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• And we have expressly excluded prosecutorial records, law enforcement records, and forensic interview
• And we have expressly<00:45:13.839> excluded<00:45:15.280> prosecutorial expressly excluded
• prosecutorial expressly excluded prosecutorial records,<00:45:16.640> law<00:45:16.800> enforcement

Bills: HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261, HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• It's also a strong prosecutorial lever.
• It's also a strong prosecutorial lever. Often it carries there.
• It's also a strong prosecutorial lever.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Her remaining lung was also diseased, with about 30% loss of function.
• If courts functioned better, we wouldn't need to do these things because everybody would get justice
• So this is about prosecutorial discretion to some extent.
• So this is about prosecutorial discretion to some extent. And... court action.
• So there's a, you know, this is about prosecutorial discretion to some extent.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.

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• We are not affiliated with any law enforcement or prosecutorial agency, thereby avoiding potential conflict
• of interest with our regulatory function and certification duties.
• <00:04:36.880> agency enforcement or prosecutorial agency enforcement or prosecutorial agency
• interest with our regulatory function interest with our regulatory function and<00:04:42.120>
• <03:11:06.840> to<03:11:07.040> our functional to our functional to our municipalities<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 hearing took testimony from the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training on the agency’s budget request and operations. He described the agency’s role in setting hiring, education, certification, and discipline standards for police, corrections, probation and parole, and court security officers, and noted that the agency runs the full-time, part-time, corrections, and court security training programs. He also outlined the agency’s staffing, facility, and budget request for FY 2026-27, including a request to keep funding level with the governor’s recommendation while shifting funds to support an IT manager position by defunding a vacant administrative slot. The agency requested several statutory changes in Chapter 106, including clarifying the definition of police misconduct, allowing a temporary member on the Conduct Review Committee, clarifying reporting requirements for misconduct allegations, and codifying the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. The director also reviewed new responsibilities added in recent years, including crisis intervention training, statewide accreditation, the Conduct Review Committee, and increased annual in-service training requirements. He explained that crisis intervention funding is carried in a continuously appropriated, non-lapsing account and that some budget lines were reclassified, including software and janitorial services, to reflect actual spending needs. Members asked about national standards, the different academy tracks, crisis intervention funding, maintenance and contract changes, temporary positions, and the court security training program. The agency said it coordinates with national peers through IADLEST, that the part-time and corrections academies are longstanding programs, and that the new court security academy can be delivered either as a full academy or as in-service training depending on resources. The director also said the agency has been running extra full-time academies because of high vacancy rates, but expects to return to three full-time academies this year, with two corrections academies and one or possibly two part-time academies. He also explained the current approach to misconduct records and public disclosure, saying sustained findings under RSA 106-L are heard by the council and published, replacing the older, less standardized exculpatory list process.

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• As a result, safeguards may depend on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight.
• As a result, safeguards may depend on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight. depend
• on prosecutorial discretion rather than judicial oversight.
• We have immediate effects on brain function, nerve function, that accumulate over time.
• We have immediate effects on brain function, nerve function, that accumulates over time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Is there anything in the bill that would impact prosecutorial discretion, or would you have the ability
• Is there anything in the bill that would<00:36:21.920> impact<00:36:22.240> prosecutorial,<
• /c> would impact prosecutorial, would impact prosecutorial, uh,<00:36:24.079> discretion,<00:36
• >> Yes, there would still be that prosecutorial discretion there, as the statute includes numerous sorts
• prosecutor's hands—prosecutors who may be fresh out of law school, 30 days on the job, because prosecutorial

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• First, taking on crime and supporting law enforcement, our law enforcement colleagues and prosecutorial
• colleagues and prosecutorial colleagues. colleagues and prosecutorial colleagues.
• I feel like that's one of our primary functions because we look at how dangerous drugs affect our communities
• ><01:07:14.400> is<01:07:14.559> our<01:07:14.799> primary<01:07:15.200> function
• <01:07:15.839> because fun or is our primary function because fun or is our primary function

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 Office of the Attorney General Update: 00:04:52 Department of Kentucky State Police Update: 00:44:57, 958, all

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• This is a way to enshrine that and functionally put people in a better place. to succeed when they're
• The charges, that's the only functional out to the feds. So I just don't know.
• It's just one of those functional topics that I think we need to kind of flesh out.
• It what what what functionally what functionally would be wrong with permitting the process to take that
• So this is the functional stuff.

Bills: HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HB799, HB 1135, HJR15, HJR16, HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HJR15, HJR16

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• provides for juvenile detention, education, rehabilitation, board of commissioners, powers, duties, and functions
• Senator Morris provides relative to the right to waive trial by jury, and provides for written prosecutorial
• The bill provides for the right to waive trial by jury and for written prosecutorial consent in non-capital

Bills: HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, HR286, HR287, HR288, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, SCR61, SCR68, SB121, SB250, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, SB268, SB283, SB414, HCR98, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB75, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, HR84, HB646, HB998, HB1191, SB78, SB81, SB97, SB100, SB109, SB123, SB125, SB208, SB385, SB479, SB56, SB163, SB197, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Energy Caucus, Louisiana House of Representatives, energy policy, fossil fuels, oil and gas, natural gas, renewable energy, solar, wind power, nuclear power, legislative caucus, industry group, economic development, state legislature, House resolution, energy sector, victims' services, criminal justice, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Act No. 370

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• Prosecutors still have prosecutorial discretion to charge what they want to charge.
• legislature today is going to pass a bill in this chamber that remedies a deficiency in an executive function
• But I want everyone to realize that it is not an objective, straightforward function of prosecutors.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And it's central to the function of a public university.
• This law allows us to protect. the functioning and the point of the institution as an educational place
• Were the non-students not prosecuted because that's a prosecutorial discretion by the district attorney
• You're correct, there is prosecutorial discretion to make the call on what to do or not do with cases
• I was in a totally different job. function in in houston i ran the robbery in a in a gang homicide unit

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Um, that can happen in various stages of the prosecutorial process, I guess, and it's usually on the
• Um, that can happen in various stages of the prosecutorial process, I guess, and it's usually on the
• Um, that can happen in various stages of the prosecutorial process, I guess, and it's usually on the
• Um, that can happen in various stages of the prosecutorial process, I guess, and it's usually on the
• organs and what state of function organs and what state of function they're<03:45:31.359> in<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Senate-only section that reinstates into law language related to reasonable cost and attorneys' fees for prosecutorial
• that must be provided to victims of domestic violence and authorize law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial
• authorize law enforcement agencies and authorize law enforcement agencies and<00:45:11.359> prosecutorial
• c> offices<00:45:12.640> to<00:45:12.960> use<00:45:13.200> their and prosecutorial
• offices to use their and prosecutorial offices to use their existing<00:45:14.000> supply<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also wanted to look at data tracking and reporting practices, review prosecutorial trends, and, of
• They did do a prosecutorial trends review.

Summary: The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held a field hearing on the Puyallup Reservation, where members first received an overview of sports betting in Washington. Tribal casino representatives and the Washington State Gambling Commission explained that sports betting became legal in 2020 under HB 2638 and is currently limited to tribal casinos through sportsbook, kiosk, and on-premise mobile wagering. Testimony covered how odds are set, compliance with federal anti-money-laundering rules, and the role of third-party vendors. Tribal representatives said sports betting supports tribal economic development and asked to expand betting to include Washington college teams, while warning that prediction markets and other unregulated products pose a threat. Committee members asked about geo-fencing, betting limits, in-state college betting restrictions, and regulatory oversight. No votes were taken. The committee then heard from Vicki Lowe of the American Indian Health Commission on tribal data sovereignty and health data. She described tribal sovereignty and the federal trust responsibility, and said tribes should have equitable access to their own health data and control over how it is used. She explained that during COVID, tribes often lacked direct access to state health data, which complicated case tracing and other public health work. Lowe said the Department of Health stopped collecting tribal affiliation in some contexts because of Public Records Act concerns, and she argued that this is inconsistent with tribal data-sharing principles adopted through the Governor’s Indian Health Advisory Council. Members asked for clarification about what counts as tribal data and how public records concerns affected data collection. No formal action was taken. Finally, Lucy Smartlut gave an update on the Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force. She reported on the task force’s structure, its extension through 2027, and progress on recommendations including a fully funded cold case investigation unit in the Attorney General’s office, an updated missing persons resource, and forensic genetic genealogy work on unidentified remains. She said the cold case unit has active investigations, has helped locate missing Indigenous people, and made its first homicide arrest. She also presented data showing Native people are disproportionately represented among homicide and missing persons cases, and noted survey findings that many law enforcement agencies rely on officer observation for race data and have limited consultation with tribes. Committee members asked about funding, interagency coordination, and whether the task force is shifting toward prevention. The presenter said sustainability, continued awareness, and stronger collaboration remain priorities, and no vote was taken.

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• So the Attorney General does our investigative and prosecutorial work for us, and so does the federal
• is no secret that the technology framework for a vast majority of our Human Services programs is functioning
• is no secret that the technology framework for a vast majority of our Human Services programs is functioning
• <01:50:07.360> time<01:50:07.599> is energies in the prosecutorial time is energies
• in the prosecutorial time is focused<01:50:08.480> on<01:50:09.000> the<01:50:09.119><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met on January 22, 2025, to focus early in session on waste, fraud, abuse, and program integrity in Minnesota human services programs. The chair said taxpayers expect funds to reach people in need and asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) to present on resources, progress, and possible solutions. Members also asked the auditors to note where the legislature or agencies had already taken action to address prior findings. OLA staff summarized recent reports on grants management and oversight. They said noncompliance with grants policies has been pervasive across agencies, including problems at DHS in conflict-of-interest documentation and pre-award financial reviews. In one DHS review, 30 of 41 grant reviewers had missing or incomplete conflict forms, and 20 of 57 grants lacked required financial review documents; the issues affected about $11.5 million in grant funding. OLA said DHS spent more than $400 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from 2018 to 2022, and they identified broader factors affecting compliance such as inconsistent funding for grants administration, ad hoc training, inconsistent data systems, and limited enforcement authority. They noted 2023 legislative changes that allowed agencies to retain some grant funding for administration and directed an assessment of a statewide grants management system, and they said OGM training and staffing have increased, though training is still not required for all staff. The Financial Audit Division then discussed the senior nutrition program at DHS, which delivered about 3.1 million meals to more than 40,000 participants in 2022 through the Minnesota Board on Aging, area agencies, service providers, and subcontractors. The audit found nine findings across documentation, monitoring, contract oversight, participant recertification, and data quality. Examples included service providers failing to recertify participants or recording inaccurate data, the Board on Aging not performing monitoring visits since 2017 or financial reconciliations in 2022, and area agencies failing to complete required site visits. Survey results also suggested participant database inaccuracies. OLA recommended stronger monitoring, clearer procedures, and more reliable data to ensure services reach intended recipients. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• County elections officials are responsible for carrying out most functions related to voter registration
• So it functions similarly to the out-of-state or cross-state movers report, but for those that have moved
• This report functions similarly to the duplicate voter reports that are available in SVRS and conducts
• It then functions similarly to the cross-state and in-state movers report, where records are updated
• According to the generally applicable standards regarding the prosecutorial functions and duties of a

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• But I just want to flag for the committee, we now are functionally getting partial information because
• The legislature, as part of its policy function, decided that that wasn't right and that we should do
• In the last five years, 7,843 cases have been dismissed for prosecutorial discretion and not for lack
• rather than a governmental function.
• Those are what the law calls governmental functions of the municipality.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Summary: The House Select Committee on Governmental Oversight met to begin hearings on two interim charges: the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act (HB 2127, also called the “Death Star” bill) and the Texas Tort Claims Act. The first panel on HB 2127 included James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Bill Longley of the Texas Municipal League. Quintero argued the law was intended to curb local regulatory overreach, said many cities and counties have not meaningfully reviewed or removed preempted ordinances, and cited Dallas litigation over numerous ordinances that he said remain on the books despite state preemption. He recommended more transparency, mandatory removal of invalid ordinances, stronger state enforcement, and possible expansion of preemption to additional codes. Longley said the act has significantly affected local governments, especially home-rule cities, by prompting legal review and changes to ordinances, but he emphasized that the field-preemption language is still unclear and has created confusion for city attorneys. He noted the act’s 90-day notice provision has helped avoid litigation and said cities often need clearer standards before they can know what is preempted. Members questioned both witnesses extensively about the scope and effects of HB 2127. Supportive members cited examples such as local water-break, paid sick leave, mask, plastic bag, and other ordinances they viewed as overreach, while critics argued the bill undermines home-rule authority and local responsiveness to community conditions. Several members raised concerns about enforcement proposals that would penalize cities by withholding tax revenue before a court ruling, and about whether the law’s ambiguity could force cities to spend significant time and money on compliance reviews. The committee also discussed whether cities should be required to periodically review or sunset ordinances, and whether the Legislature should instead use more direct preemption when it wants to limit local regulation. No votes were taken during this portion of the hearing.

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• So presently, the regulatory functions kick in where the shipper is responsible for any regulatory fines
• direction either authorized by Congress for the task force that we've mentioned previously or prosecutorial

Keywords: Committee, Transportation, aviation safety, confirmation, Lieutenant Commander, Deputy Secretary, Bradbury, Hafensteiner, aircraft incidents

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened to consider the promotion of Coast Guard Lieutenant Samuel Hafensteiner to Lieutenant Commander and the nomination of Stephen Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns regarding aviation safety, especially in light of recent aircraft incidents. Members discussed the critical need for knowledgeable leadership within the Department of Transportation to address these safety challenges effectively. Mr. Bradbury's background as a former General Counsel of the Department was presented as a strong asset for the role he seeks.

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• One thing that is apparent is that our criminal prosecutorial apparatus is not necessarily where it needs
• And our department is not the person in charge of those particular functions.
• these actors in a prosecutorial fashion. these actors in a prosecutorial fashion.
• of those particular uh functions. of those particular uh functions. where<00:34:04.240> we
• So, you don't have prosecutorial power. Fair enough. We don't want to give it to you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• we've tried to be responsible and try to maintain as best we can the core essential public safety functions
• we've tried to be responsible and try to maintain as best we can the core essential public safety functions
• Another unnecessary part of the rule is causing unnecessary stress within the prosecutorial team.
• The prosecutorial team is deemed to be the police. It's deemed to be the DAs.
• We do have a separate line item, and we are the ones that are functioning to administer the bar exam

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was held in Clinton Town Hall as part of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ budget review, with local officials welcoming legislators and noting the long agenda of many panels. The main presentation was from Secretary Terrence Reedy of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, who outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s FY26 proposal for the secretariat, including a $1.7 billion budget and a 7% increase over FY25. He described investments in emergency preparedness, hate-crime prevention, reentry programming, technology modernization, internships, and public safety training, while also noting some reductions driven by resource constraints, including cuts to certain grant programs and administrative costs. Committee members also raised concerns about federal uncertainty and how it could affect state budgets and public safety planning. A major portion of the questioning focused on the Department of Correction. Secretary Reedy and Commissioner Sean Jenkins said the biggest challenges are staffing, officer wellness, facility safety, and contraband—especially K2. They described steps taken at MCI Souza and other facilities, including reducing population at the maximum-security unit, changing management, removing metal products and free weights, improving screening and roll calls, adding a rapid response team, and increasing investigative and technological efforts to combat K2. They also discussed the closure of MCI Concord, saying it was driven by high maintenance costs and staffing needs, and explained that savings are being used to improve staffing patterns and address deferred maintenance over time rather than producing immediate large budget reductions. Members also questioned the budget’s impact on police training and community policing. The administration defended the increase in police academy tuition from $3,200 to $6,000 as reflecting true training costs and said it would still be subsidized by the state, while acknowledging the burden on small municipalities. They said the MPTC is expanding regional training and considering proposals such as Greenfield Community College’s. On community policing, officials emphasized uniform statewide training, de-escalation, and communication skills. The State Police also announced an outside review of the academy by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and said the next class will be split into two smaller groups to improve oversight and allow quicker implementation of recommendations. Other topics included ICE and federal immigration enforcement, with Reedy saying state law prohibits Massachusetts law enforcement from acting in a civil immigration capacity and that no state dollars were used in the Tufts-related ICE operation mentioned by a member. Senators and representatives also raised the upcoming FIFA World Cup, warning that it will require significant public safety resources and likely federal funding. Additional discussion covered restorative justice and juvenile diversion, health care costs in DOC, electronic health records, and the need for more diverse and culturally competent public safety staffing. No votes were taken during the hearing.