Video & Transcript Research : 'judicial power'
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber Fri May 8, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 58
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill gives the Aggraus Development Corporation, or ADC, the power to ... ...the power to acquire
- This is not judicial independence.
- Power belongs to people, not corporations, especially political power.
- It draws a clear and principled boundary between economic power and political power and it makes clear
- And the power that this bill is seeking to remove is the power for these entities to spend money for
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, we're doing this in a judicious way with our budgeting, making these investments in a manner
- Second, we're doing this in a judicious Second, we're doing this in a judicious way<00:04:42.680
- and furthermore, these reforms I think are in the interest of more transparency and oversight and judicious
- Sort of addressing housing instability, this is a judicious and smart way to utilize these resources.
- We have the power to enforce consumer protections around products used by Minnesotans, especially kids
NH
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Uh enough to power a home for 50 days. - Uh enough to power a home for 50 days.
- addition, the coal and gas fired power addition, the coal and gas fired power plants<02:16:38.639
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses & Changed Penalties Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Chief, for, uh, Uh, for being so diligent on this and, uh, a very real power that we have
- Our localities in Dallas who spend a lot of resources, a lot of staff power, uh, trying to deal with
- By the separation of powers doctrine, the agency has no jurisdiction over criminal proceedings.
- proposed section contradicts established statutory framework, suggesting licenses be exempt from judicial
- and also when impacted by serious gregarious harms at the hands of a licensee, history and current judicial
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 013 Jan 27th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Without any reason to believe that a fair and transparent and just investigation or judicial process
- last year, agents were instructed to enforce administrative awards in exactly the same manner as judicial
- judicial process will occur.<00:55:44.720>
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ones Exactly the same manner as judicial ones across the country. - The most powerful way to ensure protest remains civil is to guarantee the ability to register discontent
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , This will expose the rich, the powerful, This will expose the rich, the powerful, and<00:51:14.559
- , senators in an egregious abuse of power, senators in an egregious abuse of power, targeting<03:
- allowed near the levers of power again. allowed near the levers of power again.
- circuit court of the third judicial circuit court of the third judicial circuit<03:56:26.399>
- power over our nation's capital.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- whether there is any kind of judicial immunity for the Bar.
- So I believe this is a separation of powers issue, and I am voting no. Madam Chair, may I? Yes.
- Okay, Madam Chair, I would buy the separation of powers argument if it were the court.
- So I can't buy the separation of powers argument. It just fails to me. It just fails on its face.
- They've chosen to prohibit firearms, and this bill takes away power from the Board of Regents.
Bills:
SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069
Keywords:
election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- When the salary range was originally established, the purchasing power of the dollar was significantly
- Sam Altman of OpenAI said government regulation will be critical to mitigate the risks of powerful AI
- systems and has suggested licensing the most powerful systems with the ability to revoke that license
- It is accountability, transparency, and keeping powerful tools under human control.
- And I know that Senator Hawley just passed out of their judicial committee the GUARD Act, which protects
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So, interpersonal violence can be defined as any behavior that asserts power or control over another
- So, interpersonal violence can be defined as any behavior that asserts power or control over another
- My name is Lauren Warner, and I serve as deputy general counsel for the judicial branch. Thank you.
- So the judicial branch certainly doesn't have a concern in any way on this bill.
- > certainly<01:40:29.520>
doesn't So the judicial branch certainly doesn't So the judicial
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If there's a power outage and a network failure and we have...
- If there's a power outage and a network failure and we have...
- If there's a power outage and a network failure and we have...
- If there's a power outage and a network failure and we have...
- If there's a power outage and a network failure and we have...
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused.
The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided.
The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And what do we have the power to do within the schools and within your community?
- That only includes people who were returned to the state prison from some sort of judicial process or
- We carry out what the legislative branch and the judicial branch tell us that we need to do.
- judgment of a court, because sentencing, to your point, Representative Koppelman, should be a judicial
- Sentencing is a judicial function. And so it's not my opinion.
Summary:
The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations.
The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute.
Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees.
Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, inviting potential abuses of power in government, given the absence of transparency or
- And we believe anyone entrusted with public power should defend the Constitution, not weaponize fear
- I will also clarify and be super clear: an administrative warrant and a judicial warrant are not the
- And these devices have an incredible power to be able to track every aspect of our personal lives.
- But that is the power that's been given to DAs under Prop. 36, not the judges.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- unit 610, fund 424, judicial systems. unit 610, fund 424, judicial systems.
- Agency 127, Judicial District 5A, Worland. Agency 128, Judicial District 5B, Cody.
- 126, Judicial District 4A, Sheridan. 126, Judicial District 4A, Sheridan.
- 132, Judicial District 9A, Lander. 132, Judicial District 9A, Lander.
- 143, Judicial District 1D, Cheyenne. 143, Judicial District 1D, Cheyenne.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- There are seven other judicial districts that separate out the 21 counties.
- And, nationwide, as well, for the division of powers and the executive branch versus the judiciary, .
- And certainly there was a substantial issue that led to disbarment in the first judicial district several
- Um I've come up with a mechanism whereby the judicial branch, the district attorney's offices, and the
- Okay. >> And to as a note to LSO, when this bill draft comes back to us, I'm guessing that the judicial
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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- Chair of Judicial Proceedings, thank you, Mr. President.
- The Judicial Proceedings Committee will meet today at 1:00 p.m. for bill hearings.
- Let's go back to Judicial Proceedings. My apologies. Time has escaped me here.
Summary:
The Senate convened on March 10, 2026, established a quorum, and began with an invocation by Reverend Damien Flowers, which was journalized without objection. The chamber then recognized several guests and honorees, including Dr. Courtney Glickman for being named 2025 Play Therapist of the Year, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Dr. Sonja B. Santelises for her leadership of Baltimore City Public Schools, students shadowing legislators, Navy Alliance representatives, the Maryland Alliance for Advocacy for Sickle Cell, and Ms. Kimberly Body for her lupus advocacy. The Senate also journalized prior remarks about the 6888 regiment.
The Finance Committee report then moved several bills forward. Senate Bill 348 would allow hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to contact, rather than only call, patients after high-risk pregnancies; its amendments were adopted and the bill was ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 390 on Wicomico County liquor licenses was laid over under the rule. Senate Bill 492, addressing massage therapy advertising and prohibiting misleading sexual-service advertising, was amended and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 562, concerning pharmacist-prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 773 would let pharmacists order certain vaccines, including intranasal flu vaccines, for self-administration and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 53, on Maryland Port Administration land acquisition notice in Anne Arundel County, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 428 would bar cost-sharing for collaborative care model services under Medicaid and private coverage and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 473 would require human trafficking awareness training for for-hire and transportation network drivers; its amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Senate Bill 585 would shift administration of the human relevant research fund from Health to Agriculture and was advanced. Senate Bill 606, the Easy Pass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act, would require an MDTA report on commuter plans and unused trips; its amendment was moved as the transcript ended.
During debate on Senate Bill 917, which would expand the definition of audiology practice to include certain screenings and non-radiographic imaging, a senator questioned whether the bill would make Maryland the only state restricting a health occupation from performing Medicare-required screenings. The floor leader said the committee had heard that claim in testimony but had not verified it, and the senator moved to special order the bill for amendment, which was granted without objection. Most other bills were reported favorably, with committee amendments adopted without objection and several bills ordered printed for third reading.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- unveiling of a mural on April 1st, 2026, by the Washington Park Neighborhood Association serves as a powerful
- with housewell 22 26 I need and c fore under chairman mr. president a committee in committee and judicious
- have one committee amendment please read the committee amendment mr. president your committee on judicial
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, Granite State's judicial system would be unduly burdened with vastly more complex procedures
- Domestic violence protective orders are already a judicial finding of credible threat.
- Domestic violence protective orders are already a judicial finding of credible threat.
- In New Hampshire, freedom depends on knowing who is exercising power over you.
- In New Hampshire, freedom depends on knowing who is exercising power over you.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement on the road the judicial enforcement on the road the judicial system has a lot of discretion
- families to get them help um and that families to get them help um and that would be more on each judicial
- system to would be more on each judicial system to would be more on each judicial system to incorporate
- the uh Senator uh um Elliott do we have the uh Senator uh um Elliott do we have the law enforcement power
- and manpower to to law enforcement power and manpower to to law enforcement power and manpower to to
Keywords:
SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, at this point, this is the summary: the First Judicial District Court has received one plaintiff's
- This is a powerful combination in supporting all students, but most especially our English learners our
- So I know this will be up to the judicial system.
- I don't think the judicial system is very good, frankly, at solving problems like this I don't think
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 4th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, so then her sons, who are named as her agents under power of attorney, learn of these transactions
- I think the bill calls for a pilot program in two judicial circuits with high need.
- I think the bill calls for a pilot program in two judicial circuits with high need.
- in place in order to allow them to really meet the needs of what they've identified in those two judicial
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and first took up SB 398, which would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Senator Burgess said the campaign would focus on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. The committee heard supportive testimony from a caregiver, AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, and others, with members discussing the need for culturally responsive outreach and continued funding. SB 398 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then heard SB 106, which would strengthen Florida’s exploitation injunction law for vulnerable adults by allowing service of an unascertainable exploiter through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text, Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp. Senator Martin explained the bill as a way to close a loophole that lets scammers evade traditional service, and witnesses from the Florida Bankers Association and the Florida Bar’s Elder Law Section supported it, describing how the bill could stop ongoing thefts more quickly while preserving due process. Members asked about gift card scams, clerk workload, and the definition of an unascertainable respondent. SB 106 was reported favorably.
The Department of Children and Families then presented an update on the Adoption Benefits for Qualifying Adoptive Employees Program, describing its expansion over time and the current one-time lump-sum benefit structure for eligible adoptive parents. The presentation covered eligibility rules, open enrollment, funding history, and the program’s impact on adoption placements, with members asking why tax collectors were included but other constitutional offices were not, and whether foster relatives could qualify. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7012, a committee bill addressing child welfare workforce shortages, treatment foster care for high-acuity children, and improved data collection on commercially sexually exploited children. The bill would direct DCF to recruit former public safety workers for CPI and case manager roles, create a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and require more detailed, analyzable data and capacity studies. The bill drew support from child welfare advocates, with some members urging DCF to return with a more developed framework; it was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably.