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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Corrections & Public Safety Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Corrections & Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do have two expert witnesses, one to provide some context around data.
  • Howard Handler, who is from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Is Mr. Handler with us?
  • I serve as Senior Director of Strategy, Policy, and Government Affairs for the National Insurance Crime
  • 115-year-old national nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to combating insurance fraud and crime
  • So even if somebody in a high-theft crime ring takes that car, they can then resell it or have it reused
Bills: HB351
Summary: The Senate Corrections and Public Safety Committee met in hybrid format but did not have a quorum, so it held approval of the May 13 and June 10 minutes. The committee heard House Bill 351, sponsored by Senator Brown, which would update Delaware law on vehicle security circumvention devices. The bill would criminalize the manufacture, sale, transfer, or possession of devices used to bypass keyless entry and push-to-start vehicle security systems, while exempting certified users such as locksmiths, mechanics, dealerships, repossession agents, and law enforcement. Senator Brown said the measure is intended to address modern vehicle theft methods and increase penalties for first and repeat offenses. Testimony in support came from Howard Handler of the National Insurance Crime Bureau and Sergeant Mike Ripple of the Delaware State Police. Handler said Delaware has seen more than 1,600 vehicle thefts in 2025 and that organized theft rings increasingly use key programming and relay devices, often in under a minute. Ripple said the devices are easily purchased online, are being used in Delaware and nearby states, and have contributed to a sharp rise in auto thefts, especially involving certain makes such as Jeeps, Hondas, and Toyotas. Committee members asked about enforcement, online sales restrictions, and whether similar laws in other states have been effective; witnesses said the technology is new and that comparable laws have been enacted in states such as New Jersey and Michigan, though no effectiveness data was available. During public comment, Robert Overmiller spoke in favor of the bill, saying criminals will always find ways to exploit new technology. Several committee members indicated support for the measure, but no vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what House Bill 206 does is it expands additional crimes for the crime victim reparation reimbursement
  • So on page one, lines 20-21, where it says the crimes to which the Crime Victims Reparation Act applies
  • So if you look at the Crime Victims Act, and if you look at the compensation enumerated crimes, they
  • So on page one, lines 2021, where it says the crimes to which the Crime Victims Reparation Act applies
  • So if you look at the Crime Victims Act, and if you look at the compensation, enumerated crimes, they
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill has to do with improving crime clearance rates across the state of.
  • The violent crime clearance rate, which is the number of crimes law enforcement is actually solving,
  • Jails submit data to the Commission on Jail Standards.
  • TTCJ reports data on prisons, probation, and parole.
  • Anecdotally, we've heard that it's a problem, but again we don't have data to support that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • people profit and participate in this kind of crime.
  • Texas will no longer tolerate these crimes.
  • In 2016, I was charged with a crime I didn't commit.
  • And that was 615 crimes solved in 2023.
  • Identification, or it could be cell phone data or something, and then there's DNA at a crime scene.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 29th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The violent crime clearance rate, which is the number of crimes law enforcement is actually solving,
  • Over the years I've witnessed law enforcement and prosecutors both use the crime victims, the crimes
  • A prosecutors shaped hole in our criminal justice data ecosystem.
  • I mean, law enforcement, they submit data to TC Cole jails submit data to the Commission on Jail Standards
  • TDCJ reports data on prisons, probation, parole.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 3rd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is to reflect what this crime truly is: a gateway sex crime, and to bring it in line with similar
  • Crime involving any sexual nature is one of the most underreported crimes that we have, not just in the
  • This crime does spread beyond the Texas borders, but obviously I deal with the crimes that occur here
  • They could be... to the crime.
  • I have data showing just from one bank how often these crimes are occurring.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • committed to supporting victims of crime committed to supporting victims of crime I<00:15:19.199
  • We’re looking at crime data around the state as to where there is more violence that may need to be addressed
  • <00:27:06.520> data<00:27:07.360> uh violence we're looking at crime data uh violence
  • we're looking at crime data uh around<00:27:07.880> the<00:27:08.039> state<00:27:08.799
  • We're no longer going to be collecting age of arrest data or primary language data.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Corrections to submit a report to the governor and the legislature by June 30, 2028, including data
  • enter our correctional system have experienced significant trauma long before they ever committed a crime
  • The data from our program shows that this approach is working.
  • And they said, 'If you can find the funding to start this to see if the data comes back positive, we'll
  • The compensation fund funds efforts in our county attorney's office to provide compensation to crime
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met on March 25 for what was described as its last regular meeting, with a possible special meeting tentatively planned for the following Tuesday. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1112, as amended by a strike-everything amendment that would appropriate $1 million from the Special Services Fund in FY2027 to the Arizona Department of Corrections for holistic, studio-based rehabilitative programming, with a required report due by June 30, 2028 on spending and outcomes such as self-harm, discipline, and recidivism. Testimony from the founder of Art of Our Soul and a formerly incarcerated peer facilitator emphasized trauma-informed art and music therapy, reductions in disciplinary violations and self-harm, and benefits for both incarcerated people and staff. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1112 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1776, which would allow urban Indian organizations to provide traditional healing services reimbursable through AHCCCS or the Arizona Long-Term Care System. The sponsor said the bill was intended to align Arizona with federal approval and other states’ models. AHCCCS testified neutral but said the bill would require a waiver change, likely at standard FMAP rather than 100%, and estimated a $1.3 million general fund impact; the chair said a COW amendment and fiscal note were needed. Members raised concerns about cost and access, and the sponsor clarified the bill was meant for American Indians and family members served through IHS-related facilities. The committee ultimately passed the bill out with a do-pass recommendation, though several members voted no or present over funding concerns. Senate Bill 1537, which would rename the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund and repeal an inactive advisory commission, failed after testimony from a legislative liaison explaining the fund’s history and use for equipment and de-escalation tools. Some members supported the cleanup, but others objected after the Arizona Police Association opposed the change and argued the commission should be reformed rather than repealed. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1584, as amended, which would provide $1 million for Department of Corrections recruitment and training, funded instead from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. Testimony supported the need to address DOC staffing shortages, but some members objected that the fund was restricted to peace officer equipment; the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill out. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1673, which would fund the law enforcement crime victim notification system. A chair amendment shifted the source from the general fund to the victim compensation fund and reduced the amount to about $2.5 million. Testimony from the Arizona Sheriffs Association, a vendor, and the City of Phoenix described the notification system as constitutionally required, widely used, and important for victim safety and communication, but several members argued the amendment would take money from victim compensation and “rob Peter to pay Paul.” The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1673, as amended, a do-pass recommendation. The chair closed by noting the committee was adjourned and that a special meeting might be posted for the following week.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • power delivery systems, telecommunications networks, transportation systems and services, personal data
  • I had a meeting with them in Hella County related to the crimes and the deaths that would happen out
  • And then it also adds crime scene technicians.
  • And then forensic technicians that review evidence not at the scene, but photos of crimes, child crimes
  • , child sex crimes, that kind of thing, that can lead to traumatic events in them.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and approved several bills, beginning with SB 1107, which creates an alternative Arizona peace officer certification pathway for honorably discharged veterans who served as military police. The sponsor and a former military police officer testified that the bill would recognize existing training while still requiring Arizona-specific training, certification testing, background checks, and fitness standards. The committee adopted a clarifying amendment limiting the pathway to military police veterans and then passed the bill 7-0. The committee then passed SB 1308, which creates a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office in the Attorney General’s Office and related funds to pursue consumer fraud claims involving technology from foreign adversaries and to help replace such technology in critical infrastructure. Supporters argued the bill would address both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to foreign-made technology in utilities, communications, and other infrastructure. The bill was approved 7-0. The committee also passed SB 1020, creating an Arizona Space Commission specialty license plate to support the commission’s work; supporters said it would raise voluntary revenue and promote Arizona’s growing space industry. That bill also passed 7-0. SB 1160 was approved after amendment. The bill restricts drones near ticketed entertainment events, and the amendment expanded the restricted area from 400 feet to 5,280 feet. The sponsor, along with representatives from NASCAR and Live Nation, said the measure would close a public safety gap and protect large crowds from unauthorized drones. The committee passed the bill as amended 7-0. SB 1117 was also approved 7-0; it appropriates funds to DPS crime lab services for processing evidence from counties with populations under one million, with the sponsor saying it would help rural counties handle DNA and other evidence backlogs. Finally, the committee passed SB 1216, which removes the sunset on traumatic event counseling for public safety employees and expands eligibility to include crime scene and digital forensic technicians. Testimony from the Arizona Police Association supported making the counseling program permanent and extending it to additional employees exposed to traumatic material. The bill passed 7-0, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Creek County, Oklahoma, the governor authorized an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation into that crime
  • It was a crime. In protest, when they turn into crimes, they are illegal.
  • So, they committed the crimes of trespass and disrupting and disquieting a church.
  • If he does so on a public sidewalk within 100 ft of the doors, would that be a crime according to your
  • What we saw in Minnesota was obviously a violent crime.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The intent of this bill is organized crime.
  • The language is going after organized crime.
  • on the crimes that are being committed.
  • It was to go after organized crime.
  • Will it be a crime or an accident?