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• of our internet crime against children cases.
• and witnesses to crimes.
• The crime victim penalty assessment directly benefits crime victims by funding essential services such
• Crime victims didn't choose their victimization.
• I'm a survivor of crime myself.

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several bills, with testimony limited because of the large number of sign-ups. House Bill 2146 would expand the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor to include causing a minor to view sexually explicit conduct that is being photographed or shown in a live performance. The prime sponsor, Olympia police, and Pierce County prosecutors described cases involving adults masturbating in front of children and argued the current law leaves a gap by treating such conduct as only misdemeanor indecent exposure or communication with a minor. Committee members asked about comparisons to other states, forensic interviews, and whether related offenses could be enhanced. House Bill 2349 would expand notice requirements for sexually violent predator releases, conditional releases, address changes, discharges, and escapes to include local elected officials such as sheriffs, county executives, city officials, and legislators. The sponsor said the bill would codify a practice already occurring in some cases and help officials respond to community concerns with accurate information. DSHS supported increased communication but requested technical amendments. Several city officials testified in support, saying they had not always been notified in advance of placements in their communities. Defense advocates opposed the bill, warning that broader notification could fuel public pressure, vigilante responses, and constitutional problems for the civil commitment system. The hearing on the bill was left open for amendments. House Bill 2532 would make it a gross misdemeanor to sell or distribute nitrous oxide canisters or similar containers, with exemptions for medical, dental, food, industrial, and automotive uses. The sponsor and supporters described rising misuse among youth and young adults, public health harms, and incidents involving impaired driving and overdose deaths. Tribal representatives, the Attorney General’s Office, the Washington Poison Center, and public health officials supported the bill, while veterinary representatives asked for clarification or an amendment to preserve veterinary use. The committee also heard testimony on House Bills 2430 and 2457, which both concern the crime victim penalty assessment. Representative Barno’s bill would restore the assessment for certain offenses involving victims, while Representative Davis’s bill would increase the assessment and add a surcharge for defendants with substantial financial resources. Victim advocates, prosecutors, and sheriffs supported the bills as needed to restore funding for victim services, while defense groups opposed them as burdensome fees on indigent defendants. The chair directed the two sponsors to work together on a single proposal, and the hearings were held open.

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• </c><00:07:01.720><c> that</c> responsible for committing crimes that responsible for committing crimes
• Different financial crimes, white collar crime, that this unit has focused on and really been a leader
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is
• A financial crimes that I'll get into more detail, and then our violent crime reduction unit, which is

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many of these crimes, such as using a firearm in the commission of a crime or failing to register as
• Many of these crimes, such as using a firearm in the commission of a crime or failing to register as
• Many of these crimes, such as using a firearm in the commission of a crime or failing to register as
• Many of these crimes, such as using a firearm in the commission of a crime or failing to register as
• Many of these crimes, such as using a firearm in the commission of a crime or failing to register as

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And whereas Crime Stoppers GNO has created an effective system for solving crimes...
• And whereas Crime Stoppers GNO has created an effective system for solving crimes and has helped citizens
• Whereas Crime Stoppers GNO is affiliated with Crime Stoppers USA and serves a mission to provide law
• enforcement with information on crimes.
• House Bill 53 by Representative Fontenot, no gambling crimes; certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses

Bills: HR65, HR66, HR67, HR68, HR69, HCR33, HCR34, HB1006, HB1007, HB1008, HB1010, HB1011, HR58, HR59, HR60, HR61, HR62, HR63, HR64, HCR32, SCR2, SCR5, SCR6, SCR11, SCR16, SCR17, HB43, HB447, HB573, HB1000, HB1001, HB1002, HB1003, HB1004, HB1005, SB8, SB10, SB12, SB16, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB29, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB44, SB49, SB58, SB68, SB75, SB77, SB81, SB97, SB103, SB159, SB163, SB172, SB180, SB182, SB244, SB248, SB253, SB254, SB279, SB306, SB318, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB397, HB53, HB57, HB64, HB100, HB102, HB106, HB111, HB137, HB152, HB155, HB177, HB238, HB256, HB258, HB272, HB337, HB350, HB359, HB363, HB386, HB434, HB445, HB546, HB557, HB584, HB661, HB697, HB726, HB727, HB747, HB752, HB756, HB758, HB759, HB765, HB767, HB825, HB858, HB930, HB941, HB957, HB964, HB203, HB228, HB234, HB260, HB268, HB271, HB285, HB289, HB351, HB400, HB413, HB469, HB534, HB551, HB552, HB574, HB576, HB634, HB649, HB677, HB735, HB739, HB779, HB784, HB796, HB842, HB850, HB919, HB8, HB9, HB10, HB15, HB16, HB17, HB18, HB19, HB22, HB33, HB34, HB35, HB44, HB46, HB47, HB48, HB61, HB101, HB126, HB135, HB142, HB164, HB185, HB215, HB226, HB232, HB233, HB242, HB284, HB292, HB297, HB301, HB334, HB436, HB468, HB548, HB571, HB582, HB593, HB594, HB609, HB613, HB712, HB722, HB732, HB746, HB827, HB845, HB848, HB921, HB923, HB951, HB953, HB999, HB733, HB875, HB952, HB868, HB119, HB140, HB52, HB901, HB193, HB570

Keywords: condolences, Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State University, football coach, athletic legacy, obituary, ShaMonica Huggins, Louisiana, community support, public service, law enforcement, memorial resolution, Louisiana Legislature, tribute, centenarian, community recognition, Louisiana history, birthday celebration, Jeanerette, French bread

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• that took this language out, whereas a deprivation of necessary supervision would be an additional crime
• c><01:41:26.400><c> be</c><01:41:26.639><c> a</c><01:41:27.920><c> additional</c><01:41:29.040><c> crime
• </c><01:41:29.520><c> against</c> uh would be a additional crime against uh would be a additional crime
• preparing transcripts, does this include transcribing information, or are they just going on the computer

Keywords: MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• He said there are story after story about young people who, instead of going down a life of crime, alcoholism
• down</c><00:20:32.480><c> a</c><00:20:32.720><c> life</c><00:20:32.880><c> of</c><00:20:33.120><c> crime
• </c><00:20:33.440><c> or</c><00:20:33.840><c> alcoholism</c> going down a life of crime or alcoholism
• going down a life of crime or alcoholism or<00:20:35.039><c> abuse</c><00:20:35.440><c> or</c><00:20
• It's, you know, computer science, culturally infused programs.

Bills: HF2362, HF2136, HF1316, HF2009, HF1918, HF1614

Keywords: youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers

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• Second, the bill creates the crimes of illegal.
• FOR THAT CRIME.
• You realize subsection F speaks to crimes.
• Whether the crime or the level of guilt for the crime and wherever he got the money from, that is the
• And, second, if there are certain crimes, it's not a choice.

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR2, SB4, SR98, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation recognizing National Crime Victims' Rights Week in the
• and the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, establishing the Crime Victims Fund to support
• And whereas crime has a significant and lasting impact on victims of the crime. Nationwide.
• Across Arizona, survivors of crime face many challenges that most people never see.
• Across Arizona, survivors of crime face many challenges that most people never see.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded attendance at 23 present, 0 absent, and 7 excused. The journal for April 21, 2026, was approved without objection. The chamber then adopted a legislative proclamation recognizing April 19–25, 2026, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Arizona, honoring victims, survivors, and service providers. Senator Bolick spoke in support of the proclamation, tying it to Domestic Violence Awareness Month and highlighting work with victim advocates and survivors, including Amberley’s Place, Janice’s Women’s Center, and Kaylee Kozak. She referenced prior legislation such as SB 1211, which allows lifetime no-contact injunctions for certain domestic violence victims, and described broader efforts to strengthen protections and avoid retraumatizing survivors. She then moved to reconsider the Senate’s prior failure to pass HB 2950 on third reading, and the motion was adopted. The Senate also received a large package of new budget-related bills, SB 1831 through SB 1846, covering general appropriations, state budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, healthcare, higher education, human services, K–12 education, local government, state properties, revenue, tax and taxation, and transportation. These bills were referred to the Committee on Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology, and the Senate suspended the five-day committee agenda rule so the committee could hear them on April 28, 2026. Committee announcements noted that the Senate and House Appropriations committees would meet the next day at 10 a.m. in House Hearing Room 1, and the Senate adjourned until April 28, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• Uh, that data is then taken and put into different computer models that are generated by.
• It's very difficult for the computer modeling to get a handle on exactly where that heavy rain... is
• At that point, some of the computer modeling started to pick up on the heavy rain threat.
• And you mentioned. in the advanced computation in 2015 and 2016.
• The Texas Advanced Computing Center or the Bureau of Economic Geology? Together, both. Yes, sir.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Nothing changes heinous crimes.
• And so you need to be truthful about the crime, the impact on the victim.
• to the crime.
• We understand some of the crimes he has to deal with are personally distasteful, Some of the crimes he
• I’m also a victim of crime. I was molested as a child.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Nothing changes heinous crimes.
• The offenders are trained to recognize their crime and devise...
• The original crime was not the decisive factor.
• to the crime.
• I'm also a victim of crime. I was molested as a child.

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee established quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors and the State Mining and Geology Board, with one mining board appointment passing 3-2 and the others passing 5-0. The committee also approved a rule waiver request from the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to allow budget subcommittees to meet during the blackout period, and it referred ACA 7 (Jackson) to the committees listed on the agenda after rejecting a motion to add Labor, Public Employment and Retirement as an additional referral. The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. In opening remarks, the appointees emphasized their corrections, legal, and public safety backgrounds and described parole work as evidence-based, collaborative, and focused on current risk rather than the original offense alone. Senators, especially Senator Jones, pressed them on recent high-profile parole grants involving child sex offenders, the extent of commissioner discretion, the use of coping mechanisms and risk assessments, transparency in en banc review votes, and whether the board’s decisions adequately protect public safety. The appointees said they must follow the law, rely on structured risk tools and expert assessments, and treat each case individually; several said they would defer to the Legislature on whether en banc votes should be made public. Members also questioned the board about use of MAT/drug-treatment records, commutation review, institutional behavior and write-ups, victim participation, elderly parole, and the role of community support and rehabilitation. The commissioners said treatment records are considered only in context with other reliable evidence, that reconsideration hearings and recidivism data help evaluate whether tools are working, and that victim and family members are given respectful accommodations and opportunities to participate. Senator Jones said he was not satisfied with the answers on discretion and accountability and stated he would not support Jack Weiss’s reappointment, citing ongoing concerns about professionalism. Public testimony at the end was overwhelmingly supportive of the five commissioners, with several advocates, formerly incarcerated people, and anti-recidivism coalition members praising the board’s rigor and the role of rehabilitation.

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• And every day I think about the impact of crimes on communities.
• they commit a crime.
• That is not a light crime.
• the root causes of crime.
• So you're talking about the person who committed the crime, not the victim?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Other sex crimes against kids already have an unlimited statute of limitations, but currently this crime
• There would not have been a crime, and there's still not a crime.
• When perpetrators are not punished for their crimes and are back out on the street to commit these crimes
• These crimes are hard to investigate.
• I mean, most crimes are crimes of necessity, so as a, again as a thirty-year criminal defense lawyer,

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: gun show, firearm sales, criminal background check, firearm regulation, gun show promoter, election procedures, voter registration, residence requirements, change of address, voter eligibility, youth camp, flood safety, life jackets, grant program, flotation devices

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• To end this type of crime.
• And neither does increasing crime penalties for people who violate crimes.
• That doesn't solve the crime problem either. People who violate crimes.
• the time to crime is 48%.
• We have a crime problem.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So thank you both, and I look forward to tough on crime laws.
• We can put an end to senseless crime. Thank you.
• We ended up with a massive problem in New Mexico with crime.
• What we've all seen is an increase in crime.
• Have left this state because of our crime rate.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It adds two crimes to that list of crimes for which there is no statute of limitations.
• That's a crime that's punishable by 30 years.
• The same thing with most felony crimes. You know, most felony crimes can be reported right away.
• to report these crimes right away, don't even know that what's happening to them is a crime.
• These are aggravated sexual crimes against a child.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved the February 25, 2026 minutes and then considered several bills and gubernatorial appointments. House Bill 681, which removes the statute of limitations for aggravated lewd conduct with a child and for producing sexually exploitative material, was presented by Rep. Stone and supported by the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association. Members discussed the purpose of statutes of limitations and concerns about fading memories, but the bill was advanced to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard virtual testimony from Terry Kirkham for reappointment to the Pardons and Parole Commission and Paula Gray for reappointment to the Sexual Offender Management Board; both described their prior service and qualifications, and no votes were taken at the meeting on those appointments. The committee passed House Bill 491, expanding Good Samaritan immunity to include mental health and suicide emergency first aid, and House Bill 492, adding a juvenile justice or adult misdemeanor probation representative to the POST Council. House Bill 522, dealing with unmanned aircraft systems near correctional facilities, drew testimony from drone industry representatives and others who raised concerns about federal law, commercial flights, and alternative anti-contraband measures; the committee sent it to the 14th order for possible amendment rather than advancing it directly. House Bill 570, which adds driving 20 mph or more over the limit in active school or construction zones to reckless driving when children or workers are present and visible, was supported by a traffic control witness but drew some concern about subjectivity and enforcement; it was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 548, requiring reasonable suspicion before law enforcement may stop or board a boat under the Idaho Safe Boating Act, prompted debate over Fourth Amendment protections and existing Coast Guard and sheriff boating inspection practices. The Idaho Sheriffs Association opposed the bill, saying current contacts are generally consensual and tied to federal boating safety agreements, while the sponsor argued the bill simply aligns boating stops with vehicle stops; the committee nonetheless advanced it with a due pass recommendation. Finally, House Bill 654, which adds electronic storage device canines to the definition of police dogs for purposes of protecting them from mistreatment or killing, received supportive testimony from an Internet Crimes Against Children task force commander and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• crimes.
• and actually commit convicted of crimes and actually commit crimes<00:36:42.079><c> expanding</c><00
• :36:42.640><c> the</c><00:36:42.839><c> detention</c> crimes expanding the detention crimes expanding
• the crime no due process committing the crime no due process required<00:40:33.240><c> at</c><00:40:
• or even no crime at all.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If an illegal immigrant causes one of these crimes and does one of these crimes this to me is the ultimate
• The worst crimes. That this should be automatic.
• will receive the maximum sentence allowed for that crime.
• Whether the crime or the level of guilt for the crime and wherever he got the money from, that is the
• They are striving for a better future, not committing crimes.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• That's the computer system. We'll move on to House Bill 1569 and we'll change...
• That's the computer<01:16:25.800><c> system.</c> computer system. computer system.
• In order to help with the blending of the computer programs that's going to be happening this summer,
• order to help with the blending of Um in order to help with the blending of the<01:28:03.160><c> computer
• programs that's going to be the computer programs that's going to be happening<01:28:05.040><c> this

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, we need to really think about this because at the speed and the rate of the computation that's
• And they're computing at a pace that we cannot comprehend.
• </c> the uh data centers and the computation the uh data centers and the computation that's<01:15:44.880
• And they're computing<01:15:54.840><c> at</c><01:15:54.920><c> a</c><01:15:55.040><c> at</c><01:15:55.080
• at a at a pace that we cannot computing at a at a pace that we cannot comprehend.<01:15:56.960><c> And

Bills: HF4502, HF3388, HF4106, HF400, HF4138, HF4118, HF4203

Keywords: trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance