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• If it's a state jail felony, if the male is. appropriated from fewer than ten addresses.
• Okay, and it ends up being a state jail felony of five or fewer, a felony of the third degree.
• But what you do here is like a state jail felony, if five or fewer.
• And every one of these owners know for a fact that I can go to jail if I'm selling this.
• And if the owner knowingly did what he shouldn't have done, he will go to jail.

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• I rise to present Assembly Bill 2257, a bill to advance county jail accountability.
• In this role, I became intimately aware of the challenges facing California's county jails.
• boards of supervisors and sheriffs have shared government responsibilities over county jails.
• Boards of supervisors have too few tools to address issues in jails.
• term, would be the executive officer of the county jail system, supervising the staff and overseeing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• commits an assault against a sheriff or sheriff's deputy while the person is an inmate of a county jail
• </c><00:48:22.720><c> to</c><00:48:22.880><c> the</c> individuals in county jails to the individuals
• in county jails to the mental<00:48:23.359><c> health</c><00:48:23.520><c> unit</c><00:48:24.240><c>
• to determine if inmates have a Jarvis order and require jails to provide inmates with their prescribed
• to determine if would require jails to determine if inmates<01:02:28.000><c> have</c><01:02:28.160><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I I was in the jail uh working a lot with them uh during the uh the Obama administration.
• I I was in the jail uh working a lot with them uh during the uh the Obama administration.
• I I was in the jail uh working a lot with them uh during the uh the Obama administration.
• Uh he was part of the the our jail.
• I I was in the the jail uh and watched.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So they are subject to 364 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That is a maximum for gross misdemeanor.
• So they are subject to 364 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That is a maximum for gross misdemeanor.
• So they are subject to 364 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That is a maximum for gross misdemeanor.
• So they are subject to 364 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That is a maximum for gross misdemeanor.
• So they are subject to 364 days in jail and a $3,000 fine. That is a maximum for gross misdemeanor.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Excel at 100 and you are automatically going to get jail time?
• conviction, you could get 90 days in jail or a $1000 fine.
• I would get 30 days in jail? It's actually a criminal, you get 30 days in jail.
• This is a standard not provable, and offenses people are going to go to jail for.
• We are now setting up jail time for speeding. We have an overwrought system.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• </c><00:57:13.359><c> What's</c><00:57:13.599><c> the</c> to do five days jail anyways.
• What's the to do five days jail anyways. What's the point?
• So if you look at page 8, line 12, it starts that the court may suspend jail sentence under paragraphs
• So if you look at page 8, line 12, it starts that the court may suspend jail sentence under paragraphs
• Because when I read that, it's like a promise: I promise to do this so I can get off jail time.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. SB 1296 HD1, relating to disaster recovery, would exempt reconstruction of lawfully constructed structures damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster from special management area permits under certain conditions. OPSD, DLNR, the County of Maui, Front Street Recovery, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, saying it would speed rebuilding after disasters like the Maui fires; one witness noted the bill would not cover shoreline parcels unless amended, and members asked about the five-year rebuild window, the meaning of “lawfully constructed,” and whether unlawful structures were excluded. Testimony was also heard on SB 1413, which would allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to dispose of abandoned property in federal public housing projects after notice and within five days; HPHA said the bill would help address illegal dumping and clarify procedures. SB 31 HD1, concerning discriminatory restrictive covenants, was briefly described and had support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and comments from the Uniform Law Commission, with no in-person testimony. The committee then heard SB 1341, which would add HEMA and the Office of Homeland Security to agencies allowed to review energy industry information and would expand the program’s emergency-management purpose. The Hawaii State Energy Office supported the measure, saying the data is important for emergency response and fuel-supply planning. SB 10008 HD1 would authorize counties to adopt ordinances enforcing accessible parking space requirements and clarify county enforcement of EV-related parking provisions; the Disability and Communication Access Board strongly supported the accessible-parking provisions, saying current enforcement is weak, while noting section three on EV spaces is already largely in statute and could be struck if the committee preferred. Tina Yamaki of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition. Finally, the committee heard SB 1028 SD1 HD1, which would eliminate fees, fines, and court costs for offenses committed by minors, discharge existing related debt, limit community service for minors to 72 hours, and repeal certain penalties tied to minors and their parents or guardians. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, Community Alliance on Prisons, and DebtFree Justice Hawaii supported the bill, arguing that youth fines burden families, worsen poverty, and disproportionately affect Native Hawaiian youth. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments, raising possible constitutional title issues because the current draft incorporates material from HB 129 and includes sections that may relate more to restitution or curfew than to fines and fees; supporters responded that the title is sufficient and cited case law. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• However, she only served 58 days in jail. The second abuser's case just finished last week.
• The second abuser's 58 days in jail.
• Thank you. 30 days in jail will be 18. 45 days to 30 days in jail will be 18. 45 days to turn<00:51:46.559
• There was no true justice simply jail.
• Dne's provider spent 35 days in jail. Dne is turning 15 next month in heaven.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Rhonda Scobby continued that section 2 relates to how jails and correctional facilities are financed
• Rhonda Scobby said that section 2 relates to how jails and correctional facilities are financed under
• </c><01:30:54.960><c> and</c> two um relates to to how jails and two um relates to to how jails and correctional
• </c><01:31:42.679><c> and</c><01:31:42.840><c> the</c><01:31:42.960><c> law</c> between the jails and
• The final section, section 10, relates again to financing jails and correctional facilities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Another point will be free jail phone calls remove financial burdens from family and friends.
• Another point will be free jail phone calls remove financial burdens from family and friends.
• or a prison and there is not a jail or a prison system<00:42:38.200><c> in</c><00:42:38.319><c> the<
• phone calls, it might change your mind on how valuable those jail calls are, with no limits on them.
• phone calls, it might change your mind on how valuable those jail calls are, with no limits on them.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• jail and work<00:09:00.640><c> with</c><00:09:00.880><c> these</c><00:09:01.200><c> individuals</c><
• </c> mentally while they're sitting in jail. mentally while they're sitting in jail.
• while they await inmates in their jails while they await transfer. transfer. transfer.
• And county jails reimbursing the counties for these funds.
• :15:20.959><c> to</c><00:15:21.120><c> the</c><00:15:21.680><c> jail</c><00:15:22.000><c> and</c><00:

Keywords: 916, all

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• That became the letter from Birmingham jail.
• For 13 years, over the years he worked various custody assignments at different jail facilities. helped
• Over the years he worked various custody assignments at different jail facilities.
• Over the years, he worked various custody assignments at different jail facilities before moving to Norwalk

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• But if the driver has got pending stuff against him, they don't have the authority to carry him to jail
• to call DPS or call a sheriff's deputy, and they'll come take the individual and transport them to jail
• They can transport that person to the nearest jail.
• And then when charges are filed, they will go to court and testify as to why they were arrested. ...jail

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• But if the driver has got pending stuff against him, they don't have the authority to carry him to jail
• call DPS or call a sheriff's deputy, and they'll come take the... ...individual and transport them to jail
• They can transport that person to the nearest jail.
• And then when charges are filed, they will go to court and testify as to why they were arrested. ...jail

Summary: The committee took up a series of House bills, adopting several PCS/committee substitutes by unanimous consent before hearing each measure. HB 3521, the Oklahoma Money Transmission Modernization Act, would consolidate money transmission law, add licensing for payment processors and digital asset kiosks, require Oklahoma licensure and home-state licensure, and raise certain fees; it passed 5-0. HB 4153 updated driver licensing language to reference Service Oklahoma instead of the Department of Public Safety and passed without objection. HB 3691 would allow applicants for a Class D license to self-certify medical ability to drive safely, addressing privacy concerns for a constituent with depression; it passed 6-0. HB 3045 expanded an existing prohibition on municipalities charging service fees for emergency responses to include fire departments, with an amendment exempting volunteer/rural fire departments; after discussion about taxing versus feeing for services, it passed 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2977, which would let deaf or hard-of-hearing drivers voluntarily note that status on their license to help law enforcement during traffic stops; Service Oklahoma said there would be no fiscal impact, and the bill passed 4-0. HB 4408 would codify how the 780-781 Community Safety Fund savings are calculated, using a formula developed by LOFT and the court system; LOFT testified the language would make the calculation definitive, and the bill passed 7-0. HB 3152 would give Corporation Commission officers authority at ports of entry to arrest and transport violators with pending warrants within their current jurisdiction, reducing the need to call other agencies; it passed 7-0. HB 4058, with an amendment correcting “diver” to “driver,” would allow Oklahomans to add their blood type to a driver’s license as a voluntary option to raise awareness and potentially aid emergency care; it passed 7-0. HB 3982 would create temporary tags for commercial vehicles and extend tag periods for certain in-state and out-of-state vehicles to address registration delays; it passed 7-0. Finally, HB 3115 would change Department of Corrections director qualifications to require either certified peace officer status or 10 years of corrections experience, set the appointment term at five years, and limit removal to a two-thirds legislative vote; it passed after brief discussion. The chair noted this was likely the last Public Safety Committee meeting of the session before Senate bills are considered.

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• steals less than $2500 has, and has two or more prior theft convictions can be charged with a state jail
• These particular class of people never incur consequences beyond a state jail felony, and they're never
• in jail very long.
• For theft with two or more prior convictions as a state jail felony, but this particular defendant had

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• So don't listen to those opposing this bill who say we're trying to put everyone in jail or that we're
• A year prior, she was sent to jail for 29 days and only served nine days.
• If we have people arrested and put in jail for the murder of someone, or the rape of someone, or a child
• It's more than one felony bond or they were on a personal recognizance get out of jail free card and

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR42, SR74, SR76, HCR5, SB710, SB710

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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• Okay, because I'm sure it's in there because bad guys remember who put them in jail and may actually
• </c><00:27:47.600><c> or</c> support not to be arrested jailed or support not to be arrested jailed or
• This isn't something that you'd want to see him hauled into court or to jail about.
• committee to determine if it covers our county jail partners in this formal legislation.
• </c><04:49:11.200><c> Partners</c> resource to our County Jail Partners resource to our County Jail Partners

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Part of my job includes treating individuals who are transferred directly from the county jail.
• became clear to me that this woman's medical and mental health care had been neglected while she was in jail
• If House Bill 4059 is passed, individuals in Polk County jails will have less access to the medical and
• I urge you to vote no on House Bill 4059 to prevent further harm to the inmates of the Polk County Jail
• there has been an Representative Nixon: unfortunate number of deaths that happened in the Duval County Jail

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• And both of them wanted a resolution. ...that didn't involve jail time or a criminal conviction.
• It's not like they're putting them in jail or anything. They're just giving them a...
• Thank you. ...in jail, or they're just giving them a pretty saying you can't go near this person for
• So, you know, I understand the ACLU is protective of that, but they're not going to jail.
• So this makes a lot of sense. ...turn into something where they will go to jail eventually.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety heard two bills. SB 99 by Senator Blakespear, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, would improve coordination between civilian and military law enforcement in domestic violence cases involving military protective orders (MPOs). The bill would require courts to check for MPOs in the NCIC system when considering restraining orders, allow MPOs to be admissible evidence, require civilian officers to notify military law enforcement of possible MPO violations, and allow local agencies to enter MOUs with the military. Supporters said the bill would close jurisdictional gaps that can leave survivors unprotected; the ACLU opposed it unless amended, citing due process concerns because MPOs are issued by commanders without court process. The committee discussed amendments to make notification and MOU provisions less automatic and to broaden local agency participation, then passed SB 99 to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote. SB 758 by Senator Umberg, as amended, would make the sale or distribution of products with unnaturally concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) a misdemeanor and would restrict nitrous oxide sales by tobacco retailers while preserving legitimate culinary and medicinal uses. Supporters, including local governments, law enforcement, and public safety advocates, described widespread misuse of nitrous oxide and 7-OH, especially among youth, and cited poisonings, injuries, and deaths. Opponents argued the bill would criminalize adults using kratom-related products for pain relief or harm reduction, questioned the scientific evidence, and urged a regulatory or public health approach instead of prohibition. Committee members largely agreed the issue raised public health questions and supported moving the bill forward with amendments; SB 758 passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote.

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• saying: that the violation of soliciting sex of a minor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail
• You tell me that a judge is going to have the ability to say, well, you could be three days in jail.
• You just raped a minor or had sex with a minor, a felony, and you're going to spend three days in jail
• of society and civil society is that acceptable to solicit sex with a minor and spend three days in jail
• He's a bad person, and they'll spend three days in jail. It's done. He's been punished.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds. Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected. After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.