Transcript Highlights:

• It is saying conviction. It is my understanding that under the Penal Law, that would be criminal.
• President, the sections that you're referring to refer to convictions under the Labor Law.
• IT IS SAYING CONVICTION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT UNDER THE PENAL LAW, THAT WOULD BE CRIMINAL.
• PRESIDENT, THE SECTIONS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO REFER TO CONVICTIONS UNDER THE LABOR LAW.
• SO, THE PERSON IS CONVICTED IN A CRIMINAL COURT OF VIOLATIONS OF THE LABOR LAW.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:23:56.480> from anybody with those convictions from anybody with those convictions from
• And you're—I'm sorry, I was reading the wrong thing.
• You pissed off the wrong people. You made the wrong enemies, and they are more powerful than you.”
• So indictment, never mind a conviction.
• I just rather everybody's names wrong.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• or a finding of fact, could be as damaging as a conviction itself.
• or a finding of fact, could be as damaging as a conviction itself.
• or a finding of fact, could be as damaging as a conviction itself.
• or a finding of fact, could be as damaging as a conviction itself.
• a con as a um conviction a con as a um conviction itself itself itself and<00:26:37.440> so

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• told he was abusive to you, not the children, but research shows that this assumption is dangerously wrong
• Ultimately, the court's assurance that he was safe proved false: my ex-husband was convicted of five
• Our Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed felony convictions where people were sent to prison, and they
• So 2144 is the wrong tool for the job.
• In my case, the court had domestic violence convictions, medical records, dental reports, police reports

Bills: HB2041, HB2144, HB2239, HB2321, HB2371, HB2594, HB2661, HB2662, HB2793, HB2968, HB2995

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification

Transcript Highlights:

• So sometimes I wonder what is the wrong way, and [laughter] I love to use AI.
• If you're convicted, you're going to go to jail.
• convicted, you're going to go to jail. convicted, you're going to go to jail.
• If you're convicted, you're going to go to jail.
• Until the is wrong. Plain and simple.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

Transcript Highlights:

• This variety is based on the convictions they have, their criminal history, specialized populations,
• As I alluded to before, it could be the present offense and conviction, prior criminal history, their
• So I'm probably going to get some of the terminology wrong since I've left DOE.
• So I'm probably going to get some of the terminology wrong since I've left DOE.
• So I'm probably going to get some of the terminology wrong since I've left DOE.

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

Transcript Highlights:

• These wrongs, and the population accessing treatments for gender dysphoria has skyrocketed.
• It also addresses issues related to being convicted of a misdemeanor. ...or theft or felony convictions
• And so I don't think that language does, I could be wrong about it.
• And you can tell me how I'm wrong. Absolutely. I will do that, and thank you for that.
• It's kind of what I was going to ask you, but I had it wrong.

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

Transcript Highlights:

• However, because it's not on video of that particularly happening, it wasn't convicted.
• <00:03:42.080> And conviction on fracturing the leg.
• And conviction on fracturing the leg.
• <00:04:00.159> And happening, it wasn't convicted. And happening, it wasn't convicted.
• Surely, if something was wrong, it would be noticed.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• , then this is based off of convictions, then this is based off of convictions, correct?
• <00:59:02.880> as both in and out of state convictions as both in and out of state convictions
• uh that includes any define convicted uh that includes any conviction<00:59:15.359> from<00:59
• on this, but I thought because it says for purposes of this section, convicted includes any conviction
• >> Convicted is that section F. >> Convicted is that section F.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• me to explain any basis for requesting money to a null or criminal arrest when there's been no conviction
• when there's been no conviction. when there's been no conviction.
• a conviction. And with that, Mr. a conviction. And with that, Mr.
• SP 512, relative to the fees and criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction
• It seems fair to not have convict them.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please correct me if I'm wrong that the governor does appoint the ACOVA board. Yes, so Mr.
• Chairman Nelson, I will answer it and then I'll look back to Michelle just in case I'm wrong.
• I will answer it, and then I'll look back to Michelle, just in case I'm wrong.
• You're not wrong. One thing I've learned about Bert: if he says it once, he's a man of his word.
• And if we're wrong and we need more money, it's not unprecedented.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee reconvened to work through the amended version of Senate Bill 2025, beginning with a clarification from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the source of funds used to cover the commissioner’s salary equity increase. Commissioner Lonnie Wong explained that the money came from federal highly rural transportation grant administrative/salary funds, within the allowable 10% administrative cap, and that the department had not exceeded that limit. The committee then reviewed the major House changes to the veterans budget, including funding for a veterans benefits specialist FTE, salary equity increases for veterans service officers, additional operating funds, one-time funding for homeless veteran services and the Veterans Post-War Trust Fund, carryover authority for Fisher House and veterans transportation projects, accrued leave, and a document scanning project. Members also discussed a section changing governance authority for veterans affairs and the veterans home, with questions about the ACOVA board and the governor’s appointment authority. The committee debated the appropriateness of using federal grant administrative funds for salary adjustments and the broader shift in authority over veterans affairs, with some members emphasizing legislative control over salaries and budget decisions and others supporting the reorganization as a way to improve administration. After discussion, Amendment 25.092.0203 was moved, seconded, and adopted on an 8-0 roll call. The committee then moved SB 2025 as amended, and that motion also passed 8-0. The meeting then shifted to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget issues, where members reviewed FTE reductions, salary equity funding for correctional officers and parole/probation officers, and the status of federal ARPA dollars that had previously been used to backfill salaries and bonuses. DOCR officials described pay levels for correctional officers and compared them with county jail wages, arguing that the proposed equity funding was needed for retention and competitiveness. Members also discussed transitional facility costs, women’s treatment unit funding, and county jail overflow housing, including new or planned bed capacity in Grand Forks, Burleigh-Morton, Rugby, and other facilities. The committee agreed to continue refining the budget through a new long sheet and planned to request amendments for consideration in the following days before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• WHAT HE DID IS WRONG BUT HE NEEDED MEDICATION, NOT PUNISHMENT.
• IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING GO WRONG YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE UNDER THE MILITARY JUSTICE.
• >> TO EXTEND THAT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE FELONY CONVICTIONS? SOMETHING NONVIOLENT.
• SOMEONE HAS GRAND THEFT CONVICTION 25 YEARS AGO, DO YOU THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY A FIREARM.
• PEOPLE ON BOARD THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CHANNEL AND SLAMMED DIRECTLY INTO A CONCRETE PILING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You're not wrong that it could be counterintuitive to what the intent was.
• already of a Class A or B been convicted already of a Class A or B felony<01:42:10.800> if<01
• And so I've outlined a list of seven felonies that are nonviolent, and if a person who's been convicted
• If a person who's been convicted of repeated shoplifting, a Class C felony, gets caught with a gun, now
• We could make a change to House Bill 137 so that it reads, quote: "And if said prior felony conviction

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 302, which would repeal the requirement that a provider-patient relationship for medical cannabis certification be established in person first. The Department of Health said it supported the House Draft 2 version as a way to expand patient access, and several testifiers from the medical cannabis community and dispensary industry supported the bill, especially for patients on outer islands or those unable to travel. One witness asked that earlier language removed in committee be restored to further improve access. Representative Shimizu asked whether follow-up in-person visits would still occur, and DOH responded that this varies by provider, with some continuing in-person care and others moving to telehealth for chronic conditions. The committee then took up House Bill 712, relating to the federal 340B drug pricing program and contract pharmacies. The Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office both said they supported the bill’s purpose but wanted it clarified and possibly moved into a standalone chapter rather than chapter 481B. Supporters, including Hawaii Pacific Health and the Queen’s Health Systems, said the bill is needed to protect safety-net funding and access to discounted drugs, citing large financial benefits from 340B and losses caused by manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies. PhRMA opposed the bill, arguing the issue is not access to discounts but accountability and transparency in how contract pharmacies distribute benefits, and said it was willing to discuss amendments. Members asked follow-up questions about whether there was data showing misuse; PhRMA said it did not have numbers, while hospital witnesses said the program is federally audited and used appropriately in Hawaii. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1482, HD1, which would tighten hemp and controlled-substance definitions to exclude Schedule I cannabinoids from manufactured hemp products and clarify the treatment of artificially derived cannabis. The Department of Health supported the measure, saying it adds clarity to existing prohibitions. Kūre Hawaii and other supporters said it would close loopholes involving Delta-8 and similar products. An individual testifier urged stronger language to also cover compounds such as HHC, THCA, THCP, and THCO. In response to questions about enforcement against mislabeled hemp products, DOH explained that THC percentages are relative to product weight, that some products can remain under the hemp threshold while still containing significant THC, and that hemp flower is already prohibited from direct retail sale, though enforcement can be complicated and involves both administrative and criminal authorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving forward, so that's an example where... ...the convictions were dismissed, and as such, then the
• We're also looking to partner with the Legislature if, you know, this is a process about drug convictions
• What we find sometimes is what a conviction is... A number of different things.
• Yeah, like someone might be convicted of vandalism because that's, you know, where the ultimate action
• And we just simply think that this is a measure that's headed in the wrong direction for patient care

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.

Transcript Highlights:

• These are not convictions.
• These are civil orders convictions.
• They've done nothing wrong.
• done nothing wrong. done nothing wrong.
• one witness is insufficient to convict one witness is insufficient to convict someone<02:36:53.600

Keywords: 981, all

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• this session of the legislature, grant these delegates the clarity of thought, the strength of conviction
• this session of the legislature, grant these delegates the clarity of thought, the strength of conviction
• texting while driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction
• The Senate substitute. those convicted of a felony upon their physical release.
• Speaker, I very well may be wrong, but my recollection was Delegate Price did not vote on that bill,

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And during that time, he was unable to fulfill the duties of his office, not because he was convicted
• If the standard is no conviction, no consequence, for judges, teachers, and law enforcement, why is the
• And yet here we are refusing to reimburse him for salary we withheld, not because of conviction, but
• And that's not just wrong. It's dangerous.
• school has... ...when a student receives deferred prosecution, is convicted of, or if the school has

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

Transcript Highlights:

• President, you’re not wrong.
• So if I am wrong, I can table this and get that corrected before we move on. Senator.
• We just keep posting people's photos before they're even convicted.
• So you're 50 years old, you get accused of something, robbing a bank, doing something seriously wrong
• , and they get the wrong person.

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Perhaps I was given the wrong copy. Thank you for the question. I do have that in front of me now.
• Yes, I believe it would have to be convicted. Hicks, you're recognized for a follow-up.
• Conviction before moving forward on an aggregate offense. Thank you for the question.
• On line 21, it says any person who was convicted of the aggregate offense.
• day or at the wrong time.

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:

• If I'm wrong, you can correct me on the record.
• you can correct me on the record wrong you can correct me on the record uh<00:02:19.400> but<
• If I'm saying your name wrong, correct me and blame it on my head and not my heart, okay?
• As convicted felons, they are often overlooked for employment opportunities.
• We serve men who have been convicted of low-level drug offenses all the way up to loss of life.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all