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• So sometimes that's going to go faster than others because it's computers in the government.
• So if you think a crime is committed and fingerprints are lifted from the scene, we have that digital
• So if you think a crime is committed and fingerprints are lifted from the scene, we have that digital
• So if you think a crime is committed and fingerprints are lifted from the scene, we have that digital
• looked more like a cart that you might see in, like, a teacher's classroom or something that has computers

Summary: The committee held an interim study on airport security vendors, prompted by Representative Hayes’s earlier House Bill 1271, which would have restricted Oklahoma airports from contracting with third-party identity verification companies such as Clear. Hayes explained the bill stemmed from concerns raised after a December 2022 TSA letter and broader questions about whether these vendors create security risks or bypass TSA screening. The committee heard first from Clear, then Idemia, and then Tulsa International Airport, with members focusing on how identity verification works, whether it differs from TSA screening, and whether the state should regulate these services. Clear’s representative said the company provides an opt-in biometric identity verification service at airports, not physical screening, and that every passenger still goes through TSA screening. He said Clear operates in about 60 airports in roughly 40 states, has about 40,000 members in Oklahoma, and has paid more than $1.1 million to Oklahoma airports since launching in the state. Members questioned how Clear verifies IDs, whether Real ID is required, whether the company can manually override biometric checks, whether it shares data, and whether it has had security issues. Clear said it uses source corroboration with state DMV systems, does not sell data, has no manual override, and has worked with TSA on security upgrades after earlier concerns. Idemia’s representative described the company’s broader biometrics work for Oklahoma and the federal government, including fingerprint systems for the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, civilian background-check enrollment, TSA checkpoint credential authentication technology, and TSA PreCheck enrollment. She said Idemia’s role stops at identity verification and that TSA retains responsibility for screening and for decisions about who enters trusted traveler programs. Tulsa International’s COO said Clear does not replace TSA, that TSA retains exclusive authority over screening, and that the airport leases space to Clear and receives revenue from the arrangement. No vote was taken, and the meeting ended after questions and testimony.

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• </c><00:03:36.360><c> they</c> better handle on these crimes they better handle on these crimes they
• That's how crime goes down.
• </c> stolen car that's how that's how crime stolen car that's how that's how crime goes<00:14:50.839>
• crime victims.
• crime victims.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• One thing to note is that the issue of venue does not create a new crime.
• It only allows a crime to be prosecuted in an individual court in this case where that person dies.
• </c><00:07:10.000><c> to</c><00:07:10.160><c> be</c> crime it only allows a crime to be crime it only
• Fortune in 2024, and the Fortune case essentially says that this crime has three elements.
• Fortune in 2024, and the Fortune case essentially says that this crime has three elements.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The 1994 crime bill decimated generations by expanding harsh criminal punishment that fell hardest on
• The election last time told us that people don't want crime. They don't want fentanyl.
• </c> to mourn the entirely preventable crimes to mourn the entirely preventable crimes that<07:44:13.840
• This is a crime in which we must end, and the good news is we are moving in that direction.
• </c><07:55:33.080><c> in</c> earlier this is a crime in earlier this is a crime in which<07:55:35.200

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Section Two amends the crime relating to possessing dangerous weapons in schools and school property.
• It strikes exceptions to the crime and modifies other ones.
• the crime and modifies other<00:12:42.000><c> ones.
• </c><00:13:28.079><c> as</c> it adds a similar but broader crime as it adds a similar but broader crime
• </c> manufacture a firearm using a computer manufacture a firearm using a computer numerical<00:13:59.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• quantum computer.
• It takes 6 seconds to compute and what a computer would do in 47 years.
• quantum computer.
• It takes 6 seconds to compute and what a computer would do in 47 years.
• quantum computer.

Bills: HF1392, HF2233, HF695, HF2228, HF1289

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

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• GPUs, great today with Nvidia, one of the coolest companies in the world, but then again, photonic computing
• GPUs great today with Nvidia, one of the coolest companies in the world, but then again, photonic computing
• might be the next big thing, and this was invented in Germany. but then again, photonic computing might
• One of our companies, a photonic computing chip company we just recently invested in, just opened their
• I've never seen so many instances of crime happen here.

Bills: HB2746, HB2750, HB2765, HB4036

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

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• bots, whether foreign or domestic, and algorithms created around the world are constantly probing computer
• whether foreign or domestic, and algorithms created all around the world, are constantly probing your computer
• Let's see, which is public records on crime victims, and Senator Grall, you have a lot of amendments
• officers feel, there should be an exemption that maybe is in perpetuity if they were the victim of a crime
• So if the officer is not a victim of any crime, there would be no withholding of information.

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• Texas has taken the lead on tackling organized financial crimes.
• and as an expert on gas pumps, skimming, and organized crime.
• This crime is primarily perpetrated by Chinese organized crime groups that are not indigenous to the
• The frequency of this crime should be reduced, and many of the criminals will take this crime to another
• So there's many facets of where this crime actually happens.

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• Crime Lab is $1.58 million, and the Division of Environmental Quality requests $162,000.
• Crime Lab is $1.58 million, and the Division of Environmental Quality requests $162,000.
• Free Geek of Arkansas for development of a process for recovery, recycling, and de-manufacturing computers
• Free Geek of Arkansas for development of a process for recovery, recycling, and de-manufacturing computers
• This money is for their operations manager, their workers, the rental for the facility, for the computer

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So the other crime that I find utterly appalling is that the people who are sick—think about this for
• Both of those types of errors are included in the computation. Well, and Mr.
• Within ACJC, it helps fund victims of crime.
• Shelters within ACJC, it helps fund victims of crime compensation payments.
• The Mesa Police Enforcement while also prioritizing response of limited officers to violent crimes.

Summary: The committee first received a lengthy presentation from JLBC staff comparing the JLBC baseline budget with the executive proposal. Staff said the baseline shows about $577 million in available cash above statutory formulas, but that major items not included—especially tax conformity, ongoing health and school repair costs, and new federal Medicaid/SNAP administrative requirements—would significantly change the picture. The executive budget was described as about $1.1 billion larger than the JLBC baseline, driven by revenue and spending proposals including border security funding, tax conformity, higher sports betting taxes, elimination of a data center equipment exemption, short-term rental and water surcharges, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs, and several one-time items that staff argued appear ongoing. Members also discussed rising caseloads and supplementals in developmental disabilities, Medicaid/Access, and education, including concerns about declining enrollment, possible fraud in Access, and the SNAP error rate. The committee then heard and passed SB 1032, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Testimony from the sponsor and advocates emphasized the need for independent oversight of the Department of Corrections, transparency, whistleblower reporting, and avoiding federal receivership. The bill was given a due pass recommendation on a 10-0 vote. Next, the committee considered several transportation appropriations. SB 1064, as amended, would appropriate $3 million to ADOT for improvements along West Route 66 in Flagstaff; the mayor and local planning officials testified that the corridor is congested and dangerous, with significant growth and crash history. The bill passed 7-3. SB 1059 would appropriate $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at SR 87 and SR 260 in Payson; supporters cited severe backups and safety concerns, and it passed 7-3. SB 1062 would appropriate $1 million for an additional left-turn lane at US 60 and Superstition Mountain Drive in Gold Canyon; supporters said the intersection is a major bottleneck and safety issue, and it passed 6-4. Finally, the committee began hearing SCR 1004, which would place on the ballot a prohibition on photo enforcement systems used by local authorities or state agencies for speeding and red-light violations. The sponsor and public testimony argued that automated enforcement is unpopular, unconstitutional, and prone to abuse, citing allegations of campaign money tied to ticket revenue and forged judicial signatures on citations. The transcript cuts off during public testimony, before any committee vote on SCR 1004 or the remaining bills.

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• Currently, the Profits from Crime Subchapter is located in the Crime Victims chapter of Vermont law.
• a crime.
• Section 11 adds that if the crime.
• </c> the Center for Crime Victim Services. the Center for Crime Victim Services.
• </c> advances to crime victims from the crime advances to crime victims from the crime victims<03:48:

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• ,</c> is a crime, is a crime, &gt;&gt; right?
• These are all enumerated crimes. crime, to repeal this bill.
• crime?
• :00.320><c> crime.
• </c> crime and a violent crime. crime and a violent crime.

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• police chief where we had a tragic murder-suicide in our area, and really horrific evidence of that crime
• And events where the perpetrator is dead, There was still a crime and there was still a victim, and that
• And events where the perpetrator is dead, there was still a crime and there was still a victim.
• Sorry, Madam Chair, my computer is frozen. Oh, no worries. Do we want to start on a different bill?
• We have a computer freeze. Technical difficulties. Sure. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: HB2356, HB2574, HB2572, HB2460, HJR4212, HB2631, HB2333, HB2462, HB2419, HB2176, HB2491

Keywords: homicide, public records, transparency, law enforcement, victim rights, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, voting access, military voters, overseas voters, Native American voters, disabled voters, election reform, accessibility, ballot measures, vacancies, elected offices

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• Your computer doesn't work until you do something else. So the Zoom room is getting set up.
• That requires a computer? We'll try.
• crimes that are barred for five years.
• For 12 years, I worked mostly on crimes against people, sex crimes against children, child pornography
• These are individuals with a history of violent crimes that exhibit traits of this.

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• Group and as the Machine Learning Project Leader for LANL's Advancement Simulation and Computing.
• An act relating to crime, creating the crime of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a minor, providing
• Adding the crime of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a minor to the definition of racketeering.
• Senate Bill 255, introduced by Senator Padilla, an act relating to crime, creating the crime of facilitation
• **Senate Memorial 1**, introduced by Senator Pinto, is a memorial requesting the Crime Victims Reparation

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• Item E on page 25 is a request from OPM for the reinstatement of a labor market rate at the crime lab
• The request will allow the crime lab to pay up to $300,000 to medical examiners working within the facility
• Item E on page 25 is a request from OPM for the reinstatement of a labor market rate at the crime lab
• The request will allow crime lab to pay up to $300,000 to medical examiners working within the facility
• They're requesting one clinic director, one communication specialist, one computer support technician

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• Under current law, a person commits the crime of reckless driving if that person drives a vehicle in
• I've got too much going on on my computer here. So, hold on just a moment, please.
• I've got too much going on on my computer here. So, hold on just a moment, please.
• And it's extremely useful in solving crime and finding perpetrators and victims.
• Without evidence, a sign of a crime, agencies before he could have been taken away.

Summary: The House Community Safety Committee met on February 23, 2026, with a compressed schedule and limited testimony time. Members first heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which would set eligibility standards for sheriffs, police chiefs, and marshals, require background checks for sheriff candidates through the Washington State Patrol, regulate volunteers and youth cadets, and create a vacancy in office if an elected law enforcement official is finally decertified or fails statutory eligibility requirements. Supporters, including Senator Lovick and several advocacy groups, said the bill promotes accountability and professionalism. Opponents, including the sheriffs of Walla Walla and Spokane counties, argued it imposes unfunded mandates, conflicts with voter sovereignty and recall procedures, and could create problems for rural counties and volunteer use. The committee later took executive action and reported the bill out with a do pass as amended recommendation, 6-2 with one excused. In executive session, the committee also acted on Engrossed Senate Bill 5068, which expands law enforcement hiring eligibility to people legally authorized to work in the United States. A striking amendment clarified that agencies are not liable for employment discrimination claims if hiring is impracticable, allowed applicants who cannot yet possess weapons to apply if they can possess them when hired, and made technical changes. Representative Burnett raised concerns about background investigations, foreign-country vetting, oath of office, and firearm issues, but the committee adopted the striker and then reported the bill out as amended on a 6-2 vote with one excused. The committee also considered Substitute Senate Bill 5855, which prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while interacting with the public except in specified circumstances and creates a civil cause of action. Amendments added an intent section, expanded exceptions for health and safety equipment under OSHA/WISHA, and proposed stronger prosecutorial language, though two amendments were rejected. The bill was then reported out as amended on a 6-2 vote with one excused. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. Engrossed Senate Bill 5890 would expand reckless driving to include driving more than 30 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, and 20 miles per hour over in active construction zones when workers are present; law enforcement, prosecutors, traffic safety officials, and construction industry representatives testified in support. Substitute Senate Bill 5936, a Uniform Law Commission proposal on human trafficking, would allow prosecution of businesses that knowingly engage in or profit from trafficking, strengthen victim confidentiality, and improve U and T visa certification procedures; testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with one witness urging caution about unintended consequences for businesses that report trafficking. Finally, Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 6070 would expand missing-person response tools by allowing certain surveillance devices to be used for community caretaking to locate missing endangered persons, create Ebony and Purple Alerts, transfer the missing persons website to the State Patrol, and add a public records exemption. Testimony strongly supported the alert provisions, especially for people with disabilities, while one privacy advocate objected to the surveillance provisions as an overreach.

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• ,</c> is a crime, is a crime, &gt;&gt; right?
• </c> of crimes do not have to press charges. of crimes do not have to press charges.
• crime?
• :00.320><c> crime.
• </c> crime and a violent crime. crime and a violent crime.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Natural language processing and computer vision are tools used by AI.
• It really is a whole different way of viewing how computing works.
• You would tell the computer how to follow these steps, and that's how computing was done.
• How does that really affect how things are done computably?
• We're seeing a lot of scams and fraud that are computer-generated.

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