke about her background, including her legal career, prior service as a PDM family court judge, and her view that family court requires both legal judgment and empathy. The chair noted that the committee would not vote that day and would take up votes the next morning.
The second nomination was Wilson Aunga for a district family court judgeship. Supporters described his character, community involvement, and suitability for family court, including testimony from the Honolulu prosecutor, longtime friends, classmates, community members, and others. Speakers highlighted his work with youth, his leadership in the prosecutor’s office, his calm and impartial temperament, and his commitment to education and public service. The chair reported 105 supporters, no opposition, and one comment from the Hawaii State Bar Association. Additional testimony continued from members of the public, including a speaker discussing mental health and personal support for Aunga.
Throughout the hearing, the chair enforced a two-minute limit on oral testimony and explained that the committee was short on time and would recess as needed. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair announced that voting would occur the following day in the same room.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- should regard that omission as anything other than a serious lapse in candor, a serious lapse in judgment
- That fact raises an important question about the nominee's judgment and the political environment in
- That, to me, is a lapse in judgment because we need to be prepared before the next situation hits, not
- I think I'm a known entity around here, and I think that people trust me to use good judgment and to
- He is always reasonable, always exercising good judgment.
Committee:
Senate Director Nominations