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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And it removes responsibilities of the state auditor. Thank you so much.
- for by the state.
- I'm with the Office of the Secretary of State, and I currently serve as the State Archivist.
- You may ask why this action from Washington State.
- And for the governments of Israel and the United States, we're joined.
Bills:
SB5837 , SB6011 , SB6009 , SB5868 , SB5974 , SB5720 , SB5833 , SB5936 , SB5993 , SB6070 , SB6002 , SJM8014 , SB6086
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
Keywords:
guardianship, conservatorship, protective arrangement, protective arrangements, supported decision-making, supported decision making, court visitor, adult guardianship, limited guardianship, full guardianship, adult conservatorship, less restrictive alternative, capacity, legal capacity, respondent rights, due process, vulnerable adults, disability rights, elder abuse, estate management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The state currently has no right to appeal from a mistrial order.
- Chairman. in terms of the stated purpose of Chairman Metcalfe.
- In Washington, the state can just ask.
- I am here as a resource.
- I just want a remedy, because there are resources that are wasted if the state does need to retry that
Bills:
HB 115 , HB507 , HB1765 , HB1847 , HB2046 , HB2239 , HB2328 , HB2309 , HB2417 , HB2728 , HB2794 , HB3206 , HB3566 , HB3694 , HB3744 , HB4254 , HB4697 , HB4733 , HB4915 , HB5465 , HB2813 , HB115
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
habeas corpus, postconviction, criminal procedure, indigent defense, scientific evidence, legal representation, judicial power, capital felony, criminal law, death penalty, attorney qualification, training standards, law enforcement, no-knock warrant, search warrant, peace officer, attorney workload, criminal justice, caseload limits, fair representation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This ensures that state-level resources can support enforcement in cases that cross jurisdiction lines
- I have a resource witness here that can answer any of your questions." "Okay, any questions?"
- It happens all the time, actually, and it happens in other states.
- Other states have things they call expunction, but it's just nondisclosure.
- The bill also fixes a basic fairness issue in that it gives defendants access to state files.
Bills:
HB115 , HB 115 , HB507 , HB1765 , HB1847 , HB2046 , HB2239 , HB2328 , HB2309 , HB2417 , HB2728 , HB2794 , HB3206 , HB3566 , HB3694 , HB3744 , HB4254 , HB4697 , HB4733 , HB4915 , HB5465 , HB2813
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association
Summary:
The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence reconvened with a quorum present and announced it would likely not vote that night because of confusion over the bill list; members were told a definitive list would be circulated the next morning and a formal meeting would be scheduled later. The chair then heard a series of bills, generally taking testimony and leaving each pending without action. House Bill 1847 would set maximum caseload standards for private attorneys handling indigent criminal appointments through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; House Bill 2417 would expand compensation eligibility for some wrongfully imprisoned people; House Bill 2813 would require earlier and more specific victim notice of scheduled court proceedings; and House Bill 2309 would expand state and local authority in certain civil asset forfeiture cases involving human trafficking, health care fraud, and organized crime. Each bill was laid out by its author or a member, with no opposition witnesses registered, and each was left pending.
The committee also heard House Bill 4733, which would require sealing records for people acquitted of charges when they were not convicted on the related allegation; House Bill 2328, which would modernize expunction service by encouraging electronic notice, setting a standardized fee when electronic service is unavailable, extending clerk retention of expunction orders, and preserving certain mental health commitment orders; and House Bill 115, which would revise Texas’s “junk science” post-conviction writ law by providing counsel, changing the relief standard, requiring written decisions, and easing procedural barriers. Testimony on HB 2328 was mixed: county clerks supported the bill as a cost-saving modernization, while legal advocates warned that permanent retention of expunction orders could undermine true expunction and create privacy risks. HB 115 drew support from innocence and defense organizations, with some concern about a provision affecting subsequent writs. All were left pending after testimony.
Later, the committee heard House Bill 2046, which would allow affirmative family-violence findings for any Penal Code offense rather than only Title V offenses; testimony from a Dallas County prosecutor and a committee member emphasized that family violence can involve arson, burglary, fraud, and other non-Title V conduct, and the bill was left pending. House Bill 1765 would tighten restrictions on no-knock warrants by requiring higher-level approval, judicial review, and identifiable officers; members discussed the dangers highlighted by the Harding Street raid and similar incidents, and the bill was also left pending. The meeting ended with the chair noting that some bills had been removed from the agenda at the author’s request and that members should be prepared to finalize the vote list the next day.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, several states have also adopted that ban.
- That's shocking to me, especially considering how big this state is and how diverse our resources are
- I am a lawyer licensed to practice law in this state.
- State of Texas.
- Yeah, here's a resource witness. Again, I'm Joel Rogers.
Bills:
HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168
Keywords:
marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- These state... they are not confidential.
- Well, the emancipation statutes, as I stated earlier, are very unclear in the state of Texas.
- Could the kids leave and go to another state?
- Or could the child and the adult, if they're going to stay in the state, leave and go to another state
- And every state in the United States knows it, even the dozen plus that still let those human rights
Bills:
HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168
Keywords:
marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Resources due to their jobs is a priority.
- They are eligible for federal and state funding, and we have also placed state money on them.
- We do have some resource witnesses.
- For public testimony, we have resource witnesses. Is there any need for resource...?
- The support from the governor's office, the state government, and also the support of state agencies
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
SB 1493, Texas Transportation Code, motor vehicle lighting, vehicle lighting standards, high-mounted stoplamp, center high mount stop lamp, CHMSL, brake light, stop lamp, federal motor vehicle safety standards, 49 C.F.R. 571.108, FMVSS 108, vehicle inspection, automotive compliance, Transportation Committee, Texas vehicle equipment, motor vehicle collision report, crash report, accident report, traffic accident
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on two primary bills, SB1598 and SB1493. SB1598, introduced by Senator Hagen Booth, addresses the clarity of collision report information access for law enforcement, aiming to enhance the tools available to police agencies across Texas for solving crimes. The meeting featured strong support from police representatives, including Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, who emphasized the significance of the CARFAX program for police in facilitating access to vital vehicle information, free of charge. Public testimony reflected a consensus on the necessity of the bill for improved investigatory processes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Wouldn't we be better off stating that?
- Cemeteries are invaluable historical resources.
- Um, the water people come on your property to check the water meter.
- I do my best to marshal together the free resources that are available to them or the low-cost resources
- the state in different languages.
Bills:
HB 1239 , HB1990 , HB1748 , HB1749 , HB2578 , HB2986 , HB1970 , HB3163 , HB2733 , HB1922 , HB 113 , HB 1088 , HB1938 , HB3004 , HB2637 , HB2960 , HB113
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, members, is there any need for a resource witness?
- I can't hold water. I drink and pee, drink and pee.
- When you can't hold water, you don't have electrolytes.
- State hospital. Today it's purchased beds.
- Encore is the largest electric utility in the state.
Bills:
HB 1239 , HB1990 , HB1748 , HB1749 , HB2578 , HB2986 , HB1970 , HB3163 , HB2733 , HB1922 , HB 113 , HB 1088 , HB1938 , HB3004 , HB2637 , HB2960 , HB113
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Conservation Commission with the Department of Water Resources.
- Conservation Commission with the Department of Water Resources.
- Resources and the Soil Water Conservation Commission.
- Water Resource Board.
- that to the Idaho Water Resources Board.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- of Resource Districts, and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.
- Water Commission and Water Resources, the Bank of North Dakota, cities, counties, townships, water resource
- come before the State Water Commission.
- The State Water Commission could potentially just take care of it for these water resource districts,
- So what we did for them is come to the State Water Commission through the Department of Water Resources
Committee:
Joint Water Topics Overview Committee
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met to review several interim studies and receive updates from the Department of Water Resources. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and welcomed Representative Hansen to the committee. Staff then reported that the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study had both satisfied the presentation requirements in their study directives, with no further required testimony unless members wanted additional information.
The department’s main presentation focused on major water projects and agency operations. Reese Haas and staff updated members on the NAWS project, the Southwest Pipeline Project, Devils Lake outlet operations, low-head dam safety work, floodplain management repository implementation, data center water use, and the 2027 Water Development Plan. Members asked detailed questions about NAWS funding sources, remaining project costs, capacity concerns for All Seasons and other users, and whether current construction is being designed for future demand. The department said NAWS remains on track for substantial completion by October, that remaining NAWS funding will come from a mix of federal, state, and local sources, and that current construction is designed for ultimate capacity while some future components will be adjusted for increased demand.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to the department’s cash management, Resources Trust Fund revenues, carryover balances, and the State Water Commission’s cost-share program. The department reported $340.6 million in carryover remaining, explained that much of it is already obligated to long-term projects, and noted that oil price forecasts and stripper-well exemptions will affect future revenues. Members raised concerns about large carryovers, affordability for local sponsors, and whether the state should continue obligating money multiple bienniums ahead. The department said it is working with the commission on a revised prioritization framework, including high/moderate/low project categories and a two-tier pre-construction/construction approach, to better manage obligations and affordability.
The committee also reviewed Deloitte’s finalized studies on regional governance/finance and cost-share policy. Deloitte presented options for Southwest, NAWS, and Red River governance, with stakeholders generally favoring keeping NAWS largely as is, using the current Southwest model with improvements, and pursuing a more structured governance option for Red River. On cost share, the department said Deloitte’s recommended package would cover projected needs through the 2030s, but would require policy changes such as lower percentages for some project types, a 25% replacement-project rate with a cap, and possible bonding or delayed reimbursement strategies. No votes were taken on these policy questions, and the chair indicated the committee would continue the discussion at future basin meetings and the September Water Topics meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Which enables us to develop large projects in water-constrained areas without impacting those water resources
- We have an arid state and less surface water than many others around us.
- We need to manage the limited water resources that we have.
- I work in a group that's focused on water resources.
- We have something on the order of 570 community water systems in the state.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Water Commission and Water Resources, the Bank of North Dakota, cities, counties, townships, water resource
- I'm the Water Development Division director with the Department of Water Resources.
- been obligated by the State Water Commission.
- The State Water Commission could potentially just take care of it for these water resource districts,
- So what we did for them is come to the State Water Commission through the Department of Water Resources
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion.
The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting.
The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Jun 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Water Commission and Water Resources, the Bank of North Dakota, cities, counties, townships, water resource
- been obligated by the State Water Commission.
- come before the State Water Commission.
- The State Water Commission could potentially just take care of it for these water resource districts,
- So what we did for them is come to the State Water Commission through the Department of Water Resources
Committee:
Joint Water Topics Overview Committee
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So also the Idaho Department of Water Resource Board. We did a cost-sharing grant.
- the Water Resource Board, not only in staff support but in monies to help move Resource Board, not only
- the state to the other water managers to see what they're experiencing.
- Officer for the Department of Water Resources.
- Officer for the Department of Water Resources.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Water, Parks and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'd like to invite the State Water Board and Department of Water Resources.
- In 2022, DWR released its recommendation report to the State Water Resources Control Board, or State
- I'm the Chief Deputy Director for the State Water Resources Control Board.
- I'm the chief deputy director for the State Water Resources Control Board.
- I'll add some additional. the Chief Deputy Director for the State Water Resources Control Board.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's have State Water Resources Control Board. Let's spread the love. Make sure everybody...
- I am Joaquin Esquivel, I'm the chair of the State Water Resources Control Board.
- So there are a lot of pressures on our water systems and our water resources within the state.
- A lot of pressures, certainly, on our water systems and our water resources within the state, but we
- I'm the legislative director for the State Water Resources Control Board.
Summary:
The subcommittee met to discuss budget issues related to vacant positions across several natural resources and environmental departments, with no votes taken and all items held open for a future hearing. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Finance explained the administration’s proposal to eliminate about 6,000 vacant positions statewide, including roughly 293 positions in the departments before the committee, as a way to capture salary savings and reduce flexible funding tied up in vacancies. The LAO recommended retaining special-funded positions, while noting that eliminating General Fund positions would reduce savings. Finance argued that vacancy levels have remained steady statewide, that departments need flexibility to manage operations and hard-to-fill jobs, and that some vacant positions can be reclassified to higher-priority work.
Members raised concerns that many of the proposed eliminations would affect core public-safety, permitting, and environmental-protection functions. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said the cuts would affect permitting, environmental protection, and law enforcement, while State Parks said its proposed ranger reductions were chosen from historically vacant, hard-to-fill positions and would still leave many vacancies to fill through the academy. The Coastal Commission said its positions supported sea-level rise planning under SB 272. The Department of Pesticide Regulation and DTSC said the reductions would affect multiple program areas, though Finance said the special funds involved were not in structural deficit and the cuts could help avoid future fee increases. The State Water Resources Control Board said its proposed reductions were spread across programs, with public-health functions protected as much as possible.
The committee then heard an overview from the State Water Resources Control Board on its responsibilities for water quality, water rights, drinking water, and funding for water infrastructure. Chair Joaquin Esquivel described ongoing work on the Bay-Delta Plan update, the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes voluntary agreements, and the need to actively administer water rights. Members also discussed the board’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, which narrowed federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction. The board requested $2.6 million and 12 permanent positions to address resulting permitting and enforcement gaps; the LAO said the request met its high bar for new proposals and was supported by the board’s data and reporting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I also serve as director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources.
- Resources and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
- I'd Department of Water Resources is that appropriate state agency for a number of reasons.
- So this isn't a new concept to the Department of Water Resources.
- beyond water resources.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sorry, the 2021 State Water Plan site.
- Lagged in the state water planning process by the regional water planning groups, that would be determined
- If the Water Development Board had the resources to put up a water pervader facing, A resource for them
- companies that build water infrastructure across the state of Texas.
- management and executing water supply infrastructure projects across the state.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, the department and the Idaho Water Resource Board contracted with IWRRI, the Idaho Water Resources
- Finally the department and the Idaho Water Resource Board contracted with IWRIE, the Idaho Water Resource
- and Water Conservation Commission with the Department of Water Resources and to identify efficiencies
- Okay, all right, I'm Jeff Raibold, Chairman of the Idaho Water Resource Board.
- sustainable water supply for all the citizens of the state of Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It basically moves the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Idaho Department of Water Resources
- to the Department of Water Resources, where it belongs.
- the Department of Water Resources.
- to use the engineers from the Department of Water Resources.
- the state. ...to address water supply challenges really throughout the state.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment