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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • positions of authority and high school students.
  • of making future sexual abuse easier, regardless of whether any sexual violence occurs.
  • One note as of page 3 of the D1, I appreciate having the administrative subpoena authority for county
  • The purpose is to protect the identity of minor victims of crime related to sexual assault, abuse and
  • Abuse of a minor in a sexual performance is a crime that falls into the category of crimes and we need
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/24/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Due to the years of grooming, I believed that I was an active participant in my abuse and that I had
  • Establishing the grooming of children as a felony can prevent abuse from escalating to sexual assault
  • <00:07:09.840> my back of my pants and the front of my back of my pants and the front of my
  • children as a felony can the grooming of children as a felony can prevent<00:08:41.680> abuse
  • It was due to gaps in Minnesota laws in 2016 regarding positions of authority and high school students
Bills: HF3489, HF3550
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC DEFER Public Hearing 02-25-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • applies to crimes of max of 365 days.
  • official position, duties, or authority is an element of the offense or is used to facilitate the commission
  • of the offense, including abuse of authority, breach of public trust, or misuse of public resources.
  • <00:02:13.760> abuse<00:02:14.080> of<00:02:14.239> authority, offense including
  • abuse of authority, offense including abuse of authority, breach<00:02:14.879> of<00:02:15.040
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on a decision-making agenda and considered four Senate bills. SB 2731 would cap misdemeanor jail terms at 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek modification; the chair recommended passage with amendments limiting the change to nonviolent offenses, and the measure was adopted with one no vote. SB 2830 would extend the statute of limitations for misconduct-in-office offenses by public servants to allow prosecution during service and for 10 years afterward; members discussed tightening the definition of misconduct in office while leaving the public servant definition unchanged, and it was adopted with amendments. SB 2914, which would prohibit public disclosure of legislators’ personal contact information and certain voter and campaign records, was deferred because the chair believed existing law already covered much of the issue and wanted to see how that law works over time. SB 3072 would require a mandatory 12-month minimum sentence for first-degree theft involving property or services valued over $250,000; the committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the sentence could be imposed as a condition of probation or before parole, and it was adopted with the vice chair voting with reservation. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • typically think of as abuse. typically think of as abuse.
  • well recognize signs of child abuse, as well recognize signs of child abuse, as well as<01:15:33.400
  • warning signs of abuse.
  • the signs of abuse.
  • possible signs of abuse: bruising.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just to give you a little history of what AMAA... ...little history of what AMAA— I think several of
  • Currently, there are 127,000 open positions in the state of... ...in the state of Alabama, but we have
  • This is a bill in search of a problem that really doesn't exist, and because of that, it would create
  • That includes one of 40 counties that have no broadband wiring at all as of 2022.
  • In Perry County, one of the counties that would be impacted here, public transportation is of course
Bills: HB93, HB160, HB29, HB29, HB93, HB160
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 636 in recognition of the author Senator Johnson to explain the bill.
  • of those in more rural areas of the state.
  • I recognize that there are cases where the discretion of the judge is being abused. and creating issues
  • Chair calls up Senate Bill 884 and asks the bill's author, Senator. Of course, no. I can't do it?
  • Members any questions of the author? The chair calls Mike Maples.
OK
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  • authority.
  • State University Medical Authority. Chairman Caldwell now made his final pass of the bill.
  • Bill 1131 by Caldwell, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the office of juvenile
  • of Health.
  • Speaker, on the Oklahoma State Department of mental health and Substance abuse were had originally thought
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • , introduction of the week, instruction, doctor notes of day, correction, previous action, show of House
  • He's a native of Oklahoma, Miami, Oklahoma, as a matter of fact, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
  • all of them.
  • I'm really proud of two of the three of you. Just kidding, I'm very proud of you three.
  • Senate Bill 1130 is a bill to ensure the state of Oklahoma and the University Hospitals Authority at
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
  • What we did is we, a couple of years ago, we had like 28 of them in one year.
  • Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
  • I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules. The next batch has about 50.
  • Some of those are a little more complicated. I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to address gaps in the project to replace the capacity of
  • Public meeting, what one of the things that came back was the shortage of nursing.
  • So, one of our goals was to increase the number of nurses in the state.
  • Emergency Management retain 2% of some of these millions of dollars.
  • So, what kind of outcomes?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Human Services.
  • What kind of money was created? What kind of return? How much money was expended?
  • Any bill has to be authored by both the chairman and vice chairman of both the House and the Senate.
  • of legislation.
  • SB1134 is a piece of legislation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/20/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • complexity of um the sexual<00:15:19.920> abuse<00:15:20.240> caseload.
  • authority um or in a position of power.
  • levels or anyone who is in a position of levels or anyone who is in a position of authority<00:21
  • authority um or in a position of power. authority um or in a position of power.
  • My own from abuse and made a change. You are making a change, both of you.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many of us entered foster care after experiencing abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
  • and protective action upon receipt of a credible report of abuse or neglect of a child through the DCS
  • reports had been made and identified my four youngest sons as victims of physical abuse and neglect
  • I provided folders of evidence, including documentation and audio recordings of abuse.
  • Instead, our case was labeled unsubstantiated. and audio recordings of abuse.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma, which is intended to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a rural setting and linking them to rural residency opportunities. Members asked about who could apply, whether out-of-state applicants were eligible, and whether graduates would be required to remain in rural Arizona; the presenter said there is no post-graduation practice commitment, but the program is designed to encourage retention through rural training and residency placement. The committee then considered several child welfare and behavioral health bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, adding timelines, notice, counsel protections, and a clear-and-convincing standard for continued treatment; the sponsor and a retired judge said it fills gaps in a 1974 statute. HB 2035 would expand kinship foster care to extended family members, require more notice and written findings when kin placement is denied, and strengthen presumptions favoring placement with relatives or other significant adults; DCS said the bill largely reflects current policy but raised a timing concern about a required report before preliminary protective hearings. HB 2611 would create a Youth Safety Rights and Mental Health Protection Act for foster youth and group homes, adding rights related to immediate and unbiased health care, anti-bullying protections, retaliation safeguards, drug screening, and safety rules; foster youth and former foster youth testified strongly in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible implementation and fiscal impacts. The committee also heard HB 4004, which would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to take protective action when warranted. Several parents testified that DCS had previously closed or minimized cases because a protective parent existed, leaving children exposed to abuse; DCS did not testify against the bill, and members later said the agency should not use the presence of a safe parent as a reason not to investigate. The committee also considered pharmacy and AHCCCS-related bills: HB 2434 would revise the controlled substances prescription monitoring program and reporting requirements; HB 2732 would continue the State Board of Pharmacy; HB 2733 would make several pharmacy regulation changes including delivery, continuing education, and change-of-ownership rules; and HB 2932 would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting labs referred by contracting providers, which health plans opposed as undermining managed care tools while a lab provider argued it would improve fair payment and competition. On the floor, the committee also took up HB 2086, which would prohibit government and business mask and vaccination mandates, HB 2830, which would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and bar abortion-related curriculum materials, and HB 2035, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004. Amendments were adopted on several bills, including HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932. Final committee votes gave HB 2035, HB 2086, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004 do-pass recommendations, with HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932 reported as amended.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • domestic abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, or human trafficking, they can notify the technician that's
  • on the wall that they were supposed to put a red dot on the urine cup if they were a victim of abuse
  • Not all of those would be willing or able to do these particular types of sites.
  • of what happened.
  • We spend a lot of money on a lot of things.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • his or her discretionary authority unless the use of force violates the person's constitutional right
  • If someone is accused... further that if someone is convicted of abusing an elder, they also would be
  • if they are convicted of abuse or mistreatment of someone that they would be in line to receive inheritance
  • The reasoning is it's expanding the authority of the Bureau of Pardons and Parole, and it's taking away
  • the authority of the licensing boards that are professionals in each field.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was the author aware of the autoimmunity screening for kids? It's the ASH programme.
  • Do we pass by the author, seconded by the chair? Will there be questions of the author?
  • There be questions of the author on Senate Bill 1484.
  • Further questions of the author? Seeing none. Will there be debate?
  • Further questions of the author? Seeing none, will there be debate?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • custody of DOC. ...years in the custody of DOC.
  • required by law commits the crime of tampering with a legislative record without authorization.
  • Division 10 of article 18 of chapter 2 of title 43 allows the surviving spouse of a decedent who owns
  • are outside of the state of Alabama.
  • each of you or any of you that are To each of you or any of you that are out here can certainly speak