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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I survive my trauma victims of sexual I survive my trauma victims of sexual assault<01:46:15.280><c>
- if you wanted to clarify victims less than 16 years of age or victims less than 17 years of age would
- </c><01:49:50.119><c> are</c> uh the trauma that that victims are uh the trauma that that victims are
- </c><02:04:51.960><c> was</c> at for example YDC and the victim was at for example YDC and the victim
- <02:10:18.559><c> um</c> victims um victims um who<02:10:20.599><c> who</c><02:10:21.119><c> make</c>
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved.
Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199.
The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Mar 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- been brought in, involved in gang activity, are still running their organization, as well as calling victims
- to help the victim in a timely manner and to ensure that the abuser cannot continue doing this.
- When an elderly or disabled Missourian is exploited, delays benefit the abuser, not the victim.
- Large withdrawals appear, and this can create a lot of issues for our victims.
- Well, if an adult, The abuser or the victim?
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She deserved better, and her death, along with all of the victims, was avoidable.
- to advocacy with her founding of Secure Our Senior Safety, a group comprised of family members of victims
- In early 2018, my mother Marilyn Bixler was identified as one of the 24 plus victims of serial killer
- but a lack of communication can have devastating effects, as we believe was the case for so many victims
- She was murdered in December of 2017, the ninth victim. Three other properties were targeted.
Bills:
HB 660 , HB 4845 , HB 3902 , HB 5396 , HB 4615 , HB 1825 , HB 1403 , HB 4336 , HB 4585 , HB 4371 , HB 863 , SB 1589 , HB 5223 , HB 3195 , HB 2734
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She deserved better, and her death, along with all of the victims, was avoidable.
- We have, as I indicated, family members of the victims here to testify for the bill, its stakeholders
- Bixler was identified as one of the 24-plus victims of serial killer Billy Chumier-Mayer.
- Of 2017, the ninth victim. Three other properties were targeted. This was not an isolated incident.
- It was a difficulty for us in even identifying more victims.
Bills:
HB660 , HB4845 , HB3902 , HB5396 , HB4615 , HB1825 , HB1403 , HB4336 , HB4585 , HB4371 , HB863 , SB1589 , HB5223 , HB3195 , HB2734
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There's to me that the defendant attacks the victim. is issued a stay away order from the court that
- in this instance, if they show up in their, you know, showing a text message where, you know, the victim
- So it's the situation where, as I mentioned before, someone is the victim of the battery.
- my clients or anybody accused violates a no contact provision, whether it be no contact with the victim
- The victim came to his house in Vinyl County. Good that came days out.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> $1,000 or more were victims of fraud. $1,000 or more were victims of fraud.
- </c> their victims.
- They tell the victims their victims.
- Many victims feel embarrassment worse. Many victims feel embarrassment and<01:05:21.280><c> shame.
- And most scam victims are age 60-plus. And most scam victims are age 60-plus.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-06 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> victim to incur a debt. victim to incur a debt.
- </c> routinely work with victims of abuse. routinely work with victims of abuse.
- </c><01:59:27.400><c> and</c> remedies available to victims and remedies available to victims and creditors
- </c> per victim. per victim.
- </c> if they believe a customer is the victim if they believe a customer is the victim of<02:06:19.880
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It's personal to me because I am a former kidnapping victim, and I experienced that.
- It concerns victim-centered, trauma-informed responses for crime victims and witnesses.
- This has an end for any people who have been victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.
- And it does so in a way that re-traumatizes all of these sexual abuse victims.
- Others have covered the issue of double-taxing victims.
Bills:
SB6294 , SB6211 , SB5650 , SB6033 , SB6297 , SB6343 , SB6067 , SB6082 , SB6323 , SB6324 , SB5862 , SB5923 , SB6151
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/23/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, from the point of view of the race of the victims, in California, in cases where the victim was
- My father was a retired school teacher. all merely victims and victims of a all merely victims and victims
- </c> And another layer of victims is created. And another layer of victims is created.
- </c> but that's left for the victims to do. but that's left for the victims to do.
- </c> scores of murder victim family members. scores of murder victim family members.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- However, mandatory sentencing exists to provide certainty and fairness for both defendants and victims
- While victims may still be heard, mandatory sentencing provides predictable and reliable outcomes.
- expungement must contain, notification requirements upon granting a petition for expungement, and victims
- SB 1140 is balanced and responsible, and it restores the hope and support for those victims.
- We urge you to vote yes... ...and it restores the hope and support for those victims.
Summary:
The Judiciary and Elections Committee met with a hard stop at 4:30 p.m. and approved the February 4, 2026 minutes. Members announced several bills would be held for a later supplemental meeting, then took up SB 1426, the “squatter” bill, which would expand forcible detainer law to cover certain unauthorized occupants who refuse to leave after a reasonable request and require immediate writs of restitution after judgment. Law enforcement and county representatives testified in support, and the committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1426 a do-pass recommendation.
The committee next considered SB 1687, a strike-everything amendment moving Arizona’s primary election date from late July to the Tuesday before Memorial Day beginning in 2027. The sponsor said the goal was to create more time between the primary and general elections and align Arizona more closely with other states. County election officials were neutral but raised implementation concerns, including filing deadlines, redistricting timelines, polling place availability, and interactions with presidential preference and local elections. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do-pass recommendation, with some members voting no over concerns about clean elections timing and local control.
Members then heard SB 1110, creating a home confinement program for certain nonviolent inmates with GPS monitoring, work requirements, and DOC rulemaking, while excluding serious and violent offenses. Supporters said it would reduce recidivism, save money, and help families; an opponent questioned the fiscal impact and monitoring costs. The bill received a 5-1 do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1275, which would allow judges limited discretion to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for qualifying veterans and first responders with diagnosed service-related PTSD or similar conditions; supporters framed it as a narrow safety valve, while opponents warned it could undermine mandatory sentencing and victims’ rights. SB 1275 passed 7-0.
Finally, the committee considered SB 1140, a misdemeanor expungement bill. The amendment adopted by the committee extended the waiting period for expungement of convictions to five years for all eligible misdemeanor convictions, while keeping a three-year period for eligible matters that did not result in conviction. Supporters said the bill would remove barriers to employment and housing and help survivors and people who have turned their lives around; the committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1140 as amended 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We see the victims.
- In my own town of Nampa, we have the Family Justice Center that helps these trafficking victims.
- remember the exact number, but it was between 125 and 200 that they helped in trafficking who were victims
- Good lady from two... the victims.
- In my own town of Nampa, we have the family Nampa Justice Center that helps these traffic victims.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 25 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- the victims under the age<00:36:00.640><c> of</c><00:36:01.200><c> 16.
- The response was that the victim would have knowledge of the prosecution because they would be the victim
- The response was that the victim would have knowledge of the prosecution because they would be the victim
- Like if if the state was going victim.
- would be on definitely the victim would be on notice. notice. notice.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- children who have been victimized as they go through the court system.
- of crime to address a gap created by the reduced federal Victims of Crime Act funds from our cities
- </c><00:10:33.640><c> of</c><00:10:33.920><c> crimes</c><00:10:34.920><c> and</c> Justice for victims
- </c> created by the reduced Federal victims created by the reduced Federal victims of<00:10:57.839><c
- :26.799><c> on</c> and Cold Case uh victims and families on and Cold Case uh victims and families on
Summary:
The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist.
Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target.
Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- V. financial support to each child of the financial support to each child of the victim<00:17:12.679>
- first up on 356 is Department of victim first up on 356 is Department of Transportation<00:17:17.039
- is actually requesting the victim is actually requesting the restitution<00:20:12.880><c> and</c><00
- uh right that victims have now under<00:20:45.720><c> the</c><00:20:45.880><c> law</c><00:20:46.720>
- It doesn't apply to the victim.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 335 would route objections by political party officers to candidate nomination papers through the Office of Elections. The State Election Director testified that his office was not the right venue for party-membership challenges because it could create conflicts and force the Attorney General to represent the chief election officer in court; members discussed whether all objections should instead go directly to Circuit Court, but no action was taken.
SB 280 would expand first-degree negligent injury to cover injuries negligently caused by intoxicated drivers. The Public Defender opposed the bill as too harsh and urged either a lower penalty or clearer statutory definitions of “under the influence,” while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it as a needed increase in accountability for drunk drivers who actually injure someone. Committee members raised concerns about overlap with existing offenses, proportionality, and whether the change would increase jury-trial volume; the prosecutor responded that the bill would apply to a smaller subset of cases involving actual injury and would help ensure more serious treatment of those cases.
The committee also heard SB 292, establishing Safe Harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance, with testimony in support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, HPD, U Alliance, and others, and no opposition. SB 31, concerning an additional penalty for dog owners whose dogs destroy property on agricultural land, drew only supportive testimony. SB 356 would require restitution in the form of financial support to the minor children of victims killed or disabled by an intoxicated driver; the Public Defender opposed it as better suited to civil court and questioned enforcement after probation, while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it and said courts can issue enforceable restitution orders. Testimony also strongly supported SB 1284, a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination based on ethnicity, age, disability, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes, with supporters arguing it would strengthen protections in response to current political conditions. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 28th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These victims didn't Safety. These victims didn't ask to serve a life sentence.
- These victims, in 20 years, they will have this trauma.
- So then working with victims, child victims, I'm also a trauma therapist.
- Many wildfire victims continue to face verified restitution shortfalls year after year.
- And we're trying to make sure that our victims are compensated.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- These victims should still have a chance to seek justice should they decide to come forward.
- These victims should still have a chance to seek justice should they decide to come forward.
- And so anyway, I think it's just setting victims up for something that's never going to happen.
- And myself as a prosecutor would never tell the victim. To prosecute this particular case.
- That approach failed Young Park, failed the victims, and it actually failed offenders themselves.
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, AB 1656 is a common-sense victim protection bill that expands the crimes included in the definition
- Continuance preserves continuity of counsel, which is particularly important where victims rely on a
- Forcing victims to proceed with a substitute attorney due to scheduling conflicts may undermine victims
- Continuance preserves continuity of counsel, which is particularly important where victims rely on a
- Forcing victims to proceed with a substitute attorney due to scheduling conflicts may undermine victims
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These measures prioritize victims and enhance the safety within the essential healthcare services.
- He did not stop contacting the victim.
- It is time we protect our stalking victims and send a clear message to perpetrators.
- McLaughlin, personally interviewed his victim.
- The entire goal of the program is no more victims. OK, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
Committee:
House Corrections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This meant institutions following 2024 grievance procedures had to tell victims currently in process
- <c> and</c> 2020 regulations on victim reporting and 2020 regulations on victim reporting and seeking
- This bill empowers victim survivors with choice as they continue their healing journey.
- I have worked for a victim advocate for 10 years, supporting and providing legal advocacy to victim survivors
- Chair, and thank you so much for the work that you're doing with victim survivors.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe SB 99 will enhance protections for victims in the following ways.
- Secondly, we have heard of several instances in which victims, as the Senator mentioned, believe that
- It really is a commanding officer making a decision for the safety of that victim.
- I think it's just for us, it's a safety issue for the victim, right?
- Protection of the alleged victim of that domestic violence, and then secondly, the unit morale.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary