Transcript Highlights:

• The committee was asked to subpoena that information, and I think that's what y'all are here to furnish
• Review the documents that were produced pursuant to the subpoena yesterday evening while we were in the
• It looks like you endeavored to respond to each of the categories of document requests from the subpoena
• Gent, for producing the documents pursuant to our subpoena and appearing here this morning.
• To agree to keep anything confidential is pursuant to subpoena, but I'll certainly visit with Abby and

Bills: HB2007, HB2462, HB2621, HB2921, HB3187, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3539, HB3563, HB3720, HB3726, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4164, HB4337, HB4346, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB5603

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• The committee was asked to um to subpoena that information and I think that's what y'all are here to
• Um, I had the opportunity to review the documents that were produced pursuant to the subpoena yesterday
• it looks like you endeavored to respond to each of the categories of document requests from the subpoena
• Gent, for producing the documents pursuant to our subpoena and appearing here this morning.
• know that the committee has the ability to agree to keep anything confidential as pursuant to a subpoena

Bills: HB 2007, HB 2462, HB 2621, HB 2921, HB 3187, HB 3331, HB 3332, HJR 144, HB 3514, HB 3528, HB 3539, HB 3563, HB 3720, HB 3726, HB 3751, HB 3859, HB 3947, HB 4148, HB 4164, HB 4337, HB 4346, HB 4368, HB 4706, HB 4916, HB 4950, HB 4967, HB 5177, HB 5603

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation

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• . >> I'd subpoena everybody there if I'm the criminal defense lawyer.
• Well, no, I them subpoenaed anyway.
• 23:43.400> I<00:23:43.440> don't<00:23:43.640> subpoena don't I don't subpoena I
• don't subpoena don't I don't subpoena I don't subpoena magistrates<00:23:44.440> cuz<00:23:44.600
• <00:23:49.720> the you're already going to subpoena the you're already going to subpoena the

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But for a while, they wanted us to subpoena records from them in order to be able to see it.
• The subpoena thing was a proposal for a while, and that would create delays.
• <00:26:33.000> records point it was to us to subpoena records point it was to us to subpoena
• <00:26:45.559> thing<00:26:45.679> was<00:26:45.799> a requests The subpoena
• thing was a requests The subpoena thing was a proposal<00:26:46.360> for<00:26:46.559> a

Keywords: 00:11 Call to Order/Roll Call 01:02 Discussion of 25RS SB 26 07:48 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 26 08:43 Discussion of 25RS SB 85 28:04 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 85 29:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 805 40:30 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 805 41:32 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.

Transcript Highlights:

• On line 9, we just added in that we're talking about an investigative subpoena.
• So, the language there originally just said a subpoena. It didn't define what kind of a subpoena.
• Investigative is under the definitions of this compact, and so we want Any subpoena that is going to
• gives, if you enter into this joint agreement, then the board would have the authority to issue subpoenas
• They already have authority to issue subpoenas.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

Transcript Highlights:

• TEC has to make informal requests, and if those aren't voluntarily complied with, it has to issue subpoenas
• And sometimes respondents challenge those subpoenas in court. court, and that process can take a long
• Speak to subpoenas, who defends you if you're challenged on the subpoena?
• It depends on the case and we that's the same let's let's say we issue a subpoena and the respondent
• then the attorney general's office decline your opportunity to have outside counsel to enforce a subpoena

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Look, I've been subpoenaed in states that have a shield law, and I've been subpoenaed in states that
• I've been subpoenaed in states that have a shield law, and I've been subpoenaed in states that don't
• Look, I've been subpoenaed in states that have a shield law, and I've been subpoenaed in states that
• I've been subpoenaed in states that have a shield law, and I've been subpoenaed in states that don't
• This editor told me that his newsroom received a subpoena.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

Transcript Highlights:

• I will say if you have subpoena power and there's no consequence for not complying with that subpoena
• <00:18:47.840> power subpoena, I don't know if subpoena power subpoena, I don't know if subpoena
• is the right word because the subpoena is the right word because the subpoena is<00:18:50.160>
• They've been served with the subpoena. They've been served with the subpoena.
• <00:20:33.120> The broad that you could subpoena. The broad that you could subpoena.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it narrows the subpoena powers that are in the bill to match language that the GOP offered over
• First, it<00:01:49.880> narrows<00:01:50.360> the<00:01:50.480> subpoena<00:01:50.960
• > powers<00:01:51.600> that<00:01:51.760> are it narrows the subpoena powers that
• are it narrows the subpoena powers that are in<00:01:52.040> the<00:01:52.120> bill<00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 2354, a consumer protection bill dealing with medical assistance fraud. Representative Norris described the measure as a crackdown on Medicaid fraud that would add investigators and prosecutors, increase penalties, and broaden the fraud definition to cover more sophisticated schemes. He also emphasized the federal three-to-one match for state spending on the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The chamber adopted amendment A11 by a roll call vote of 134 yeas and 0 nays. Norris said the amendment narrowed subpoena powers to align with language from the other body, moved the appropriation to the general fund to satisfy a leader agreement and secure the federal match, and made technical cross-reference corrections. On third reading, Representative Schumacher said the bill had been worked through several Human Services Committee hearings and discussions with the Attorney General’s office and was now in workable form. Norris thanked bipartisan authors and staff and urged a green vote. The final roll call passed the bill 118 yeas to 16 nays, and House File 2354 was finally agreed to.

Transcript Highlights:

• issue subpoenas talk to Witnesses<03:34:45.439> and<03:34:45.840> if<03:34:46.040>
• , reviewing the documents that would come in response to those subpoenas, doing a meaningful calculus
• , reviewing the documents that would come in response to those subpoenas, doing a meaningful calculus
• , reviewing the documents that would come in response to those subpoenas, doing a meaningful calculus
• , reviewing the documents that would come in response to those subpoenas, doing a meaningful calculus

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses. The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• and promulgate rules for the OCA office, operate a toll-free hotline, compile an annual report, subpoena
• The amendment removes subpoena power from the office of the Child Advocate and removes language that
• Chair, Representative, um, I won't posit an opinion about the lack of subpoena power.
• Um, I've, I've proposed and tried to pass subpoena authority to the legislature.
• I want subpoena authority. Never once did the Attorney general come and say, I want this.

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• The amendment removes subpoena power from the office of the Child Advocate and removes language that
• Um, I think as it pertains to the subpoena powers and, and things of that nature, we always want to have
• Chair, Representative, um, I won't posit an opinion about the lack of subpoena power.
• Um, I've, I've proposed and tried to pass subpoena authority to the legislature.
• I want subpoena authority. Never once did the Attorney general come and say, I want this.

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:57:07.520> the<00:57:07.680> authority<00:57:08.160> to<00:57:08.480> subpoena
• <00:57:09.520> There have the authority to subpoena.
• There have the authority to subpoena.
• We formed investigative committees, and we do have the power to subpoena.
• We do have um the the power to subpoena.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Scott's ministerial work following the death including authorizing a subpoena to request medical records
• Scott signed a subpoena to obtain Mr.
• Did you sign an administrative subpoena in the Rojas investigation upon advice of counsel?
• And what was the purpose of that subpoena?
• The subpoena was information gathering, the medical... records specifically result... because of the

Keywords: Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony

Summary: The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh they're not they're not subpoena.
• ,<02:50:12.479> or<02:50:13.040> uh subpoena, or uh subpoena, or uh valid<02:50:15.520>
• But it says you can be compelled to be released by a court-ordered subpoena.
• Subpoena can have a lot of different purposes, but the nice thing about a subpoena is you can have your
• confidentiality and a subpoena, right? confidentiality and a subpoena, right?

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Because already we are required to properly domesticate a foreign subpoena or summons if an out-of-state
• is we're going to protect that information, and we're not going to let the other state use their subpoena
• Unless your wife has authority to issue a subpoena or some other legal summons, she does not have the
• I just had a question on the foreign subpoenas and summonses and then the new language on page one, and
• It then goes on to include a foreign subpoena, summons, or other civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

Transcript Highlights:

• Current law restricts prosecutors' ability to issue timely subpoenas, delaying access to critical evidence
• House Bill 3185 addresses this issue by empowering Texas prosecutors to issue administrative subpoenas
• House Bill 3185 addresses this issue by empowering Texas prosecutors to issue administrative subpoenas
• Within this framework, prosecutors can subpoena non-content records such as payment methods, IP addresses
• And so what this bill allows is us to get an administrative subpoena so we can effectively battle romance

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption that restricts law enforcement investigations when a subpoena
• And encryption that restricts law enforcement investigations when a subpoena is issued.
• Can't law enforcement get this information through a subpoena without this bill?
• So they may go and get the subpoena, send it to social media companies, and the social media companies
• The probable cause to obtain a subpoena.

Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.

Transcript Highlights:

• We do have subpoena powers.
• And I think that Senator Leek is familiar with subpoena powers, as it went in his time in the House.
• I wasn't the subject of subpoenas. I will, yes, I apologize, Senator Leek. Thank you.
• You sent subpoenas on behalf of the members of the House of Representatives. Thank you.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met for its first meeting of the year, with roll call and member introductions followed by an orientation on the committee’s role in reviewing agency rulemaking. Staff explained that JAPAC/JAPSI oversees whether agency rules stay within statutory authority, reviews proposed and existing rules under Chapter 120, and can recommend objections when rules enlarge, modify, or contravene enabling statutes. The committee also adopted its biennial rules of procedure by motion and roll-call vote. The main substantive item was staff’s recommended objections to 32 existing Agency for Health Care Administration rules. Staff said the common issue was a sunset provision added to rules, which they argued is not authorized by Chapter 120 because rules may be amended or repealed only through formal rulemaking, not allowed to expire automatically. Staff noted the sunset language could create confusion and affect interrelated rules, and recommended formal objections. The chair reported that he and the vice chair had met with the agency, which agreed to work on compliance and amend the language. No public testimony was offered. After brief committee discussion, including questions about timing, the chair said the agency would return with a compliance proposal at the next scheduled meeting, likely in February. The committee deferred further action on the 32 recommended objections until that meeting, and the meeting adjourned.

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• , conduct inspections, evaluations, and investigations of state executive branch agencies, issue subpoenas
• , conduct inspections, evaluations, and investigations of state executive branch agencies, issue subpoenas
• , conduct inspections, evaluations, and investigations of state executive branch agencies, issue subpoenas
• > and<00:04:06.760> refer<00:04:07.080> matters<00:04:07.480> for issue subpoenas
• and refer matters for issue subpoenas and refer matters for civil,<00:04:08.160> criminal,<00

Keywords: 1183, house