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• And if that person is seeking to commute their sentence, which is what they were, it was suggested that
• Um, who... ...for commutations and sentencing.
• court for recall of sentence and commutation.
• I was sentenced to 33 years to life. I served 31 and a half years.
• I served 23 years of a life sentence and I’ve been out 12 years now.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, committee referrals, and a budget rule waiver. The committee approved Jim Cervantes and Martin Motto to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors unanimously, and also approved Larry Schingold to the State Mining and Geology Board unanimously. Preston Prince and Stephanie Landergan were approved on 3-2 votes. The committee also approved a Budget and Fiscal Committee request to suspend JR61B10 so budget subcommittees 1 through 5 could meet during the blackout period on May 28. The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. Senators focused heavily on recent controversial parole decisions involving child sexual abuse cases, asking how commissioners weigh current risk, what discretion they have, how they use risk assessments and coping plans, and whether parole-board votes in en banc review should be made public. The commissioners repeatedly said they must follow the law, rely on structured, evidence-based assessments, and evaluate current unreasonable risk rather than the original offense alone. They also discussed recidivism data, reconsideration hearings, use of medical-assisted treatment records, and the role of age, time served, institutional behavior, parole plans, and community support. A major portion of the hearing centered on respect for victims and public confidence in the parole process. Commissioners described training and practices for handling victim participation, protecting privacy, and conducting hearings professionally. Senators expressed concern that some commissioners were too deferential to process and not sufficiently accountable in their own judgment, while others emphasized the need for transparency and the importance of the board’s quasi-judicial deliberations. Public commenters largely supported the confirmations, though one witness raised concerns about professionalism and questioning style, particularly regarding Commissioner Weiss. The hearing concluded with public testimony in support of the appointees.

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• The general rule is that you're innocent until proven guilty, not that you must start serving a sentence
• The general rule is that you're innocent until proven guilty, not that you must start serving a sentence
• The general rule is that you're innocent until proven guilty, not that you must start serving a sentence
• The general rule is that you're innocent until proven guilty, not that you must start serving a sentence
• The general rule is that you're innocent until proven guilty, not that you must start serving a sentence

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).

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• This occurs because resisting an officer with violence carries a higher sentencing score and more accurately
• release on bond after conviction, ensuring that the offender remains in custody while awaiting sentencing
• And there's nothing in the law that prevents a judge from sentencing a defendant the same day that they're
• specifies that a person may not be remanded if he or she has already served the maximum statutory sentence
• A person may not be remanded if he or she has already served the maximum statutory sentence.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• :34:19.839> process<00:34:20.320> takes<00:34:20.839> that<00:34:21.200> sentence
• Madam Chair, the question is how much weight is put on that sentence in one of the grant requests, based
• <00:34:42.960> put<00:34:43.159> on<00:34:43.520> that<00:34:43.839> sentence
• <00:34:44.760> in much weight is put on that sentence in much weight is put on that sentence
• /c><00:39:51.640> one different areas based on this one different areas based on this one sentence

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SB 16 proposed splitting our federal and state elections as part of its framework.
• Okay, so I think our members are kind of split 50-50 on that.
• In many of our smaller counties, those are split counties where the tax assessor-collector does voter
• I don't know what the practice is in every county regarding split shifts, but it would be helpful in
• But I think for the Election Day problem, it would be helpful to recruit people who could work split

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's kind of split between two summers.
• <00:51:56.640> It's<00:51:56.800> kind<00:51:56.880> of<00:51:56.960> split
• It's kind of split between fiscal 26. It's kind of split between two<00:51:57.839> summers.
• That's the 9010<00:53:47.359> uh<00:53:47.520> split<00:53:47.839> in<00:53:48.079
• <00:53:49.040> but<00:53:49.200> it'll 9010 uh split in that funding. but it'll 9010

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• Legacy funds also made it possible to develop the Shipwreck Creek Campground at Split Rock Lighthouse
• develop the Shipwreck Creek Campground develop the Shipwreck Creek Campground at<00:23:40.480> Split
• um<00:23:42.320> Lighthouse<00:23:42.880> State<00:23:43.200> Park at Split
• Rock um Lighthouse State Park at Split Rock um Lighthouse State Park and<00:23:44.640> uh<00:
• Rock um Lighthouse campground at Split Rock um Lighthouse State<00:45:54.319> Park.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• However, in 2000, the Supreme Court's split decision in Troxel v.
• 00:07:34.160> the<00:07:34.319> Supreme<00:07:34.720> Court's<00:07:35.240> Split
• in 2000 the Supreme Court's Split in 2000 the Supreme Court's Split Decision<00:07:36.120> in
• ><00:42:07.800> in<00:42:08.040> situations<00:42:08.680> of<00:42:08.880> split
• what happens in situations of split what happens in situations of split parents<00:42:10.079>

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• We have a 2,000-staff workforce split between St.
• <00:55:12.680> of<00:55:12.839> Workforce<00:55:13.400> both<00:55:13.640> split
• staffed sort of Workforce both split staffed sort of Workforce both split between<00:55:14.839><
• Another component of this is, of course, the agency split that, um, Commissioner mentioned, so, um, that
• <01:06:18.720> that<01:06:19.119> um course the agency uh split that um course the

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• , be sentenced to a lesser amount of time.
• , they know that they will, if sentenced, they know that they will, if sentenced, will<02:36:52.800
• > be<02:36:52.960> sentenced<02:36:53.200> to<02:36:53.359> a<02:36:53.520
• of will be sentenced to a lesser amount of time.<02:36:54.640> And<02:36:54.880> that's
• <02:41:41.200> with<02:41:41.840> uh jail sentence in particularly with uh jail sentence

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I prosecuted I put together a sex trafficking case ended up resulting largest sentence longest sentence
• I prosecuted I put together a sex trafficking case ended up resulting largest sentence longest sentence
• I prosecuted I put together a sex trafficking case ended up resulting largest sentence longest sentence
• I prosecuted I put together a sex trafficking case ended up resulting largest sentence longest sentence
• longest sentence in largest sentence longest sentence in state<01:42:58.480> history<01:42:59.119

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, the amendment replaces line 166, and that's on page six, with the following sentence: no more than
• /c> and that's on page six with this and that's on page six with this following<00:10:17.920> sentence
• c> no<00:10:19.360> more<00:10:19.519> than<00:10:19.680> 10% following sentence
• Uh no more than 10% following sentence.

Bills: HB247, HB317, HB318, HB253, HB271, HB135, HB247, HB317, HB318, HB253, HB271, HB135

Keywords: Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, age verification, parental consent, consumer protection, app store regulations, data privacy, Internet filters, digital safety, minors protection, civil liability, device manufacturers, obscenity, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption

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• And then in a split second, everything had changed.
• And then in a split second, children.
• And then in a split second, everything<00:15:33.560> had<00:15:33.720> changed.
• We train them, we equip them, we trust them to make split-second decisions that protect the public.
• So, now we have a then split that out.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement met on April 14, 2026, adopted the April 7 minutes, and then took up Senate File 4464, which the chair said would be laid over after hearing testimony. The bill would restore continued health insurance coverage for police officers and firefighters in the PERA Police and Fire Fund who suffer documented physical duty-related injuries, addressing the current 5-year cap and the loss of coverage at normal retirement eligibility. Senator Hal Hoffman and Senator Hoffman’s testimony emphasized that the bill is a narrow fix for injured public safety workers and not a broader restructuring of retirement benefits. Supporters, including Mike Ladue of Law Enforcement Labor Services, several injured officers, Sheriff Ryan Kruger, and Amber Waldner, described the personal and family impacts of severe line-of-duty injuries and argued that coverage should continue to age 65 so families are not left with uncertainty if injuries worsen or force medical retirement. They said the bill would honor the promise made to public safety workers and provide stability for long-term care needs. One witness, Officer Albert, said the 2025 changes significantly reduced the protection he believed he and his family would have if his injury forced retirement. Anne Finn of the League of Minnesota Cities opposed the bill as drafted, warning that restoring coverage to age 65 for all physical injuries would be fiscally unsustainable without additional state funding. She said the 2025 pension changes were part of a negotiated package, noted that duty disability retirements are common, and argued the employer cost could reach about $500,000 per employee and create significant property tax pressure, especially for smaller communities. She urged the committee to work on a broader solution and said revisiting only one part of the 2025 law would create imbalance.

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• teaching career pre-Cell obviously was when I'd walk back into the classroom after passing time or split
• teaching career pre-Cell obviously was when I'd walk back into the classroom after passing time or split
• teaching career pre-Cell obviously was when I'd walk back into the classroom after passing time or split
• teaching career pre-Cell obviously was when I'd walk back into the classroom after passing time or split
• teaching career pre-Cell obviously was when I'd walk back into the classroom after passing time or split

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What the bill does is increase the sentence if you violate it in the one way and results in great bodily
• <00:20:45.520> guideline concerns from the sentencing guideline concerns from the sentencing
• What the bill does is increase<00:21:45.919> the<00:21:46.159> sentence<00:21:46.720>
• if you violate it increase the sentence if you violate it in<00:21:48.320> the<00:21:48.559><
• Deputy Commissioner Khan explained that restitution is typically set after the initial sentencing.

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• Let's just split the difference there and say $40 million.
• Let's just split the difference there and say $40 million.
• Let's just split the difference there and say $40 million.
• Let's just split the difference there and say $40 million.
• Let's just split the difference there and say $40 million.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony.
• for use of a ghost minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun<00:39:40.720> in<00:39:40.839>
• elsewhere so the same sentencing elsewhere so the same sentencing enhancements<00:41:53.920>
• , judges can pass down harsher sentences, and parole boards don't have to parole people.
• I mean, the prosecutors can ask for harsher sentences, judges can pass down harsher sentences, and parole

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered House Bill 279 and House Bill 392, both relating to firearms. HB 279 would restrict carrying or possessing firearm parts except at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container, define firearm parts and prohibited persons, and increase penalties for violations. The Department of Law Enforcement strongly supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole involving disassembled or “ghost gun” parts and help law enforcement charge people who carry weapons in pieces. Most public testimony opposed the measure, with speakers arguing it was unconstitutional, vague, hard to enforce, and would burden lawful gun owners, gunsmiths, and firearm dealers; several also said existing laws already cover the conduct. One supporter, Dennis Dunn, said additional firearm security could reduce theft and suicides. The chair noted the committee had received 270 testimonies on HB 279, with 39 in support, 234 in opposition, and one comment. The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for using a ghost gun in a felony. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported the bill, saying unserialized firearms are difficult to trace and that prosecutors need clear laws to address them. Supporters argued the measure would help prevent untraceable weapons from circulating and align penalties with other firearm offenses. Opponents, including several gun owners and association representatives, said the bill was unnecessary because existing state and federal laws already prohibit unserialized firearms, and warned it could create confusion, criminalize lawful owners of antique or self-built firearms, and be difficult to administer. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.

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• DISCRETION AND CONSECUTIVE AND CONCURRENT SENTENCE WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS CONVICT OF MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
• We’re talking about a sentence in a job posting."
• People to add one sentence to a job posting. I vote yes, Mr.
• I appreciate what the sponsor is saying there, but it is more than just a sentence because if you Put
• that sentence in, and don't fill it within that timeframe, then it is a violation.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and adopted a resolution calendar with several exceptions before taking up a series of ceremonial resolutions and bills. Members welcomed student visitors from the YWCA of White Plains’ Voices Unfiltered Policy Program, then adopted resolutions honoring Senegalese independence and the Senegalese community, MWBE Advocacy Day, John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, the Sing Sing Prison Museum, I Love My Park Day, Animal Advocacy Day, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, and Denim Day. Speakers emphasized cultural recognition, public service, environmental stewardship, animal welfare, rare disease awareness, and support for survivors of sexual violence; each resolution was adopted. The chamber then moved through the regular calendar, passing a number of bills on broad roll-call votes. Among the measures approved were bills amending the Penal Law, Executive Law, Public Housing Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Social Services Law, Environmental Conservation Law, General Municipal Law, Railroad Law, Election Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills passed unanimously or nearly so, while a few drew notable opposition, including a public health measure that passed 39-19 and the labor-related bill on ghost job postings that passed 39-19 after extended debate. The most detailed floor debate centered on the Labor Law bill addressing “ghost jobs,” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to disclose whether postings are for current vacancies, expected future openings, or general resume collection, with Department of Labor enforcement and civil penalties. Supporters argued it would protect job seekers from deceptive postings; opponents said it was unnecessary, burdensome, and could invite litigation or penalties disproportionate to the problem. The Senate also debated and passed a bill expanding election-language assistance under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to Haitian Creole and Middle Eastern and North African communities, with supporters citing growing language-access needs and opponents raising concerns about scope and local costs. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• They had their own individual hearings where they pled guilty; neither has been sentenced yet. Ms.
• Combs is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of this month, and the sentencing guidelines for her, because
• Williams's sentencing has not been scheduled yet.
• So far, two payees have gotten in trouble, and they pled to felony counts and will be sentenced, as you
• Somebody very often will get a longer prison sentence, etc.

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• This bill provides a multiplier for the sentencing because most of the... a multiplier for the sentencing
• public safety bill as it is an animal protection bill, and that is the bill. a multiplier for the sentencing
• is protected, and those who commit capital crimes are severely punished through the alternative sentence
• clarify that for purposes of determining the level of tampering offense, the underlying charge or sentence

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered a large agenda of bills, mostly in the criminal justice, courts, civil procedure, and family/consumer protection areas. Early measures included CS/HB 1161 on removing altered sexual depictions posted without consent, HB 403 modernizing LLC law to allow protected series LLCs, CS/HB 97 on service of process in protection proceedings for vulnerable adults, and HB 813 as the state courts package addressing duty judges, arbitrator compensation, and notarization by judges. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 403 and HB 813 amended. The committee also heard and advanced CS/HB 947 on evidence of medical damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, which drew substantial opposition from insurers, business groups, and defense-oriented witnesses, while the sponsor argued it would let juries hear all relevant evidence; it passed 19-3. Members also approved CS/CS/HB 615 allowing electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email, after an amendment requiring opt-in language and written notice to update an email address; tenant advocates still raised concerns about eviction-related notices and receipt verification. HB 663 increased penalties for using tracking devices or apps to commit dangerous crimes and passed unanimously. CS/HB 385 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code and passed unanimously after a conforming amendment. CS/HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, increased penalties for aggravated animal cruelty and was supported by law enforcement and animal welfare groups; it passed unanimously. Later in the meeting, the committee approved HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders after the sponsor withdrew an amendment that would have changed the deadline from six hours to six business hours, following concerns that the delay could be too long for urgent orders. CS/HB 1099 gave law enforcement discretion in arrests involving individuals with significant medical conditions in facilities and passed unanimously. HB 653 added aggravating factors for capital felonies involving assassinations or attempted assassinations of heads of state; it drew opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and passed 20-2. CS/HB 59 expanded wrongful incarceration compensation by extending the filing deadline, removing the clean-hands bar, and allowing exonerees to choose between civil suit and the state claims process; it passed unanimously. PCS/HB 777 increased penalties for in-person luring or enticing of children and barred certain age-based defenses, passing unanimously. Finally, CS/HB 437 increased penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices; two amendments softened the bill by clarifying juvenile treatment and giving judges limited discretion to avoid automatic revocation of pretrial release, and the bill passed 21-1 before the meeting adjourned.