Video & Transcript Research : 'judicial misconduct'

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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:03:05.120> highly First on the agenda today is Bo Craycraft, Executive Director of the Judicial
  • My name is Bo Craycraft, and I'm the executive director over at Judicial Form Retirement System.
  • uh I'm the executive director<00:03:34.239> over<00:03:34.480> at<00:03:34.640> Judicial
  • <00:03:35.040> Form director over at Judicial Form director over at Judicial Form Retirement
Summary: The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, followed by a roll call confirming a quorum and approval of the prior minutes. A special guest, Dave Eager, was welcomed before the committee moved to presentations from retirement system officials. Bo Craycraft, executive director of the Judicial Form Retirement System, gave a quarterly update on investment performance, asset allocation, and cash flow. He said the plans had held up well amid market volatility, with fiscal year-to-date returns above benchmark and long-term returns remaining strong. He explained that the plans are targeted to a 70% equity/30% fixed-income allocation, that some cash is being held for cash-flow management, and that negative cash flow is expected because of funding and contribution levels. He also said Senate Bill 183, dealing with proxy voting and economic analysis for certain votes, was not expected to materially affect the plans because of their small number of holdings and Bear Trust’s long-term investment approach. Ryan Barrow and Erin Surrod then presented for the Kentucky Pension Authority. They reported positive quarterly performance across the retirement and insurance funds, though results varied by period and remained tied to broader market conditions. They said recent asset-allocation changes had been completed and the funds were now within target ranges. On cash flow, they noted some plans remained negative or near zero, with one plan benefiting from a large appropriation. In the legislative update, they described House Bill 30 as codifying an exclusion from pension-spiking calculations for across-the-board raises, and Senate Bill 10 as increasing retiree health insurance subsidies and changing employee health insurance contribution rules for certain CERS members beginning in 2026. They also said Senate Bill 183 would likely have limited impact, though the agency would review voting policies and incorporate any required economic-analysis procedures.
HI
Bills: SB2057
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 5, for a series of decision-making agendas and considered a long list of Senate bills. Early measures included SB 2151, which clarifies state and local authority during emergencies and revises the definition of “emergency”; the committee agreed to restore the broader, long-used definition and add a sunset date, then passed the bill with amendments. SB 3055, concerning false impersonation of an employee organization representative, was amended to remove liquidated damages and passed. Several technical or conforming bills also advanced, including SB 3067, SB 3077, SB 3131, SB 3134, SB 3144, SB 3152, SB 3154, and SB 3249, with most passed with technical amendments or unamended; some members noted reservations on SB 3249. The committee also took up bills affecting public safety, health, and education. SB 3083 was amended to narrow notice requirements for protective orders involving military-affiliated individuals to a designated military security force, and SB 3118 on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children passed as is. SB 3134 modernized emergency medical services statutes, while another SB 3134 item addressed dangerous intoxication and civil protective custody. SB 3262, requiring the Hawaii State Teachers Board to submit nominees to the Board of Education, was amended to include a defective effective date. SB 3315, allowing a one-time medical cannabis purchase while registration is pending, was also amended to a delayed effective date and passed. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on law enforcement and immigration-related proposals. SB 3322, which restricts facial coverings by law enforcement, requires visible identification, and sets agency policies on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, was amended to remove an affirmative defense, make the penalty a misdemeanor, and incorporate exceptions for undercover work and related preparation; it passed with one no vote. SB 3251, barring certain former ICE and Border Patrol personnel from employment in specified state agencies, was narrowed to apply to those with more than 90 cumulative days of such work during a defined period and passed with reservations. SB 2057, a reconsideration measure limiting use of state personnel and funds to assist federal immigration agents beyond their authority, was further amended to clarify definitions, protect First Amendment activity, and preserve cooperation required by federal law; it then passed without objection. The committee adjourned after adopting each measure considered.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections May 5th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moreover, the current law creates confusion about judicial responsibilities.
  • If they do those four things, they have judicial immunity. ...is intact.
  • I have the letter in front of me from the Judicial Advisory Council.
  • So how does someone get on the Judicial Advisory Council?
  • So, a lot of the major cities are not represented on the Judicial Advisory Council.
Bills: SB663, SB958
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's what the judicial discretion is there for. Again, you know, just practicing.
  • I think really, you know, the... think really, you know, the judicial discretion really does clear up
Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • and allow denied or delayed payments to be appealed to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial
Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Mar 17th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because they're not reporting any misconduct. OK, thank you. I like the bill.
  • This is not a peer review for misconduct.
  • You're required to report if you see any misconduct.
  • Did something misconduct. What does that have to do?
  • I see the misconduct, nurse, you are exempted from reporting it.
Bills: HB163, HB 296
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill strengthens our judicial system across the state and encompasses new courts, changes to judicial
  • It fixes alleged counts, citation errors, and adds the 501st Judicial Court in Fort Bend County, giving
  • Information regarding peace officer misconduct, in particular, should not be released to the public.
  • This would include unsubstantiated misconduct complaints against an officer. Mr. Speaker.
  • ...Well, some examples of those are substantiated misconduct complaints, commendations, congratulations
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 13, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the judicial branch.
  • gives that independence to the judicial gives that independence to the judicial branch<00:10:40.240><
  • retaliatory effort against the judicial retaliatory effort against the judicial system<00:15:06.000
  • Well, it’s judicial deference at that point.
  • > at<00:17:40.320> that Well, it's judicial difference at that Well, it's judicial difference
Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • defense exceptions to the Penal Code for harmful material and sexual performance of a child are judicial
  • with Clarifying that it is a defense to prosecution if at the time of the offense the actor was judicial
  • broader than that, in that it talks about bona fide educational. medical, psychological, psychiatric, judicial
  • that are being perpetrated on our children, it really needs to be reserved to law enforcement and judicial
  • So, that's why we appreciate that he left those two in there, judicial and the law enforcement.
Bills: SB20, SB1621, SB412, SB441, SB442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh, I think two the judicial branch.
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  • <01:31:27.160> branch Lee Bling, just the judicial branch Lee Bling, just the judicial branch
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bill is the process or the original bill is the process or the original bill is the process or the judicial
  • part of of the process of how judicial part of of the process of how judicial part of of the process
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the difference between given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies and certain judicial
  • the deference given to the interim. interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial
  • This is not a radical idea without judicial deference as a safeguard a true independent panel is our
  • the bill is acting in some part of the state agency rulemaking process from rule promulgation to judicial
  • Yet without judicial deference as a safeguard, a truly independent panel is our next best defense.