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• The, uh, we did it for DWIs cause there was a compelling state interest pretty much that, you know, be
• There's a high correlation with, um, interpersonal violence, uh, the DWIs, the assaults, the homicides

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• And so DWI Court, as an example, where we have a very, very low recidivism rate for those who participate
• And so DWI Court, as an example, where we have a very, very low recidivism rate for those who participate

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Judiciary heard the Judiciary’s budget presentation from Brandon Kimura and other court administrators. The Judiciary outlined its mission and access-to-justice programs, including specialty courts, self-help centers, online small claims dispute resolution, and e-reminders. It requested an operating budget of $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027, along with 17 permanent and one temporary position, and described a series of staffing and program requests tied to specialty courts, district court operations, technology, and public guardianship. Major program requests included making women’s court permanent by converting seven temporary positions to permanent and adding a substance use counselor; expanding truancy court and the Early Education Intervention Program on Oahu; and making the driving while impaired court permanent. The Judiciary also sought staffing and funding for the new Wahiawa District Court, including security, janitorial, IT, clerical, bailiff, and social worker support, plus an additional district court judge and staff in Kona. Technology requests included cybersecurity tools and a cybersecurity unit, enhanced email protection, and replacement of aging network switches. Other operating requests included continued funding for the Criminal Justice Research Institute, restoration of 12 positions cut during the pandemic, and added support for the Office of the Public Guardian. For capital improvement projects, the Judiciary’s top priorities were $4 million to design a new South Kohala District Court, $900,000 to replace an aging AC chiller on Kauai, and $5 million for lump-sum facility preservation work. Members asked questions about purchase-of-service contract rates, implementation of court-appointed fee increases, federal grant dependence, specialty court effectiveness, truancy court outcomes, and the condition of the Ewa District Court site. Judiciary witnesses said they were working to raise provider rates through contracts and a separate bill, cited low recidivism and reduced petitions as evidence that specialty courts and truancy efforts are working, and said the Ewa site has significant foundation issues that may require further assessment or a different location.

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• The violations range from DWI, hit-and-run violations, railroad crossing offenses, use of a vehicle in

Bills: HB647, HB791, HB1242, HB1729, HB2003, HB2029, HB2061, HB2775, HB3751, HB4804, HB3611

Keywords: driver's license, vision correction, medical verification, Texas Department of Public Safety, renewal fees, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates, license plate, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Transportation Code, general revenue fund, With Loyal Hearts, Catholic school, private school, religious school, school spirit plate, commemorative plate

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• Um, and I mean, there are other provisions, repeat DWIs, for example, where there's mandatory detention
• other And I mean, there are there are other provisions,<02:59:02.880> repeat<02:59:03.320> DWIs
• , repeat DWIs, for example, where<02:59:06.040> there's<02:59:06.320> mandatory<02:59:06.920
• Yeah, our counsel, but I assume there are things like DWIs where people might be held.
• Yeah, um, Senator Oumou Verbeten, repeat DWIs have a mandatory hold for court.

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• first engrossment from Representative Frederick, prohibits courts from ordering persons convicted of DWI
• 00:09:51.279> persons<00:09:51.680> convicted<00:09:52.080> of<00:09:52.240> DWI
• <00:09:52.880> or<00:09:53.040> DUI ordering persons convicted of DWI or DUI ordering
• persons convicted of DWI or DUI to<00:09:53.760> pay<00:09:54.000> costs<00:09:54.399>

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• We currently have public safety messaging campaigns on seat belts, click it or ticket, DWI, drive safe
• click<00:43:55.040> at<00:43:55.160> or<00:43:55.359> ticket<00:43:56.240> DWI
• /c><00:43:57.400> drive<00:43:57.839> safe<00:43:58.760> or click at or ticket DWI
• drive safe or click at or ticket DWI drive safe or drive<00:43:59.280> sober<00:43:59.760>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The, uh, we did it for DWIs cause there was a compelling state interest pretty much that, you know, be
• There's a high correlation with, um, interpersonal violence, uh, the DWIs, the assaults, the homicides

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• The violations range from DWI, hit-and-run violations, railroad crossings, use of a vehicle in a felony

Bills: HB647, HB791, HB1242, HB1729, HB2003, HB2029, HB2061, HB2775, HB3751, HB4804, HB3611

Keywords: driver's license, vision correction, medical verification, Texas Department of Public Safety, renewal fees, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates, license plate, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Transportation Code, general revenue fund, With Loyal Hearts, Catholic school, private school, religious school, school spirit plate, commemorative plate

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony and took action on a series of transportation-related bills. Early in the meeting, Senator Hagenbuch presented HB 647, which would let drivers who have had corrective eye surgery update their licenses by submitting physician verification without an in-person DMV visit; he argued it would reduce DMV lines, though a fiscal note estimated setup costs. The committee also heard HB 2029, a cleanup bill clarifying that travel trailers are not subject to safety inspections after prior legislation removed inspections for trailers and all vehicles, and HB 4804, which would remove Texas’s CDL appeals hearing process to align with federal law and avoid jeopardizing highway funds, while also authorizing DPS action related to the terrorist offender registry. All three bills were left pending after testimony, along with HB 2003, which would require annual public reporting by entities with projects in the Texas Rail Plan, especially in light of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project and landowner concerns; supporters said it would improve transparency, while opponents warned it would force disclosure of proprietary financial information from a private project. The committee also heard HB 2775, adding Ector County and Odessa to the I-27 Advisory Committee, and HB 791, authorizing a specialty plate for Central Catholic High School in San Antonio; both were left pending after brief discussion and no opposition testimony. The committee then heard several local or commemorative measures. HB 1242 would designate part of U.S. Highway 281 in Brooks County as the Ernesto Solis-Cantu Memorial Highway, and HB 2061 would name a bridge on State Highway 242 in Montgomery County for Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez. Hernandez’s mother testified emotionally in support, describing his military service and the family’s wish to have the bridge mark his return home; members responded supportively. The committee also heard HB 1729, which would impose term limits on Freeport commissioners, and HB 3751, transferring a DPS commercial vehicle enforcement office building in Woodville from TxDOT to DPS. HB 3611, the “bandit sign” bill, was presented as a targeted enforcement measure against illegal commercial signs in medians and right-of-ways, with added safeguards to avoid affecting political signs and to require written notice before fines. All of these bills were left pending after testimony. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out multiple bills favorably. HB 3751, HB 261/HB 2061, HB 647, HB 791, HB 1242, HB 1729, HB 2003, HB 2029, HB 2775, HB 3611, HB 4804, and HB 2522 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, generally on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Most were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar, though HB 2029 was ultimately not placed there after an objection. The committee then recessed.

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• Thank you for coming and testifying on our bill that enhances all penalties on DWIs, and I wanted you

Bills: HB767, HB1708, HB2143, HB2198, HB2415, HB2457, HB2763, SB876, SB1230, SB2515, SB2688, SB2790, SB2799, HB3012, HB1672, HB2523, HB3135

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, memorial highway, Kevin Ramirez Vasquez, Ector County, state designation, memorial designation, highway, military honors, veteran commemoration, Officer Jacob Candanoza, Transportation Code, state highway, Kaufman County, law enforcement, Travis County, Senior Police Officer

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• So, I work closely with the local DWI affiliates.

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• stance has always been that I won't vote to legalize cannabis until there is a test, just like for DWI
• test<01:47:15.199> just<01:47:15.360> like<01:47:15.600> for<01:47:15.760> DWI
• <01:47:17.440> be<01:47:17.600> able<01:47:17.760> to a test just like for DWI
• to be able to a test just like for DWI to be able to determine<01:47:18.239> whether<01:47:18.560
• I just want to fight back briefly against my friendly colleague from Merrimack. >> 85% of DWIs are not

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• instances when law enforcement make arrests in Miranda's roadside, um, and ask questions, such as DWIs
• questions, Miranda's roadside um and ask questions, such<04:24:52.720> as<04:24:52.960> DWIs
• > and<04:24:54.239> again,<04:24:54.479> if<04:24:54.640> they're such as DWIs
• Uh, and again, if they're such as DWIs.
• The police can do a lot of questioning at the scene of a DWI.

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• Judges to understand and prosecutors and defense attorneys, uh, for example, you have a DWI that maybe
• He was, he was awaiting trial for those 22 months for a DWI.

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• Senate Bill 2320 amends the Penal Code to enhance penalties for all DWI offenses, including first-time
• but the county says, oh my God, they're going to come for a liquor license, and we've got so many DWIs

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• significant use are indefinite suspensions until civil judgments are paid, a form of debtor's prison, and DWI
• suspensions, and this bill keeps it a Class B misdemeanor for anyone who's ever gotten a DWI and a Class

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• recognition<00:12:35.519> of Representative Craft is going to make our streets safer with his DWI
• The DWI resulted in his license being revoked.
• Do we want people with recent DWI passes trapped in this same way without a way to get around and tempted
• The DWI resulted in his license being revoked.
• The DWI resulted in his license being revoked.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• :19:57.120> people<00:19:57.440> with<00:19:57.640> repeated<00:19:58.040> DWIs
• <00:19:59.120> And<00:19:59.240> what for people with repeated DWIs.
• And what for people with repeated DWIs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• department with last year's passage of House Bill 8 requiring DOH to process a higher load of blood work for DWI
• department with last year's passage of House Bill 8 requiring DOH to process a higher load of blood work for DWI
• of the change in law, I think it was House Bill 7 last year, related to including misdemeanors for DWIs

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• you, and thank you for coming and testifying on our bill that enhances and raises all penalties on DWIs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard a series of memorial and honorary designation bills, including SB 876 naming the Crescent Bypass the Bob Cornett Parkway, HB 2523 renaming part of State Highway 48 for Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia, HB 2457 naming a portion of US 287 the Molly Mullins Mile, HB 2763 naming a TxDOT facility for Eduardo Eddie Garcia Jr., HB 3135 creating specialty license plates for retired firefighters, HB 2415 naming part of FM 969 for Senior Police Officer Louis Andy Taylor, HB 2143 naming part of FM 1097 for Army Specialist Joey Lynn, HB 767 naming part of SH 249 for Colonel Paul P. Mendez, HB 2198 naming part of Highway 34 for Officer Jacob Candenosa, SB 1230 naming part of FM 10 for Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, SB 2515 naming part of Loop 323 for fire chief Jimmy Wayne Seaton, SB 2688 naming part of US 281 for the McIlroy family, and SB 2790 naming part of US 67 for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Most of these bills were presented by senators on behalf of House authors and were supported by family members, local officials, or law enforcement groups, with testimony emphasizing public service, sacrifice, and roadway safety. The committee also heard SB 2799, which would create new criminal penalties for reckless driving that causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury; the sponsor and a Montgomery County prosecutor said the bill would fill a gap between misdemeanor reckless driving and aggravated assault and give prosecutors more proportional charging options. A separate policy bill, HB 1672, was described as removing an administrative delay in DPS motor carrier enforcement, and HB 3012 would eliminate a $3 administration fee for driving courses. After public testimony, the committee voted to report each listed bill favorably to the full Senate, generally by a 6-0 roll call, and recommended them for the local and uncontested calendar; all bills were left pending until the final vote, then reported out and the committee recessed.

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• The governor's task force on DWI vehicular homicide was created in 1996 by an executive order by then-Governor
• The governor's task force on DWI Vehicular Homicide was created in 1996 by an executive order by then

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings