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• Um, we also find firearms, ghost guns, and different types of firearms, ranging from rifles to ... >>
• firearms, ghost guns, and firearms, ghost guns, and different<00:18:57.919> types<00:18:58.160
• types of firearms from ranging different types of firearms from ranging from<00:18:59.679> rifles
• And what would you firearms. Right on.
• For firearms, it's more towards maybe 10 For firearms, it's more towards maybe 10 15% 15% 15% of<00:19

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• The Bureau Chief, Bureau of Firearms, Department of Justice.
• I'm here today to present a summary of the firearm-related budget proposals.
• workloads such as our firearm clearance section.
• The firearm clearance section conducts firearm eligibility background checks necessary for public safety
• and preventing prohibited persons from obtaining firearms.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Proposition 36 and its implementation, with judicial and budget officials describing it as a major shift from misdemeanor to felony processing for repeat drug possession and certain theft offenses. Witnesses explained that the law creates a treatment-mandated felony process that can lead to dismissal if a defendant completes treatment, but also requires evaluations, court monitoring, and potentially long, open-ended supervision. Judicial representatives said the new law is already generating large numbers of filings, creating workload, staffing, courtroom, and facility pressures, and that access to treatment beds, housing, and evaluation capacity is limiting participation. Several speakers emphasized that collaborative courts are effective but are not a perfect fit for Prop. 36 because those programs are typically probation-based and serve different risk/need populations. Court officials from San Bernardino and Orange counties said the impacts vary by county but are severe, with some counties seeing hundreds or more filings in a short period and others moving more slowly to build treatment infrastructure first. They argued that Prop. 36 is effectively an unfunded mandate unless the state provides more resources for judges, staff, facilities, treatment, housing, and supervision. The Legislative Analyst’s Office noted that Prop. 36 will reduce the Proposition 47 savings that fund mental health and substance use treatment grants, but said the near-term reduction is relatively modest and that the full effect will take time to appear because of the way those savings are calculated. Members of the committee repeatedly raised concerns that the state is underfunding the courts and counties needed to carry out the new law. The committee also reviewed the Governor’s proposed trial court operations budget, including a partial restoration of a prior $97 million cut and additional ongoing funding. Judicial branch officials said the restoration helped avoid furloughs, hiring freezes, and service reductions, and supported cybersecurity, technology, staffing, and records management. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more detail on how midyear restorations are handled and consider clarifying language for transferring unspent trial court trust fund monies to the General Fund. Finance said the flexibility in the ongoing funding was intentional and would be taken back for consideration. In a separate item, the committee heard testimony on a $6.3 million increase for Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal appointed counsel programs. Judicial officials and appellate project representatives said the system is facing a crisis because indigent appeals have risen sharply while the number of panel attorneys has fallen, leaving many cases waiting months for counsel. They argued the proposed increase would help but is still below what is needed to recruit and retain attorneys and prevent delays that affect criminal, juvenile, and child welfare cases. The committee also discussed the Tracy courthouse project in San Joaquin County, where local officials said reopening a courthouse closed since 2011 is necessary to serve a growing population and relieve overcrowding elsewhere. The LAO and Finance both noted the project is next in line under the facilities plan, though LAO suggested the Legislature could consider whether other facility priorities should come first.

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• Representative Herrera: Essentially a law about firearm use for law enforcement, folks that have DACA
• Have that sort of nuances to how you would be able to obtain a firearm. So Mr.
• So again, when we're talking about being able to possess firearms, it didn't have anything to do with
• Speaker, gentlemen, so legal permanent residents can own a firearm in the state of New Mexico.
• They would be able to obtain that firearm in the line of duty.

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• Um, the other piece in relates to this is safe storage of firearms.
• . firearms. firearms.
• So we do not see every firearm injury in the state of Kentucky.
• So we do not see every firearm injury in the state of Kentucky.
• So we do not see every firearm injury in the state of Kentucky.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• <01:08:47.839> deer opening date for our firearms deer opening date for our firearms deer
• We were firearms turkey season.
• <01:17:56.000> or already hunting during the firearm or already hunting during the firearm
• a rifle during the firearm season.
• firearms that we did with uh crossbows. firearms that we did with uh crossbows.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• Carrying certain firearms on the property refer the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and
• HB 2161 by Gomez relating to the federal firearm reporting for persons recently released from emergency
• Relating to the classification of certain sales of firearms as occasional sales for purposes of sales
• HB 2250 by Goodwin relating to the criminal offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.
• HB 2381 by PLO relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms creating a criminal offense.

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• The bill actually doesn't allow for firearms to be carried. Do you find that to be a problem?
• enforcement officer, provided that the person so appointed and commissioned shall not carry any firearms
• enforcement officer, provided that the person so appointed and commissioned shall not carry any firearms
• enforcement officer, provided that the person so appointed and commissioned shall not carry any firearms
• in addition to enforcing title firearms in addition to enforcing title 11<00:21:58.880> and<00

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Summary: The joint AEN-PSM hearing on February 7, 2025 focused primarily on three agriculture-related measures and one animal welfare bill, with additional discussion of pesticide drift monitoring, coffee labeling, and a gas-pump labeling bill. SB 762 would create an Agricultural Crimes Council and authorize agricultural crime investigators; testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and several members of the public was generally supportive, with repeated calls for stronger enforcement, community involvement, and in some cases allowing investigators to be armed. Some testifiers also urged changes to the appointment process for council members, preferring neighborhood boards or local officials over gubernatorial appointments. The committee discussed combining related agricultural crime bills and noted concerns about investigator safety in remote areas. SB 763 would establish an agriculture enforcement program within the Department of Law Enforcement and a special fund. Testimony was strongly supportive from state agencies and farm groups, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective response to agricultural theft, poaching, and related crimes. Several public testifiers linked the bill to broader community safety and asked for clearer funding, training, coordination, performance metrics, and technology use. The committee also heard SB 1022, which would prohibit leaving pets in dangerous conditions in vehicles and allow officers, firefighters, animal control, and in some cases private citizens to rescue animals; the Attorney General said existing cruelty statutes may already cover the conduct and suggested amendments, while HPD opposed the bill. Members asked about liability for rescuers and whether the proposal might affect property-crime enforcement. The committee also heard SB 1304 on pesticide drift monitoring funding, with the Department of Agriculture supporting the measure and explaining it was needed to complete a required project under an EPA-related agreement. A Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action representative raised concerns about the methodology of prior studies, and a public testifier described a recent odor incident near a roadway and school. SB 1015, requiring labels on gas dispensing equipment warning about fossil fuel impacts, drew support from the Department of Agriculture and the Public Utilities Commission but opposition from the Hawaii Energy Marketers Association. SB 500 on coffee labeling and regional origin was also heard, with the Department of Agriculture in support. In decision-making, the committees adopted recommendations to pass SB 762 with amendments, SB 763 with amendments, SB 1022 with technical amendments, SB 1304 with technical amendments, and SB 1015 as is; SB 500 was not acted on in the portion provided.

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• , not brandishing a firearm, not making a threat with the firearm, but just carrying a firearm.
• Or is there something about carrying a firearm in this?
• <00:46:59.119> not firearm not brandishing a firearm not firearm not brandishing a firearm
• <00:47:01.440> but making a threat with the firearm but making a threat with the firearm but
• just<00:47:01.800> carrying<00:47:02.160> a<00:47:02.280> firearm<00:47:02.800>

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:02 HB 446: 00:01:44 HB 456: 00:07:08 Discussion in Opposition to HB 456: 00:15:20 HB 10: 00:26:18 HB 96: 00:36:54 HB 399: 00:56:31 HB 465: 01:03:04, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 446, as amended by committee substitute, which would expand third-degree assault protections to cover judges and justices of the Court of Justice and public transportation drivers. Supporters said the bill responds to violence and threats against judges and would extend protections already given to other public servants. Members generally supported the bill, though several suggested broadening it further to include circuit clerks or all officers of the court. The committee adopted the substitute and favorably passed HB 446 on an 18-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 456, a DUI-related cleanup bill sponsored by Representative Patrick Flanery and presented by County Attorney Joe Ross. The bill would add fentanyl, Flexeril, and clopene to the per se DUI list, treat driving on a suspended license as an aggravating circumstance, revise implied-consent notice language, and make changes to ignition interlock rules, including suspension periods and fees. Representative Scott West of the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, warning that some interlock violations and fees could unfairly extend suspensions and discourage participation, while members and the sponsor said the bill would strengthen DUI enforcement and that non-listed substances could still support DUI charges under other provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and favorably passed HB 456 by a 16-0 vote with one pass. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 10, relating to the rights of real property owners, sponsored by Representatives Maryanne Proctor and Emily Callaway, with testimony from a Pacific Legal Foundation representative and a Boone County Sheriff’s Office staff attorney. The sponsors said the bill is intended to address squatting by defining squatters and improving property-owner remedies, and noted support from sheriffs and realtors. The transcript cuts off before the bill’s full presentation or any committee action on HB 10.

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• And the big jump in 2024 is likely explained by the start date of our firearms season.
• Our firearm season starts November 6, or the Saturday closest to November 6th.
• the start date of our firearms season. the start date of our firearms season.
• Our<00:11:36.160> firearm<00:11:36.720> season<00:11:37.360> starts<00:11:37.839
• archery season is actually longer than the firearm seasons that are available.

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• We all agree that you deserve a second chance, but when a child picks up a firearm and commits a violent
• In Houston, the FBI reports that gangs are recruiting younger and younger kids to carry firearms and
• If you are 14 years older and you commit a first degree felony with a firearm, your, your case will be
• We can't claim to care about public safety and school safety while allowing violent crimes and firearms
• House Bill 4476 makes it clear, if you choose to use a firearm to commit a violent felony, you will be

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• fire firearms did not come into play. fire firearms did not come into play.
• for the relinquishment of firearms? for the relinquishment of firearms?
• >> Stay away from the victim, no firearms.
• <05:07:17.920> This firearm, but they also say words.
• This firearm, but they also say words.

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• Third reading of House Bill 137, House Draft 1, relating to firearms. Is there any discussion?
• where I represented poor people, multi-generation families, and it is so common for an owner of a firearm
• <00:29:52.960> alone<00:29:53.440> and<00:29:53.760> the leave that firearm
• alone and the leave that firearm alone and the possessions<00:29:54.640> of<00:29:54.960> the
• Third reading of House Bill 392, House Draft 1, relating to firearms. Is there any discussion?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Possession of a firearm by a violent felon—let's get rid of that mandatory minimum.
• First up is Delegate Helmer's House Bill 21, which relates to firearm industry members, standards of
• House Bill 21, as amended by the Senate, is the industry standards for firearms bill.
• If you think you ought to be able to sue firearm manufacturers and dealers for irresponsible behavior
• The problem is simple: the bill does not give anyone in the firearms industry any way to know what conduct

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Basically, you cannot sue firearm dealers directly, uh, they're kind of immune unless, unless there's
• , destructive device, a firearm part or a firearm accessory, contrary to the laws in New Mexico or the
• or firearm parts or accessories, each of them can be held jointly and or sub-individually liable for
• So yes, this would, this would go beyond merely application to firearms and weapons.
• The the knowing manufacture, sale of firearms contrary to state or federal law.

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• in owning a firearm.
• Do people purchasing a firearm need to take a class before they purchase that firearm?
• purchase that firearm? No, they do not. purchase that firearm? No, they do not.
• <01:42:21.520> Firearm people who purchase firearms.
• Firearm people who purchase firearms.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House of Delegates met on February 27, 2026, with a prayer, roll call showing 130 members present, and the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up several House resolutions recognizing guests and honorees, including Harold Futch Sr. II and his daughter R.V. for their collaboration on the album “Harmony” and R.V.’s status as the youngest Grammy winner; Michelle Eberle for her leadership of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; and the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County on its 85th anniversary. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause and congratulations. The House also received Senate Bill 108 from the Senate consent calendar and, by unanimous consent, had it read the first time and referred to committee. In the Economic Matters Committee report, the House adopted favorable reports and sent multiple bills to third reading, including HB 306 on dealer website price transparency, HB 461 on rural readiness and capacity building, HB 573 on fair housing discrimination standards, HB 798 on small minority- and women-owned business capital access, HB 850 on open house disclosure requirements, HB 951 on land records revisions, HB 996 on corporations and associations revisions, HB 1026 on rounding cash transactions, and HB 1312 on legal tender species establishment. HB 306 drew the most debate over its title, which included the “Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act.” One delegate argued the title improperly referenced a private business and should be removed; the floor leader responded that the bill honored consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald and that the dealership was employee-owned. A motion to special order the bill failed on a roll call vote of 95 no to 38 yes, and the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. HB 691 on permitting efficiency for housing development projects was also special ordered until the next day after members sought more time to review possible amendments. The House adopted amendments and favorable reports on several bills, including HB 243 on comprehensive and general plans, HB 343 on housing counseling services, HB 483 on charitable organization audit thresholds, HB 523 on residential foreclosure restrictions, and HB 243’s amendments clarifying prospective application. Members asked questions about HB 243’s planning requirements and about HB 523’s “zombie mortgage” protections; the floor leader explained that HB 523 would protect homeowners from surprise foreclosures on old debts without forgiving the underlying debt, while HB 243 would modernize comprehensive planning standards without changing local subdivision review processes.

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• check, and got the firearm.
• In July, he went to the same firearm store trying to buy a firearm and was refused because he failed
• trying to buy a firearm firearm store trying to buy a firearm and<00:49:52.800> was<00:49:53.119
• trained in how to handle that firearm. trained in how to handle that firearm.
• firearm purchases. firearm purchases.

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• firearm trace requests providing firearm firearm trace requests providing firearm identification
• firearm during a criminal investigation. firearm during a criminal investigation.
• particular firearm. particular firearm.
• , system of registration of firearms, system of registration of firearms, firearm<04:43:51.040>
• firearm owners, or transactions. firearm owners, or transactions.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the pledge, roll call, and approval of the journal. Members then spent much of the morning on announcements recognizing visiting groups, including the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Catholic Lobby Day participants, Vertical Skills Academy students, the Colorado Optometric Association, the Junior League of Denver, Jack and Jill of America, and advocates for HIV/AIDS harm reduction. Representative Gilchrist also highlighted HIV/AIDS and overdose statistics and urged members to meet with advocates. Representative Velasco announced an absence for Monday and Tuesday. The chamber adopted House Resolution 1002, honoring District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder for 50 years of service to Colorado wildlife. Supporters described his long career, conservation work, bear education efforts, landowner relationships, and awards, and members gave him a standing recognition. The resolution passed 62-0 with 3 excused. The House then received committee reports and moved to third reading on several bills. House Bill 1081, concerning electric transmission system optimization, passed 42-20 with 3 excused. House Bill 1228, increasing access to marriage and family therapist licensure, passed 62-0 with 3 excused. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations and extending redemption protections for mobile home owners, passed 40-2 with 3 excused after debate over its tax policy effects and fairness to seniors and disabled veterans. House Bill 1084, expanding voter transparency requirements for initiated statewide ballot measures, was debated at length with opponents arguing it would burden citizen initiatives and implicate First Amendment rights; the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.

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• This law purchase for their firearm.
• The manufacturer the firearm in any way.
• The firearm industry is the only industry in New Hampshire with this immunity.
• trigger locking device on the firearm trigger locking device on the firearm they<04:32:05.520>
• That is when they acquire the firearm. That is their<04:32:39.600> choice.

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• Allison Mendoza Bureau Chief Bureau of Firearms Department of Justice.
• I'm here today to present a summary of the firearm-related budget proposals.
• workloads such as our firearm clearance section which conducts firearm eligibility background checks
• necessary for public safety and preventing prohibited persons from obtaining firearms and our carry
• To replace 17 firearm and ammunition systems and databases.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• are firearms. are firearms.
• <01:02:34.240> when<01:02:34.480> firearms about securing firearms when firearms about
• securing firearms when firearms are<01:02:35.480> on<01:02:35.760> school<01:02:36.120
• you have, but let's talk about firearms you have, but let's talk about firearms on<01:02:51.720>
• Those are firearms.

Keywords: 1183, house