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• training, but the problem that happened was people who brought someone this ID that said foreign national
• So, that's what led to all of this. They just wanted to say you can't.
• The statute said Alabama driver's license, not foreign national. Right?
• We do carry this before the poll workers and they're aware of this.
• So technically, this is already the rule of law, right?

Bills: SB142, SB158

Keywords: SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter, voter notification, forwardable mail, postage prepaid card, statewide voter registration database, county commission

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• Through 127 of page... Page six would include the substantive changes.
• Next, we went into the national change of address file.
• So whenever someone moves, they input their information into the national change of address file.
• So, that is one piece of this—the national change of address... that, um, any danger that I see— I don't
• I think your question was the amount of foreign nationals voting in... amount of foreign nationals voting

Bills: HB479, HB480

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• into our law and a lot of court cases and that kind of thing.
• So what has changed is not the original purpose of... changed is not the original purpose of navigable
• There is all of the diversity language in there, addressing all of the different congressional district
• One of the conversations and one of the reasons the governor's office is pretty heavily on one side of
• I think we ought to really leave a lot of the national... ...really leave a lot of the national politics

Bills: SB5, SB142, SB158, SB171, SB5

Keywords: archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter

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• of space aliens.
• Um, members, uh, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of
• Uh, the substitute before you changes the makeup of the commission to be 13 total members, 6 appointed
• I'll give you a couple of examples of notable cases that the SCJC deemed unworthy of investigation.
• They declared a national emergency in the family court system, citing widespread allegations of civil

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

Bills: HB 295

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence verification, electoral process

Bills: HB18, SB54

Keywords: voter registration, change of address, election procedures, Texas Election Code, voting rights

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• If not, Senator Coleman Madison, I think that a lot of this is addressed.
• Again, we're changing history and trying to not give credit to a population of people.
• It'll provide reference to the use of a disclaimer that no funds are being solicited from a foreign national
• So, this would prohibit foreign nationals from participating in our elections here in the state of Alabama
• Quoting from the National Conference of State Legislatures website, voter registration lists are the

Bills: SB320, HB67, HB247, HB161, HB165, HB91, HB90, HB471, HB363, HB479

Keywords: liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, building codes, standardization

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• So we have some fixes here today that will address not just the issue that I am bringing because of my
• So, to the balance of the other changes, the Secretary of State's office is with us today, and I've asked
• Around the time of enrollment, there's relocation to a confidential address.
• Around the time of enrollment, there's relocation to a confidential address.
• Around the time of enrollment, there's relocation to a confidential address.

Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• Uh, safety features that would concern me for changing the nature of it.
• Uh, most of the OTs, they have kind of a national standard, and then, you know, each individual state
• 5 or 65 of which are in Houston that are nationally recognized.
• If this bill is passed, does it change, uh, any types of regulations?
• Nationally, the CDC found that 57% of teen girls and 29% of teen boys feel persistently sad or hopeless

Bills: HB163, HB 296

Keywords: judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections

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• I am in favor of this bill, as the representative mentioned, we brought it forward to him to address
• As I'm reading House Bill 727, it makes an, it makes a, a change to 3004 of the penal code.
• I couldn't really speak to the railcar aspect of this bill may be addressing that.
• , you're adding, you're changing the elements of a BMV.
• Um, my bill doesn't try to seek to address every one of those. It takes one of the most important.

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: gun show, firearm sales, criminal background check, firearm regulation, gun show promoter, election procedures, voter registration, residence requirements, change of address, voter eligibility, youth camp, flood safety, life jackets, grant program, flotation devices

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• Very little public awareness of this kind of legislation.
• There are all kinds of interesting issues that we could address, and there are all kinds of issues, but
• Uh, this, the language of the, of the bill said that they could update their address within the county
• of the voter's change of address submitted under section 15.021, section 63.0011, Section 15.053, or
• On the floor, Representative Leach made a couple of other technical changes that did not have any substantive

Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law

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• There are all kinds of interesting issues that we could address.
• County, and they move within that county, but they haven't changed their address until they get within
• The language of the bill said that they could update their address within the...
• a notice of the voter's change of address submitted under Section 15.
• On the floor, Representative Leach made a couple of other technical changes that did not have any substantive

Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law

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• The National Profiling Project is a nationwide... Who's in charge? of that.
• Of course, without proper oversight, chain of command, or clarity of jurisdiction.
• So, there's kind of a mixing of traffic control pieces.
• This does address a handful of things, but for some things, it maybe creates a problem.
• So there's, you know, DPS's fleet has grown substantially since that government code 2205 kind of changed

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• This bill addresses two of those legislative recommendations, one of them being more monitoring capacity
• This is addressing several of the agency's recommendations.
• Rather, the attempted censorship of public discussion, and the ever-growing issue of white nationalism
• Freedom of speech is at the forefront of my mind as I consider how House Bill 295 addresses bullying,
• The State of Israel is surrounded by hostile nations.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• office and hospital's safety. features, that would concern me for changing the nature of it.
• practice, most of the OTs, they have kind of a national standard, and then, you know, each individual
• five or six, five of which are in Houston that are nationally recognized.
• Nationally, the CDC found that 57% of teen girls and 29% of girls over the age of 18 percent of teen
• both doctors and nurses and we change it to more generic licensing of certain military veterans.

Bills: HB713, HB827, HB932, HB499, HB510, HB163, HB296, HB879, HB913, HB163, HB296

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• Chairman, would you please work with the bill offer to get some of those changes made?
• , you're adding you're changing the elements of a BMV.
• Whatever law we pass addresses the problem and doesn't... create a whole bunch of other problems.
• I try to seek to address every one of those. It takes one of the most important.
• I also see, even with the change of DAs in Harris County, the DAs... off their docket, especially the

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307, HB380, HB548, HB727, HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: false reporting, emergency response, criminal penalties, restitution, public safety, penalties, emergency services, public institutions, false reports, criminal penalty, pretrial hearings, criminal competency, legal process, court timelines, restoration of competency, fines, community service, credit, criminal justice, defendants

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• And the State Guard's been provided, our State Guard, National Guard has been doing a heck of a good
• What was the maximum number of state guards, or National Guardsman that you had?
• the staffing, because that's 70 to 80% of the issue is getting that addressed.
• We were able to pick up some of the housing left behind by when the National Guard departed.
• The second part of the bill modernizes the Florida Address Confidentiality Program.

Bills: S0054, S0156, S0296, S0298

Keywords: cognitive function, psychotropic drugs, violent offenders, autopsy procedures, medical records, school safety, public records, open government, sunshine law, victims of dating violence, domestic violence, address confidentiality program, confidential address, voter registration, voting records, elections, supervisor of elections, Department of State, Attorney General, privacy

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-27 public safety budget, which totals about $8.2 billion within a $117.4 billion overall state budget. Caitlin Dawkins of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget outlined funding and reductions across the public safety silo, including the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Justice, FDLE, Legal Affairs, the courts, and related entities. Agency heads then presented their requests, with FDLE seeking funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert system upgrades, alcohol testing equipment, officer mental health, criminal alien detection, and statutory staffing needs; DJJ requesting money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential contract rate increases, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requesting major funding for correctional officer pay increases, 500 additional FTE, facility construction and maintenance, communications and security technology, offender information system modernization, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members discussed staffing shortages, prison conditions, immigration enforcement, public records burdens, mental health and substance use treatment, and the need for continued investment in corrections. A member of the public also testified about poor conditions in some prisons, including clothing, food, medical care, and maintenance issues. The committee then considered and passed CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would clarify that a person may not resist a law enforcement officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties and would increase penalties in cases involving violence against officers. The bill sponsor described the case of Officer Jason Rayner and said the measure was intended to prevent defendants from using claims about unlawful detention or arrest to justify violence. An amendment conforming the bill’s language was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably after support was noted from several law enforcement and municipal groups. Next, the committee passed CS/SB 54, which addresses use of substances affecting cognitive function. An amendment narrowed the medical-records language to records relevant to investigations of violent offenders and clarified privacy protections. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 296, the Haven Act, which would direct a study of a secure web-based alert system for domestic violence victims so they can contact 911 without alerting an abuser, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to include dating violence victims. Testimony from survivors and advocates emphasized the danger victims face when trying to leave abusive situations. Finally, the committee passed CS/SB 298, the public-records companion bill, which extends confidentiality protections for participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating violence victims as well. All three bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• to the use of the safe at home address to the use of the safe at home address um<00:05:23.759>
• change to some of the other conforming change to some of the other provisions<00:49:21.920> in
• Uh, and then the last three paragraphs of page five are explanation of changes for Metro Mobility.
• of service change with any kind of merger.
• any that level of service change with any that level of service change with any kind<01:21:45.440

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• This is his last address as Chief Justice to deliver the State of the Judiciary, and I would like to
• Mandatory retirement age of 70 today will be my eighth and last opportunity to formally address the legislature
• Today, we’re recognized as one of the top states in the nation.
• All of these efforts have been noticed nationally in the most recent Justice Index survey.
• of how we've developed the culture of of how we've developed the culture of innovation<00:36:36.960

Keywords: State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 912, senate, all

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• So, but what I would suggest is you need to have some quick and efficient way of addressing this.
• And I... ...just wanted to apologize again, because unless we're changing what the definition of a J.P
• And unless we're going to make changes to the definition of... ...that way.
• And unless we're going to make changes to the definition of what a J.P. is and what they're allowed to
• And I want to address the problem here from the perspective of a former prosecutor and criminal defense

Bills: HB2226, HB2406, HB2663, HB2695, HB2805, HB2976

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2663, which updates military leave protections for state and non-state employees by aligning statutory language with how service members’ orders are described. Representative Pena said the change was intended to remove confusion without affecting benefits, and members noted it would help protect employees called to training, deployment, or state active duty. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2976, a bill addressing administrative control of justice courts and due process for elected justices of the peace when state or county entities take action affecting their statutory authority. Supporters, including two Pima County justices of the peace, described administrative orders that transferred control of their courts without notice, findings, or a meaningful chance to respond, and argued the bill would require notice, a hearing, written findings, and review before such changes. The Arizona Supreme Court’s government affairs director opposed the bill as unconstitutional, arguing the state constitution gives the Chief Justice administrative supervision over all courts and that the legislature cannot impose those procedures by statute. After a lengthy and at times contentious exchange over constitutional authority and the role of elected JPs, the committee voted 6-1 to give HB 2976 a due pass recommendation. After a recess, the committee considered HB 2406, which requires the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to study how aware veterans are of available state, local, and federal benefits and to report recommendations for improving awareness. Testimony in support emphasized that many veterans do not know the full range of benefits available to them and suggested surveys, outreach, and other low-cost methods to gather information. Some members questioned whether a study was necessary or how it would be conducted, but several said they would support it for now; the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 5-1-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2226, which requires courts at initial appearance hearings to ask whether a defendant is a veteran and, if so, to consider referral to veterans’ treatment or diversion programs. Supporters said the bill would help identify eligible veterans early in the process and connect them to services, while one member raised Fifth Amendment concerns about asking the question before counsel is present. The sponsor and testifier agreed to work on an amendment clarifying that the answer could not be used against the defendant in later proceedings. The committee moved the bill forward with a due pass recommendation, with members indicating support pending that amendment.