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• So you have academic behavioral strategists, emotional behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders
• So, you have academic behavioral<00:44:08.160><c> strategists,</c><00:44:08.800><c> emotional</c> behavioral
• strategists, emotional behavioral strategists, emotional behavior<00:44:09.760><c> disorders,</c><00
• :44:10.400><c> autism</c><00:44:10.880><c> spectrum</c> behavior disorders, autism spectrum behavior

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• believe very strongly that there are already several statutory measures to address the egregious behavior
• Just clarifying some of the constitutionally protected behavior, clarifying what repeated contact might
• constitutionally clarifying some of the constitutionally protected<00:47:25.160><c> um,</c><00:47:25.359><c> behavior
• ,</c><00:47:26.359><c> clarifying</c><00:47:27.080><c> what</c> protected um, behavior, clarifying what
• protected um, behavior, clarifying what repeated<00:47:27.760><c> contact</c><00:47:28.280><c> might

Bills: SB2567 , SB2448 , SB3046 , SB2231 , SB2526

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety

Bills: SB248 , SB242 , HB44 , SB266 , HB44

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation, license suspension, tax assessment, tax refund, administrative appeal, circuit court, Montgomery County

Bills: SB198 , SB179

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31

Bills: SSB1012 , SSB1016 , SF56 , SF57 , HSB87 , HSB121 , HSB122 , HF123 , HF124 , HF137 , HF146 , HF147 , HSB9 , HSB85 , HSB1 , HF2 , HF34

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: food assistance, nutrition program, fresh produce, farmers markets, Iowa healthiest state initiative, healthcare, prior authorization, health benefit plans, utilization review, administrative costs, right to try, experimental treatment, investigational drug, biological product, medical device, terminal illness, life-threatening illness, severely debilitating illness, compassionate use, expanded access

Bills: HB3407 , HB1242 , HJR1081 , HB3443 , HB3781 , HB1939 , HB4237 , HB3430 , HB3321 , HB3905 , HB3329 , HB4253 , HB4421 , HB4311 , HJR1046 , HB2015 , HB3244 , HB4265 , HB3941 , HB4203 , HB2941 , HB3695 , HB3380 , HB3132 , HB3673 , HB3134 , HB3383 , HB4490 , HB4058

Keywords: property rights, abandoned homes, manufactured homes, notification, salvage, real estate, Oklahoma Tax Commission, landowner liability, redemption, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, agriculture

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• Ladies and gentlemen, the Administrative Office of Courts deals with judicial education, not only for
• And again, we're not taking away judicial discretion in any of these changes.

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

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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

Bills: HB34 , HM7 , HM8 , HM17 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HM34 , HB95 , HB111 , SB1 , HJR1 , HM4 , HM22

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• prohibit courts from declaring a statute unconstitutional, nor can it prevent individuals from seeking judicial
• But these efforts to evade judicial review only emphasize how deep... discriminatory this bill is.
• , people that want to cause harm can misuse abortion-inducing drugs. ...drugs, but that criminal behavior
• undoubtedly affected the law enforcement officers involved as well and shatters families. emotional and behavioral
• Judicial administration. That's Senate Bill 17. Are there questions from the committee?

Bills: SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life, pro-choice, Texas abortion law, civil liability, qui tam, private enforcement, bounty hunter law, attorney general, parens patriae, abortion litigation, anti-SLAPP, Texas Citizens Participation Act, fee shifting

Bills: SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB416 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477

Committee: House Retirement

Keywords: Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana, participation, employer, retirement, SB 10, Act 222, Louisiana State Police Retirement System, state police retirement, retirement system funding, employer contributions, actuarial gains, amortization, Permanent Benefit Increase, PBI account, benefit increase reserve, supplemental permanent benefit increase, public retirement systems, state pension, pension funding

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• LeMoyne, DA, 35th Judicial District, and Darren Alamon with the Jefferson Parish D.A.'s office.
• LeMoyne, 35th Judicial District Attorney, Darren, Alamon.
• Is that Clelly Carpenter, our district attorney in the 31st, 5th Judicial District, J.
• LeMoyne with the 35th Judicial District, Brad Burkett, our district attorney in the 7th Judicial District
• LeMoyne from the 35th Judicial District; our DA Brad Burkett from the 7th Judicial District; and Sheriff

Bills: HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection

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• It's very serious behavior that the commission is dealing with.
• And that serious behavior includes domestic violence and sexual assault.
• And when we're dealing with the recall process, we have that judicial oversight, but the judicial oversight
• By giving judicial officers the authority to remove and have the final say on removal from office, Judicial
• Again, just guaranteed full judicial due process, Mr. Speaker. Mr.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, a bill modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, volunteers, youth cadets, and related law enforcement roles. Members first considered a striking amendment and then a series of floor amendments, with debate repeatedly focusing on sheriffs as elected constitutional officers, the scope of state authority over local law enforcement, and whether the bill would create unfunded mandates or practical problems for counties. Supporters of the bill and many amendments argued for clarifying language, local flexibility, and state payment for new requirements; opponents generally warned the bill would weaken elected sheriffs, impose costs on counties, or overreach into local control. Amendment 2343, which would have added intent language emphasizing that sheriffs are directly accountable to the electorate, was debated at length and defeated on a roll call vote, 41 yeas to 56 nays. Amendment 2373, shifting background-check costs to the state through the Washington State Patrol, was also defeated, 44 yeas to 53 nays. Amendment 2374, narrowing provisions affecting private security and specially commissioned officers, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2369, clarifying rules for volunteers and youth cadets, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2371, limiting surveillance-related provisions to situations requiring a warrant, failed 42 to 55. Amendment 2372, clarifying that only non-public information would be restricted from disclosure, also failed 41 to 56. Later, Amendment 2370, which would have aligned the bill’s definition of volunteer law enforcement officers with existing statute, was defeated 42 to 55. Finally, Amendment 2352, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s new decertification rules, was debated as a protection against changing the rules midstream but was opposed on the grounds that the bill already grandfathered in the one sheriff who did not meet the new experience requirement; the amendment’s vote was not completed in the excerpt provided. The transcript also begins with the Speaker signing several bills, including Substitute House Bill 1570 and Substitute Senate Bill 6248.

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• Both counties are under-resourced according to the latest judicial needs estimate, which is the tool
• The latest estimate shows that Skagit County is in need of seven full-time judicial officers.
• In addition, the judicial needs estimate shows that Yakima County needs 12 full-time judicial officers
• We support it because we dearly need this judicial capacity.
• The bill maintains the different time periods for the payment of behavioral health services.

Bills: SB5420 , SB5877 , SB5868 , SB5109 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• SPB 2512 is the judicial certification conforming bill.
• circuits, and eight additional judgeships in the 20th Judicial Circuit.
• Thank you, Chair, members, SPB-2512 is the judicial certification conforming bill.
• eight additional judgeships in the 20th Judicial Circuit.
• Funding for the judgeships are their essential support staff, including judicial I don't know.

Bills: S2500 , S2502 , S2504 , S7028 , S2506 , S2508 , S2510 , S2512 , S2514 , S2516 , S2518 , S0482 , S0678 , S0984 , S1016 , S1074 , S1706 , S7030

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: budget, appropriation, education funding, healthcare, environmental protection, infrastructure, local government, Appropriations Act, funding, education, rural development, economic assistance, collective bargaining, state employees, labor relations, impasse resolution, negotiations, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, for having me and the rest of the judicial committee.
• </c><00:05:04.360><c> rest</c><00:05:04.520><c> of</c><00:05:04.720><c> the</c><00:05:05.199><c> judicial
• </c> having me and the rest of the judicial having me and the rest of the judicial um<00:05:07.520><c
• </c><01:10:05.280><c> process</c><01:10:05.679><c> is</c> that case the the judicial process is that
• I'm the Deputy State Court Administrator for the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• That’s the way the judicial conduct works.
• And maybe someone else who’s more familiar with those judicial conducts can chime in.
• Most judicial systems allow $40 to $50. They're taking that much over the GSA rate on a per diem.
• I'm a retired judge from the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish.
• Would you approve for the legislative—I mean, for the judicial budget?

Bills: HB177 , HB210 , HB238 , HB258 , HB307 , HB359 , HB398 , HB661 , HB705 , HB752 , HB858

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: court reporter, official court reporter, courts, judicial system, ethics, post-employment restrictions, cooling-off period, two-year waiting period, rehiring, reemployment, contractual services, former public employee, public employer, Louisiana ethics law, R.S. 42:1121, Act 532, lobbying, public service, statewide officials, compensation

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• testimony earlier when this bill was heard, this bill is supported by a study from the Board for Judicial
• testimony earlier when this bill was heard this bill is supported by a study from the board for judicial

Bills: HB2640 , HB2161 , HB2304 , HB2445 , HB2590 , HB2412

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: Uniform Commercial Code, business filings, legal filings, commercial transactions, UCC compliance, attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator

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• It does not remove appellet or judicial It does not remove appellet or judicial It does not remove appellet
• expedited process through the judicial expedited process through the judicial process in matters of
• that might uh cause you to behavior that might uh cause you to behavior that might uh cause you to think
• I believe in judicial discretion. I believe in judicial discretion.
• I believe in judicial discretion.

Bills: HB265 , HB146 , SB254 , HB202 , HB3 , HB42 , SB18

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff

Bills: HF248 , HF441 , HF889

Committee: Joint Workforce

Keywords: adoption, adoptive parent, adoptive leave, parental leave, family leave, workplace protections, employee benefits, employment policies, newborn, biological parent, child welfare, Iowa Code chapter 91A, employer leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, leave benefits, interstate compact, licensed adoption agency, independent placement, human services

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• to be one of the compacts that we would look at this session was because we have a shortage of behavioral
• to be one of the compacts that we would look at this session was because we have a shortage of behavioral
• . ...look at this session was because we have a shortage of behavioral and mental health professionals
• compact that we focused on that will help provide New Mexicans greater access to mental health and behavior
• House Bill 95 creates a fifth judge spot in the Second Judicial District Court for the Family Court Division

Bills: HB95 , HB111 , HJR1 , HB32 , HB33 , HB61 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HM2 , HM16

Keywords: HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order