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• And they've got felony warrants. That's really been our priority. We have 5,400.
• We've prioritized 5,400. 400 that have felony warrants for sexual assault, rape, robbery, murder, and
• They've got three felony arrests.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

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• But the third offense would be a Class D felony. Okay?
• So any major violation, we're upping that to a Class D felony. Yes. Okay.
• along the lines that if someone does not have their CDL with them, it would be considered a Class D felony
• If you do that a third time with one of these fraudulent CDLs, it would be a felony.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• And whereas Miss Calvin was arrested for a felony at the age of 15 after refusing to give up her seat
• c><00:24:35.679><c> arrested</c><00:24:36.000><c> for</c><00:24:36.159><c> a</c><00:24:36.320><c> felony
• </c><00:24:36.640><c> at</c><00:24:36.799><c> the</c> Calvin was arrested for a felony at the Calvin
• was arrested for a felony at the age<00:24:37.120><c> of</c><00:24:37.279><c> 15</c><00:24:37.919><c>

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• And so this is allowing that access so we can see if that person has been involved in a crime or a felony
• A crime or a felony that doesn't permit them to then get a license. Okay.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• This bill assigns responsibility to the convicting court and to...
• This bill provides clear... who have been convicted of committing crimes to be on probation.
• I believe that it is racially profiling people that are arrested and convicted of a crime.
• And we are talking about convicted. We're talking about people who have been convicted of a crime.
• Convicted of a crime. Due process is always given. And with that, I vote aye. Aye.

Bills: SB1152 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1213 , SB1232 , SB1268

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: immigration, public benefits, asylum, verification, Arizona Revised Statutes, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, immigration enforcement, probation, law enforcement, court notification, civil rights

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• of a criminal offense after receiving criminal convictions for a previous crime.
• to the date of arraignment for his or her second conviction.
• of a criminal offense after receiving criminal convictions for a previous crime.
• to the date of arraignment for his or her second conviction.
• 12:23.240><c> the</c> Aggregated information regarding the 20 crimes with the highest number of convictions

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• Schwartz, Janice Gravetti, Kimberly Springer, Michelle Matthews, Robert Welton, and others committed felony
• Schwartz, Janice Gravetti, Kimberly Springer, Michelle Matthews, Robert Welton, and others committed felony
• You can try to try me for felony, whatever. This is all the truth. Ian Schumacher was 11 years old.
• And if you don't investigate it to find out that what I'm saying is true, and that they committed felony
• And if you don't investigate it, to find out that what I'm saying is true, and that they committed felony

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

Summary: The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.

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• In addition, posting pornography without a person's consent is already a class four felony.
• In addition, posting pornography without a person's consent is already a class four felony.
• The sponsor's intent related to revenge AI porn is already a class four felony under ARS 13-1425, a bill
• Now, we already have serious, serious felonies on the books for obstructing governmental operations.
• Currently, a prosecutor can designate a class six felony as a misdemeanor in appropriate cases, but instead

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• deterrence by making the operation of illegal gambling houses and leasing space for them a third-degree felony
• deterrence by making the operation of illegal gambling houses and leasing space for them a third-degree felony
• reduced in 2019 when Florida downgraded the penalty for operating an illegal gambling house from a felony
• reduced in 2019 when Florida downgraded the penalty for operating an illegal gambling house from a felony
• might see at a slot machine—a bill dispenser, a screen, a case—every one of those were making into felonies

Bills: S0468 , S0822 , S1234 , S1260 , S1580 , S1706

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

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• I later became a felony prosecutor here in the Second Circuit, where I tried 49 jury trials.
• testimony to the Florida Senate, I respectfully suggest that the penalty should be a third-degree felony
• testimony to the Florida Senate, I respectfully suggest that the penalty should be a third-degree felony
• in my testimony to the Florida Senate, I respectfully suggest the penalty should be a third-degree felony
• right now, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy, is calling these activities felony

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee took up eight bills focused on water policy, coastal resilience, environmental regulation, beaches, wildlife funding, and carbon sequestration. HB 7001 preserved the public-record exemption for site-specific location information on endangered and threatened species before its scheduled repeal, and it was reported favorably 16-0. H.R. 661, expressing support for a “one-water” approach to the state water supply, drew discussion about whether it implied centralized control; an amendment aligning the resolution with Senate language was adopted, and the resolution passed 16-0 with a committee substitute. The committee also advanced HB 1345 on infrastructure and resiliency, which after a strike-all amendment authorized DEP to procure coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships and use incentives such as revenue-sharing, expedited permitting, public engagement, and workforce training; it passed 16-0. HB 477 on weather modification was substantially amended to return to current statute and add a $10,000 fine for failing to obtain a permit; the bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against weather modification and cloud seeding, and it passed as amended with a committee substitute. HB 6043, repealing the 2018 customary-use beach statute affecting Walton County, prompted testimony about beach access, tourism losses, and private property rights; it passed 17-0. The committee then approved CS for HB 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds and allowing use of the non-game wildlife trust fund for law enforcement and coordination with related agencies and landowners; it passed 17-0. HB 1169 revised water management district planning, budgeting, reporting, and procurement practices, including restrictions on lobbyist funds and updated project preference rules; two amendments were adopted and the bill passed 16-0. Finally, HB 1063 created a task force to study carbon sequestration and related ecosystem services in Florida’s natural and agricultural lands and waters; after amendments removing a fiscal component and clarifying voluntary participation and property-rights protections, it passed 15-2. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• Section 10 deals with criminal charges or convictions: each grant agreement must provide that the agreement
• </c><00:04:53.800><c> uh</c><00:04:53.919><c> each</c> criminal charges or convictions uh each criminal
• charges or convictions uh each Grant<00:04:54.560><c> agreement</c><00:04:55.039><c> must</c><00:04:
• and these same recipient is convicted and these same the<00:05:10.120><c> same</c><00:05:10.440><c>
• So not convicted, but charged, and it's suspended because you are innocent until proven guilty.

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• you've entrusted to the members of this legislature in a time of diverse opinions and passionate convictions
• facility and seven individuals admitted into a juvenile state correctional facility for any third-degree felony
• 493 seeks to make an individual ineligible to serve as an election poll watcher if they have been convicted
• of a felony.
• House Bill 5525 relates to parole guidelines and procedures for inmates convicted of an offense committed

Bills: HB3902 , HB4420 , HB3269 , HB469 , HB336 , HB316 , HB5396 , HB993 , HB1342 , HB5216 , HB2046 , HB2188 , HB2450 , HB2813 , HB2857 , HB4075 , HB2911 , HB4682 , HB3117 , HB3253 , HB3442 , HB4820 , HB4336 , HB5356 , HB3669 , HB3428 , HB5465 , HB3662 , HB2590 , HB2288 , HB1886 , HB3458 , HB5603 , HB5620 , HB1489 , HB4101 , HB4990 , HB5685 , HB4950 , HB4980 , HB5684 , HB3507 , HB3566 , HB4487 , HB4462 , HB4876 , HB4915 , HB4663 , HB5570 , HB2929 , HB5261 , HB2920 , HB4642 , HB4746 , HB1609 , HB5403 , HB5453 , HB3844 , HB2336 , HB1572 , HB 1226 , HB2806 , HB2617 , HB2827 , HB3948 , HB3945 , HB4266 , HB4542 , HB3319 , HB1772 , HB2496 , HB1970 , HB3434 , HB5545 , HB5577 , HCR59 , HCR135 , HB4 , HB46 , HB3221 , HB1403 , HB3892 , HB4234 , HB722 , HB4105 , HB4413 , HB170 , HB551 , HB3053 , HB3142 , HB3180 , HB3722 , HB1794 , HB1784 , HB1581 , HB2530 , HB4308 , HB1896 , HB2974 , HB3359 , HB4580 , HB2458 , HB2215 , HB3332 , HB2278 , HB3015 , HB3151 , HB1368 , HB40 , HB 101 , HB 112 , HB146 , HB214 , HB413 , HB1523 , HB493 , HB521 , HB594 , HB557 , HB305 , HB549 , HB854 , HB 1057 , HB 1052 , HB842 , HB3174 , HB3196 , HB824 , HB 1039 , HB2529 , HB2713 , HB4936 , HB4995 , HB4830 , HB4864 , HB5219 , HB5263 , HB5154 , HB2674 , HB5525 , SB529 , SB541 , SB2004 , SB1012 , SB2269 , SB1886 , SB1236 , SB693 , SB2308 , HB2486 , HB4862 , HB4689 , HB4520 , HB2225 , HB168 , HJR218 , HB4921 , HB5623 , HB2494 , HB2545 , HB2587 , HB2625 , HB5520 , HB5436 , HB4926 , HB1573 , HB5165 , HB4811 , HB5081 , HB4755 , HB3179 , HB4310 , HB4611 , HB2159 , HB4626 , HB3637 , HB3153 , HB3066 , HB2786 , HB2966 , HB638 , HB640 , HB876 , HB497 , HB5539 , HB4809 , HB5308 , HB4687 , HB4070 , HB4421 , HB4412 , HB3284 , HB3369 , HB3420 , HB3449 , HB4098 , HB4281 , HB4120 , HB4504 , HB4370 , HB 1106 , HB2370 , HB2404 , HB3863 , HB2407 , HB2253 , HB2273 , HB2040 , HB1586 , HB3788 , HB3993 , HB4690 , HB4309 , HB4696 , HB2308 , HB 1142 , HB1533 , HB1621 , HB2242 , HB2012 , HB2193 , HB2442 , HB2464 , HB2348 , HB2313 , HB2289 , HB1942 , HB2011 , HB1629 , HB2993 , HB3592 , HB3824 , HB4076 , HB4535 , HB4623 , HB4773 , HB 1091 , HB5115 , HB5515 , HB3372 , HB5659 , HB 127 , HB386 , HB 115 , HB2868 , HB 1249 , HB4766 , HB3720 , HB4656 , HB4879 , HB 105 , HB5383 , HB4621 , HB5431 , HB5678 , HB5534 , HB4174 , HB4212 , HB3954 , HB3966 , HB3636 , HB3918 , HB1422 , HB4765 , HB4732 , HB4742 , HB5122 , HB4518 , HB5084 , HB3986 , HB4045 , HB4144 , HB3911 , HB3976 , HB4473 , HB3425 , HB3641 , HB3642 , HB3475 , HB3509 , HB3424 , HB3383 , HB4744 , HB4531 , HB4539 , HB3159 , HB5228 , HB5370 , HB4359 , HB4398 , HB4443 , HB4466 , HB3861 , HB3849 , HB4240 , HB4706 , HB4685 , HB5354 , HB5141 , HB5686 , HB3629 , HB3554 , HB3567 , HB2015 , HB3575 , HB5381 , HB1431 , HB3514 , HB4614 , HB4546 , HB4683 , HB5681 , HB5673 , HB5663 , HB4271 , HB4350 , HB4035 , HB3807 , HB3812 , HB3552 , HB3540 , HB3715 , HB3710 , HB3664 , HB4196 , HB4233 , HB4173 , HB1998 , HB3333 , HB3510 , HB4222 , HB2070 , HB2854 , HB2347 , HB 113 , HB983 , HB4847 , HB1449 , HB3833 , HB5151 , HB265 , HB1845 , HB782 , HB 108 , HB1960 , HB158 , HB1954 , HB1955 , HB2512 , HB605 , HB2581 , HB2803 , HB627 , HB2667 , HB1738 , HB636 , HB3679 , HB2638 , HB2655 , HB871 , HB2438 , HB 1107 , HB1765 , HB1822 , HB2153 , HB4099 , HB3732 , HB3171 , HB3178 , HB3182 , HB3749 , HB2814 , HB3977 , HB4204 , HB4207 , HB4449 , HB1820 , HB1876 , HB1939 , HB1347 , HB2593 , HB2136 , HB2132 , HB2658 , HB2413 , HB2757 , HB2080 , HB3154 , HB3063 , HB3009 , HB3448 , HB3006 , HB2844 , HB3241 , HB3680 , HB3169 , HB2078 , HB2507 , HB4559 , HB3946 , HB3460 , HB3405 , HB475 , HB3463 , HB3441 , HB3520 , HB2060 , HB4731 , HB4991 , HB1991 , HB5596 , HB2014 , HB2142 , HB2673 , HB2731 , HB2417 , HB2399 , HB2301 , HB3335 , HB3234 , HB3320 , HB5573 , HB4848 , HB4748 , HB4769 , HB4795 , HB2086 , HB2234 , HB2203 , HB4916 , HB5624 , HB4505 , HB139 , HB5093 , HB5302 , HB5402 , HB5606 , HB2333 , HB4630 , HB4701 , HB2583 , HB2983 , HB4924 , HB3339 , HB3793 , HB3631 , HB4882 , HB5509 , HB5499 , HB5430 , HB5561 , HB5611 , HB5043 , HB5064 , HB3733 , HB3781 , HB3219 , HB32 , HB4515 , HB5348 , HB3902 , HB4420 , HB3269 , HB469 , HB336 , HB316 , HB5396 , HB993 , HB1342 , HB5216 , HB2046 , HB2188 , HB2450 , HB2813 , HB2857 , HB4075 , HB2911 , HB4682 , HB3117 , HB3253 , HB3442 , HB4820 , HB4336 , HB5356 , HB3669 , HB3428 , HB5465 , HB3662 , HB2590 , HB2288 , HB1886 , HB3458 , HB5603 , HB5620 , HB1489 , HB4101 , HB4990 , HB5685 , HB4950 , HB4980 , HB5684 , HB3507 , HB3566 , HB4487 , HB4462 , HB4876 , HB4915 , HB4663 , HB5570 , HB2929 , HB5261 , HB2920 , HB4642 , HB4746 , HB1609 , HB5403 , HB5453 , HB3844 , HB2336 , HB1572 , HB 1226 , HB2806 , HB2617 , HB2827 , HB3948 , HB3945 , HB4266 , HB4542 , HB3319 , HB1772 , HB2496 , HB1970 , HB3434 , HB5545 , HB5577 , HCR76 , HCR127 , HCR9 , HCR40 , HCR118 , HR559 , HCR59 , HCR135

Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, nursing facilities, ownership change, healthcare policy, mental health, psychiatric beds, inpatient psychiatric treatment, acute psychiatric care, bed availability, bed capacity, hospital reporting, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospitals, private mental health facilities, civil commitment, competency restoration, not guilty by reason of insanity, jail diversion

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• since that time, some of the actions that a one particular inmate in particular was doing are now a felony
• time um some of the actions that a one particular inmate um in particular uh was doing are now a felony
• in particular uh was doing are now a felony and so the legislature changed that law and that's something

Committees: All JBC-CLAIMS , All JBC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE

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• And in order to get them to engage in sexual acts, it's a felony for someone to do that with children
• So however, for 16 and 17-year-olds, it's a felony only when the perpetrator is at least five years over

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

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• This section shall be a Class D felony. That's the bill. Pretty simple.
• So this felony, does it go—is it for the inmate, right?
• This bill makes it a Class D felony, but it also is for people bringing in phones and that, isn't it?
• I mean, the bill is talking about shall be a Class D felony. So after all...
• But real quick, I mean, the bill is talking about shall be a Class D felony.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• And it is pertaining to ghost guns being used in the commission of a felony.
• He also said, for the record, that this basically, um, in a roundabout way expresses, um, the felony
• It is pertaining to ghost guns being used in the commission of a felony.
• It is pertaining to ghost guns being used in the commission of a felony.
• Representative Souza said it is pertaining to ghost guns being used in the commission of a felony.

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• Guatemala, convicted for sex abuse of a Guatemala, convicted for sex abuse of a minor,<01:05:18.480><
• And right now, a criminal conviction.
• Thank you, Madam Speaker. judicial system convicting the worst of judicial system convicting the worst
• ,</c><01:21:14.320><c> these</c> if these people are convicted, these if these people are convicted,
• </c> worst of the worst are convicted. worst of the worst are convicted.

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• of this kind are commit uh are convicted of this kind of<00:16:09.720><c> fraud</c><00:16:10.720><c>
• If they don't catch any criminals and prosecute them and convict them in any given year, then no money
• If they don't catch any criminals and prosecute them and convict them in any given year, then no money
• If they don't catch any criminals and prosecute them and convict them in any given year, then no money
• If they don't catch any criminals and prosecute them and convict them in any given year, then no money

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• It would also make it a felony for a person with authority to direct one or more persons subject to their
• As noted, the bill would establish new felony and misdemeanor penalties relating to the willful interference

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 259 by Senator Wahab, presented by Assembly Member Schultz after the author had not yet arrived. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to interfere with the delivery of a vote-by-mail ballot and a felony for a person with supervisory authority to interfere with a ballot’s return or delivery. SEIU California testified in support, saying the measure would strengthen protections for voting rights and election integrity, and no one testified in opposition. After questions and no public opposition, the committee voted on a motion for due pass to the Committee on Elections. The initial roll showed support from most members, with Assembly Member Lackey voting no. The chair then left the roll open briefly for absent members to add on, and additional members later recorded votes. The bill ultimately passed out of committee with seven votes and was referred to the Elections Committee.

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• Under current law, felony sexual battery committed during a home invasion is generally limited to cases
• breaks into a home and sexually touches a sleeping victim with no intent to steal or commit another felony
• recognizes the gravity of this crime by allowing it to be charged as a wobbler, meaning a misdemeanor or a felony
• recognizes the gravity of this crime by allowing it to be charged as a wobbler, meaning a misdemeanor or a felony

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then completed the roll call and prayer, adopted routine procedural motions, and moved through the daily file with many bills passed and retained or passed outright. Early measures included AB 2417 on community college faculty retirement information, AB 1579 expanding the Children’s Crisis Pilot Program, AB 2041 on emergency medical services reporting, AB 1547 on a UC medical school feasibility study in Kern County, and AB 1552 directing higher education segments to report on civic engagement and democracy education. The body also took up SB 73, an urgency elections-security bill, where supporters argued it would protect ballots, voting systems, and election workers from interference, while opponents said it could be unconstitutional, partisan, and overly restrictive of local and federal investigations. SB 73 passed with urgency and immediate transmittal to the Senate. The Assembly then approved a long series of policy bills, many with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 1554 on California Earthquake Authority transparency, AB 1584 on civil rights duties at the Air Resources Board, AB 1592 on the California Indian Cultural Center, AB 1629 on direct payment to dentists, AB 1645 on prison visitation physical-contact rules, AB 1688 on foster care notice and accountability, AB 1699 on prescribed and cultural burns, AB 1738 on virtual final inspections for single-family homes, AB 1741 on charging sexual battery during a residential break-in as a wobbler, AB 1802 on mitigation lands endowments, AB 1813 on community renewable energy program changes, AB 1899 creating a youth homelessness prevention office, AB 1904 on a credentialing apprenticeship program, AB 1941 on organized metal theft, AB 2043 on drone-attack prevention for mass gatherings and critical infrastructure, AB 2054 on paid family leave for military relatives, AB 2081 on home-based Medi-Cal care, AB 2116 on predatory lending, AB 2122 limiting bench warrants for vehicle-code infractions, AB 2176 on student housing coordination, AB 2187 on tribal public-contract exemptions, AB 2221 on charitable fundraising processing deadlines, AB 2232 on advance parole hearing reporting, AB 2235 on confidentiality of judges’ home addresses, AB 2250 on cannabis/hemp enforcement cleanup, and AB 2266 on electricity. Most measures were described as support or bipartisan bills and passed with little or no opposition. A few bills drew notable debate or recorded opposition, including AB 1813, AB 2122, and SB 73, though all ultimately passed. After finishing 35 items, the Assembly announced it would return the following week with a much larger file, noted upcoming floor amendment deadlines, and adjourned until Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. A post-adjournment vote change was also recorded, changing Assembly Member Dixon’s vote on AB 2041 from aye to no.