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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/14/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> enthusiast,</c><01:05:38.960><c> firearm</c> guy, uh, firearm enthusiast, firearm guy, uh, firearm
  • Cleveland, Ohio recently passed, several years ago, um, reduced restrictions on carrying of firearms.
  • on carrying of um reduced restrictions on carrying of firearms.<01:51:45.760><c> Everybody</c><01:51
  • like</c><02:46:55.600><c> firearms</c> like firearms and I like firearms like firearms and I like firearms
  • </c> you the firearm. you the firearm.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • store firearms and should participate in some sort of firearm training.
  • handling of firearms.
  • These orders allow courts to temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals who pose a danger to
  • To make firearms.
  • So why are we restricting these individuals from purchasing more than one firearm?
Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 13 (1-23-26) - Resumed

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Studies show that states loosening concealed carry restrictions saw an increase in firearm-related assaults
  • Studies show that states loosening concealed carry restrictions saw an increase in firearm-related assaults
  • Studies show that states loosening concealed carry restrictions saw an increase in firearm-related assaults
  • Studies show that states loosening concealed carry restrictions saw an increase in firearm-related assaults
  • </c> restrictions saw an increase in firearm restrictions saw an increase in firearm related<00:16:35.839
FL

Florida 2025 Regular 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.
  • noted we could have been more restrictive.
  • 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.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • a unique viewpoint on how personalized firearm technology and emerging firearm technologies like ours
  • In comparison, the U.S. commercial firearms market today comprises thousands of models of firearms from
  • Under New Jersey's personalized firearm roster law, the moment that personalized firearm is officially
  • no longer able to access that firearm physically to turn that back into a traditional firearm.
  • And so those firearms rosters are which firearms can be sold by gun dealers.”
Summary: The commission met for its fourth hearing on emerging firearm technology, focused on personalized firearms and related privacy issues. Co-chairs noted the commission’s charge to study personalized firearm incentives, risks from digital manufacturing codes and AI, and the costs of requiring personalized firearm and microstamp technologies, and said the report deadline is being extended to July 31. They also announced the next public hearing for April 17 at 11:00 a.m., limited to Massachusetts residents. The first witness, Kai Kloepfer of Biofire, described the company’s personalized 9mm smart gun and argued it is designed to prevent unauthorized use through biometric authentication, local encrypted data storage, no wireless connectivity, and automatic disarming when released. He said Biofire opposes any mandate requiring personalized firearms, calling such mandates a de facto gun ban that would stifle innovation, limit consumer choice, and burden a still-developing market. He said the company has a patent portfolio, has received thousands of pre-orders, is shipping in all 50 states, and is approved for sale in Massachusetts; he also said the gun costs about $1,500, is currently sold online, and is intended mainly for home defense. Members questioned him about sales, manufacturing, battery life, repairability, transfer of ownership, possible expansion to other firearms, and whether microstamping could be incorporated. A Massachusetts firearms roster official, Michaela Dunn, explained the state’s testing and approval process for handguns and confirmed that the Biofire firearm is now on the Massachusetts roster and commercially available for retail sale in the state. Kate Crockford of the ACLU of Massachusetts testified only on facial recognition, warning that commercially available systems show significant demographic bias and that Massachusetts lacks comprehensive biometric privacy protections. She urged passage of pending data privacy and biometric privacy bills, including the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and related measures, before any broader use of biometric verification in firearm laws. Commissioners discussed privacy concerns, and Biofire said its system is zero-knowledge and would likely comply with stronger biometric privacy laws. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported beyond the scheduling announcement and the extension effort.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • was to limit access to firearms commonly used in crimes of that era.
  • Attacks on firearms, ammunition, or related accessories amount to attacks on civilian life.
  • The ability to manufacture firearms is essentially the right to keep and bear them.
  • Under this bill, Texans may manufacture firearms.
  • Where you restrict certain kinds of facilities to be located within an area.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It restricts state government investments and prevents the use of state funds for purchasing obligations
  • It also restricts tax and fee benefits.
  • It also restricts tax and fee benefits for private entities that have outsourced jobs as described or
  • It gives no instruction that applies to anybody that's a licensed firearms dealer.
  • Santa Maria from the location restrictions outlined in the bill.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • My whole life has been dealing with firearms.
  • licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on public land.
  • licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on public land.
  • If we forbid them from restricting firearms, we are undermining their ability to keep these events safe
  • Not only that, the number one place where firearms are stolen from is vehicles.
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • store firearms and should participate in some sort of firearm training.
  • handling of firearms.
  • handling of firearms.
  • These orders allow courts to temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals who pose a danger to
  • So why are we restricting these individuals from purchasing more than one firearm?
Committee: House Public Safety
Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel, which would restrict the sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches.” Supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and survivors, argued the bill targets a specific design flaw and would help prevent mass shootings. Opponents, including the NRA and gun owners’ groups, said the bill is unnecessary because conversion devices are already illegal under federal law and argued it would effectively ban popular handguns and face constitutional challenges. The committee discussed the bill’s narrow scope and constitutional concerns, then voted to pass it as amended to the Judiciary Committee, with the measure placed on call. The committee also heard AB 468, which would strengthen penalties and prosecution tools for looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and disaster areas. The author and supporters, including firefighters, district attorneys, and city and county officials, said the bill responds to looting and impersonation during recent wildfires and would better protect residents and first responders. Opponents, including public defenders, civil rights groups, and wildfire survivors, warned the bill was overbroad, could worsen racial profiling, and would add unnecessary criminal penalties when better warning systems and emergency support are needed. Members raised concerns about penalty enhancements, the definition of evacuation zones, and possible profiling impacts; the author said he would continue working on amendments. The committee voted to pass AB 468 as amended to Appropriations, and it was also held on call. Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez presented AB 1187, which would require additional firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would require new residents who import firearms to obtain a certificate within 60 days. Supporters said California should require more training for gun purchasers, citing firearm safety and public health benefits. Opponents argued the bill would create burdensome costs, strain limited shooting range capacity, and improperly treat gun ownership like a licensed privilege rather than a constitutional right. The committee voted to pass AB 1187 as amended to Appropriations, with the measure held on call. Rodriguez also presented AB 1424, aimed at improving climate resilience and emergency preparedness in state prisons by requiring temperature monitoring, more access to showers and fans during extreme heat, shade structures, and updated evacuation and response plans. Supporters described dangerous heat, wildfire, and flood conditions in prisons and said incarcerated people and workers need stronger protections. One opponent, while supporting the bill’s goals, objected to the cost of temperature monitoring systems. Committee members largely supported the measure, and after discussion the bill was moved with a motion and second, with the author emphasizing that the costs of monitoring and medical care are justified by the risks and potential liability.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (03/10/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as written, it's creating a restriction on a firearm that doesn't exist and then makes it a criminal
  • Yes. >> So, by making this restriction on a firearm that's now a criminal offense, I suppose if someone
  • on a firearm and then a criminal penalty if someone were to violate that restriction?
  • on a firearm and then a criminal penalty if someone were to violate that restriction?
  • firearms.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Nine - Thursday, April 9

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, this bill moves Missouri toward a weaker state restriction on firearm suppressors, all while
  • Speaker, this bill moves Missouri toward a weaker state restriction on firearm suppressors, all while
  • Originally, the National Firearms Act used the ability to tax as its authority to pass these restrictions
  • on firearms.
  • But it wouldn't be restricted to just firearms dealers. Okay, okay.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/13/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The theft of unsecured firearms firearms firearms and<00:15:44.079><c> vehicles</c><00:15:44.560><c>
  • </c><00:16:29.839><c> on</c> fear of someone bringing a firearm on fear of someone bringing a firearm
  • firearms? firearms? &gt;&gt; Yes,<00:43:43.440><c> Mr.</c><00:43:43.680><c> Chairman.
  • </c> have a restricted have a restricted personal<01:29:57.520><c> property.
  • </c> that do not prohibit firearms. that do not prohibit firearms.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular 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.
  • noted we could have been more restrictive.
  • Buying a firearm at a gun show or a gun store. And accountability.
  • Teenage children firearms on Christmas.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum confirmed, and several recognitions, including a moment of silence for retired fire captain Bill Guston and a welcome for guests in the galleries. The Speaker then outlined the House’s budget approach, saying the proposed General Appropriations Act would be lower than both the governor’s proposal and last year’s budget, and announced plans to seek a permanent 0.75% reduction in the state sales tax. The chamber also received the governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001 and began considering motions to restore several vetoed appropriations. Members unanimously reinstated funding for the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, the Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1 project, the automated staffing/time management system for the Department of Corrections, and the Baldwin sanitary sewer and water main replacement project. The House also adopted special order and GAA amendment-procedure reports. On the special order calendar, the chamber passed HB 289 on boating safety (“Lucy’s Law”), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process, all by wide margins. The most debated measure was 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-sought justice measure for families who lost adult children and were barred from suing, while opponents argued it was needed to provide accountability and fairness. The bill passed 104-6. The House then took up HB 759, which would lower the minimum age to purchase or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18. An amendment to keep the age at 21 was defeated, and debate featured strong arguments on both sides about constitutional rights, public safety, Parkland, military service, and data on youth violence; the transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, before final passage is shown.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1753 makes the firearm approach... Firearms, including threats to schools.
  • It helps trace the path of a firearm from the manufacturer or importer to a licensed firearms dealer
  • But a firearm trace does not establish wrongdoing and identifies where a firearm was originally sold;
  • But a firearm trace does not establish wrongdoing and identifies where a firearm was originally sold,
  • dealers simply because a firearm, And we should not imply wrongdoing by firearm dealers simply because
Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took action on multiple measures. AB 1662 by Assemblymember Wilson, which would require notice to the DMV when a defendant receives diversion in certain driving-related cases so points can still be assessed administratively, drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, AAA, and road safety advocates, with opposition from the Western Center on Law and Poverty. The bill passed on a due pass motion to Transportation and was held on call. AB 1741 by Assemblymember Pacheco, as amended, would allow sexual battery committed during an unlawful residential intrusion to be charged as a wobbler; prosecutors and victim advocates supported it, while public defender organizations argued existing law already covers the conduct and warned the bill was overbroad. It passed due pass as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. AB 2760 by Assemblymember Sharp Collins would let counties with an Office of Inspector General expand that office’s oversight to probation and animal control departments. Supporters, including the author, an Ella Baker Center representative, and San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe, said it would improve transparency and help counties lacking capacity. Probation officials and Fresno County opposed, citing existing oversight structures and concerns about conflicts, confidentiality, and duplication. The bill passed due pass to Local Government, with some no votes, and was held on call. AB 1753 by Assemblymember Wix, the Survivor Pathways to Safety Act, would strengthen firearm relinquishment and protection-order enforcement, expand firearm prohibitions for certain threats and violations, and broaden remote hearing and notification provisions. Support came from gun violence prevention, victim, medical, and law enforcement groups; gun rights organizations opposed on due process grounds. It passed due pass as amended to Judiciary and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1743 by Assemblymember Wix, which would allow local governments and certain universities to request firearm trace data from DOJ for research and policy purposes. Supporters said the data would help identify trafficking patterns and inform evidence-based policy, while opponents warned about privacy, misuse, and stigmatizing lawful dealers. The bill passed due pass to Appropriations and was held on call. AB 2164, the Care Without Fear Act, would strengthen California’s shield-law protections for reproductive health care providers against extradition and related enforcement; supporters framed it as protecting lawful care in California, while opponents raised concerns about abortion and gender-affirming care and due process. It passed due pass to Judiciary and was held open. AB 2664, the Safe Worship Zone Act, would create a narrow buffer around houses of worship to prevent harassment of people entering or exiting; faith-based and anti-hate groups supported it, while civil liberties and some community groups opposed it as an unconstitutional speech restriction. The bill passed due pass to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee then began hearing AB 2122 by Assemblymember Kalra, which would prohibit bench warrants for Vehicle Code infractions and allow noncustodial warrants for other infractions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.
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.
  • </c> You are the safety of your firearm. You are the safety of your firearm.
  • </c> clean your firearm, all of these fail. clean your firearm, all of these fail.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • firearms roster.
  • firearm.
  • So it's a legal firearm.
  • As far as smart firearms or personal firearms, I've purchased two of the firearms in Biofire.
  • to buy a safe firearm.
Summary: The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology met to review its work on intentional microstamping and personalized firearms and to discuss draft recommendations for a final report. The co-chairs summarized testimony received from manufacturers, advocates, law enforcement, and officials from New Jersey, New York, and California. For microstamping, the discussion focused on how the technology could help trace spent casings, its limits in forensic use, and concerns about wear, tampering, implementation costs, and whether it would burden lawful gun owners. For personalized firearms, members reviewed testimony about biometric smart guns, their current commercial availability, higher cost, and potential benefits for preventing accidental shootings and unauthorized use, especially involving children and suicide prevention. Commissioners expressed a range of views. Several supported microstamping as a crime-solving tool and endorsed a recommendation that the legislature direct a feasibility and viability study, set standards and training, fund implementation, and create penalties for tampering. Others opposed microstamping, arguing it has not worked in other states, may not reduce crime, and could impose costs on manufacturers and owners. On personalized firearms, most commissioners supported encouraging the technology, but there was disagreement over whether to create a temporary sales tax exemption; some favored an incentive to promote adoption, while others opposed any tax subsidy for firearms or questioned whether the data justified it. The co-chairs said they would draft a report reflecting the majority consensus and circulate it for review before a final vote at a later meeting, likely in July. The commission also discussed which executive branch agency should conduct the microstamping feasibility study, with the Attorney General’s office and EOPSS mentioned as possibilities. The meeting ended with agreement to reconvene for final votes on the report and recommendations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/26/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are popular firearms in America.
  • 01:01:54.120><c> under</c><01:01:54.280><c> the</c> firearms that are protected under the firearms that
  • ><c> and</c><01:01:57.680><c> outdoor</c> Um and Minnesota's firearm and outdoor Um and Minnesota's firearm
  • </c><01:04:47.600><c> prohibitions</c> establish its own firearm prohibitions establish its own firearm
  • ><c> on</c><01:05:04.960><c> those</c> It imposes new restrictions on those It imposes new restrictions
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • to firearms, Dill specifically to firearms, munitions,<00:01:48.240><c> and</c><00:01:48.560><c> accessories
  • ,</c><00:08:59.040><c> to</c><00:08:59.360><c> me,</c> firearm firearm laws and stuff, to me, firearm
  • </c> black and white, a firearms black and white, a firearms violation.<00:31:47.279><c> A</c><00:31:
  • </c><00:57:48.000><c> This</c> firearm enforcement experience. This firearm enforcement experience.
  • participation in firearm federal participation in firearm federal firearms<01:04:45.520><c> related<