This legislation allows a judge to participate in a hearing for an arrest or search warrant by video conference, regardless of the judge's location at the time of the conference.

Among other things, this legislation allows law enforcement to obtain records regarding the deaths of individuals that may have been caused by the medication obtained through a pain management clinic.  Such records are not subject to the open records law.

This legislation allows an associate juvenile court judge to be appointed as judge pro tempore of the juvenile court in cases where the juvenile court judge cannot sit. Additionally, it removes the provision where orders of the associate juvenile court can be re-heard by the juvenile court judge when one of the parties appeals.

This bill provides for an additional year for current LOST renegotiation. It also provides new requirements regarding service delivery analysis, population, and allocation for the next round of renegotiated certificates.