Video & Transcript Research : 'writ of garnishment'
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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- When a writ of garnishment is issued for consumer debt, there is certain information that must be contained
- in the caption of the writ, including a statement that says this garnishment is based on a judgment
- It's a statutory form, and it gives notice of the garnishment and an explanation of the rights of the
- So what this bill does: when a writ of garnishment is issued for medical debt, the caption must now include
- In addition, writs of garnishment on a worker's wages last 60 days.
Keywords:
spring blade knives, knife legislation, weapon regulation, public safety, law enforcement, medical debt, garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings exemption, exempt wages, debt collection, consumer debt, student loan debt, private student loans, disposable earnings, minimum wage, writ of garnishment, exemption claim, judgment debtor, creditor
Summary:
The committee first suspended the five-day notice requirement and then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5962, which would remove spring blade knives from the list of dangerous weapons while keeping restrictions on carrying them in schools, child care facilities, and other sensitive places. Staff explained the current law and the bill’s effect. Supporters, including Knife Rights and the prime sponsor, said the law is outdated, inconsistent, and harmful to workers and manufacturers; one testifier also argued the bill should go further and remove added carry restrictions. Testimony was overwhelmingly in favor, and the hearing closed with the chair noting the bill had 50 pro and 2 con sign-ins.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6105, which raises the wage garnishment exemption for judgments arising from medical debt from 30 to 60 times the state minimum wage, while keeping the 80% disposable earnings exemption and adding clearer notice requirements. The sponsor and supporters from patient, consumer, AARP, and anti-poverty groups argued that medical debt is often unexpected and that the higher exemption would help families avoid financial collapse and keep working. Opponents from collectors and receivables groups said the bill was not developed through a stakeholder process, could create compliance and privacy problems, might increase litigation and fees, and could worsen provider financial strain. The hearing ended with 33 pro and 107 con sign-ins.
Next, the committee took testimony on Senate Bill 6203, which would clarify that out-of-state convictions can include foreign-country convictions for offender scoring if obtained with sufficient due process and fairness safeguards. The sponsor said the bill closes a gap identified by a recent Washington Supreme Court decision. Prosecutors supported the concept and suggested simplifying the language, while the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, public defenders, and defense advocates opposed it, arguing the due process standard is undefined, foreign legal systems are hard to evaluate, and the bill could create unequal and costly litigation. The hearing closed with 2,997 pro and 67 con sign-ins.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 6296, a broad involuntary treatment bill that expands who may petition for detention under the ITA, changes procedures for less restrictive alternative treatment and assisted outpatient treatment, adds firearm surrender compliance steps, and requires more law enforcement involvement in some detentions. The sponsor said the bill addresses gaps in transport, firearm surrender, AOT access, and Joel’s Law. Supporters from providers and counties backed parts of the bill, especially information sharing and removing the AOT declarant requirement, but many stakeholders including DCRs, disability rights advocates, behavioral health organizations, hospitals, and public defense raised concerns about due process, capacity, rural transport, law enforcement liability, vague standards, and unintended consequences. The hearing was still underway at the end of the transcript.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- to provide written notice of the completion of a material change transaction within 30 days of completion
- House Bill 2386 removes the statutory forms for providing an answer to a writ of garnishment for a continuing
- of garnishment for a continuing lien on earnings and requires the Washington Pattern Forms Committee
- some of the requirements of the underlying policy.
- those of All those in favor of Burr 339 say aye.
Keywords:
health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard staff briefings on several bills, including House Bill 2548 on hospital and provider material change transactions, House Bill 2453 on psychiatric pharmacists’ role in certain involuntary treatment petitions, House Bill 2640 on unauthorized UCC filings, House Bill 2095 on vulnerable users of public ways, House Bill 2386 on garnishment forms, and House Bill 2239 on family burial grounds on private land. The committee also discussed proposed substitutes and amendments, especially on HB 2095, where members debated liability standards, attorney fees, emergency vehicle exemptions, and reporting requirements. For HB 2548, members discussed transparency and disclosure in health care transactions, including notice requirements, filing fees, and Attorney General publication of pending and completed transactions.
The committee adopted some amendments and rejected others. On HB 2095, it adopted amendments exempting emergency vehicles and clarifying collision report data, but rejected amendments that would have removed attorney fees, restricted liability further, or replaced the rebuttable presumption with a different civil cause of action. On HB 2239, the proposed substitute added setbacks from wells and springs, local remediation procedures, burial reporting to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, relocation procedures for remains, and disclosure requirements when property is sold. Members also noted that HB 2640 would give the Department of Licensing a process to refuse or terminate unauthorized filings submitted to harass or defraud debtors.
At executive session, the committee voted all five bills out with due pass recommendations: Substitute House Bill 2548 passed 7-6, House Bill 2453 passed 8-5, House Bill 2640 passed 8-5, Substitute House Bill 2095 passed 8-5, House Bill 2386 passed 12-1, and Substitute House Bill 2239 passed unanimously 13-0.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a quorum present, and our first order of business is approval of the meeting minutes.
- the new wage garnishment.
- I'm the Director of Government Relations at the Minnesota Department of Health.
- I bought a Corgi out of the back of a rusty Suburban, and it was a wonderful dog.
- If you are buying puppy-milled puppies out of the back of a car, you...
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a quorum present, and our first order of business is approval of the meeting minutes.
- the results of this work.
- terms of transparency.
- </c> indication of what we're seeing kind of indication of what we're seeing kind of collectively<00:
- the back of a car you are supporting of the back of a car you are supporting the<00:52:23.839><c> idea
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But we're not talking about the garnishment of wages here.
- We're not talking about the garnishment of wages here.
- So garnishment is generally some type of income, right?
- So why are we garnishing a deposit instead of seizing it with a writ?
- The initial process is requesting a writ and then they serve the writ and the notice of garnishment and
Keywords:
carbon capture, damages, environmental liability, legal liability, site restoration, expert witness, expert testimony, witness fees, pecuniary interest, conflict of interest, civil procedure, evidence law, Louisiana evidence code, Louisiana civil litigation, expert report, discovery, pretrial disclosure, litigation transparency, settlement, damages award
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, a quorum is present, and the first order of business is approval of the minutes of March 20th, 2025
- A2</c><00:13:22.320><c> Amendment</c> favor of adoption of the A2 Amendment favor of adoption of the
- </c> Department of of Revenue to confirm Department of of Revenue to confirm income<00:34:46.720><c>
- </c> of Staff capacity to to do that kind of of Staff capacity to to do that kind of work<01:18:40.239
- </c><01:19:06.840><c> the</c> kinds of different ways so one of the kinds of different ways so one of
Keywords:
veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Jefferson County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- been for a number of years.
- Approximately 99% of all Jefferson County employees are part of the civil service system, which makes
- We like to think particularly of young people who don't recognize the value of contributing.
- What this bill proposes to do is make all future employees of Jefferson County, regardless of whether
- Do a lot of things right, but that was one of the things that we did.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- If a person, after being served with a writ of restitution, remains or returns to a living space without
- America was part of the facts of the prosecution.
- And there's a lot of gray area in the law, and that's part of the job of us is to determine and how to
- For coercion of abortion. Yes. It would be a form of assault. It would be a form of assault, right?
- And we're here today in support of 2198 on behalf of the Justices of the Peace.
Keywords:
forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, criminal records, sealing records, civil rights, expungement, rehabilitation, coerced abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, felony
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It could be one one-hundredth of a gram, one-thousandth of a gram, excuse me, of a pill, and it could
- It could be one one-hundredth of a gram, one-thousandth of a gram, excuse me, of a pill, and it could
- of Colorado, and the state of Utah.
- Just to kind of go a little bit: the University of Virginia Board of Visitors is actually October or
- I kind of heard anecdotally a couple of years ago.
Keywords:
attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of the Texas
- Constitution, which outlines the full scope of the Texas Supreme Court's writ powers.
- Supreme Court... ...the Supreme Court may issue writs of prescindos, certiorari, quo warranto, and mandamus
- I'll give you a couple of examples of notable cases. ...of the ACJC deemed unworthy of investigation.
- I'm the judge of the State of Texas, representing myself and my court.
Keywords:
judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A litigant can raise it through a petition for writ of certiorari.
- Supreme Court to issue writs of procedendo and certiorari and all writs of quo warranto and mandamus
- scope of the Supreme Court's writ power.
- Court's original jurisdiction to issue certain writs, most commonly when a litigant seeks a writ of mandamus
- It doesn't do anything to make a writ of mandamus easier to obtain.
Bills:
SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs met and heard several bills related to legislative process and court jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1386, by Senator Huffman, would change compelled legislative testimony from blanket transactional immunity to testimonial immunity, allowing compelled statements or documents to be used against a witness in criminal prosecution only if not derived from the compelled testimony, while preserving protection against perjury and false statements and retaining the right to counsel. No public witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1470, by Chairman Hughes, which would require DPS to share existing data on cross-state driver’s license cancellations with the Secretary of State for voter-roll maintenance. Hughes said the bill does not create new data collection and is intended to improve list maintenance. A DPS resource witness was present, there was no substantive opposition, and the bill was left pending.
Senate Bill 1210, also by Hughes, would address conflicts between the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals on constitutional questions by making the Supreme Court the final arbiter in limited circumstances. Chris Hilton supported the bill, but Allen Place, Jack Rohde, and Philip Furlow opposed it, arguing it was unconstitutional, unnecessary, and could create practical problems in criminal post-conviction litigation. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 311, which would conform the Government Code to the Texas Constitution by clarifying the Supreme Court’s original writ authority against lower courts and officials other than the governor. Justice Evan Young and Chris Hilton supported the bill as a clarification of existing authority, while no one testified against it; the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed to allow the chamber to rearrange for the Senate session.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
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- of the City and County of Honolulu in support. >> Good afternoon, Chair Mario, Vice Chair, members of
- </c> 7% of the beters accounted for 70% of 7% of the beters accounted for 70% of the<01:04:49.599><c>
- </c> testify in behalf of the members of our testify in behalf of the members of our Hawaii<01:06:02.960
- ><c> of</c><01:10:52.640><c> Hawaii</c> that the state of Hawaii that the state of Hawaii through<01:
Keywords:
eviction, housing stability, tenant screening, court records, writ of possession, foreclosures, public sale, eligible bidders, housing, downpayment, judicial foreclosure, digital financial assets, consumer protection, financial kiosks, refunds, transaction security, HB1642, Hawaii, cryptocurrency ATM, crypto ATM
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely.
The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed.
The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, of course, due to a variety of factors, the percentage of foreign-born 2023 was 14.3 percent
- of our country and the voters of Texas.
- some of the types of rank choice voting.
- This is one piece of it. It's what we would do. Oh, of course. Oh, of course.
- and obey both sides of the ledger of privacy and the authenticity of the vote.
Bills:
SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A litigant can raise it through a petition for writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court of Texas can.
- of this bill that passed. especially as it relates to 1107 and 11071 post-conviction writs.
- scope of the Supreme Court's writ power.
- Court's original jurisdiction to issue certain writs, most commonly when a litigant seeks a writ of..
- Entities, for example, can be the recipient of the writ. The writ can be directed against them.
Bills:
SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> the</c> kind of look at the totality of the kind of look at the totality of the circumstances.<00
- </c> definition of a place of entertainment definition of a place of entertainment in<01:04:00.160><c
- Um the idea of a of entertainment.
- </c><01:10:49.600><c> of</c><01:10:49.760><c> of</c> donating money to a number of of of donating money
- of a lack of legitimately true because of a lack of water.<01:16:57.280><c> Um</c><01:16:57.920><c>
Keywords:
consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not talking about the garnishment of wages here.
- So garnishment is generally some type of income, right?
- So why are we garnishing a deposit instead of seizing it with a writ?
- The initial process is requesting a writ and then they serve the writ and the notice of garnishment and
- , a clerk to issue a writ of FIFA and then have it executed. a clerk to issue, a writ of FIFA, and then
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 476, which would add clearer warning language for garnishees responding to interrogatories and create a limited procedure for a new trial when a garnishee can show it never held property or owed the debtor during the garnishment period. After brief questions about how garnishment works, the bill was reported favorably without objection. Senate Bill 260, a youth athletics coaches training bill, was then amended to remove language about the department using donated funds to purchase courses and was reported as amended.
House Bill 79, by Chairman Carter, would remove the damages cap for carbon capture release claims. Carter argued carbon capture should be treated like other industries and not receive special liability protection, and the committee reported the bill favorably without objection. The committee also took up Senate Bill 424, which clarifies that electronic service applies only to counsel of record representing a party, and Senate Bill 180, a constitutional amendment allowing a surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran to make a one-time transfer of an expanded property tax exemption to another qualifying homestead. SB 180 received a ballot-language amendment and a 6.88 report before being reported as amended.
The longest discussion centered on House Bill 1089, which creates “care accounts” for future medical damages in delictual actions. Supporters said the bill would ensure future medical awards are used for medical care, reduce abuse, and function like a restricted account with a card or similar payment mechanism; opponents raised concerns about the account being owned by the judgment debtor, possible reversion of unused funds to the wrong party, administrative confusion, and impacts on survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse who may need flexible, trauma-informed care outside standard billing codes. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee adopted an amendment set and reported the bill favorably by a 6-1 vote, with Representative Carter voting no.
Finally, House Bill 437 was heard and amended. The bill would prohibit expert witnesses from having a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the case, while still allowing inquiry into an expert’s prior testimony history. An amendment excluded criminal traffic and juvenile proceedings, and the committee continued discussion with testimony from supporters and opponents as the transcript ended.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- So we leave a lot of... ...private insurance, so we leave a lot of discretion up to the judge in that
- I would simply ask that we make sure that this bill does not cost tens of thousands of Alabama kids to
- Replace line 128 on page five with the following: "Boards of Registrars of this state are treated as.
- So we took all of that into consideration, and your chairman did a lot of the work in coming up with
- All those in favor of giving SB... Second.
Keywords:
judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Law & Justice Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- When a writ of garnishment is issued for consumer debt, there is certain information that must be contained
- in the caption of the writ, including a statement that says this garnishment is based on a judgment
- It's a statutory form, and it gives notice of the garnishment and an explanation of the rights of the
- So what this bill does: when a writ of garnishment is issued for medical debt, the caption must now include
- In addition, writs of garnishment on a worker's wages last 60 days.
Summary:
The committee began with Senate Bill 5962 on spring blade knives, first suspending the five-day notice requirement. Staff explained the bill would remove spring blade knives from the list of dangerous weapons while keeping restrictions on carrying them in schools, child care, and other protected locations. Proponents, including Knife Rights and the prime sponsor Sen. T’wina Nobles, described the measure as a modernization and cleanup bill that would reduce confusion and support lawful use and manufacturing; one testifier strongly objected to the bill’s added location-based restrictions. Public testimony was overwhelmingly in support, and the hearing then moved on without a vote.
Senate Bill 6105 would raise the wage exemption from garnishment for medical debt judgments from 30 to 60 times the state minimum wage, while keeping the 80% disposable earnings exemption and adding notice requirements identifying the debt as medical. Sen. Marko Liias said the bill is intended to protect low-wage workers from severe financial hardship and reduce incentives to work off the books. Supporters from patient, consumer, AARP, and anti-poverty groups said medical debt is often unexpected and garnishment can destabilize families; opponents from collectors and trade groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked stakeholder input, could hurt providers, and should define medical debt more clearly. The hearing closed with no action taken.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6203, which would clarify that out-of-state convictions can include foreign-country convictions for offender scoring if obtained with sufficient due process safeguards. The sponsor, Sen. Matt Boehnke, said the bill closes a gap in sentencing law; prosecutors supported the concept and suggested simplifying the language, while the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, defense attorneys, and public defense opposed it, citing undefined standards, difficulty verifying foreign convictions, and due process concerns. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6296 on involuntary treatment, which would expand who may petition for detention, change rules for assisted outpatient treatment and police assistance, require firearm surrender compliance procedures, and make other ITA changes. The sponsor and several providers and family members supported the bill as a needed modernization, while DCRs, disability advocates, behavioral health organizations, hospitals, and others raised concerns about due process, implementation, rural transport, capacity, and unintended consequences. No votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If they file a writ of garnishment against you, whatever money is in there, Social Security aside, there
- lender in the state of Texas or a small business person and you're out $5,000, there's no wage garnishment
- We're not in a situation where creditors are unable to use garnishment to take proceeds of bank accounts
- Yes, there are folks that use writs of garnishment.
- If you're talking about consumer debt, are you telling me garnishment is too clunky of a proceeding to
Keywords:
HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a little bit of housekeeping to take care of.
- I am formerly of the LMA. Now, one of the things I do is town attorney for the town of Addis.
- the lack of an identification card and the lack of documentation of any kind of workforce training they
- There is a mass exodus, as many of you know, of folks who are leaving because of lack of opportunity,
- lack of quality of life.
Bills:
HB91, HB123, HB167, HB255, HB264, HB321, HB884, HB955, HB967, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB994, HB1005, HB1104, HB1107, HB1109, SCR3
Keywords:
criminal procedure, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection, trial rights, electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice