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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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  • Why put this in statute when the BCA can already conduct its own investigation?
  • conduct its own investigation?
  • Uh, Chair Debatney, Deputy Mueller, are you conducting investigations on the named incidents?
  • Are you conducting investigations on the use of force, deadly force? Yes, we are.
  • So, you are conducting investigations.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • entire collection and new material annually for any book with any possible description of sexual conduct
  • explicit material, a term so broadly defined that it includes books with any description of sexual conduct
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 15th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • any... ...collection and new material annually for any book with any possible description of sexual conduct
  • explicit material, a term so broadly defined that it includes books of any description of sexual conduct
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to their family, spoken to emergencies a little while ago, to the businesses that they have to conduct
  • guardrails built into this proposal to protect voters from being disenfranchised by bad actors who conduct
  • Allowing this kind of nefarious conduct harms our elections and does nothing to alleviate concerns about
Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • hours in line not to have access to their family, emergencies, or to the businesses that they have to conduct
  • guardrails built into this proposal to protect voters from being disenfranchised by bad actors who conduct
  • Allowing this kind of nefarious conduct harms our elections and does nothing to alleviate concerns about
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

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  • under current law, there's one very big connection between them, which is that juvenile delinquent conduct
  • Running away is a status offense, which as you all know is conduct that wouldn't be.
  • layout, the way we interact with folks in our criminal justice system obviously depends on the type of conduct
  • This is conduct that needs different attention other than confinement.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting

Elections Finance and Government Operations

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  • It allows cities that are designated as absentee voting to conduct absentee voting for just 18 days instead
  • It allows cities that are designated as absentee voting to conduct absentee voting for just 18 days instead
  • <01:31:14.239> voting<01:31:15.040> um<01:31:15.120> to<01:31:15.360> conduct
  • as absentee voting um to conduct as absentee voting um to conduct absentee<01:31:16.239> voting
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • based on allegations alone, and it allows those claims to be filed up to five years after the alleged conduct
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up HCR 2003, the Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne and several athletes and coaches, argued the measure would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring sports to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to certain private spaces. Opponents, including the ACLU and Arizona Education Association, argued the resolution was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could create enforcement and privacy problems. The committee passed HCR 2003 on a 4-3 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2020, which would make certain threats or disruptions at educational institutions by minors a class 1 misdemeanor instead of a class 6 felony, and passed it 4-3. HB 2032, which shifts the statewide testing window later in the school year and changes related score deadlines, drew support from school leaders who said it would better reflect full-year learning; it passed 6-1. HB 2033, allowing school districts and charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil statewide testing by governing board vote, also passed 6-0 with one member not voting. HB 2318, establishing term limits for school district governing board members, was amended to clarify the limit applies only after two consecutive four-year terms beginning after a specified date; it passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona School Board Association over impacts on rural districts. The committee next approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members so certain architect and engineer members may not have school-construction business interests, passing 4-3. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and reduces school funding if a strike occurs, passed 4-3 after testimony from educators who said it was punitive and could worsen staffing shortages. Finally, the committee considered HB 2249, which expands the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require written parental consent and notification regarding school facilitation of social transitioning and creates significant civil penalties for violations. Opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and likely to chill ordinary school interactions, while supporters said it was needed to stop schools from hiding information from parents. After adopting a six-page amendment, the committee passed HB 2249 on a 4-3 vote.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • government shall establish and maintain a registry of licensed, conflict-free professionals who may conduct
  • And it authorizes local government to review and audit the conduct of the contractors using a uniform
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of local claims, public records, growth management, permitting, and nuisance bills. It first heard and approved SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24, all uncontested claims bills providing relief related to injuries or settlements involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County. The committee also approved SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, which narrows statutory language to protect co-op decisions on generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections, and SB 830, which creates a public records exemption for certain personal information of county and city managers and their families due to reported threats against local officials. Members then considered SB 1138 on qualified contractors and development review, which would create a registry of licensed professionals to help local governments process pre-application reviews and plats more quickly. Local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, while private-provider supporters backed the bill; Senator Sharief voted no, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 168, expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increasing penalties, and SB 686 on agricultural enclaves, which revises the enclave process, adds a public hearing path, limits it to certain residential projects in urban service areas, and was amended to change a date to June 30, 2026 before being reported favorably. The committee next approved CS for SB 548 on growth management and impact fees, which clarifies plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for improper fee collections. Testimony reflected support for clearer standards but also concerns about fee increases and refund administration. Finally, SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was reported favorably; it would extend permit validity, exempt some low-value work from permitting, create a statewide residential permit form, speed review timelines, and expand private-provider use, drawing opposition from a Miami-Dade building official who argued for continued local oversight and support from private-provider advocates. Senator Jones requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on several tabs and negatively on tab 9, and the committee adjourned after all bills were disposed of.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this SJR deals with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is created to protect. .
  • A judge avoiding judicial conduct will not result in the full protection of the rights of Texas citizens
  • Thomas, I have you here on behalf of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, registered on the bill
  • I'm the General Counsel for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
  • I serve as the executive director of the Commission on Judicial Conduct and I'm also here as a resource
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • This is a bill we heard last week relating to the venue for the prosecution of criminal conduct involving
  • The bill we heard last week relates to the venue for prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a whole list in item five of non-law enforcement crime labs or labs that conduct investigations
  • TABC goes out and conducts an administrative investigation of the establishment that served the alcohol
  • The people studied that case; there was a court of inquiry involved, with high-powered lawyers conducting
  • would be required to assign a district court judge from the court where the inmate was convicted to conduct
TX
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  • Conduct must be reported, which is really kind of surprising that it wasn't already in there.
  • Finally, the bill clarifies TEA's authority to provide guidance and conduct audits, bolstering accountability
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • We made some changes to the department's authority to collect information in the market conduct exam
  • After we made some changes to the department's authority to collect information in the market conduct
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  • and allows them uh to use dealer conduct and allows them uh to use uh<01:11:24.239> the<01:11
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • It ties into... when you mentioned conduct in the definition.
  • I think the use of the word "conduct" in the definition is what ties it to the actual conduct of the
  • This stands alone only to govern that conduct.
  • It warns... ...that this conduct is not acceptable.
  • But unacceptable conduct versus what is criminal conduct... Looked as different.