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• housing those people, the defense attorneys didn't think that the people belonged there, and the prosecutors
• housing those people, the defense attorneys didn't think that the people belonged there, and the prosecutors
• housing those people, the defense attorneys didn't think that the people belonged there, and the prosecutors

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee met for an introductory session focused on committee organization, staff roles, and an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction. Members and staff introduced themselves, and the chair explained that one member was absent due to a meeting with the governor. House fiscal staff member John Walls reviewed the committee’s budget spreadsheet and explained the agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction, including the Supreme Court, Board of Civil Legal Aid, Court of Appeals, district courts, Guardian ad Litem Board, Tax Court, Uniform Laws Commission, Board of Judicial Standards, Board of Public Defense, Human Rights Commission, Office of Appellate Counsel and Training, and the Competency Restoration Board. He also explained how fiscal notes work and how costs or revenue impacts are tracked for bills. Nathan Hopkins then described the committee’s broad civil law jurisdiction, covering areas such as property, torts, contracts, civil rights, consumer protection, employment, family law, remedies, statutes of limitations, damages, burdens of proof, due process, and attorney general enforcement. He also outlined the committee’s role in government data practices under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, emphasizing the distinction between transparency and privacy and noting that bills affecting Chapter 13 are often re-referred to this committee. Ben Johnson added that he handles appropriations and court-related policy provisions, with most budget drafting expected later in the session. A member asked about the Competency Restoration Board, and Johnson explained that it was created to address cases involving criminal defendants found incompetent to proceed, with the goal of coordinating placements and services to restore competency rather than serving as long-term civil commitment. The chair also noted the importance of privacy and technology issues, mentioning past bipartisan work on body cameras, license plate readers, and drones. The meeting ended with a brief announcement about a law school for legislators program and an invitation to attend upcoming Zoom sessions, after which the committee adjourned.

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• Yes, and by your vote, C.S. for SB 530 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, let's show CS for SB 658 and SB 608 reported favorably. Thank you, Senator.
• “By your vote, let's show SB 980 is reported favorably. I see President Gates is in the room.
• By your vote, we're going to show SB 1708 reported favorably. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr.
• And by your vote, we're going to show SB 680 is reported favorably. I do have to apologize.

Bills: S0530, S0658, S0608, S1708, S0680, S0980, S0204

Keywords: Florida lottery, state lottery, lottery tickets, lottery retailer, Department of the Lottery, Division of Security, ball machine, lottery vending machine, instant tickets, online lottery tickets, major procurement, vendor disclosure, performance bond, retailer bond, security report, counterfeit ticket, altered ticket, false claim, ticket theft, fraud

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered and reported several bills. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments adopted, including changes to lottery department contracting language and machine-purchase flexibility; the committee then reported the bill favorably. SB 204, which increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a declaratory-statement process for veteran service organizations to confirm machine legality, drew support from gaming interests and some soft opposition from a veterans group concerned about implementation; it was also reported favorably. The committee then took up a proposed committee substitute combining SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and vacation properties. The combined bill would require certain rental properties near water bodies or with pools to install specified alarms, locks, fences, covers, or similar safety devices, with enforcement through DBPR and a grace period for correcting some violations. Senators emphasized the bill as a response to child drowning deaths, including those involving autistic children, and the PCS was reported favorably. SB 980, as a delete-everything amendment, would create the Florida Agegate Act to restrict advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in areas accessible to those under 21, with penalties and inspection authority; after questions about counterfeit products and enforcement, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1708, which removes a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for veterinary licensure by endorsement while keeping other competency requirements, and SB 680, as amended, which creates a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, subject to metering and affidavit requirements. Several members recorded votes after the roll calls, and the meeting ended with an invitation to return later for another bill before adjournment.

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• Chairman, the hypothetical that we've talked to with some of our prosecutors would be: you have probable
• /c><00:20:26.160> uh<00:20:26.640> would<00:20:26.960> be with some of our prosecutors
• uh would be with some of our prosecutors uh would be you<00:20:28.000> have<00:20:28.320>
• <01:15:42.320> for<01:15:42.560> felony<01:15:42.880> violations prosecutors for
• felony violations prosecutors for felony violations involving<01:15:44.480> controlled<01:15:

Bills: HB0130, HB0147

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• There's also been reported active. shooter situations. These threats are not just hypothetical.
• None of them were reported to VAERS. I had to report them to VAERS.
• Here's some health risks that have been reported in some populations, I mean.
• I respectfully ask for your favorable report and I close on the bill.
• And we do have cases that we could report.

Bills: HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455

Keywords: judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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• According to a 2020 report from UCLA, 20% of community college students will experience homelessness
• According to a 2020 report from UCLA, 20% of community college students will experience homelessness
• The audit reviews each university's financial statements and produces a single report, and these reports
• Yeah, so these numbers were publicly reported, so you're free to look them up, but they were based on
• In fact, the Campaign for College Opportunity reports that only one-third of Black community college

Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• BY YOUR VOTE REPORTED FAVORABLY AND UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, SENATOR GARCIA.
• REPORTED FAVORABLY. THANK YOU, CHAIR GRUTTERS. >> THANK YOU. . WE NEED NAMETAGS.
• BY YOUR VOTE, REPORTED FAVORABLY. THANK YOU SENATOR OSGOOD. SB 1022 PUBLIC NUISANCES.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL REPORTED FAVORABLY AND UNANIMOUSLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SB 952 REPORTED FAVORABLY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• What the courts have been doing to get greater accountability is they require regular status reports,
• Kind of my last comment, Madam Chair, is I very much support bringing in the placed prosecutors from
• But we found out through news reports that some of that money was being used domestically.
• Thank you for the thorough report. I'd like to ask if there are updates.

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• SB 572, Gonzalez, vehicle crash reports, held in committee.
• SB 494, Laird, CEC report to the Legislature, held in committee.
• SB 494, Laird, CEC report to the Legislature, held in committee.
• SB 840, Limón, greenhouse gas report, do pass out on an A roll call.
• operator is to report; that is out with Republicans not voting.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website. The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held. The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.

Transcript Highlights:

• only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall
• at long last, we convened and reported at long last, we convened and reported out<01:04:09.520><
• . reporter. reporter.
• because a reporter got the information. because a reporter got the information.
• but it's self-reporting. but it's self-reporting.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That doesn't give us report that to us.
• Um, and many of these are reported to the National Hotline.
• ,<01:10:18.960> healthcare agencies, prosecutors, healthcare agencies, prosecutors, healthcare
• <01:11:01.840> We are reported to the National Hotline.
• We are reported to the National Hotline.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,<00:34:20.239> and disclosure of records, reports, and disclosure of records, reports, and
• give us a one sentence out of the report give us a one sentence out of the report and<00:39:52.960
• of that report be made public.
• So, I actually self-reported. they said. So, I actually self-reported.
• Correct. >> Reports? >> Yep. >> Any report? >> Okay, that's it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• we thank the um Office of the prosecutor we thank the um Office of the prosecutor at<01:11:32.880
• registration fee and Reporting registration fee and Reporting requirements<01:51:03.920> for<
• new registration and Reporting new registration and Reporting requirements<01:51:36.040> for<
• We did do a long report.
• We did do a long report.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Reading clerk, we have some standing committee reports. Let's please do those before we cast all.
• > bring a prosecutor to bring a prosecutor to bring uh<03:36:05.040> criminal<03:36:05.520
• Representative Brown, 30 seconds if you'd like. prosecutors. prosecutors.
• We have one committee report. Yep. Got it. Reading clerk.
• We have one committee report. Yep. Got it. Reading clerk.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Speaker Perez: Are there reports from standing and subcommittees? Read the report.
• Speaker Perez: Representative Garrison, you are recognized in the report.
• Report for February 13, 2025. Speaker Perez: Are there questions? Is there debate?
• Are there other reports? None on the desk, Mister Speaker.
• As the staff report.

Keywords: immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection

Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.

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• Committee report. Mr.
• report.
• report.
• Committee report. Mr.
• Committee report. Mr.

Keywords: 964, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So what that was was Michael Rosa's reports of his activities, of what he spent the money on.
• Somehow he came in contact with Michael Rosa, and Michael Rosa told him about these two reports.
• that says you only write a second report that says you only spent<01:01:32.960> $1,000<01:01:
• So the prosecutors, I think maybe naively considering the reputation of the defense lawyer that
• Over the course of the rest of my career, I spent about 25 years as a prosecutor.

Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010

Keywords: administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a report from the President pro tem, one report. The clerk will read.
• Committee reports are adopted.
• Senator Maxwell calls concurrence report, committee report number one for House Bill 1003.
• Senator Freeman to present the report. President, thanks. Senator Freeman to present the report.
• The report is 28 ayes, 19 noes. This report has passed. The Secretary will inform the House.

Keywords: 964, all

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• And by your vote, C.S. for SB 1724 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• And by your vote, SB 936 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, C.S. for SB 1014 is reported favorably.
• to remove the building height for turnover inspection reports.
• By your vote, we're going to show CS for SB 1498 is reported favorably.

Bills: S0936, S1724, S1014, S1498

Keywords: temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, utility services, municipal agreements, public meetings, rates and fees, public service commission, municipal utility, water service, wastewater service, property owners, annexation, civil action, community associations, condominium, homeowners associations, structural integrity

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up four bills. First, it considered SB 1724 on municipal utility services. Senator Martin offered a late-filed delete-everything amendment that would require annual customer meetings for extraterritorial utility customers, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government at 10%, eliminate a 25% surcharge on customers outside city limits, reduce the rate differential cap from 50% to 25%, remove municipal natural gas utilities from the bill, and preserve certain existing bond-related surcharges until debt is retired or refinanced. The League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for rate studies and budget adjustments. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported CS/SB 1724 favorably. The committee then heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices from Senator McLean. The bill would define temporary door locking devices, allow them to be installed at any height, require the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or amendments, SB 936 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1014 by Senator Mayfield, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water or wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, and would require service expansion when a property is near a municipal main line, not served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. A committee amendment narrowed the bill to properties near a main line and reduced the distance threshold from 2,000 meters to one-half mile. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about property size, annexation conflicts, enclave creation, and possible revenue impacts, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations from Chair Bradley. A strike-all amendment revised technical provisions on video conference recordings, turnover inspection reports, SIRS references, and electronic voting, and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors and creating a second-degree misdemeanor for willful refusal, and prohibiting mandatory club or amenity fee schemes controlled by developers or third parties that generate profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support described homeowner disputes involving concentrated board control, lack of transparency, and mandatory fees in communities such as Rosedale. The amendment was adopted and CS/SB 1498 was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Bracey Davis asked to be recorded voting in the affirmative on tabs 1, 2, and 3, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I stand on my testimony and report, and I'm available for any questions. Thank you.
• Forty percent of all people in jail in Hawaii right now are homeless, and prosecutors, public defenders
• 00:29:27.200> are<00:29:27.399> homeless<00:29:28.200> and<00:29:29.080> prosecutors
• right now are homeless and prosecutors right now are homeless and prosecutors police<00:29:30.279

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor
• Lalani relating to the signs posted in public institutions of higher education to facilitate the reporting
• HB 547 by Morales of Harris relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms, creating a criminal
• HB 551 by Swanson relating to the address information contained on reports of political contributions

Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.