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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM Public Hearing 03-19-2025

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • from crime scenes were stolen from lawful owners who may have failed to take proper steps to prevent theft
  • steps we can take to prevent unintentional shootings, youth gun violence, school shootings, and gun thefts
  • As I wrote this week in a SAR advertiser, reading about the theft of a police officer's gun in January
  • of a police officer's gun in theft of a police officer's gun in January<00:10:37.200><c> was</c><00:
  • on three islands and 2,000 groups on three islands and 2,000 supporters<00:32:06.480><c> statewide.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on March 19, 2025, and heard testimony on several firearms-related bills. HB 125 would require firearm sellers or transferors to provide buyers notice about secure storage laws, expand secure-storage requirements, and clarify criminally negligent storage. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Education supported the bill. The Office of the Public Defender raised constitutional concerns under District of Columbia v. Heller and suggested narrowing the bill so a firearm need not be made inoperable when the lawful owner is home. Supporters, including Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, veterans, and other advocates, said secure storage would reduce accidental shootings, youth access, theft, suicides, and school shootings. Opponents argued the bill was redundant, could criminalize victims of theft, and imposed strict liability. The committee noted 24 individuals in support and 103 in opposition. The committee also heard HB 137, which would impose a mandatory prison term for violent felons who violate firearm or ammunition possession prohibitions. DLE, the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, and the Hawaii County Prosecutor supported the measure, arguing it targets repeat offenders and strengthens public safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed mandatory sentencing, saying judges already have discretion to impose lengthy sentences and that mandatory terms can be inappropriate in some cases. The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in a felony. DLE and the Honolulu Prosecutor supported it, while the Public Defender and several opponents said parts of the bill were redundant or could create definitional problems; the committee recorded five supporters and 70 opponents. HB 995 would amend deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting by the Attorney General and county police chiefs. The Attorney General’s office and HPD supported the bill, with the Attorney General asking for more time for police departments to submit complete data and for the April 1 deadline to be removed. The committee also heard HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended consolidating the new office’s duties with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission to avoid duplication and possibly repealing the existing commission statute. DLE supported HB 664, while the Tax Foundation objected to the special fund. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, today we've got this really special group here from Carl Albert High School.
  • This group truly represents what it means to be student athletes.
  • Just an incredible group of young athletes led by their coach Jeff Rie.
  • So, in property-related crimes, it's just a theft of property.
  • A number of groups work in this area.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Typically, the children are separated by age group.
  • </c><00:11:12.760><c> so</c> um and these are mixed age groups so um and these are mixed age groups so
  • They're mixed-age groups with different ratios that are allowed for each of those.
  • </c><00:19:59.039><c> childcare</c> offer a small Center or group childcare offer a small Center or group
  • </c><00:20:09.280><c> or</c> whether they are mixed age groups or whether they are mixed age groups or
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 19th, 2026

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would also say that TDCAA is a very important organization.
  • We are a nonprofit, so we're not a county-run organization.
  • We are a nonprofit, so we're not a county-run organization.
  • You can also get in a support group.
  • One is a response group for victims, and that is Tarrant County-based.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This group right here, let me tell you how amazing and how critical it is that this organization even
  • When we think about organ transplant and organ donation, a lot of times we just think of it as the box
  • group would not be included in that statute.
  • During committee, we heard from some veteran organizations. ...organizations, particularly those associated
  • It was found that these crimes were being committed by the same organized groups that were using stolen
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 21st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that's just a simple thing: people seek organizations to say, 'Hey, they've got a project or
  • We do have two cards, one in support, not wishing to speak: Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group, Chris
  • You're also looking at fire and theft.
  • You're also looking at fire and theft. these days. You're also looking at fire and theft.
  • You don't have to physically protect it against fire and theft and all those things.
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 350, which would extend the grade levels at Ecole Pointe-au-Chien from fourth through eighth grade. The sponsor and several members emphasized the school’s importance to Terrebonne Parish, French immersion, and school choice. An amendment was adopted making the bill subject to appropriation, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members then approved House Bill 749, which authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for certain savings programs, including ABLE, START, and START K-12, in response to a prior cyber incident and to improve security and customer service. An amendment simplified the bill’s effective-date language so provisions would take effect upon execution of the contract. The bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 979 to increase the survivor benefit for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty from $250,000 to $350,000. Testimony from the governor’s office said the increase could be covered within existing appropriations and that the amount was consistent with inflation since the benefit was last set. The bill was reported favorably. Later, House Bill 42 creating a phased retirement option for public post-secondary employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System was reported favorably, and House Bill 205 to allow local clerks of court to supplement election commissioner pay by up to $100 per election was also reported favorably after extensive testimony about staffing shortages and stagnant pay. The committee additionally reported favorably House Bill 12 extending survivor benefits to reserve officers killed in the line of duty, and House Bill 324 on judicial salaries, after amending it to remove future COLA provisions and leave only the permanent stipend increase.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:10:17.599><c> type</c> uh particularly identity theft type uh particularly identity theft type
  • With ID theft fraud, I could not.
  • both identity theft fraud and earnings<02:22:32.560><c> fraud.
  • With ID theft fraud, I could find you. With ID theft fraud, I could<02:22:48.640><c> not.
  • Um and so ID theft fraud, could not.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • , consulting firms, small community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and tribal organizations
  • is only going to be focused on prevention services while this current advocacy group... ...or group
  • , national organizations, and globally recognized organizations in laboratory medicine and pathology.
  • Other component services for that specific age group, right? Or for all age groups?
  • We have had a pretty stable group of organizations over the last five years.
Summary: The committee heard opening budget remarks from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the May Revision for Health and Human Services. Finance said the proposal significantly reduces projected out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases and program cost reductions, while the LAO warned that even with booming revenues the state still faces a structural deficit and should prioritize reserves and avoid new ongoing commitments. The chair and members echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations, but also noted the need to maintain the overall level of budget solutions and add to reserves. The hearing then moved through a series of CalHHS and HCAI proposals, mostly held open after presentation. CalHHS requested additional legal support to respond to federal H.R. 1-related issues and a net-zero transfer of positions for a shared eligibility/data-sharing platform. Other items included ongoing funding for the 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Service Fund and a request for EMSA to fund maintenance of its enterprise data management system. HCAI presented proposals for hospital fair pricing implementation, the data exchange framework, the all-payer claims database, CalRx insulin development, the diaper access initiative, distressed hospital grants, opioid settlement fund reversion, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Members questioned funding sources, special fund use, contracting exemptions, timelines, and whether some proposals should be more targeted or supported by alternative funding. A major discussion centered on HCAI’s diaper access initiative and the use of a Public Contract Code exemption to continue contracting for free diapers distributed through hospitals. The chair and some members criticized the optics of the selected vendor and questioned the lack of an income threshold, while HCAI said the program was designed to be universal and administratively simple, with future phase-two direct-to-consumer purchasing to be handled by a different vendor. Another extended exchange focused on distressed hospital funding, where HCAI said the May Revision would provide up to $50 million for hospitals at immediate risk of closure, but members argued the repeated annual need shows a structural problem and asked for broader reforms to hospital payment and care transitions. The final major topic was the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s budget. The Commission opposed the May Revision’s reduction of the Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy contracts, arguing both are core Proposition 1 tools for statewide innovation and community engagement. Finance responded that the proposal is within Proposition 1’s allowable maximums and that prior unspent appropriations could be redirected if the Legislature wanted to restore the full amount. No votes were taken; items were generally held open for later action.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a large organization.
  • If you're going to start right-sizing an organization...
  • Sure, that's true in every organization, but there isn't any evidence... right now that the approach
  • These groups are invaluable in terms of communicating with veterans and understanding.
  • Employees were able to take pictures of confidential information and perpetuate identity theft.
Summary: The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So there are definitely partnerships also with media organizations.
  • And thank you so much to the rest of the group here.
  • C2PA is a great group. I know that they work with OpenAI.
  • I'm a climate organizer as well as an artist.
  • 16,000 arts organizations in California and over 800,000 creative workers.
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards. The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators. The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on SF2298 5/8/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • prevention and use of responsible theft prevention and use of responsible contractors.<00:13:28.160>
  • Changes at the agency mean we've lost their partnership, forcing our organization to shoulder more of
  • our organization to shoulder more<00:43:11.920><c> of</c><00:43:12.079><c> the</c><00:43:12.240><c>
  • It's delivered by trusted community-based organizations throughout Minnesota, and it's proven success
  • </c> by trusted community-based organizations by trusted community-based organizations throughout<00:
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they are the premier organization that deals with this surgery.
  • They are the premier organization that deals with this surgery.
  • They have a federal nexus and a mandate to have work groups.
  • This actually has our state groups and those local groups work on conservation programs, work within
  • the rural action group.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, journal approval, guest introductions, and recognition of doctors and other visitors. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills on topics including public schools and curricula, transportation, health care, child welfare, municipal and county governance, homeowners’ associations, speech, and election-related matters. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others were advanced with committee or floor amendments. Among the more notable debates, senators discussed SB 1094, which would impose civil liability related to gender reassignment surgery on minors; supporters said it would compensate minors harmed by such procedures, while opponents argued it would discriminate against transgender youth, raise malpractice costs, and chill access to care. SB 1813, concerning the state hospital governing board and Maricopa County bed limits, drew concern about litigation and the need to expand capacity for people with serious mental illness, while supporters said the bill would remove a legal cap and allow more beds to be used. SB 1496 on Department of Child Safety procedures was amended to clarify representative payee requirements and received generally favorable comments, though some members raised concerns about child safety and DCS discretion. The Senate also advanced SCR 1004, a photo radar ballot referral, after an amendment requiring voter approval in jurisdictions that use photo radar; Senator Leach thanked the sponsor for the change. Other bills moved forward included measures on school firearm safety instruction, civics instruction, chiropractic claims, behavioral health prior authorization, psychiatric evaluations, DCS procedures, AHCCCS procurement contracting, county recorder and HOA-related issues, and legislative qualifications. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar was completed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 18th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's petty theft, it's DWI.
  • . with the Texas Organizing Project.
  • I am the right to justice organizer for the Texas Organizing Project, also known as TOP.
  • I don't like being here in groups of people.
  • , theft.
Bills: HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and decreases the Automobile Theft Authority operating budget by $100,000.
  • It is the proof of what organized people can do. We can win when we work.
  • Proof of what organized people can do. We can win.
  • They just say, oh, no tax for this group. This loophole sounds so nice.
  • Let's do ... just say, oh, no tax for this group.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/17/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we know that a large percentage of those thefts are being committed by minors.
  • </c><00:14:53.800><c> in</c> the obscene amount of car thefts in the obscene amount of car thefts in
  • </c><00:15:03.480><c> are</c> large percentage of those thefts are large percentage of those thefts are
  • In 2024 there were 13,000 auto thefts.
  • together</c><01:02:34.600><c> to</c> Get that group worked together to Get that group worked together
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • there was not a chair to call the work group to order.
  • The work group? Yes, Ms. Crosmese.
  • When folks are victims of identity theft, when, uh, All fraud.
  • When folks are victims of identity theft, when criminal organizations try to defraud our UI system because
  • Is there an organization that's going to assist that?
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Labor and Employment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wage theft and labor violations remain a serious problem on public works projects, and penalties have
  • with a recent UC Berkeley study finding that one in five construction workers will experience wage theft
  • audit found that the State Labor Commissioner had 47,000 backlogged wage theft claims that are taking
  • We need robust enforcement agencies, both to make sure that workers are made whole after wage theft and
  • Can Work, Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition, and the Alzheimer's Association in support.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • five, by deleting after the word 'of' and before the word 'to' the word 'soil' produced by natural organic
  • relates to any individual who sells or offers to sell the remains of a dead body reduced by natural organic
  • fathers, this was very clearly, Irenaeus argued against the Gnostics, and the Gnostics were these group
  • But I think that there are ways to leverage or organize the current level of security that we have in
  • 1980 creates new criminal offenses related to gift cards and gift certificates targeting fraud and theft
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And now they've moved into gift card theft and ATM. jackpotting and many different financial crimes,
  • And the arrest of 165 members of organized crime groups and then a lot more leads. in the state really
  • finding value in that organization.