Video & Transcript Research : 'firearm'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So is carrying a firearm. Ma'am, for a follow-up, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • And so she was taught the responsibility of a firearm, and that was by me.
  • Cars kill more people every year than firearms.
  • Lowering the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 21 to 18 is dangerous.
  • And now we have high-capacity firearms.
Summary: The committee first took up HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores the rights of adults 18 and older, emphasizing constitutional rights, military service, voting, jury duty, and parental responsibility. Opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates and several members, cited Parkland and the recent FSU shooting, argued that people under 21 are still developing and more impulsive, and said the current law helps protect public safety. After extensive debate and public testimony on both sides, the committee voted 11-5 to report HB 133 favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 35, which adds driving without a valid license to the offenses that can lead to habitual traffic offender designation and is named Isaiah’s Law in memory of a child killed by an unlicensed driver. Supporters said it addresses repeat dangerous conduct and should help prevent similar tragedies. One member questioned whether it was a knee-jerk response, while others said it was a reasonable accountability measure. The PCS passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 245, which updates Florida law to use more accurate terminology for child sexual abuse material rather than “child pornography,” and includes related technical corrections. The sponsor said the change better reflects the seriousness of the crime and asked whether the bill also covered AI-generated material; the sponsor said the statute already addresses such references. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. The chair also reminded members to maintain respect toward public witnesses and each other before adjourning the meeting.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • FIREARM OFFENDING GOT OUR ATTENTION.
  • THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC TO FIREARM.
  • THERE IS A COMPONENT ABOUT ADDRESSING AND IMPLEMENTING A FIREARM CURRICULUM.
  • IT IS FOCUSED ON HOW WE HELP KIDS PREVENT ENGAGING IN FUTURE FIREARM OFFENDINGS.
  • I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE FIREARM OFFENDING CURRICULUM.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of those two brandishes a firearm.
  • One of those two, brandish a firearm.
  • Faulkner: Seize your firearm.
  • Access to firearms is the root cause of the problem of unintentional firearm injuries and suicides.
  • The District of Columbia law concerning storage of firearms because the firearms were not available for
Summary: The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably. The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended. Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 4th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Firearm offending got our attention.
  • It used to be that a person who had a firearm offense, one of these felony firearm offenses, would go
  • So we have developed a firearm curriculum.
  • But even with that, kids that have that firearm offense, they're going to have to complete this firearm
  • I'm curious about the firearm offending curriculum.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Eric Hall on the Florida Scholars Academy, a new unified education model for youth in residential commitment programs. He explained that the academy replaced the prior decentralized district-run system with a contracted model through Florida Virtual School, allowing individualized blended learning, real-time progress monitoring, expanded special education services, and a broader course catalog including dual enrollment, CTE, GED testing, and postsecondary pathways through the Florida Youth College partnership with Tallahassee State College. Hall said the department is using data to focus on academic achievement, workforce credentials, and peer-group change as strategies to reduce recidivism, and reported early results including 60 diplomas or GEDs, a 5.5% teacher vacancy rate, and progress-monitoring gains for most students. Hall also reviewed implementation of House Bill 1181 on swift accountability and juvenile justice reforms. He said the law strengthened pre-arrest delinquency citation use, raised the target for eligible citations to 70%, required written justification for releasing youth charged with certain felony firearm offenses, and directed the department to develop a firearm-offending curriculum focused on avoidance and consequences. He described a new statewide graduated sanctions matrix for probation technical violations, intended to provide quicker and more consistent responses without overburdening courts. He said early data showed reductions in weapons/firearm offenses and auto theft, and that the department had conducted circuit-level outreach to law enforcement, courts, and providers to support implementation. Members asked about the number of unauthorized alien children in detention or residential care, teacher vacancies and whether instruction continues when staff are absent, screen-time and supervision concerns with laptops, and whether students are reentering local schools with improved academic performance. Hall said he did not have data on immigration status, that FLVS and classroom staff provide continuity when teachers are absent, that devices are checked in and out and security has been tightened, and that the department is still early in implementation but is hearing positive anecdotal feedback from parents. Vice Chair Smith asked for more detail on the firearm curriculum, and Hall offered to provide it. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after no public testimony was offered.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (05/08/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's your responsibility as a firearm owner to know your firearm, use it responsibly.
  • If the firearm, if the person using the firearm fails to do their job, they're responsible.
  • It's your responsibility as a firearm owner to know your firearm, use it responsibly.
  • You are the safety of your firearm. You are the safety of your firearm.
  • clean your firearm, all of these fail. clean your firearm, all of these fail.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • registries or using merchant category codes to distinguish firearm retailers from other merchants.
  • merchant category codes to distinguish firearm retailers from other merchants.
  • If you purchase a firearm with a credit card, they can track you, and that's wrong.
  • not a firearms bill.
  • Arizona law already prohibits the state from keeping a registry of privately owned firearms or firearms
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1160 would make it a class one misdemeanor to fly a drone within one mile of a ticketed entertainment event, with exceptions for authorized personnel or written consent; NASCAR testified in support on public safety grounds, and the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or threats causing property damage and add riot as a predicate offense for conspiracy and racketeering; the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice opposed it as overly broad, while the sponsor argued it would target organized, paid riot activity. The committee approved it 5-2. SB 1049 would place a finite limit on spousal maintenance awards and direct the Supreme Court to consider related guideline factors; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent open-ended maintenance, while members questioned the fairness of a four-year cap in long marriages. It passed 5-2. SB 1053 would require Arizona residents to pay 10% of the nonresident fee for concealed weapons permits, with the director able to adjust fees to keep the program revenue neutral; supporters said residents should not pay the same as nonresidents and that the bill could encourage training and background checks, while opponents argued it could reduce state revenue. It passed 6-2. The committee also approved SB 1058, which bars government entities and certain private financial actors from maintaining firearm registries or using merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers, with supporters framing it as a privacy and Second Amendment measure and opponents warning about tracking and debanking; it passed 6-2. Finally, SB 1211 would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the offender; domestic violence and victim advocacy groups supported it as closing a gap for repeat victims, and the bill passed unanimously 9-0 after discussion clarified that no amendment was offered.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • leaving an unsecured firearm, does it? leaving an unsecured firearm, does it?
  • Firearms are not um talismans.
  • Firearms are not um talismans.
  • Firearms are not um talismans.
  • Firearms are not um talismans.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 5th, 2025

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The focus is on a brandished firearm.
  • Concealed firearm, not a holstered firearm; it's one that has been pulled out.
  • Absolutely, so the AI looks for The form factor of a firearm.
  • Thinks is a firearm that's not.
  • . ...guns and firearms and how prevalent they are in our society.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 11th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • changes: states that a search warrant may be issued when a firearm or ammunition still has not been
  • Another crime that triggers this firearm ban is possession of a loaded firearm in any public place or
  • in a higher statistical likelihood of commission of a crime with a firearm.
  • of commission of a crime with a firearm.
  • A second violation under the statute would trigger a firearm prohibition under the age of 25.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety-related bills. AB 383 by Assembly Member Davies would expand and clarify firearm restrictions tied to juvenile adjudications, allow certain minor firearm possession for hunting or training with guardian approval, and authorize warrants in some domestic violence-related firearm surrender situations. Supporters, including a district attorney representative, argued it would close gaps in existing law and improve public safety; opponents said it would over-criminalize youth and disproportionately affect marginalized communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 400 by Assembly Member Pacheco would require law enforcement K-9 units to meet statewide POST standards covering training, use of force, and handler skills. Supporters said the bill would create consistency, accountability, and safer deployments; opponents argued the standards were inadequate and would legitimize harmful canine practices. After debate over whether the bill expanded canine use or simply standardized it, the committee approved AB 400 and sent it to Appropriations. AB 380 by Assembly Member Gonzalez would extend price-gouging protections during emergencies, including for hotels, food, essential goods and services, and commercial property, and would remove the 12-month lease limit loophole for rent gouging. Supporters said the bill responds to wildfire-related exploitation and provides clarity for disaster victims; business and landlord groups warned it could amount to commercial rent control and create uncertainty for future emergencies. The author said he would continue working on amendments, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 358 by Assembly Member Alvarez would create a narrow exception to Cal-ECPA so law enforcement could inspect tracking or surveillance devices found in a person’s home, vehicle, or property with the finder’s consent. Supporters said the change would help stalking and domestic violence victims preserve evidence quickly; privacy advocates argued warrants and existing emergency exceptions already cover these situations. The chair proposed narrowing the language to “tracking or surveillance device,” and the bill was held on call after an initial roll with only three votes in favor. The transcript also began AB 247, which would raise pay for incarcerated hand crew firefighters, with testimony from formerly incarcerated firefighters in support, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd love to continue working here, but I don't want to carry a firearm.
  • The municipal firearm preemption law was amended in 2021 to prescribe the regulation of the use of firearms
  • believed the firearm to be loaded.
  • Firearm also includes. Less lethal shotguns, 40 millimeter launchers.
  • So it doesn't have to be a firearm in the sense of deadly force.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-26 (3:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And now, some in this chamber would rather hand them a firearm than a future.
  • And now, some in this chamber would rather hand them a firearm than a future.
  • And now, some in this chamber would rather hand them a firearm than a future.
  • Buying a firearm at a gun show or a gun store. And accountability.
  • I would love to see us do more Teenage children firearms on Christmas.
Summary: The House convened for opening-day business, with prayer, a moment of silence for Captain Bill Guston, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum established. The Speaker outlined a budget message emphasizing reduced spending and a proposed permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, and the chamber then received the Governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001. Members moved to reinstate several vetoed appropriations, including the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1, the Department of Corrections automated staffing/time management system, and Baldwin sewer and water main work; each reinstatement passed unanimously. The House also adopted a special order calendar and special amendment procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. On the special order calendar, several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including Lucy’s Law on boating safety (CS/CS/CS/HB 289), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process. These measures focused on boating safety, water infrastructure, utility-rate fairness, school walking safety, and procedural civil-law updates. A major floor debate centered on HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “Free Kill Law” limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-awaited justice measure for families who lost adult children or unmarried relatives to medical malpractice, while opponents were not recorded in the final vote tally; the bill passed 104-6 after extensive emotional testimony from sponsors and affected families. The chamber also heard a lengthy, highly divided debate on HB 759, which would lower the firearm purchase age from 21 to 18. Supporters argued the current law is inconsistent with adult rights and responsibilities and cited constitutional precedent, while opponents emphasized Parkland, youth gun violence, and public-safety concerns; the transcript ends during continued debate on that bill, with no final vote shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • important steps to reduce firearm important steps to reduce firearm related<00:09:15.920> harm
  • firearm death and injury prevention. firearm death and injury prevention.
  • , recognize that death by firearm, recognize that death by firearm, homicide<00:25:58.240> or<
  • Rachel Wigert. targeting firearm manufacturers and targeting firearm manufacturers and retailers,<00:
  • We also through firearms um programs.
Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771
Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 2, 2025 - 08:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this bill lowers the age to purchase a firearm to 18.
  • So this bill lowers the age to purchase a firearm to 18.
  • So this bill lowers the age to purchase a firearm to 18, and Rep.
  • carry a firearm.
  • HB 133 lowers the firearm purchase age from 21 back to 18.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 40th Legislative Day Jun 24th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An Act to amend Titles 11 and 24 of the Delaware Code relating to firearms.
  • It does require licensed firearm dealers to securely maintain a record of the signed firearm responsibilities
  • in owning a firearm.
  • or to believe that firearms are bad.
  • Firearms are an inanimate object. Firearms are no worse than this.
Summary: The Senate received a large number of House communications and committee reports, including several nominations and many bills and resolutions returned from House committees or passed by the House. Committee reports covered a wide range of topics, including education, health, judiciary, finance, housing, transportation, emergency management, and business/technology. The Senate also assigned several measures to committees for further consideration and noted upcoming committee meetings. The chamber confirmed three nominations by roll call: Michael T. Scuse to the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, J. Eric Firewold to the University of Delaware Board of Trustees, and Joan F. Coker to the University of Delaware Board of Trustees. The Senate also passed Consent Calendar 66, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 223 on DIA broadcast access for playoff and championship games and House Concurrent Resolution 149 designating June 12, 2026, as Loving Day in Delaware. Members discussed Loving Day and the importance of recognizing interracial marriage rights, with Senator Huxstable, Senator Buckson, and Senator Townsend offering remarks. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 141, requiring a firearm responsibilities notice for gun purchasers, after debate over gun safety and industry burden; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 200, as amended, expanding insurance coverage for HIV prevention medications PrEP and PEP; House Bill 426, modernizing municipal street-aid reporting; and Senate Resolution 21, directing a study of portable solar generation devices and related safety and utility issues. The Senate also passed Consent Agenda O, a large package of bills covering topics such as money transmission and stablecoins, nursing advancement, pilot licenses, commerce and trade, subaqueous lands, driver’s license loss due to medical issues, residential speed limits, electronic bidding, family court jurisdiction, agency regulations, technical corrections to multiple local charters, and other measures. The Senate then recessed until June 25, 2026.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Judiciary. (1-21-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Old to possess a firearm.
  • firearm.
  • firearm.
  • firearm.
  • firearm.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 306, sponsored by Representative Michael Meredith with the Kentucky Chamber, which would define “workplace” and clarify threatening behavior in workplace violence/trespass cases. Supporters said the bill would better address repeated threats or trespass incidents at workplaces and strengthen penalties for subsequent offenses; one member questioned whether adding language could weaken existing protections, while another asked whether it would cover hospital workplace violence. The bill passed on a roll call vote, 15-0 with one pass, and was reported favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 312, sponsored by Representatives Savannah Maddox and Josh Bray, to allow law-abiding Kentuckians ages 18 to 20 to obtain a provisional concealed carry license with background check, training, and proficiency requirements. Supporters argued the bill recognizes adults’ rights and adds safety through training, while opponents raised concerns about putting more guns in younger people’s hands and public safety/self-harm risks. Several members explained yes votes as supporting training and constitutional rights, and the bill passed 15-3 with no passes, reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 320 on human trafficking, presented by Representative Jason Neimus with a title amendment adopted at the start. Three students from Sager Heart Model School explained their project and urged equalizing penalties for committing and promoting human trafficking, saying the current law treats promotion less severely. A Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers representative warned the statute could be too broad and sweep in solicitation cases, urging a carve-out or narrower language; members discussed possible wording changes, including removing “patronize” and reconsidering mens rea language. The sponsor said the bill was intended to make penalties equal for those who promote trafficking, not to address broader definitional issues. The bill passed unanimously, 18-0, and was reported favorably.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to voluntarily relinquish firearms in a safe and structured manner.
  • of minors and folks legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
  • Because a firearm you cannot access in an emergency is a firearm that you cannot use to protect you or
  • by aligning the definition with other firearm legislation.
  • by aligning the definition with other firearm legislation.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (03/10/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're using the firearm as an issue to pursue that because, guess what?
  • <00:12:09.760> Um for possessing a firearm presumably.
  • Um for possessing a firearm presumably.
  • Uh and in the case of the a firearm.
  • <01:30:24.400> in uh a felon in possession of a firearm in uh a felon in possession of a firearm
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . firearms. firearms.
  • and how many firearms this person has. and how many firearms this person has.
  • <02:54:29.960> as<02:54:30.200> firearm the possession of a firearm as firearm the
  • have those firearms.
  • . firearms. firearms.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem, then established a quorum and approved the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine business including second readings of several Senate files, first readings of House files 5067 through 5073, and messages from the Senate transmitting bills and requesting concurrence on House File 3437 and House File 1410. The House concurred in Senate amendments to HF 3437, a commerce bill with a technical cross-reference correction, and passed it 133-0. It also concurred in Senate amendments to HF 1410, a public safety bill on correctional officer procedures, and passed it 132-2 after members described the changes as clarifying and balanced for labor and management. The chamber then took up House File 3404, which increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer. The bill would raise the base offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, create aggravated offenses for impersonation involving unauthorized access, misleading orders, law-enforcement-style vehicles, or possession of a firearm, and add a duty for officers to identify themselves while protecting undercover work. Supporters, including the author and several members, tied the bill to the June 14, 2025 killings and said it was needed to restore public trust and protect both the public and legitimate law enforcement. The House passed HF 3404 134-0 after a moment of silence. The House also passed House File 3155, which closes a loophole in gift card fraud law by allowing prosecution based on the value stored on the card rather than just the plastic card itself. Supporters described organized retail crime schemes in which stolen gift cards are drained after activation and said the bill would help retailers, consumers, and law enforcement. The bill passed 134-0. Senate File 3958, which changes the deadline for a disaster assistance contingency account report from January 15 to January 31, also passed 134-0. Finally, the House considered House File 3875, the judiciary policy bill. An author’s amendment removed a section that had been unintentionally left in the bill, and members then discussed provisions allowing courts more flexibility in publishing notices, streamlining some notification requirements in dissolution cases, and making restitution orders permanent unless rescinded by court order. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the bill, before any final vote is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and allows for the use of firearms, and allows for the use of firearms<01:59:42.280> in<01:59
  • It allows more flexibility for those allowed to carry a firearm. It's still a firearm in there.
  • nothing to do with firearms. nothing to do with firearms.
  • It would help firearm issues at homes.
  • And then we firearms in the location.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (02/20/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently in New Hampshire, a firearms background check is only required when a firearms purchase is
  • waiting period before a Firearms waiting period before a Firearms transfer<01:39:37.480> can<
  • the transfer of ownership of a firearm where neither party is a licensed firearms dealer.
  • so<01:45:43.119> not own one firearm or 100 Firearms so not own one firearm or 100 Firearms
  • Firearm accessories firearms and Firearm accessories manufactured<03:33:06.319> for<03:33:06.800
Keywords: 1189, house, all