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• For those who are tuning in and aren't aware, this is the person that wrote the letter from the DOJ,
• Expect us to hear from the DOJ in response to the invitation. Okay.
• I am against the request from the DOJ, and I...
• Asserting that we do not adjust the lines based on the assumptions of the DOJ.
• In the last few months, we've seen the DOJ be politicized and weaponized in a regrettable fashion.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We just complied last week with the ninth request from DOJ for information and documents.
• from DOJ for the ninth uh request from DOJ for information<00:26:53.200> and<00:26:53.520>
• and seeing what what they with the DOJ and seeing what what they do.
• Not to mention with the DOJ and how that would address that aspect of the DOJ concerns.
• <01:18:29.199> uh as as a legislature, when the DOJ uh as as a legislature, when the DOJ uh

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:03 Roll Call: 00:00:09 Agency Updates: 00:01:44 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board Update: 00:03:36 Department of Juvenile Justice Update: 00:23:10, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council approved the minutes from its November 8, 2024 meeting and welcomed new member Representative Nick Wilson. The council also heard an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on a school attendance awareness campaign aimed at reducing truancy referrals to court, and a member requested a future, more detailed presentation on truancy trends. The council then received an update from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board from Dr. David Frink and Elsie Berger. They described the board’s membership, meeting schedule, public access, annual report and three-year plan, and its role in helping Kentucky remain compliant with federal juvenile justice requirements so the state can receive Title II funding. They said the board reviews grant applications for community-based services, substance use, and early intervention programs, with about $584,000 in federal funds this year and a little over $600,000 expected next year. Members asked about participation, board vacancies, and how to engage with the board, and the presenters emphasized the importance of statewide representation and community input. The Department of Juvenile Justice then provided a broader update through Commissioner Randy White and Deputy Secretary Mona Wamik. White said DJJ is under an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation focused on conditions in detention facilities, including use of force, isolation, abuse, mental health care, and special education, and said the department has cooperated with repeated information requests and site visits. He also reviewed recent legislative and administrative changes, including 2023 Senate Bill 162, regional detention planning, facility segregation requirements, staffing and salary investments, improved staffing levels, reduced mental health vacancies, and training efforts related to security threat groups. He said DJJ has made progress but continues to work on staffing, safety, and facility improvements.

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• As I'm going to address, I think it's pretty clear under Wisconsin case law and the DOJ Open Meetings
• Days later, a DOJ assistant attorney general responded to Dairyland, indicating that while the DOJ could
• The DOJ compliance guide is extremely clear on this.
• According to the DOJ compliance guide, this list of entities is broad enough to include virtually any
• That is a quote from the DOJ compliance guide. In Krieger v.

Keywords: 970, all

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• We've done this twice before and thought we had it right, and DOJ has come in both times with some concerns
• had<00:04:38.000> it<00:04:38.199> right<00:04:38.520> and<00:04:39.000> doj
• /c><00:04:39.639> come<00:04:39.800> in<00:04:39.960> both we had it right and doj
• has come in both we had it right and doj has come in both times<00:04:41.160> with<00:04:41.960

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There's been no opportunity for public comment when the DOJ published these rules.
• web accessibility standards for doj web accessibility standards for state<00:49:45.680> and<00
• <00:51:26.079> regulation the doj regulation the doj regulation which<00:51:27.359> by<
• publish these rules they were only doj publish these rules they were only done<00:51:39.880> after
• regulation but not carried in the doj regulation but not carried over<00:53:17.400> the<00:53

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard two SNAP-related bills on March 13, 2025. SB 960 SD1 would appropriate funds to DHS to improve SNAP administration, including additional positions. Testimony from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed, and many others strongly supported the measure, emphasizing high food insecurity, the importance of SNAP federal dollars, and the need to reduce delays and improve access. DHS said vacancies and retention are the main barriers, with staffing shortages statewide across processing centers. The department described efforts such as wikiwiki hiring, bringing back retired workers, using interns, and improving call center efficiency, and said it had requested a 5% performance incentive package estimated at about $1.1 million per year, though that request did not make the governor’s budget. Members asked about vacancy counts, staffing distribution, and how the bill would interact with other SNAP funding; DHS said some funding was tied to the new eligibility system and that staffing requests would need to be separate. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion heard. The committee then heard SB 961 SD1, which would require DHS to adjust minimum certification periods and participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project. Supporters, including AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and additional organizations and individuals, said the bill would reduce red tape, help kūpuna, and ease administrative burden. DHS supported the concept but said the current legacy system cannot automate these changes and that any implementation would require manual processing until the new system is in place. DHS and committee members discussed the risk of higher error rates and timeliness problems with manual processing, noting the department had recently been assessed a $1 million penalty for high payment error rates and was already in corrective action for timeliness. Members also discussed the anticipated fall 2026 rollout of the new system and whether the bill should be delayed until then; DHS said it preferred to assess the new system first before pursuing waivers and related changes. The committee then moved on to the next measure after the discussion.

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• Epstein. and refer to the Office of Information Policy, a DOJ, and the Archives Office of Government
• As you noted, you know, the question about whether DOJ is subject to FOIA is currently in the courts.
• I have no reason to believe that DOJ is subject to FOIA.
• So that there's really no way to go forward through that process because DOJ is no longer a fair interlocutor
• left to try to find other means of getting our oversight effectuated, because we can no longer trust DOJ

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• What I will never do is use the DOJ Civil Rights Division as a partisan and tool to push a political
• Or like senior DOJ leaders in national security posts, have been reassigned.
• Ritz, in your role over at DOJ, you're going to be responsible for initiating policy initiatives and
• Many of these duties would fall under the DOJ.
• I was consulting closely with a career DOJ office attorney. I'll tell you, Ms.

Keywords: Department of Justice, nominations, Assistant Attorney General, civil rights, enforcement, committee discussion

Summary: The meeting covered important discussions surrounding key nominations in the Department of Justice, specifically for the roles of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and the Office of Legal Policy. Various committee members took turns to express their views on the nominees, emphasizing the implications of their potential confirmation on civil rights enforcement in the country. Alongside the committee discussion, the nominees provided insights into their professional backgrounds and how their experiences align with the responsibilities of the positions for which they have been nominated.

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• Senator, I know that all employees working with DOJ are also working with the Office...
• but you will follow the law to ensure... that individuals like members of DOJ and Homeland Security
• And of course, DOJ is helping to root that out.
• So you will make sure that if the DOJ... boys come in and decide that this is a place to find so-called
• administration has already begun firing about 6,000 IRS employees last month, and the reports are that DOJ

Keywords: nomination, Deputy Secretary of Treasury, economic policy, inflation, tariffs, tribal nations, government relations

Summary: The meeting convened to consider the nomination of Mike Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. During the session, multiple members voiced concerns regarding current economic policies under the Trump administration, particularly around inflation, tariffs, and the impact on small businesses. Discussions frequently centered on the administration's approach to tariffs and taxation, and how these factors contribute to the rising cost of living and potential job losses. Additionally, the importance of bolstering government-to-government relationships with tribal nations was emphasized, highlighting the need for specialized offices focused on tribal affairs within the Treasury Department.

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• Partisan FBI agents and DOJ officials tried and ultimately succeeded in launching a full-field criminal
• Senator, just to be clear, I did not participate in any of those DOJ decisions.
• And DOJ memorandum. So the Nunez memo is accurate? Yes, ma'am. Thank you for that.
• I just went to the DOJ website to get language.
• An example: one document I made public today, DOJ officials literally concurred with.

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• And the agency did state that it's been having the, uh, DOJ review their applications.
• And the agency did state that it's been having the, uh, DOJ review their applications.
• And the agency did state that it's been having the, uh, DOJ review their applications.
• And the agency did state that it's been having the, uh, DOJ review their applications.
• And the agency did state that it's been having the, uh, DOJ review their applications.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The JLCAR June meeting opened with the pledge, approval of the prior minutes, and adoption of the consent calendar after one Fish and Game item was pulled for separate consideration. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work was still ongoing. The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, concerning amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the application was still too geared toward health professions and that renewal forms should be shorter, but the agency said it was moving toward a dynamic online form that would collapse irrelevant questions. The committee concluded the issue was more about agency operations than policy and adopted the rule. For DNCR item 2551, on rules for the Adopt-a-Park volunteer program, staff explained the agency had been operating the program under statute but had realized rules were required and had been using DOJ review in the meantime. Committee members noted the agency had not followed the rulemaking requirement but was now correcting it, and the rule was approved. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over whether the online process should be processed in five days to match mail-in applications or remain at ten days; the agency cited workload and file-transfer delays, and the committee adopted a conditional approval with an oral amendment leaving the ten-day timeframe in place for now. In other business, staff described a planned upgrade to the committee’s agency portal and database workflow, moving from email submissions to an online portal with better form validation and document upload features. Members supported the modernization and approved the manual change, with implementation expected after agency sign-up and training later in the summer.

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• With the Ogden memo published by the DOJ, and then the Colt memo published by the DOJ, they said
• If the local law enforcement will not cooperate, the DOJ will not go in on that.
• If the local law enforcement will not cooperate, the DOJ will not go in on that.
• If the local law enforcement will not cooperate, the DOJ will not go in on that.
• Um, basically a single memo can give the DOJ a stand-down order and say just don't prosecute.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , so far of our environmental cases, I think we've had one that has officially settled. because the DOJ
• And we are very much in a transition period right now, in that the DOJ is not yet fully staffed.
• DOJ, but we are champing at the bit to sit down with them and discuss every one of our cases. is in cooperation
• that even though we would have a favorable DOJ, a favorable EPA, a favorable administration.
• So in some instances, like the one case that we've already resolved, we had won that case and DOJ was

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate

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• I think it's exclusive DOJ discretion as to whether or not they're going to step in and defend you if
• , you're referring to New Mexico DOJ?
• Federal DOJ. Federal. So if you're thinking about the Feds, it's going to help you, basically.
• We've got two DOJs now, so it causes some confusion. Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.
• So let's just say the federal government, they use the DOJ, the U.S.

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• During your time at DOJ you authored what is widely known as the torture memo, justifying the use of
• Back in the mid-2000s, I headed the Office of Legal Counsel at DOJ, advising the President and executive
• And with all due respect to the DOJ. boys.
• And there's no reason that DOJ, whose top by getting probationary employees first.
• So I'm not focusing on DOJ as much as I'm focusing on where true conflict of interest.

Keywords: transportation, air traffic control, safety regulations, Boeing 737 MAX, Department of Transportation, infrastructure funding, public safety, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed several pressing issues concerning transportation, particularly focusing on the need for improved safety standards and efficient management at the Department of Transportation. Specific discussions revolved around air traffic control, with members highlighting the urgency for a significant upgrade in systems and personnel. Notably, concerns were raised regarding past practices, especially the handling of safety regulations during the Boeing 737 MAX incidents. The committee expressed a clear intent to ensure rigorous safety oversight moving forward, emphasizing that the health and safety of the public must remain the top priority in all legislative and funding decisions.

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• So the DOJ then pulled that delegation authority away from ATF and moved it over to the Office of the
• <00:27:20.880> to his departments including the DOJ to his departments including the DOJ to
• did in March one of the things the DOJ did in March was<00:27:27.440> introduce<00:27:28.559>
• <00:27:42.240> So<00:27:42.640> the<00:27:42.880> DOJ<00:27:43.760> then<
• So the DOJ then is still in place.

Bills: HB0108, HB0039, HB0091, HB0070

Keywords: audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws

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• for when AI companies are exposing minors to sexual content, then the DOJ can investigate.
• The DOJ can investigate.
• Um beyond these the DOJ can investigate.
• identification by DOJ of<01:42:45.760> a<01:42:45.800> state<01:42:46.160> law
• <01:45:42.680> actually Um and in addition, if DOJ actually Um and in addition, if DOJ actually

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• A few years ago, as a county supervisor, I met up with two members of the DOJ whose responsibility it
• analysis really put some resources into it, because, first of all, we probably shouldn't be sending DOJ
• Roughly 219,000 firearm-prohibiting mental health holds are reported to the DOJ each year.
• The DOJ is then tasked with entering these individuals as firearm-prohibited in our systems to ensure
• the individual, and which is why it's critical that the data shared between the facilities and the DOJ

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on June 16, 2026, with a quorum present and first approved a consent calendar containing several bills, while a number of other measures were pulled and set for later hearings. The committee then heard AB 1662, which would require notice to the DMV when a defendant receives diversion in certain driving-related cases so DMV points can still be assessed. The author and supporters, including police chiefs, road safety advocates, district attorneys, cities, and AAA, said the bill closes a loophole identified in reporting on dangerous drivers; one opposition witness from the Western Center on Law and Poverty objected. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation to Transportation and kept on call. The committee next heard AB 1741, which would allow sexual battery committed during an unlawful residential intrusion to be charged as a wobbler. The author and supporters, including district attorneys, sheriffs, and victim advocates, argued current law leaves a gap when an intruder sexually touches a victim in a home without meeting other felony elements. Public defenders opposed, saying existing burglary, attempted rape, and other statutes already cover the conduct and warning the bill was overbroad. The bill passed on a due pass as amended recommendation to Appropriations. AB 2760 followed, allowing counties with an Office of Inspector General to expand oversight to probation and animal control. The author and a San Diego supervisor’s letter framed it as optional local oversight to address capacity limits, while probation chiefs and Fresno County opposed, citing existing oversight and concerns about duplication and confidentiality. The bill passed to Local Government, with some members voting no. The committee then heard AB 1753, the Survivor Pathways to Safety Act, which would strengthen firearm relinquishment and protection-order enforcement, expand remote hearing access, and add certain offenses to firearm prohibitions. Supporters, including Giffords, prosecutors, police chiefs, emergency physicians, and victim advocates, said it would make restraining orders more effective and close enforcement gaps; gun rights groups opposed on due process and Second Amendment grounds. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 1743, by Assembly Member Wicks, would allow local governments and certain universities to request firearm trace data from DOJ for research and policy analysis. Supporters said the data would help identify trafficking patterns and improve evidence-based policy, while NRA and gun rights groups warned about privacy, misuse, and stigmatizing lawful dealers. The bill passed to Appropriations. Later, the committee heard AB 2164, the Care Without Fear Act, which would strengthen California’s shield-law protections for abortion providers by limiting extradition cooperation and extending reciprocal protections to providers from other shield states. Health care and reproductive rights groups supported it; the California Family Council opposed, raising concerns about abortion and gender-affirming care. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 2664, the Safe Worship Zone Act, would create an eight-foot personal buffer within 100 feet of a place of worship’s entrances and exits to prevent harassment or intimidation. Jewish organizations and the ADL supported it as a response to harassment at synagogues and other houses of worship, while the ACLU, CAIR, and others opposed on First Amendment grounds and urged narrower alternatives. The bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2122 would prohibit bench warrants for Vehicle Code infractions and allow noncustodial warrants for other infractions; the author and supporters said it would reduce criminalization of poverty and unnecessary arrests, while the transcript cuts off during support testimony and no vote is shown in the excerpt.

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• We were working with DOJ, um, basically doing a survey of all the boards, and DOJ came back with the
• We were working with<00:46:40.319> with<00:46:40.560> DOJ<00:46:41.760> um<00:46
• :42.160> basically<00:46:42.560> doing<00:46:42.800> a with with DOJ um basically
• :46:43.520> the<00:46:43.680> boards<00:46:44.000> and<00:46:44.319> DOJ<
• 00:46:44.880> came survey of all the boards and DOJ came survey of all the boards and DOJ came

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the consent calendar and the minutes. It then took up a Department of Employment Security rule, 24193, where the only issue was that a form had not been incorporated by reference. The department submitted an oral conditional approval request with revised language, and the committee approved the rule conditionally. A second Employment Security rule, 195, raised concerns that the notice language was too broad and vague and could amount to oral rulemaking; because the agency had not yet finalized revised language, the committee granted a one-month waiver so the rule could return next month with a conditional approval proposal. The Department of Safety’s contact person notification program rule, 24237, drew comments about Social Security number collection, unclear drafting on one section, and ambiguity about which application needed a signature. The agency agreed to remove Social Security number references from the rules and forms and to adopt the suggested clarifying language with minor edits. After discussion about why the identifiers were needed, the committee approved the rule conditionally with the oral changes. The committee then moved a previously consent-calendar item, OPLC rule 2547, off consent after Representative Maguire objected that the renewal application form was too health-care-focused and user-unfriendly for other professions; the agency said it would revisit the form, and the committee postponed action until next month without needing a waiver. The final major item was Fish and Game’s HB 2548, which changes licensing and permit rules for taking deer, bear, moose, turkey, and furbearing animals. Staff noted extensive public testimony, including a coalition submission, and said the main dispute was over what data the agency should rely on in setting seasons and take limits. Fish and Game explained that declining trapper participation made capture-per-unit-effort data less reliable, so it also uses hunter surveys and UNH research projects funded in part by federal money; the agency said current trapping removals are very low and do not appear to threaten populations. Committee members and public witnesses questioned whether the agency’s responses to comments were sufficiently specific under the new public-comment law, but no final vote on the Fish and Game rule was taken in the portion provided.

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• want to give credit to the Attorney General, who provided a model policy guidance, which helped, and DOJ
• We are in active conversation with DOJ on this, and we will continue to work with them, as well as any
• We are an active conversation with DOJ on this and you will continue to work with them and as well as
• moves forward on further refining the definition of who's covered under this bill and working with DOJ

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several Senate bills focused on health care access, privacy, and public health data. SB 81 (Arreguín) would require health care facilities to create nonpublic areas and bar immigration enforcement from entering without a judicial warrant or court order, while also protecting disclosure of immigration-related information in medical records. The bill drew strong support from labor, immigrant-rights, health care, and patient advocacy groups, with committee members emphasizing patient safety and privacy; one member raised implementation concerns about how the restrictions would work in practice. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, with one no vote recorded. SB 250 (Ochoa Bogh) would add skilled nursing facilities to DHCS’s managed care provider directory so Medi-Cal beneficiaries can more easily identify covered facilities. Supporters said the change would help seniors and people with disabilities avoid confusion and rushed placement decisions, especially during hospital discharge, and would make existing information easier to use. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a unanimous vote. SB 717 (Richardson) would formally recognize California’s three regional cancer registries in state law to help preserve federal funding and support cancer surveillance data collection. The author and supporters said the measure would protect more than $15 million in annual federal support and strengthen cancer research and tracking; the committee approved it unanimously to Appropriations. SB 504 (Laird) would allow health care providers to disclose personally identifying information about previously reported HIV infections to state or local health officials when needed for disease control or care coordination. The author described the bill as a modernization of reporting and coordination practices, and supporters from the California Medical Association and Planned Parenthood backed it. The committee sent the bill out as amended to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee on a unanimous vote. The meeting also included routine consent-calendar action and multiple add-on votes, with the committee repeatedly holding the roll open to record additional members’ votes.

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• The DOJ, under the new administration, is still awaiting the placement of new intermediate-level leadership
• Absent that intermediate leadership, it's very difficult for the DOJ line lawyers, with whom we regularly
• But we are getting a pretty uniform answer from the DOJ right now, which is that it is too early for
• But from a 30,000-foot view, I think the short takeaway is we are in a holding pattern until DOJ leadership

Keywords: 1185, senate, all