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• That's largely what this addresses in terms of how the billings take place for probation services provided
• </c> average total for the probation average total for the probation population<00:21:24.720><c> for<
• how the uh billings take place<00:21:43.280><c> for</c><00:21:44.000><c> uh</c><00:21:44.240><c> probation
• </c><00:21:44.799><c> services</c><00:21:45.840><c> um</c> place for uh probation services um place for
• uh probation services um provided<00:21:46.640><c> by</c><00:21:47.280><c> the</c><00:21:47.520><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• Is there any scope of specificity about the probate process or the estate administration process that
• Counsel, there are two distinct probate systems in West Virginia, so there would have to be something
• And I can say that I'm very grateful the probate court was very patient and walked me through it.
• I'd also had a conference call with the chair of the probate committee of the West Virginia Bar, and
• And the West Virginia State Bar Probate Committee, they've been working on a number of things, and they

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• If we want to get people pretrial release, if they're going to get probation anyway, so they don't lose
• The probation officer does not come out and do that.
• Oh, no, no, the probation officer does not come out and charge the batteries up.
• And again, if we're going to rehabilitate somebody and they're just going to get probation, we don't
• And so then you give them on probation. Condition of probation is, well, you need a job.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:

• We tell them we want to get people pretrial relief if they’re going to get probation anyway, so they
• The probation officer does not come out and do that. Oh, no, no.
• The probation officer does not come out and charge the batteries up.
• And again, if we're going to rehabilitate somebody and they're just going to get probation, we don't
• And so then you give them on probation, condition of probation is, well, you need a job.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee substitute combining House Bills 2592, 2834, and 2787 into one measure. The combined substitute was then voted do pass by a unanimous roll call, recorded as 15 ayes and 0 noes after a brief correction to the tally. The committee then heard House Bill 1786, which would raise the Highway Patrol’s spending threshold for purchasing vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and related specialized equipment without returning to the legislature from $100,000 to $500,000. The sponsor and Highway Patrol witnesses said the current cap is outdated because boats, armored vehicles, bomb trucks, and aircraft equipment now cost far more than $100,000, while members asked about inflation, the revolving fund, and whether a lower increase might be more appropriate. No opposition testimony was offered. Next, House Bill 2885 was heard. It would redirect the first $1 million in annual boat registration fee revenue away from general revenue and into the Missouri Water Patrol Division. The sponsor and Highway Patrol said registration revenue has declined while operating costs have risen, and the division needs the money to support enforcement, search and rescue, dive operations, and boating safety programs. Members asked how much revenue is collected and whether the change would affect other programs; testimony indicated the bill would mainly earmark existing revenue rather than increase overall department funding. The committee also heard House Bill 2694, which would exempt four fee-supported funds from the end-of-biennium sweep to general revenue: the Highway Patrol Academy Fund, the State Forensic Laboratory Account, the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Safety Fund, and the Elevator Safety Fund. The sponsor and Department of Public Safety witnesses said the sweeps make long-term planning difficult and can disrupt training, lab support, and safety inspection operations, though members raised concerns about excess balances, guardrails, and whether fee reductions should be considered if reserves grow too large. Finally, House Bill 1712 was heard; it would make intentionally failing to charge an electronic monitoring device a crime, closing a loophole in existing tampering law. The sponsor, a sheriff, and other witnesses said the bill addresses deliberate attempts to evade monitoring, while members discussed battery warnings, rural access to electricity, and the costs and benefits of pretrial release. No votes were taken on the later bills before the committee adjourned.

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• just a week ago and we're still assessing the impact but obviously fewer resources at the at the probate
• Good evening, Josh Garger on behalf of the Chief Probation Officers of California providing brief comments
• funding stream to provide pre-trial services for individuals who cannot afford monetary bail and probation
• We also share our support for additional funding to the probation. achieves for a targeted investment
• of funding for implementation of Prop 36 and those county departments such as behavioral health, probation

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• The probation period would be four times the standard probation period for other misdemeanors, and it
• High intox DUI are not probation eligible.
• </c><02:13:48.000><c> High</c> are able to be placed on probation.
• High are able to be placed on probation.
• </c> intox DUI are not probation eligible. intox DUI are not probation eligible.

Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• otherwise violating the terms associated with their court-ordered ignition interlock device while on probation
• But when you're on probation and the ignition interlock device is made a part of your conditions of probation
• ignition interlock when ordered to do so in order to have an ignition interlock as a condition of probation
• So if a judge orders someone as a condition of probation to install ignition interlock, they can circumvent
• them under 14:334 because it's specific to just people who are ordered to do so as a condition of probation

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on March 25, 2026, and first voluntarily deferred HB 884. The committee then took up HB 806, which strengthens Louisiana’s hit-and-run laws by adding rapid notification procedures through law enforcement systems and clarifying investigative protocols. Vice Chair LaFleur and several family members of hit-and-run victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a needed accountability and public-safety measure; it was adopted as amended and reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 143, which raises the per diem paid to sheriffs for housing state inmates in parish jails from $26.39 to $29.39 to match current appropriations practice. Sheriffs and committee members emphasized that local jails are underfunded and provide important programming and cost savings to the state; the bill was reported favorably. The committee next approved several local or criminal justice measures. HB 93, which places the Lincoln Parish jury commission under the clerk or deputy clerk, was reported favorably without opposition. HB 166, which removes Vermilion Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, drew discussion about regional juvenile detention funding and representation, with members noting similar concerns from other parishes; it was reported favorably. HB 429, which adds theft or unauthorized entry of critical infrastructure as a predicate crime for terrorism and expands protections for energy facilities, received support from industry groups and law enforcement, with one opposition card filed; it was amended and reported favorably. HB 231, creating the crime of intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders, especially protective orders, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from the sponsor and support from domestic violence and women’s advocacy groups. The committee then advanced a package of bills by Chairwoman Villio aimed at protecting minors and addressing impaired driving. HB 58 and its companion constitutional amendment HB 51 would restrict post-conviction bail for offenders convicted of aggravated offenses against minors; the Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the measures, while the Southern Poverty Law Center opposed them, and both measures were reported favorably. HB 69 would make it a misdemeanor to tamper with or circumvent court-ordered ignition interlock requirements while on probation or otherwise required by law, and HB 82 would increase penalties for repeat DWI offenders with prior serious injury or death-related convictions; both were supported by prosecutors, police, sheriffs, and MADD, amended where needed, and reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing action on the listed bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• otherwise violating the terms associated with their court-ordered ignition interlock device while on probation
• But when you're on probation and the ignition interlock device is made a part of your conditions of probation
• person from operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock when ordered to do so as a condition of probation
• So if a judge orders someone, as a condition of probation, to install an ignition interlock, they cannot
• under R.S. 14:334 because it's specific to just people who are ordered to do so as a condition of probation

Bills: HB51 , HB58 , HB69 , HB82 , HB93 , HB143 , HB166 , HB231 , HB429 , HB806 , HB884

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: bail, conviction, aggravated offense, minors, constitutional amendment, bail reform, post-conviction, minor victims, legal rights, ignition interlock device, DUI, public safety, vehicle operation, criminal justice reform, DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, jury commission

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• They're already on probation, so their case was done. They were continuously flunking drug tests.
• He did have an untreated mental health condition that the probation department wasn't fully aware of.
• </c> whether it's parole probation whether it's parole probation DHHS<01:00:41.440><c> uh</c><01:00:41.599
• </c> conditions whether it's Pro probation conditions whether it's Pro probation parole<01:00:52.760>
• </c> condition that they the probation condition that they the probation department<01:01:36.920><c>

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• judge goes through with the defendant, whether this person is going to be amenable to supervised probation
• , whether That whether this person is going to be amenable to supervised probation, whether this person
• I'm going to look at it from two perspectives: one is over a child's lifetime, and then another is a
• So this first is over the course of a lifetime: one in nine North Dakota adults reported being sexually

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

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• This bill updates and modernizes Florida's probate code by clarifying when a curator may be appointed
• In our modern history, within the lifetime of many of us, the NAACP and the Black civil rights activists
• In our modern history, within the lifetime of many of us, the NAACP and the black civil rights activists
• certified to represent bargaining units of law enforcement officers, corrections officers, correctional probation

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• division, which is for those people that are on probation with us and we would not have jurisdiction
• division, which is for those people that are on probation with us and we would not have jurisdiction
• division, which is for those people that are on probation with us and we would not have jurisdiction
• division, which is for those people that are on probation with us and we would not have jurisdiction
• It wouldn't be one of our probation officers, because our probation officers are very, very... >> Um,

Bills: HB1997 , HB2343 , HB2566 , HB2493

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1997, which would require IEPs for students with disabilities to include individualized emergency accommodations and evacuation supports. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended amendments to explicitly include students with Section 504 plans and to change references from “department schools” to “public schools” so charter school students are covered. Testimony in support came from disability advocates and several individuals, including Peter Fritz, who said emergency evacuation planning should be made explicit because it is not clearly required by federal law, and Ka Swan, who emphasized student safety during emergencies. No vote or final action was taken on the bill in the transcript. The committee then took up House Bill 2343, relating to the Maui State Veterans Home. The measure would repeal a deadline for transferring the home to a state agency with a Maui affiliation and instead require the transfer to occur as soon as practicable. The Department of Defense, the Office of Veterans Services, HHSC Oahu Region, and several individuals testified in support. Committee members asked whether a more definite deadline should be used, but the department said the open-ended language was preferable because the Maui entity is not yet ready and Oahu is currently providing oversight. No vote or final action was recorded. House Bill 2566, authorizing special license plates for Hawaii Civil Air Patrol members, was also heard. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services testified in opposition, while Johnny Perry testified in support. The committee did not take a vote in the transcript. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment compensation procedures. The Attorney General’s office opposed the bill, arguing it would create an automatic payment mechanism without a sufficient finding of actual innocence, could trigger payments within five days of dismissal, and raised concerns about insufficient time for prosecution review and about funding and appropriation issues. Supporters, including people who said they had been wrongfully convicted and later found actually innocent, argued the bill would reduce delays and help released individuals survive while awaiting compensation. Judiciary staff requested technical amendments and said operational details still needed review. Members questioned the AG about the meaning of “actual innocence,” burden shifting, and whether the bill would better define the standard, but no vote or final action was taken.

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• traffic violation or traffic fees not paid, but if someone doesn't pay a fine, then they put them on probation
• And I've seen people on probation for two or three years because they didn't have money to pay a penalty
• And we collected three times that money on their monthly probation fees.

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Transcript Highlights:

• Josh Gogh, on behalf of the Chief Probation Officers of California.
• The Legislature and Governor's response in this budget is to, one, provide zero funding for probation
• Two, cut probation by $5 million next year and $20 million ongoing to provide pretrial services that
• The Legislature and Governor's response in this budget is to, one, provide zero funding for probation
• Two, cut probation by $5 million next year and $20 million ongoing to provide pretrial services that

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• Until it is clarified and the ownership is established, the families supply the probate documents.
• We're lawyers, and so we understand that the probate code is full of these situations where...
• lawyer, but as I recall, the probate code specifically allows you to put it into the record.
• Well, this is not just limited to probate.
• If there's a letter that is received, I know there's an attorney that does some probate work back home

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• There is also probation diversion.
• and the California Tribal Families Coalition was forged to better understand the challenges that probation
• throughout California with tribal leaders, tribal community members, tribal service providers, and probation
• On the information and data front, the project included a survey of California probation officers.
• I think that we've done a good job as government systems who touch the kids, say probation, the DA.

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• But then we got calls from poll workers and from... got calls from poll workers and from probate judges
• They started getting calls from probate judges, and they got calls from... that US national.
• This is a problem versus someone putting down that a probate judge called Sally, Sue, called Becky, called
• opportunity for the Secretary of State's office when they reach out to poll workers, when they reach out to probate

Bills: HB479 , HB480

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

Transcript Highlights:

• with all of the other factors that they must consider in determining whether a person will receive probation
• So Senate Bill 122 is really about trying to help those opportunities happen while on probation as opposed
• help those opportunities happen<00:19:56.560><c> while</c><00:19:56.800><c> on</c><00:19:56.880><c> probation
• /c><00:19:58.000><c> as</c><00:19:58.200><c> opposed</c><00:19:58.840><c> to</c> happen while on probation
• as opposed to happen while on probation as opposed to while<00:19:59.120><c> in</c><00:19:59.240><c>

Committee: House Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:

• After retiring from football, Ralph served his community by joining the Los Angeles County Probation
• As president of Local 685, Ralph's leadership transformed the lives of probation officers and their families
• Again, he served as the president of Local 685, the County of Los Angeles Probation Department.
• Again, he served as the president of Local 685, the County of Los Angeles Probation Department.
• I worked for what at that time was SEIU, every opportunity of any major strike, Ralph Miller and probation

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte. Members then handled several procedural motions, including re-referring bills and moving items on the file, with AB 567 re-referred by a recorded vote of 42-17 and the remaining referral requests approved without objection. The chamber also heard a brief personal statement from Assembly Member Macedo thanking colleagues and staff for support during a health episode. On the floor, members presented and passed several measures. AB 310 by Assembly Member Alanis, requiring youth sports organizations to have AED access, emergency response plans, and coach training, passed 56-0. AB 437 by Assembly Member Lackey, expanding CIF reporting to include sports-related injuries and medical problems, passed 59-0. ACR 55 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez, commemorating the 40th anniversary of ARC v. DDS and the Lanterman Act, received 62 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly also adopted HR 28 recognizing Major League Baseball Opening Day 2025, with extended lighthearted remarks about the Dodgers, Giants, and Athletics, and HR 23 honoring Cesar Chavez Day, which drew broad support from caucus leaders and members speaking to Chavez’s labor and civil rights legacy. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote after adding co-authors. The chamber then approved the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 39 on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month and ACR 53 on Women’s Equal Pay Day, and later adjourned in memory of Ralph Miller after tributes from Assembly Members Hart and Gibson. The House adjourned until Tuesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.

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• penalized for violating a restraining order, no-contact order, or protection order, for violating probation
• Probation, again, we don't currently have parole.
• If you want to leave the parole language in there in case a certain bill were to return, the probation
• isn't a simple possession probation.
• isn't a simple possession probation.

Committee: Senate Law & Justice