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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • No doctor has been prosecuted.
  • Any questions for the author, members?
  • Members, any questions for the author on the committee substitute?
  • Senate Bill 292 is by an entity with eminent domain authority.
  • Members, any questions for the author on SJR 40 or SB 871?
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 11, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • senators, that, Father, we will as a people submit to Father, we will as a people submit to the authority
  • These officials processed the These officials possessed the legal and prosecutorial authority to stop
  • They had the authority to stop it, and they failed to... They failed to act.
  • Minnesota's Medicaid fraud control unit has prosecuted more than 300 cases and... ...has prosecuted more
  • Whoever did that should be prosecuted. I wonder if it would, Mr.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention 3/2/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:22.399> by Support of HF 3883 authored by Representative Beerman, which would establish
  • <00:26:01.760> to<00:26:02.000> shape office with broad authority to shape office with
  • If violence is the concern, the solution lies in enforcement, prosecution, and accountability.
  • criminals, and systemic prosecution criminals, and systemic prosecution failures,<00:26:44.799><
  • ,<00:27:36.400> and enforcement, prosecution, and enforcement, prosecution, and accountability
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee heard House File 3668, authored by Chair Beerman, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Beerman and several supporters framed gun violence as a public health crisis, arguing the office would improve research, coordination, data collection, and evidence-based prevention. Supporters cited firearm deaths among children and adults, the trauma experienced by survivors and families, and Minnesota’s need for a centralized structure to guide policy and prevention efforts. Testifying in support were representatives of the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, a parent affected by the Annunciation school shooting, family physicians, an OB-GYN, and a pediatric emergency physician. They described gun violence as a daily clinical and community reality, pointed to rising firearm deaths and injuries, and said Minnesota should apply the same public health approach used for motor vehicle safety, tobacco, and other crises. Several witnesses emphasized the impact on children, suicide prevention, maternal health, and the need for Minnesota-specific research and coordinated responses. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to advance gun control policy and treat lawful firearm ownership as a public health problem. The group said the state should focus instead on enforcement, prosecution, and victim services. Vice Chair Nidau offered an A2 amendment to move the office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing and accountability, but withdrew it after discussion with Chair Beerman. The hearing ended with additional member discussion, including concerns about existing violence-prevention spending and whether school safety investments would be a better use of funds; no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will read the bills and resolutions regarding the authority of the Board of Regents of the
  • , authorizing a civil penalty for the Committee on Public Health.
  • HB 3846 by Louderback relates to the authority of a reserve.
  • Additionally, the bill authorizes the Attorney General to prosecute a criminal offense committed by a
  • H.J.R. 168 by Hopper proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize...
Keywords: 1184, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:32:51.200> Attorney's Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney's Spokane County Prosecuting
  • There is no congressional authorization There is no congressional authorization for<02:31:21.600
  • in<02:44:38.720> 2021, Defense Authorization Act in 2021, Defense Authorization Act in 2021
  • The $35 million that it authorizes for The $35 million that it authorizes for impact<02:49:11.760>
  • The authority for SOCOM, combined with the authority for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise and the
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Jun 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It authorizes the MVC chief administrator to issue a 90-day provisional license when the application
  • Madam Chair, Assembly Bill 5194 and Senate Bill 4217 authorize the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to
  • sums Assembly Bill 5192 and Senate Bill 4222 authorize the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to expend
  • Madam Chair, Assembly Bill 4961 authorizes the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums
  • And frankly, I don't know why the State of New Jersey is investigated authority to another state.
Keywords: 1146, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 12th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • interdisciplinary team is integral, but that the state attorney is not just a member, but has approval authority
  • While veteran courts exist, their authority is limited.
  • However, juveniles are still prosecuted under the juvenile system.
  • increasing the penalty to discourage people from doing things that are going to make it harder to prosecute
  • Commission remain active until resignation, disqualification, or replacement, and transfers the authority
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several criminal justice bills. SB 50 on Veterans Treatment Courts was amended to clarify that entry into the program requires approval of the state attorney and to make the bill prospective only. Supporters, including veterans advocates and crime survivors, argued the bill would expand access to treatment-focused diversion for veterans with nonviolent charges and service-related trauma. The committee adopted both amendments and reported the bill favorably. SB 52, which creates an exemption from security licensing requirements for unpaid armed volunteers providing security at places of worship, also drew support from law enforcement and faith leaders who said it would clarify a legal gray area for churches; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 436 on felony battery and prison release reoffender enhancements. An amendment was adopted to align felony battery involving injury to law enforcement with the bill’s intent to address the disparity between battery on an officer and resisting with violence. Members discussed concerns about mandatory minimums and the scope of the enhancement, including how it might apply in cases involving older prior offenses or mental health crises, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably. SB 676, which creates graduated penalties for adults who involve minors in animal cruelty offenses and increases penalties for related conduct, was supported by animal welfare advocates and reported favorably and unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 536 on criminal gang members after adopting an amendment clarifying the definition of gang-related conduct and requiring multiple criteria for gang membership. Members raised concerns about social media, neighborhood association, juvenile application, and overbroad labeling, but the sponsor said the bill was aimed at gang-related criminal activity and recruitment, not innocent association. The committee also reported favorably SB 432 on controlled substances, which adds concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I and creates penalties for xylazine products that resemble candy or food and for trafficking in xylazine; SB 524, an FDLE bill updating duties related to medical examiners, training, and complaint service procedures; and SB 590, which tolls the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the crime is known to law enforcement. All of these bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after a final vote correction was entered for SB 524.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He is a joint author. to transplant legislation that we are carrying in the House this session, and one
  • Refer to the Committee on Elections HB 2774 by Burdell relating to the authority of Bandera County.
  • the legislature strictly regularly and authorized casino gaming and sports wagering by General Alani
  • the creation of the regional mobility authority by local law or for the committee on transportation
  • prosecuted criminal offense prescribed by the laws of the state refer the committee on state affairs
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • , sheep, or goats at a USDA facility, the farm is violating federal law and could be subject to prosecution
  • So, I thought be subject to prosecution.
  • <00:18:16.720> So<00:18:16.960> my We don't have that authority.
  • So my We don't have that authority.
  • I think that, yeah, somebody could be subject to prosecution and I think that’s good to know that they
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a work session on House Bill 396, which would exempt meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in-state for in-state sale from certain inspections. Representative Comtois explained her amendment, saying she tried to address prior concerns by limiting the number processed monthly, adding a registration and disclaimer requirement, and folding beef, swine, sheep, and goats into the bill’s framework. Members discussed whether some sections from earlier language on bison, elk, and red deer had been inadvertently struck, and Comtois said she did not intend to remove those protections and would restore them if needed. Several members raised drafting and policy concerns. Representative Miner suggested the waiver language should be a signed, notarized statement kept on file rather than filed with the Department of Agriculture, and Comtois agreed. Representative Gruber and Representative Scully discussed labeling and wording, including clarifying that the meat would not be “exempt” from federal inspection in the same way as non-amenable species, and adding language that any prosecution would be federal rather than state. There was also discussion about whether ground meat should be included for the amenable species, with Miner and Comtois indicating that excluding ground meat would reduce risk. Commissioner Sean Jasper of the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food testified strongly against the bill, saying it was a step in the wrong direction, lacked consumer protections, and could jeopardize food safety and the state’s meat processing system. He argued that the federal exemption for non-amenable species could not simply be extended to new species by state law, warned that USDA could respond by withdrawing federal inspections, and said the bill would not solve the real bottlenecks in slaughter capacity. He also said he did not believe there was a general shortage of inspectors, and that the practical issue was producers not scheduling animals year-round, which forces facilities to scale to the slow season. No vote was taken during the work session, and members continued discussing possible amendments and wording changes.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is my water utility.
  • You're cosplaying Alex Jones with legislative authority. So yes, go ahead.
  • But you're talking about people who have been, who are authorized to do so.
  • and who we're not going to prosecute?
  • ...in picking who we're going to prosecute and who are not going to prosecute, whether they're Democrat
Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation. A substitute amendment was adopted that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate aviation flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and dedicate $10 million annually for a traffic signal modernization program. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales-tax transfer to the State Transportation Trust Fund, a bid-protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for CS for SB 628, Lucy’s Law, which strengthens boating safety penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless operation. After the sponsor withdrew a pending amendment, the committee heard emotional testimony from Lucy’s parents and others in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, under a strike-all amendment. The bill’s major provisions included removing non-purity additives from public water systems, requiring clearer labeling for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminalizing drone harassment over farmland, updating agriculture disaster recovery programs, creating an honest services registry for charities tied to countries of concern, expanding FFA-related scholarships and school infrastructure, and allowing the state to repurchase certain former agricultural lands converted to solar fields. Testimony included strong support from agriculture and related groups, opposition from the Florida Bankers Association over a private right of action related to financial discrimination, and criticism from speakers opposed to fluoride removal. The bill was amended and then reported favorably despite some opposition. The committee also reported favorably SB 796, which authorizes DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to replace failing septic tanks. The committee then took up a large strike-all for CS for SB 1618, a K-20 education package. The amendment combined provisions on VPK flexibility, early grade success, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention, teacher assignment transparency, restrictions on spending public funds for political or social activism, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment consent, teacher certification pathways, and other higher-education and workforce items from SB 1624, including guardrails for certain private religious postsecondary institutions. Members questioned the new prohibition on using public funds for political or social activism, with the sponsor saying it was intended to keep public schools from being a battleground for ideology; Equality Florida and the ACLU opposed that section. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee began extensive debate on CS for SB 7016, a major initiative-petition reform bill. The sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse documented in a large Office of Election Crimes and Security report and would impose tighter rules on petition circulators, including Florida residency and U.S. citizenship requirements, training, shorter submission deadlines, stronger penalties, new identification requirements on petitions, and a 25% invalid-signature trigger for investigations by election-crimes officials. Senators raised numerous questions about due process, public records, penalties, the treatment of volunteers and former felons, the verification process, and the practical effect of the new deadlines and thresholds. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended, and no final vote on SB 7016 is shown in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/17/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Nelson is the chief author.
  • The second author on the bill is going to be presenting on behalf of Senator Housley.
  • And I do want to thank Senator Housley for authoring, and I'm glad to be a second author on this bill
  • violations and the actual prosecution violations and the actual prosecution numbers<00:03:35.519
  • side of it is um having pro Prosecuting side of it is um having that<00:12:46.680> clear<00:12
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Remind us that we are stewards of your authority. Guide us to be the leaders your people need.
  • 07.880> your Remind us that we are stewards of your Remind us that we are stewards of your authority
  • . authority. authority.
  • , or if it's amended for prosecution, or if it's amended for uh<00:34:55.520> to<00:34:55.720>
  • <00:45:04.080> on including as a recognized authority on including as a recognized authority
Summary: The House convened with an invocation, quorum call, and routine motions to excuse absent members, suspend rules for co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and approve the journal. The Senate clerk then announced Senate Bills 47, 85, and 159 had passed the Senate and requested House concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports on a number of bills, including measures on on-farm animal health, type 1 diabetes, employment, addictive online platforms, real property appraisers, educators, crimes and punishments, artificial intelligence, stalking, insurance, school food/funds, protective orders, public adjusters, and insurance regulation. Several committees reported bills favorably, including HB 534 on elections, HB 510 on organ donation safety, HB 220 on pension spiking, HB 467 on real property, HB 516 on retirement benefits for probationary employment, HB 589 on retired emergency personnel, and HB 168 on boating under the influence, which was sent to the Rules Committee after its second reading. The House then passed HB 485, a major mental health/civil commitment bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1 and two floor amendments. Supporters said the bill modernizes Kentucky’s 202A and 202C mental health commitment processes by adding intermediate treatment options, guardrails for outpatient/community-based care, clearer definitions, longer review intervals in some cases, and data/reporting requirements; they emphasized collaboration with mental health advocates, courts, and stakeholders. The bill passed unanimously, 95-0. HB 43, allowing a 180-day grace period for deputy coroners to complete required training, also passed unanimously, 96-0. HB 139, an elections “continuous improvement” bill, passed 92-1 after adoption of a committee substitute and a floor amendment that bars disclosure/reporting of votes cast for candidates who withdraw, die, or are disqualified and requires notices at precincts; the sponsor described the bill as the product of ongoing consultation with election officials and clerks. HB 414, on booking procedures in local jails, passed 73-18 after supporters explained it would allow DNA collection upon felony arrest, with destruction provisions if the person is not convicted or the charge is reduced or dismissed. HB 297, concerning Kentucky State Fair Board peace officers, passed unanimously, 96-0, to explicitly make those officers eligible for law enforcement fund benefits and related certification/training provisions. After the bills were completed, the House moved into motions, petitions, communications, and announcements. House Resolution 69 was brought from committee to the floor, and members were invited to a Kentucky State Police breakfast and a Louisville night event at the Foundry. The chamber also adopted Citation 32 honoring Dr. Hannah Huffman, who was recognized for her optometry career and leadership in the Kentucky Optometric Association, and Citation 31 honoring Valerie Greenhill, the new president of the Southern Regional Education Board. The House then adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. Vote the machine for co-authors.
  • Six co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. Members, vote the machine for co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. Members, vote the machine for co-authors.
  • Did you open the machine for co-authors? Members, vote your machine for co-authors.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. The clerk will close the machine. Nine co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. The clerk will close the machine. Six co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. The clerk will close the machine. Ten co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. The clerk will close the machine. Five co-authors.
  • Madam Clerk, open the machine for co-authors. Members, vote to the machine for co-authors.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the pledge, and a national anthem performance, then moved through several personal privileges and recognitions. Members welcomed a student cancer survivor and entrepreneur, Bella of Brave Bella Bead Company, and also recognized a new legislative assistant, a page leaving for college, and a resolution honoring National Mississippi River Day. The chamber also received conference committee reports and enrollment reports, and returned some previously failed measures to the calendar, including H.R. 119 and H.B. 410. The main floor action centered on a series of Senate concurrent resolutions, most of which were adopted overwhelmingly. These included SCR 59 on re-evaluating flood maps and insurance rates tied to the Comite River Diversion Canal, SCR 61 urging higher reimbursement for behavioral health crisis centers, SCR 62 calling for review of school-zone safety and speed limits, SCR 68 creating a blockchain and digital innovation task force, SCR 69 encouraging continued research to reduce sugarcane burning, SCR 70 supporting the Major Richard Star Act for medically retired combat-wounded veterans, SCR 54 supporting the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, SCR 55 designating the Peggy Martin Rose as the official state rose, SCR 64 creating a construction manager-at-risk task force, SCR 75 studying a Louisiana maneuvers museum and trail, and SCR 80 creating a task force on the minimum foundation program and long-term teacher pay funding. Most passed with little or no opposition, with SCR 84 on earthquake seismic activity in several parishes amended to adjust task force membership before final adoption. The House also heard a personal privilege statement honoring the late Ponder P.C. Clinton Jr., a noted Black farmer, cattleman, and community leader in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, and expressed condolences to his family. Later, members received a hurricane-season reminder from Rep. Jay Galle about disaster response procedures and the need to work through parish emergency offices. The transcript ends as the House moves into additional concurrent resolutions returned from the Senate with amendments.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:54:33.359> Prosecuting the cracks back there. Prosecuting the cracks back there.
  • Prosecuting attorney<00:54:34.559> Kevin<00:54:34.960> Walton.
  • I was told this by someone with greater seniority and authority.
  • The special investigation<01:22:39.760> and<01:22:40.080> prosecutive investigation and
  • prosecutive investigation and prosecutive division division division created<01:22:43.760> and
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 12th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's just assume that staff is always authorized to make grammatical and clerical corrections to bills
  • Under Senate Rule 2.10, Paragraph 2, the President has authorized a continuation of this meeting until
  • So remember, this is a statute that's focused on people who enter while avoiding the authorities.
  • There are three, that they essentially agreed to prosecute at the federal level illegal reentry cases
  • In fact, I would be somebody who would prosecute a case as egregious as these.
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 25, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Prosecuting Attorneys Association, which Prosecuting Attorneys Association, which includes<00:15:07.440
  • includes all of the uh prosecuting includes all of the uh prosecuting attorneys<00:15:11.199>
  • So it does not change any authorities or responsibilities in our agency at all. Mr. Chair.
  • <00:28:41.840> or does not change any uh, authorities or does not change any uh, authorities
  • The Wyoming Association of County and Prosecuting Attorneys does support this bill.
Bills: SF0071, SF0088, SF0056
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 29, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:09.360> Its<00:11:09.600> author, pros in modern history.
  • Its author, pros in modern history.
  • Unemployment insurance fraud prosecution from five to 10 years.
  • I will yield four minutes to my good friend from Florida, the author of this Florida, the author of this
  • Uh, could the author explain to me... Explain to me which forces would be removed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jul 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The author claims this bill will...
  • Proud co-author, and co-author also with my other colleague, Assembly Member Stephanie.
  • Thank you, Senator, again, for your leadership on this issue, proud co-author and co-author also with
  • Department of Justice prosecutions.
  • Senate Bill 562, authored by Senator Ashby, has been pulled by the author.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • AN ATTORNEY BUT DOES THE PROSPECT OF HAVING A PRIVATE COMPANY DO DNA TESTING FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROSECUTION
  • I KNOW YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR OWN EVIDENCE ON REBUTTAL BUT FOR THE SAKE OF PROSECUTING CAN YOU INTRODUCE
  • >> CURRENTLY THE WAY THE LAW IS WRITTEN THE STANDARDS THAT ARE GIVEN WOULD ALLOW FOR USE UNDER PROSECUTION
  • >> IN 2018 WE GAVE THE COURTS AUTHORITY TO WHAT END?
  • >> IN 2018 WE GAVE THE COURTS AUTHORITY TO BAN SOMEONE FROM OWNING AN ANIMAL BASED ON THE CONVICTION
Keywords: 999, senate, all