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• That has been pulled by the author.
• I want to thank the author for bringing this up.
• We'll take it back to the author to close. Thank you, Mr.
• We will stand by until we have an author ready. All right.
• This is well within California's authority.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• guardrails limiting how this authority guardrails limiting how this authority may<00:48:47.520><
• ,<00:49:09.200> and enforcement, prosecution, and enforcement, prosecution, and accountability
• <00:53:21.760> and You know, we talk about prosecution and You know, we talk about prosecution
• Hopefully, we could prosecution side.
• authority to do that and the authority authority to do that and the authority came<01:19:06.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Questions of the author? Do you yield? Of course, I'll yield, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr.
• There is no requirement of prosecution. There is no requirement of prosecution here.
• Just to ask a few questions. the author. Do you? Certainly. Oh, the sponsor, sorry.
• Question for the author. Do you yield? Yes.
• Ask the author a couple of questions. Do you yield? Yes.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB17, HB7, HB7, HB15, HB15, HB27, HB1, HB7, HB15, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB17, HB27, HB1, SB8, HCR13, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• Attorney General's office as well is prosecuting this.
• Attorney General's office as well is prosecuting this.
• Attorney General's office as well is prosecuting this.
• Prosecute these people. If you don't prosecute them, we're in trouble; that's my point.
• Attorney General's office as well is prosecuting this.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:06 SB24 Discussion: 01:08 SB24 Vote: 13:22 SB18 Discussion: 14:40 SB18 Vote: 21:54, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 24, a measure aimed at combating property and casualty insurance fraud. Senator Girdler and witnesses from the Insurance Institute of Kentucky and the National Insurance Crime Bureau said the bill would expand the definition of a fraudulent insurance act to cover statements that misrepresent the scope of property damage or repair costs, with the goal of addressing inflated storm-damage claims and out-of-state bad actors. Members discussed whether existing prosecutors were already handling these cases, the role of Commonwealth’s attorneys versus the Attorney General, and the need to keep the bill narrowly tailored to criminal intent rather than negligence or ordinary disputes over value. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill received favorable expression, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 18, which would address a shortage of insurance options for automobile dealers by allowing nonadmitted carriers to provide garage liability coverage in Kentucky. Testimony from an insurance agent and a legislative agent for Big I Kentucky described a shrinking market in which some small dealers cannot find coverage at all, risking closure. Members asked about the meaning of garage liability, consumer protections, solvency concerns, and whether more competition could lower prices; witnesses said surplus lines carriers already operate in Kentucky, agents play an important vetting role, and errors-and-omissions coverage would apply to the agent. The bill was supported as a way to preserve dealer businesses and expand coverage options, and it passed the committee with favorable expression after roll call.

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• members of Lake County Prosecuting members of Lake County Prosecuting Attorney<00:46:05.280>
• Um as the Hawaii County prosecution.
• County of Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in support.
• Thank you. of the Prosecuting Attorney in Support. of the Prosecuting Attorney in Support.
• I want to authorize any enforcement one.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several vehicle and traffic safety measures. HB 2347, which would require the director of transportation to adopt rules allowing mobile vehicle safety inspections, drew support from DOT and individual testifiers who said it would add convenience and efficiency for passenger vehicle owners. Committee members questioned how home or driveway inspections would handle safety standards such as headlight checks and whether added convenience would come with higher costs; DOT also said it would follow up on inspection fees and audit procedures. HB 182, which would exempt motorcycles and passenger cars from safety inspections, received opposition from DOT, the Hawaii Police Department, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, with Grassroot Institute in support. HB 2022, which would equalize county and state annual vehicle registration fees, was opposed by the Hawaii Transportation Association because it would raise costs that would likely be passed on to consumers. The committee also took testimony on HB 1708, which would make operating a vehicle under the influence at a high intoxication level a class C felony and add probation requirements. Prosecutors, police, DOT, and the Honolulu customer services department supported the bill, while the Public Defender’s Office opposed it, arguing that it would increase court workload, require more defense resources, and create collateral consequences, including possible immigration impacts. Several witnesses and members discussed a proposed HD1 that would change the bill to a graduated penalty structure, making a first offense a misdemeanor and a second offense a felony, while also addressing deferred pleas and DUI deferrals. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill’s intent but warned that Oahu lacks a reliable electronic or telephonic warrant system, which could lead to more refusals and additional court impacts. HB 2086, which would amend negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, received support from DOT, county prosecutors, police, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office. Honolulu’s prosecutor supported the bill but recommended against the attached HD1, saying the current drafting better preserves negligent injury as a lesser included offense and avoids blending it with a separate statutory scheme. HB 2154, which would create a framework for intelligent speed assist technology and require a report to the legislature, was supported by DOT, county police, Smart Start LLC, AAA Hawaii, and others, with the Alliance for Automobile Innovation offering comments and proposed amendments. A testifier described the bill as a way to prevent repeat speeding by limiting vehicles from accelerating beyond the speed limit. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• 40.319> under<00:06:40.720> other able to prosecute her under other able to prosecute her
• <00:51:37.280> release<00:51:37.599> that co-author of the press release that co-author
• authority.
• authority.
• often be the military police authority. often be the military police authority.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• it as a federal prosecution. it as a federal prosecution.
• She was later prosecuted in mother.
• <00:27:19.679> where common in narcotic prosecutions where common in narcotic prosecutions
• threshold doesn't meet the prosecution threshold doesn't meet the prosecution level. level. level
• With respect, I would prosecution.

Bills: HB0130, HB0147

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• authority to investigate and prosecute authority to investigate and prosecute wage<00:20:25.320>
• They're legally authorized to do that.
• They're legally authorized to do that.
• They're legally authorized to do that.
• attorneys they may ask us to prosecute attorneys they may ask us to prosecute it<01:09:54.760>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:07:55.520> these enforcement partners to prosecute these enforcement partners to prosecute
• the final investigation and prosecution. the final investigation and prosecution.
• <00:24:56.480> prosecuting<00:24:57.200> Medicaid you, in prosecuting prosecuting Medicaid
• you, in prosecuting prosecuting Medicaid fraud<00:24:58.480> in<00:24:58.640> the<00:24
• the authority. the authority.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 53 for Auditor of State deputy prosecuting attorneys.
• Yes, ma'am, that's our goal, is to get prosecution.
• So our goal is to prosecute them.
• I can't prosecute. But you have to refer it. Yes, ma'am. Okay.
• Between cash and authorization? Yes. About $10 million. Okay.

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• We do testing for criminal prosecutions.
• The prosecution and the court do not have enough resources to prosecute these far more complicated cases
• Counties, the DA won't even prosecute it.
• Is that even usable in a prosecution?
• , you need adequate labs to do the testing and to provide you with a case that you can prosecute. prosecute

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• Michael Nordwall had oversight and approval authority over Arctic Frost, which required a critical assessment
• Incidentally, Jack Smith, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, they've led legitimate prosecutions and lawsuits
• We all know, all of us who have prosecuted, that grand jury witnesses are told. about it, if you wish
• , birthright citizenship. the actions that the president has taken where he has no authority to do so
• Where, in addition to acting without authority, the President is indicating he will defy rulings from

Bills: SB331

Keywords: fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations, law enforcement, Kash Patel, FBI director nomination, S331, Fentanyl Act, committee meeting, legislative discussion

Summary: In this committee meeting, the primary focus was on the nomination of Kash Patel for the position of director of the FBI, which had sparked considerable debate over the past week. Members discussed the extensive vetting process Patel underwent, including a lengthy hearing where he addressed numerous questions, which emphasized his qualifications and the support he received from various law enforcement organizations. The meeting included significant arguments from both sides, reflecting the polarized nature of the nomination, especially regarding the allegations made against Patel by some committee members. As discussions continued, the committee decided to hold off on the Fentanyl Act, listed as S331, until the next meeting, indicating a prioritization of the nomination vote over new legislative measures at this time.

Transcript Highlights:

• “Yes, ma’am, that’s our goal, is to get prosecution.”
• So our goal is to prosecute them.
• I can’t prosecute. But you have to refer it.” “Yes, ma’am.” “Okay.
• Between cash and authorization? Yes. About $10 million. Okay.
• Authority right now.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We stand in strong housing authority.
• mediators were provided this authority mediators were provided this authority to<00:25:26.960>
• Authorizes a county with a program.
• <02:30:36.800> I'm authority. I know this bill cold. I'm authority.
• Hugo, uh, prosecuting prosecu Mr. Hugo, uh, prosecuting attorney. attorney. attorney.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.

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• They absolutely deserve felony prosecution.
• <01:09:44.719> as these offenses were prosecuted as these offenses were prosecuted as misdemeanor
• <01:27:04.239> agency<01:27:05.120> to<01:27:05.440> prosecute prosecuting agency
• to prosecute prosecuting agency to prosecute individuals<01:27:06.639> for<01:27:06.960> unsafe
• Maui prosecuting<01:30:12.080> uh prosecuting uh prosecuting uh let's<01:30:14.560> see

Bills: HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, autonomous vehicles

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.

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• As well, there has never been a prosecution for a non-bioactive FRS because there are none.
• Attorney to prosecute individuals who sell drugs that Result in the death of another, creating a new,
• The conclusion of it would eliminate the probability of prosecuting somebody for it.
• We need them on the front lines prosecuting drug cases. We need FBI agents on the front lines.
• The prosecution statistics only account for individuals that were actually caught, prosecuted, and sentenced

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• So I'll probably ask the author of the bill, Mr.
• We have people removed, and then we have prosecutions.
• The author of the bill laid it out.
• Were any of these sent to be prosecuted?
• Because I can only find four prosecutions.

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• <00:38:24.880> Attorney, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Department of the Prosecuting
• <01:03:20.079> strength of what our um authorized strength of what our um authorized strength
• Director ... has the authority to essentially provide them with basic police authority.
• Um right now that police authority.
• needed by law enforcement to prosecute needed by law enforcement to prosecute offenders<01:40:59.440

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants. Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors. After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.

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• We have several bill authors here today to talk about our comprehensive plan to hold government accountable
• We have several bill authors here today to talk about our comprehensive plan to hold government accountable
• of fraud or referral for prosecution of fraud.
• <00:14:07.440> of identification uh and prosecution of identification uh and prosecution of
• <00:14:09.240> of fraud or referral for prosecution of fraud or referral for prosecution of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Are there some members' questions of the author? All right, Senator. Karcher recognized.
• them and tolling authorities.
• If it's serious, I can also take it to the Attorney General's Office for civil prosecution.
• Members, there are two affirmative defenses to prosecution.
• Public safety or a political subdivision of the state authorizing the movement of the vehicle.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route