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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM Informational Briefing 11-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We see it also as prosecutors.
  • As a prosecutor, I can't do that.
  • </c> pay rate. Is that correct? pay rate. Is that correct?
  • </c><01:37:33.679><c> job,</c> higher paying job, higher paying job, &gt;&gt; right?
  • Prosecutor Walden. Really appreciate you being here. Members, questions for the prosecutor.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 9th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • He had a problem with paying his child support. He had a problem with paying his child support.
  • Why am I paying a dollar or $2?
  • Why am I paying it?
  • They go in there to try to pay a ticket. Can't tell them who they are, can pay the ticket.
  • They go in there to try to pay a ticket. Can't tell them who they are, can pay the ticket.
Committee: House Judiciary
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't pay into that program.
  • They don't pay into that program.
  • are paying right now?
  • are paying right now?
  • In a private school setting, I got to pay activity fees, I got to pay for transportation.
Summary: The Committee on Rules heard a long agenda of growth-management, elections, education, housing, and professional-licensing bills. The first major item was SB 354 on “Blue Ribbon Projects,” a framework for very large planned developments on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area. After adopting a strike-all amendment, senators debated whether the bill adequately protected conservation land, local government authority, neighboring property, concurrency, and multi-county projects. Supporters argued it would create more orderly, master-planned growth and preserve large areas of land; opponents said the reserve areas were too weakly protected and the bill preempted local control. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably on a party-line style roll call, with Chair Pasadomo and Vice Chair Jones voting no. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates to disclose any foreign citizenship and, through amendments, adds a 2026 congressional qualifying framework tied to apportionment and redistricting, including revised petition rules and deadlines. Members discussed disclosure, redistricting, and candidate vetting, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill, was also amended and approved; the amendments addressed My Safe Florida Home, unclaimed property, firefighter hiring, workforce housing code accommodations, and related financial-services issues. CS/CS/SB 1620, the school board members’ bill of rights, was narrowed by substitute amendment to focus on access to records, fiscal transparency, NDAs, and related rights, and it passed after supportive testimony from school board and superintendent representatives. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material,” after debate over whether the terminology change could affect the seriousness of the crime or existing case law. SB 1548, a Live Local/affordable housing update, was reported favorably with little debate. Finally, the committee approved the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates, after amending it to require immediate supervision by a licensed veterinarian. Throughout the meeting, many public commenters and senators weighed in on the balance between development and conservation, local control, and the scope of state regulation, with several bills drawing both strong support and strong opposition before final votes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 20th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pay 10 grand, you get out the same day. He served a total of only five days in jail.
  • Paying thousands for private safety measures.
  • And I remember dealing with this back when I was a prosecutor.
  • And I remember dealing with this back when I was a prosecutor.
  • You don't know whether that prosecutor is going to seek that enhancement.
Bills: S0212 , S0656 , S0682 , S0810 , S0812 , S0890 , S0892 , S0900 , S0928 , S1084 , S1284
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously. The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support. Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Crime and Public Safety Feb 10th, 2026

Crime and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, he would have to pay additional attorney's fees to have that done.
  • Prosecutor declines prosecution. Yeah, go to 11. Prosecutor declines prosecution.
  • Well, that's a great question and way above my pay grade. I don't know.
  • And so when you compare it to the minimal cost of a buccal swab, it pays off.
  • , and the prosecutor would formally charge you with that—an arraignment, so to say.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just give me a raise and then we'll get it, and excuse that.
  • They pay taxes. They serve in the military.
  • That's why the legislature, after much debate, took the time to raise the age to 21.
  • That tragedy is exactly why Florida raised the age to 21 in a bipartisan effort.
  • That tragedy is exactly why Florida raised the age to 21 in a bipartisan effort.
Summary: The committee first took up HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores the rights of adults 18 and older, emphasizing constitutional rights, military service, voting, jury duty, and parental responsibility. Opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates and several members, cited Parkland and the recent FSU shooting, argued that people under 21 are still developing and more impulsive, and said the current law helps protect public safety. After extensive debate and public testimony on both sides, the committee voted 11-5 to report HB 133 favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 35, which adds driving without a valid license to the offenses that can lead to habitual traffic offender designation and is named Isaiah’s Law in memory of a child killed by an unlicensed driver. Supporters said it addresses repeat dangerous conduct and should help prevent similar tragedies. One member questioned whether it was a knee-jerk response, while others said it was a reasonable accountability measure. The PCS passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 245, which updates Florida law to use more accurate terminology for child sexual abuse material rather than “child pornography,” and includes related technical corrections. The sponsor said the change better reflects the seriousness of the crime and asked whether the bill also covered AI-generated material; the sponsor said the statute already addresses such references. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. The chair also reminded members to maintain respect toward public witnesses and each other before adjourning the meeting.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 23rd, 2026

Judiciary and Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if this were the case, it would notify the prosecutor and maybe it was a false positive.
  • It's just that sometimes it's being reported to the Prosecutor, and sometimes not.
  • I just can't see a prosecutor wanting to type the docket.
  • It's just that sometimes it's being reported to the ...prosecutor will have this information.
  • I just can't see a prosecutor wanting to type the docket going after some of that smaller stuff.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Jan 21, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 1 Opening Day

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representatives Hartsfield and Gideon, please raise your right hands and repeat after me. >> I do solemnly
  • [applause] Representative Gideon was born and raised in Hawaii Kai with his family's deep roots in the
  • in Hawaii Kai with his family's raised in Hawaii Kai with his family's deep<01:20:58.800><c> roots</
  • SNAP benefits to some 16,000 to pay SNAP benefits to some 16,000 Hawaii<01:31:57.760><c> households.
  • That if billionaires can just pay a little less in taxes, somehow we'll all be better off.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 3, February 11, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c><00:16:46.480><c> paid</c> when it comes to both hazard pay, paid when it comes to both hazard pay
  • </c> the benefits are better, the hazard pay the benefits are better, the hazard pay and<00:21:31.280
  • </c><01:52:12.000><c> would</c> in statute of how a prosecutor would in statute of how a prosecutor would
  • </c> crime even if the prosecutor wanted to. crime even if the prosecutor wanted to.
  • </c> born and raised in Star Valley, Wyoming. born and raised in Star Valley, Wyoming.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam, do I raise the order of present? The Chair calls Stephen DeLayne.
  • So I think what we're asking for is that we work on raising the age to 21.
  • and assistant prosecutors.
  • So, you raised your discretion.
  • Those of us in this room opposing this bill will continue to raise our voices.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:06:40.199><c> bills</c><00:06:41.160><c> pays</c> public disclosure of who pays bills pays public
  • disclosure of who pays bills pays bail<00:06:43.000><c> for</c><00:06:43.199><c> someone</c><00:06:43.880
  • Are you aware that Representative Pinto authored a bill two years ago to raise the age of delinquency
  • the age of recording years ago to raise the age of recording in in in progress<00:15:27.079><c> raise
  • </c><00:26:41.679><c> uh</c> with agreement of the prosecutor uh with agreement of the prosecutor uh
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/27/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
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  • government is paying would be in the contract.
  • government is paying would be in the contract.
  • </c><01:59:34.239><c> defense</c> lawyer in Minnesota prosecutors defense lawyer in Minnesota prosecutors
  • </c><02:27:47.840><c> Advocates</c> investigators prosecutors Advocates investigators prosecutors Advocates
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (02/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • raises.
  • </c><01:18:53.920><c> us</c><01:18:54.080><c> to</c><01:18:54.239><c> adding</c> pay raises and this
  • commits us to adding pay raises and this commits us to adding s<01:18:55.080><c> half%</c><01:18:55.560
  • raises.
  • , salary raises."
Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • The pay line on the redeemed warrant was altered and replaced with the name of a private business, but
  • I mean, we referred it to the prosecutor and also the FBI. The state would.
  • I mean, we referred it to the prosecutor and also the FBI was investigating.
  • received unapproved overtime pay, totaling over $6,600 during the pay period we reviewed.
  • received unapproved overtime pay, totaling over $6,600 during the pay period we reviewed.
Summary: The committee met with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of Arkansas Legislative Audit reports. Reports with findings were presented for the Department of Human Services, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Department of Corrections, and Department of Veterans Affairs, along with a special report on law enforcement racial profiling policy compliance. Several reports without findings were also filed without objection. For DHS, auditors reported apparent thefts involving false benefit claims in disaster nutrition assistance and Medicaid, a nearly $610,000 altered warrant cashed by a California auto body shop, and multiple asset-control issues, including missing equipment, inventory discrepancies, and improper sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members questioned DHS about the warrant fraud and whether other agencies or California officials had been notified. For Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, auditors cited missing museum receipts and problems with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium; department officials said they are considering cashless payment options and provided an update on the museum loss investigation. For Corrections, auditors reported unauthorized personal fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster recovery test for critical IT systems. Department officials said staffing has been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster recovery test is scheduled soon. For Veterans Affairs, auditors found improper pay for employees who were not working, duplicate vendor payment, and numerous overtime approvals that were not properly authorized; the department said it has tightened overtime approval procedures. The special report said only 203 of 383 law enforcement agencies had responded regarding racial profiling policies, and the Attorney General had notified the remaining agencies that they were not in compliance. The committee requested a list of nonresponding agencies and adjourned, with the next meeting scheduled for March 12.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Aug 26th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I even know that there's a sentence that they used to do when I was a prosecutor.
  • They raised competency on the federal side.
  • There will always be a parent that failed in some regard to raise their child.
  • There will always be a prosecutor that failed to properly prosecute.
  • So, in Santa Fe, we pay for six beds in San Juan, whether they're used or not.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 29th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also want the committee to understand that our family did not raise these concerns in isolation.
  • Overton, can you raise your hand? I want to thank you. Sorry, I didn't... No, no, no.
  • The Senate could have a staff member be the judge, be the prosecutor.
  • these graduates up to 20% more than what they would regularly pay to keep them here.
  • Chairman, and raise the pay for an elected member without putting it out there, I think it's just problematic
Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on Senate Bill 123, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a legislative process for removing judges for cause. Senator Morris said the bill was needed because of uncertainty in the current Constitution about whether impeachment applies to judges, given the Judiciary Commission’s role in judicial discipline. He argued the measure would provide a clearer, higher-threshold accountability mechanism, and the committee adopted a technical amendment renumbering provisions and later clarified that the bill uses a majority vote in the House and two-thirds in the Senate, consistent with impeachment-style thresholds. Much of the hearing centered on testimony from Anna Carter and her family, who supported the bill after the murder of Jacob Carter in New Orleans. They described his death and other cases they said showed judges releasing dangerous offenders despite repeated violations, missed electronic-monitoring check-ins, and other warning signs. They argued the bill would create a last-resort accountability tool when judicial decisions or supervision failures lead to preventable harm. Several committee members expressed sympathy and said the testimony highlighted serious problems in the justice system, though some also suggested the bill should address district attorneys, electronic-monitoring oversight, or broader systemic issues. Opposition came from members who warned the proposal was overly broad, could become a political tool, and might conflict with existing constitutional provisions governing impeachment and judicial discipline. They argued the Judiciary Commission and Supreme Court already provide a disciplinary framework and that the bill could chill judicial independence or create due-process concerns. The ACLU’s Sarah Whittington also opposed the bill, noting technical inconsistencies in the draft, questioning why impeachment had not been tried first, and arguing the measure singled out judicial discretion while leaving other elected officials’ discretion untouched. The committee took no final vote on the bill during the hearing, but did adopt the technical amendment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We think taken together, challenges, recalls, physical threats, and relatively low pay are gradually
  • I believe that more work is needed to address concerns raised by opponents.
  • But that was a time when Orange County was a very different place, and I was a federal prosecutor and
  • , I'm a former prosecutor myself.
  • So if, you know, somebody, for example, there's a warrant for someone's failure to pay taxes, they can
Committee: House Elections
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • the agency that can pay attorneys more.
  • So when we talk about expenses, it's paying staff, it's paying for the ETAB leases or ownership, and
  • So when we talk about expenses, it's paying staff, it's paying for the ETAB leases or ownership, and
  • They have to raise them, and they keep a log.
  • They're paying them minimal money.
Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Either way, the evidence generated from the investigation might not be shared with the prosecutor for
  • I think the most important of these is that it assists us as prosecutors.
  • As a prosecutor, I want to know that because...
  • What I'm understanding is it allows to increase the amount of money that we need to pay for.
  • And typically, the consumer who we represent is the one paying the higher rate.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I guess, do the city... but usually who's going to pay for the attorney to represent them?
  • Now, the father has to go back and pay that money—where does that money go?
  • Chairman, I'm just asking if the bill issues an order to pay for prenatal care.
  • Order to pay for prenatal care. Mr.
  • Retroactive could mean all of the people who are paying child support now.
Bills: SB156 , SB134 , SB108 , SB47 , SB88 , SB89 , SB106 , SB18 , SB9 , HB38 , HB54
Committee: Senate Judiciary