Video & Transcript Research : 'judicial experience'

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NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Winnisquam, uh, the students were forced into remote learning for nearly a year, and my personal experience
  • <01:15:33.480> and and all types of experiences and and all types of experiences and credentials
  • <01:39:21.800> issue Judicial issue Judicial issue I<01:39:24.080> believe<01:39:24.360
  • represented kiddos who experience represented kiddos who experience disability<01:44:05.920>
  • for judicial oversight and then<01:56:00.159> that<01:56:00.400> child<01:56:00.639>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

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

Judiciary and Public Safety

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  • have to and the board is very judicious have to and the board is very judicious about<00:08:16.440
  • of those and skilled the experience of those and skilled nursing<00:43:55.079> facilities<00:
  • And not subject it to a lot of judicial oversight.
  • <01:55:50.639> of consider a defendant's experience of consider a defendant's experience of
  • <02:11:44.480> of support in response to experiences of support in response to experiences
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I've invited them to be here today to speak about their experience. in wildfire mitigation and share
  • Notwithstanding that experience, he was willing to come here and testify.
  • For that I would respond that my experience in a rural western public lands county that participation
  • So, you know, it's great that you've got, you know, a good experience.
  • In Section 121 of the bill, this would severely restrict judicial reviews of agency. actions.
Bills: HB471
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.
FL
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  • I'm the state attorney in the 11th Judicial Circuit, better known as Miami-Dade. Thank you.
  • I'm the state attorney in the 11th Judicial Circuit, better known as Miami-Dade.
  • I know you've asked that today, but I'd like to share a moment of my life experience because I think
  • This is my experience, so can I have my time? Of course you can have two minutes. Thank you.
  • I want to thank you for coming and sharing your experience."
Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing it as a major criminal enterprise in Florida driven by online recruitment, local victims, and organized traffickers. She outlined Miami-Dade’s task force, victim-centered prosecution practices, training efforts for schools, hotels, transit workers, and other partners, and community-supported services such as the Project Phoenix shelter and Thrive Clinic. She also urged better interstate communication about known traffickers and noted that prior legislative changes, including restrictions on tattooing minors, came from trafficking cases. Senators asked about school-based exploitation, technology and social media recruitment, and information-sharing with other states; Fernandez-Rundle said training and technology remain essential and offered to share materials and tour the facility. The committee then considered CS for SB 656, which Senator Bradley said would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funding program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a needed response to online child exploitation and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892 by Senator Martin, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related designations by reducing paperwork delays tied to clemency and requiring clearer notice before pleas; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 164, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil damages for the death of an unborn child. Senator Graal said the bill uses existing statutory language defining an unborn child and is intended to let parents recover damages when negligence causes a pregnancy loss. Supporters argued it recognizes unborn life and should be strengthened; opponents warned it would function as a personhood measure, create liability risks for doctors, businesses, friends, and family members, chill miscarriage and abortion-related care, and worsen Florida’s OB-GYN shortage. Several speakers raised concerns about abuse by rapists or abusive partners and about impacts on IVF and emergency care. The committee heard extensive questioning about the bill’s scope and its relationship to existing criminal statutes, but no vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

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  • that freedom is never painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily<00:31:35.120> given
  • And we can't do anything but be who we are in our experiences. And that can't be political.
  • judicial decisions within the state. judicial decisions within the state.
  • We fund and operate public safety, detention, and judicial services.
  • judicial services. judicial services.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, led the Pledge of Allegiance with visiting students from Dr. Martin Luther King Early College, and approved the journal from the previous day after a brief, humorous exchange about a correction to the minority leadership title. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1002, a resolution commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and honoring Dr. King’s life, nonviolent leadership, and role in the civil rights movement. The resolution recounted his education, activism, speeches, writings, the Montgomery bus boycott, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado and nationally, including the state holiday commission and the holiday’s service-oriented observance. Several members spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing Dr. King’s legacy as a call to action, the importance of nonviolence, community service, and the need to continue addressing injustice. Speakers highlighted the role of young people in the civil rights movement and urged continued work on equity, dignity, and inclusion. One member also connected King’s legacy to current concerns about immigration enforcement and federal power, arguing that justice requires active resistance to injustice. Another member objected that the discussion had become politicized and used the opportunity to criticize immigration policy, while the chair reminded members to stay within the resolution. The resolution text was read at length and included a call for observances, ceremonies, and activities across Colorado, encouragement of service projects, and support for teaching King’s legacy and nonviolent principles in social studies standards. The transcript shows the House adopting the journal, but it does not show a final vote on the resolution within the excerpt provided.
AZ
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  • Liguori that went through Ways and Means, HB 2780, Judicial Foreclosure Excess Proceeds Sale.
  • Liguori that went through Ways and Means, HB 2780, Judicial Foreclosure Excess Proceeds Sale.
  • Liguori that went through Ways and Means, HB 2780, Judicial Foreclosure Excess Proceeds Sale.
  • domestic violence or abuse only if the expert witness has demonstrated both expertise and clinical experience
  • from an expert witness only if the expert witness has demonstrated both expertise and clinical experience
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Judiciary. (2-18-26)

Judiciary

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  • And I'm honored to have Judge Patrick Barati of the 50th Judicial District, Boone and Mercer Counties
  • <00:01:33.920> 50th Judge Patrick Barati of the 50th Judge Patrick Barati of the 50th Judicial
  • District, Boa Mercer Counties, Judicial District, Boa Mercer Counties, here<00:01:37.200> with
  • We'll tell you that. >> So, one a week is at least in your experience? >> 1.12.
  • After 10 years of improving the judicial system and we've not taken advantage of it.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met to consider two major bills. First, House Bill 521, relating to stalking, was presented by Majority Leader Steven Rudy with testimony from the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs. Supporters said Kentucky’s stalking laws need updating to address modern electronic and technology-based stalking and to better protect victims of persistent, ongoing harassment. Members asked about fiscal impact and prison costs; Rudy said the bill was mainly a statutory update and should have no new prison impact. The committee then voted 17-0 to pass HB 521 with favorable expression. The committee next took up House Bill 422, known as Logan’s Law, which was presented by Rep. Dan Fister and Rep. T.J. Roberts with emotional testimony from George Typton, father of Logan Typton. The bill responds to the 2015 murder of Logan Typton and seeks to revise Kentucky’s insanity defense, limit mandatory re-entry supervision for certain violent offenses, require consecutive sentences for multiple victims, and change life-without-parole rules so juries can impose it more directly in intentional murder cases. Typton described the crime and argued the current system failed his family; several members expressed sympathy and support. After a committee substitute was adopted, Roberts explained that the substitute preserved an insanity defense modeled on Alaska’s rule, rather than abolishing it, and clarified that a defendant must be unable to appreciate the nature of their actions due to mental illness or intellectual disability. He also said the bill would ensure consistency in insanity verdicts across multiple counts and provide treatment options for those found guilty but mentally ill. Rep. Marzian raised concerns about mental health funding, prison costs, and corrections impacts, while Scott West of the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers warned the bill could reduce plea bargaining flexibility and slow the courts if sentencing becomes more automatic. The bill remained under consideration after testimony, with no final vote shown in the transcript.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 4th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

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  • For remote and hybrid judicial proceedings.
  • There are some individual amounts going to specific counties or judicial districts.
  • It's the judicial, the hybrid remote judicial proceedings across the state.
  • I'm looking at line item 30 for the First Judicial District and the diversion program for $100,000.
  • Was this also to include the additional judge that the second judicial district was asking for?
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, if somebody has an educational experience, that's an excused absence.
  • I'm here on behalf of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, which also encompasses Barbour County.
  • I'm here on behalf of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, which also encompasses Barbara County.
  • I know the impact of adverse childhood experiences on children.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The committee met, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the prior meeting. It then took up House Bill 5537, a repeal bill that removes several obsolete code sections related to professional development, a behavioral interventionist pilot program, child daycare facility lists, and high school graduation rates, and also adds another outdated section to the repeal list. After adopting the committee amendment, the committee voted to report HB 5537 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass as amended. The committee then spent most of its time on House Bill 4656, which would replace the current truancy status-offense framework with a chronic absenteeism and child-in-need-of-supervision model. Counsel explained that the bill shifts the focus toward earlier, preventative intervention, including wraparound services, student support specialists, and a new definition of chronic absenteeism tied to failed interventions, lack of meaningful contact, grade-level impact, or absences reaching 10% of instructional days. Senators questioned how the new process would work, how it would affect court authority, prosecutors, juvenile drug courts, and whether it would change the role of schools and DHHS. Witnesses from Fayette, Greenbrier, and Taylor counties testified. School attendance and juvenile justice officials generally said the current truancy process and court involvement help secure family participation and services, and they warned that removing the status offense could weaken enforcement and reduce the ability to compel participation in interventions. They described existing diversion programs, improvement periods, and court-supervised services as effective tools, with Greenbrier reporting that most diversions do not result in petitions. The committee ultimately voted to report HB 4656 to the full Senate without recommendation and with a further recommendation that it be re-referred to the Committee on Education. The committee then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 29th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • parents have certain rights to manage their minor child's exposure to different environments and experiences
  • Um, but this discriminatory behavior is unlikely to survive judicial scrutiny. behavior is unlikely to
  • survive judicial review based on the 162 years of drag bans before it that have been overturned.
  • grandmother or grandfather brings the child to the performance... ...performance to the Michael Jackson experience
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Minnesota sex offender program petition for a reduction in custody, it replaces this with the judicial
  • Is it not bad enough that we experience adult traumas before the legal age of quote-unquote adulthood
  • But most importantly, I'm someone with lived experience of homelessness.
  • Well, I'd like to thank all the testifiers who came today to share their experiences and stories and
  • Experience of homelessness and sexual exploitation.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Financial Institutions Jan 14th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clarify an expedited judicial review process for property owners who believe they have been a victim
  • penalties on filing false deeds and creates a little more clarity around who can access the expedited judicial
  • So with regard to your experience or your member bank's experience, has this happened in Missouri?
  • I know it's very, very painful for our customers that experience this.
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • create a rapid response team to explore actions to mitigate the trauma and harm to children who experience
  • witnessing the erosion of fundamental rights and protections through changes in laws, policies, and judicial
  • , but when there is a collaboration, there needs to be certain laws followed, including having a judicial
  • We very much focus on lifting up the experience of so many of our different immigrant communities across
  • I had another question that was maybe more anecdotal based on your experience and really looking for
Summary: The Tribal Relations Committee held a work session on the Keep Washington Working Act, hearing first from the Office of the Attorney General, then the Office of the Governor, and finally advocates from the ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and One America. The Attorney General’s office described the 2019 bipartisan law as limiting state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, emphasizing minimal data collection, privacy protections, definitions in the statute, model policies for agencies, and the role of court orders and federal funding exceptions. Committee members asked about consistency in legal guidance, possible federal challenges, and whether the law has been litigated in Washington or elsewhere; the office said it has not been challenged in Washington and cited similar laws in other states that have been upheld or dismissed in litigation. The governor’s office said the administration is implementing the law across agencies through case-by-case review of data-sharing requests, coordination with the Attorney General and privacy officials, and a new executive order creating an immigration sub-cabinet to improve agency coordination and community input. Officials said the state will continue to protect immigrant communities, avoid using state resources for civil immigration enforcement, and comply with federal funding requirements where necessary, citing Medicaid and other programs as examples. They also discussed recent court rulings in Washington that blocked federal grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement and said agencies are being trained to review data privacy and sharing practices. Advocates argued that Keep Washington Working is grounded in anti-commandeering principles and is meant to ensure state resources are used for state purposes, not federal immigration enforcement. They said the law helps immigrant communities trust police, schools, and public services, but warned that data sharing and aggressive federal enforcement are eroding that trust and harming families. The panelists described cases involving alleged unlawful local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, family separation, detention, and due process concerns, and suggested possible improvements such as stronger enforcement mechanisms, a private right of action, and broader limits on data sharing. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee closed the hearing after members thanked the presenters and invited follow-up on implementation issues and potential legislative changes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-16 (2:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • admissions of guilt and cannot be used against the employee in any civil, criminal, administrative, or judicial
  • charter school to acquire and maintain undesignated glucagon to treat students with diabetes who experience
  • clarification on the administrative process for Live Local developments: they may not require quasi-judicial
  • Let me say this from experience.
  • Let me say this from experience.
Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then moved to the special order calendar. Early bills passed included measures on the Florida Trust Code (SB 806/HB 1173), school district reporting requirements and educator misconduct reporting (SB 1374), debt collection email communications (SB 232), service of process updates (SB 576/HB 157), public lodging and food service establishments (SB 606), lien waivers and releases (SB 658), Crime Stoppers public records exemptions (SB 710), health care licensure and foreign-country business interests (SB 768, amended), diabetes management in schools (SB 772/HB 597), platting procedures (SB 784), fentanyl testing in hospitals (SB 1346/HB 1195), third-party reservation platforms (SB 940), electronic landlord-tenant notices (SB 1164/HB 615), leaving the scene of a crash restitution (SB 1378/HB 479), background screening for athletic coaches (SB 1546), surrendered infants and infant safety devices (SB 1690/HB 791), and affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (SB 1730, amended). Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on trespass, higher education, transportation services, the UCC, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, Brownfields, false reporting, health care billing, motor vehicles, utility services, and others. Most of the debate centered on a few controversial bills. Senators debated the fentanyl testing bill in support of faster detection and life-saving treatment, and the surrendered infants bill drew opposition over safety, anonymity, and liability concerns, though supporters argued baby boxes provide a monitored safe surrender option. The affordable housing bill received an amendment and broad support as a continuation of the Live Local Act, with changes to zoning, parking, height, and litigation procedures. The day’s most contentious measure was the agriculture/consumer services package (SB 700), where senators argued over the bill’s fluoride-related preemption; opponents criticized the policy and process, while the sponsor emphasized broader agriculture, consumer protection, and FFA-related provisions. That bill passed 27-9. Votes on the other major bills were largely bipartisan and often unanimous or near-unanimous, with several bills passing 35-37 yeas and few or no nays. The Senate also adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. The session concluded with announcements recognizing visitors, including Taiwan representatives, and remarks about a lantern-lighting observance tied to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Election Law (02/10/2026)

Election Law

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  • On a brief personal note, because this bill is rooted in my own experience, my own political experience
  • Across those experiences on campuses and on campaigns and in communities, I've seen firsthand both the
  • Um, across those experiences on primary.
  • This bill is limited, practical, and based in real experience, which exposes this loophole.
  • <01:00:06.960> of costs and effects, the experience of costs and effects, the experience of
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/19/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

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  • Chairman, just a side note: we often have discussion about uniformity of the judicial branch, and this
  • Chairman, um, just a side note: we often have discussion about uniformity of the judicial branch, and
  • uniformity in our judicial uniformity in our judicial branch<00:15:51.480> and<00:15:51.639
  • I've been a lifelong resident of Minnesota, and I'm here today to share my experience as the victim of
  • to share my experience as the victim<00:27:03.880> of<00:27:04.440> deep<00:27:04.720>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Two decades of experience in Our trigger-happy president acted with his personal declaration of war,
  • Two decades of experience in not be sufficient to accomplish the not be sufficient to accomplish the
  • The experiences of war took their toll.
  • Rights, and the laws and the judicial Rights, and the laws and the judicial rulings<00:45:40.960
  • ,<05:40:13.760> and the anxieties, the life experiences, and the anxieties, the life experiences
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:19 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those two things—number one, with her depth of experience, and number two, with her ability and, if you
  • Along with that, she has the experience of over 34 years in the global investment arena, starting in
  • bad experiences as well.
  • Normally, some come from bad experiences as well as good experiences, and being able to keep those relevant
  • I support the bill, and I just want to share with you my experience.
Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In some cases, where environmental rights cannot be protected through other means, access to judicial
  • Based on that experience, the resolution is a welcome mat for lawsuits.
  • We are very concerned based on our experience, our lived experience as a developer here in the West,
  • We have experience of having a wind farm killed by litigation in Montana.
  • I have a little bit of experience with regard to environmental issues on both sides of the fence.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we built a coalition of advocates with lived experience, and we pioneered legislation, as Representative
  • Our wheelchair-user communities experience the same challenges with access, where health plans will only
  • I can tell you from personal experience, this is something that has weighed on me for a while.
  • Are experimenting with LSD, let's say. I don't know.
  • So if a bunch of kids get together and someone has fentanyl and they're experimenting, they're in effect