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• establish a population deviation, whereas right now it says as close to equal as possible, and it just defers
• Senate Bill 1668: An act amending Sections 32-325 and 36-831, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to disposition

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, guest introductions, and approval of the journal before moving through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars. Early action included approval of several bills and resolutions, with amendments adopted on measures such as SB 1515, SB 1678, and SCR 1023. SCR 1023, which would change Independent Redistricting Commission membership and require a two-thirds vote for map approval, drew extended debate over nonpartisanship, geographic diversity, and population deviation; the amendment and the resolution both advanced on voice votes. The body also approved SB 1399, SB 1507, SB 1564, SB 1621, SB 1629, and SB 1811, generally after committee amendments and brief explanations from sponsors. The Senate then considered another calendar featuring SB 1365, SB 1416, and SCR 1049. SB 1365, relating to the Williams Citrus, Fruit, and Vegetable Trust Fund, was amended and advanced. SB 1416, dealing with missing and kidnapped children reporting requirements and the Seek and Find Alert system, was amended to shift training from biannual to every two years and to require documentation of media/social media disclosure decisions; the bill passed as amended. SCR 1049, a constitutional referral on capital punishment, would add a firing-squad option; supporters said it would provide another execution method amid drug shortages, while opponents objected to expanding the death penalty. It also passed as amended. On later calendars, the Senate approved SB 1134, SB 1489, SB 1725, SCR 1048, SB 1012, SB 1573, SB 1661, SB 1662, SB 1569, SB 1634, SB 1647, SCR 1005, SCR 1027, SB 1065, SB 1156, SB 1157, and SB 1213, with several amendments adopted. Topics included political signs, ballot-measure circulator disclosures, marijuana smoke as a nuisance, concealed weapons notice and appeal, paternity, probation conditions, voter registration and signature handling, foreign contributions, election dates, veterans’ hyperbaric therapy funding, border-related appropriations, and immigration enforcement notification. SB 1213 prompted notable debate over a Miranda amendment requiring law enforcement officers to visibly display identification and prohibiting facial coverings during duties, with supporters citing community safety and opponents arguing it would constrain enforcement; the transcript cuts off during that discussion.

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• And I think part of the amendment to make sure we put up come up with a plan and watched deferred right
• Constitution a little bit with the natural resources and scenic Beauty and section 7 and that the disposition

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I would defer maybe to nonpartisan on that one or to my testifier if they want to say anything to that
• that somebody can sue anybody, but that does not mean the committee should act as if the threat is dispositive

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Section 27 modifies requirements on the disposition of a motor vehicle in the possession of a salvage
• This legislation will result in a $16 million annual cut that will defer and cancel critical investments
• result in a 16 million annual cut that result in a 16 million annual cut that will<01:08:22.880> defer
• <01:08:23.199> and<01:08:23.440> cancel<01:08:23.839> critical will defer and
• cancel critical will defer and cancel critical investments,<01:08:24.880> including<01:08:25.279

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So if a state, and not all states are keeping up with their dispositions as they should, has a case that
• doesn't have a disposition, we cannot release that because it's not a guilty conviction.
• I'd be happy to defer questions and get you answers if you have any.
• I'd be happy to defer<04:05:34.560> questions<04:05:35.279> and<04:05:35.520> get
• you answers if defer questions and get you answers if you<04:05:36.560> have<04:05:36.640>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 254, which Senator David Roford described as a technical correction to controlled substance inventory law for pharmacies. He said the bill would remove outdated language requiring inventories to be done in an odd-numbered year, while keeping the existing requirement that pharmacies conduct a full controlled substance inventory every two years in line with federal law. Members asked several clarifying questions about whether the requirement is pharmacy-by-pharmacy, whether new pharmacies would be affected, and whether the change would alter scope or compliance; the sponsor and a representative of the New Hampshire Pharmacist Association said it would not, and that it mainly provides clarity for pharmacies and inspectors. The public hearing on SB 254 was then closed, and the committee also heard support from a representative of the pharmacist community, who said the association supports the bill. The committee then discussed a non-germane amendment to SB 254 dealing with FBI background checks for educational surrogate parents under the Department of Education. Representative Leyon explained that the amendment was requested by the Department of Education after the FBI rejected prior statutory language, and that the goal was to allow people serving as educational surrogate parents to complete FBI fingerprint-based background checks so they can perform their duties. Department of Education and Department of Safety staff testified that the amendment mirrors language that has worked in other education-related background check statutes, including provisions with specific disqualifying offenses tied to child safety, and that the FBI requires precise statutory language and direct transmission of records through the Department of Safety. Members questioned why the FBI’s approval was needed, whether individuals could simply provide their own records, and whether changing federal leadership could require future changes; witnesses said the state needs both state and national records, that records must come directly from the FBI through the Department of Safety, and that the language is intended to satisfy current federal requirements. During the discussion, some members expressed skepticism about the need for the amendment and about placing it on a bill about controlled substance inventories, but no vote was taken during the portion of the transcript provided. The committee also briefly discussed a separate bill on physician assistants/physician associates, with members noting that the proposed name change would not alter scope of practice and that some outside groups had raised concerns about transparency, but that discussion was interrupted and not concluded in the excerpt.

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• is if you look at page two, line 18 and 19, since only the vote of the withdrawing district is dispositive
• But there's a different section here in RSA 195, which is about disposition of property.
• <01:14:22.480> of RSA 195 which is about disposition of RSA 195 which is about disposition
• Um, lines 19 through 21 um kind of confused me. 28 disposition of property.
• So um and 28 disposition of property.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Standards and Training Council on the merits of the case and then are also allowed to be heard on the disposition
• the<00:34:15.560> the allowed to be heard on the the allowed to be heard on the the disposition
• :17.399> uh<00:34:17.800> phase<00:34:18.800> uh<00:34:18.960> that disposition
• or penalty uh phase uh that disposition or penalty uh phase uh that we<00:34:19.359> would<00

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 hearing took testimony from the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training on the agency’s budget request and operations. He described the agency’s role in setting hiring, education, certification, and discipline standards for police, corrections, probation and parole, and court security officers, and noted that the agency runs the full-time, part-time, corrections, and court security training programs. He also outlined the agency’s staffing, facility, and budget request for FY 2026-27, including a request to keep funding level with the governor’s recommendation while shifting funds to support an IT manager position by defunding a vacant administrative slot. The agency requested several statutory changes in Chapter 106, including clarifying the definition of police misconduct, allowing a temporary member on the Conduct Review Committee, clarifying reporting requirements for misconduct allegations, and codifying the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. The director also reviewed new responsibilities added in recent years, including crisis intervention training, statewide accreditation, the Conduct Review Committee, and increased annual in-service training requirements. He explained that crisis intervention funding is carried in a continuously appropriated, non-lapsing account and that some budget lines were reclassified, including software and janitorial services, to reflect actual spending needs. Members asked about national standards, the different academy tracks, crisis intervention funding, maintenance and contract changes, temporary positions, and the court security training program. The agency said it coordinates with national peers through IADLEST, that the part-time and corrections academies are longstanding programs, and that the new court security academy can be delivered either as a full academy or as in-service training depending on resources. The director also said the agency has been running extra full-time academies because of high vacancy rates, but expects to return to three full-time academies this year, with two corrections academies and one or possibly two part-time academies. He also explained the current approach to misconduct records and public disclosure, saying sustained findings under RSA 106-L are heard by the council and published, replacing the older, less standardized exculpatory list process.

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• you know, working with every tribe is a really important issue for us and our members and we really defer
• <02:11:12.200> and<02:11:12.560> we<02:11:12.720> really<02:11:12.960> defer
• <02:11:13.360> to members and I and we really defer to members and I and we really defer to
• Prior to this meeting, I had submitted a disposition form, and I'm assuming that you all have received
• Kocher. disposition form and and I I I'm disposition form and and I I I'm I'm<04:19:01.760> assuming

Keywords: 916, all

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• We're going to defer your forbearance.
• We're going to defer decision- uh same.
• Recommendation is adopted. going to defer decision-m on this to a going to defer decision-m on this to
• defer HP 2132. Questions or concerns? defer HP 2132. Questions or concerns?
• recommend we defer this measure. recommend we defer this measure.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs recessed briefly for a joint hearing, then reconvened and took up House Bill 2494, which would limit warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations, require officers to document arrest justification, expand citation-in-lieu-of-arrest use, and direct the Judiciary to create a standardized citation form. The chair also outlined hearing procedures and testimony time limits. Committee members later received an overview from the Policing Project about national trends in expanding citation use. Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and the Policing Project, argued the bill would reduce unnecessary arrests and pretrial detention, lessen jail overcrowding, save law enforcement time, and reduce harms such as job loss, housing instability, family disruption, and recidivism. They also said the bill preserves officer discretion through public-safety and flight-risk exceptions, and several supporters urged the committee to adopt a standardized citation form despite the Judiciary’s request for a delayed implementation date. Opposition came from the Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, county prosecutors, Honolulu Police Department, and other individuals. They argued the bill would unduly restrict law enforcement discretion, create administrative and data-processing problems, and make it harder to identify repeat or habitual offenders because of changes to citation information and fingerprinting. The Judiciary requested implementation no earlier than January 1, 2028 and said the citation form would need major changes. Opponents also warned the bill could increase litigation, suppress evidence, and not meaningfully reduce overcrowding because most jail populations are held on felony matters. The chair reported 14 testimonies in support, 21 in opposition, and one with comments; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Senate Bill 1668, an act amending Section 36-833.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to disposition

Keywords: 1182, all

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• One of the dispositions available to a court in a child abuse and neglect case is returning the child

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.

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• One of the dispositions available to a court in a child abuse and neglect case is returning the child

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• family law a lot, and what we don't know, because the court doesn't keep the data on it, is in dispositions

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• obstructed path to district court, uh, a few sessions ago, there is a process called an agreed disposition

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• the death certificate, which is done in two parts, one with the demographic information and the disposition

Bills: HB39, HB227, HB930, HB 1078, HB39, HB227

Keywords: highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration

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• <04:37:08.480> Is For instance, what is patriotic disposition?
• does state the Department of Justice may need an additional full-time attorney, but said she would defer
• The witness said she was reading the fiscal note but would defer to the Department of Justice to speak
• <04:51:08.000> to<04:51:08.160> department but again I would defer to department but
• again I would defer to department the<04:51:09.200> department<04:51:09.600> of<04:51:

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• I'll defer to Attorney Endis to give a more... the state in my letter I summarize those the state in
• 16.599> I'll this case where that person dies uh I'll this case where that person dies uh I'll defer
• Unfortunately, if they came up with a better, more dispositive way of doing DNA, or there's some other

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There may be an arrest for something and it's... no disposition.
• and it's be an arrest for something and it's >> no<00:54:05.119> no<00:54:05.440> disposition
• >> no no disposition >> no no disposition >> either<00:54:06.800> that<
• an enhancing factor, it has to be basically pled and proved to the factfinder before you get the disposition

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I will remind Representative Murphy that he owes a committee report on this disposition, and we still
• We have been collaborating with a number of folks, and I would like to defer to them on the specifics
• We have been collaborating with a number of folks, and I would like to defer to them on the specifics
• I mean, in some cases we may not know what those are, but I will defer to them on that answer.
• Again, I would defer to Fish and Game.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In the tax world, there's a phrase: an old tax is a good tax, and that describes a skeptical disposition
• In the tax world, there's a phrase: an old tax is a good tax, and that describes a skeptical disposition
• In the tax world, there's a phrase: an old tax is a good tax, and that describes a skeptical disposition

Keywords: 1187, senate, all