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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/10/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> the penalty be? the penalty be? Mr.<01:19:41.800><c> Johnson.</c> Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson.
  • , the civil and criminal penalties, the civil and criminal penalties<01:20:27.080><c> provision</c><01
  • to a gross misdemeanor.'
  • </c> misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor." misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor."
Bills: HF2354 , HF3621 , HF3429 , HF3483
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • At the same time, this bill preserves the penalty on thicker bags. Thanks.
  • At the same time, this bill preserves the penalty on thicker bags, so there remains a clear signal to
  • Violations are subject to penalties. The proposed substitute in the EBB by Representative Ramel...
  • Violations are subject to penalties.
  • Ecology would have the authority to issue penalties or issue correction action orders for violations
Bills: HB2421 , HB1652 , HB2367 , HB2284
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • L&I must impose a civil penalty of at least $10,000 for a first-time violation or at least $20,000 for
  • The Department of Labor and Industries may impose civil penalties of between $100 and $5,000 for willful
  • prosecuting attorney may file the suit, and recoverable damages include unpaid wages, interest, penalties
  • And as you know, we've got ...and L&I penalties. That seems like double-dipping enforcement.
  • The other stuff that affects us would be liability and mandatory penalties, making it harder for small
Bills: HB2144 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2303 , HB2345
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • It adds a criminal penalty for someone knowingly and intentionally It adds a criminal penalty for someone
  • I think it primarily enhanced penalties for trespassing.
  • Stay off the topic of the Duncan misdemeanor, please.
  • There's trials over misdemeanors that you might get called for.
  • There's trials over misdemeanors that you might get called for.
Bills: HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many families end up cashing out 401ks, paying penalties, taking second mortgages on their homes, maxing
  • families end up cashing out 401ks, Many families end up cashing out 401ks, paying<00:03:08.480><c> penalties
  • ,</c><00:03:09.360><c> taking</c><00:03:09.680><c> second</c> paying penalties, taking second paying
  • penalties, taking second mortgages<00:03:10.400><c> on</c><00:03:10.640><c> their</c><00:03:10.800><c
Bills: HF1758 , HF4437 , HF4353
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 8th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • So HB 275 seeks to add a penalty to domestic violence in front of children, whether children are present
  • It changes the penalties on lines 14 and 15.
  • The last amendment basically takes the exact same penalty provisions and puts them in a statute titled
  • , and why would it be a different penalty?
  • Establishing minimum penalties ensures that the seriousness of that harm is consistently recognized.
Bills: HCR7 , HB76 , HB84 , HB132 , HB265 , HB275 , HB322 , HB635 , HB808 , HB883 , HB1054
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It additionally asserts that anyone who violates this is guilty of a class two misdemeanor and modifies
  • It additionally asserts that anyone who violates this is guilty of a class two misdemeanor and modifies
  • So I still have concerns over this bill because it expands the criminal penalties for folks that camp
  • This bill also weakens penalties for illegal killing, which could fuel poaching and trafficking of animal
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • on a dry-weight basis, raising the minimum legal sale age from 18 to 21, and making it a class 3 misdemeanor
  • definition of kratom and its compounds that fall within the definition of narcotic drugs and increases penalties
  • mostly concerned about the amendment language and whether it intends to create these sort of harsh penalties
  • sex workers themselves will be subject to class six felonies and will be subject to the mandatory penalty
  • I think a ticket, a night in jail, and a class one misdemeanor just doesn't go far enough to basically
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Finally, House Bill 2133 contains civil penalties if a commercial entity is publishing or distributing
  • So the harm is the same, and yet the penalty under the law is not.
  • Failure to do so is a class two misdemeanor. Mr. Chairman, there is an amendment I can explain.
  • The bill establishes criminal penalties when a driver injures or kills such a pedestrian.
  • The bill establishes criminal penalties when a driver injures or kills such a pedestrian.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • or violation, whereas misdemeanor or violation, whereas misdemeanor or violation, whereas reasonable
  • and distinction between misdemeanor and distinction between misdemeanor and felony use of force. felony
  • to a class A misdemeanor. misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor. misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor
  • , are violations, low-level misdemeanors, are violations, low-level misdemeanors, are able to put up
  • , that'll often times be the misdemeanors, that'll often times be the misdemeanors, that'll often times
Bills: HB265 , HB146 , SB254 , HB202 , HB3 , HB42 , SB18
Committee: Senate Judiciary