Video & Transcript : 'misdemeanor prosecution' :
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this act is guilty of a misdemeanor this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable punishable punishable
- I would already prosecute them under 9-14-203.
- </c><00:21:09.080><c> In</c><00:21:09.200><c> our</c> line 18, it says misdemeanor.
- In our line 18, it says misdemeanor.
- </c><01:20:39.760><c> in</c> anecdotally you've seen prosecutions in anecdotally you've seen prosecutions
Committee:
House Revenue
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (05/08/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- So, are we okay with an unclassified misdemeanor?
- We put<00:52:13.079><c> misdemeanor.</c><00:52:14.079><c> So,</c> put misdemeanor.
- So, put misdemeanor.
- </c> with an unclassified misdemeanor? with an unclassified misdemeanor?
- </c> discretion to prosecute as an A or a B. discretion to prosecute as an A or a B. Yes.
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Tuscaloosa's law enforcement attempted to use that clause to... ...attempted to use that clause to prosecute
- law, we've heard that this already exists, but this bill creates a criminal penalty of a Class A misdemeanor
- , yes... subject them to this misdemeanor, yes, that would make them guilty of a misdemeanor for not
- Is a current offense that if you give an officer a false name, that is in fact a misdemeanor.
- and... ...original bill, amend it in that way, and then we don't have to worry about putting a misdemeanor
Committee:
House Judiciary
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- the statutes to expand the list of qualifying prior offenses that allow for reclassification of misdemeanor
- the statutes to expand the list of qualifying prior offenses that allow for reclassification of misdemeanor
- That allow for reclassification of misdemeanor battery to a third-degree felony.
- It also includes a misdemeanor domestic violence.
- This would require that person on that misdemeanor to now go into custody.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably.
The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts.
After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- without this amendment just opens up any place that provides an educational setting to criminal prosecution
- This bill this bill seeks to do the following, increase the penalties second-degree misdemeanor to a
- It provides for an increase penalty from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony for such
- Is it our folks using it to pursue prosecutions? I folks been arrested under the law.
- harassment applies to dissemination of digitally forward images and increases the time limitation for prosecution
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, Representative Gidley, did you um uh work with the Office of Prosecution Services DAS in drafting
- Uh, Representative Gidley, did you um uh work with the Office of Prosecution Services DAS in drafting
- Uh, Representative Gidley, did you um uh work with the Office of Prosecution Services, DAS, in drafting
- </c> from prosecution from prosecution then<00:17:21.039><c> also</c><00:17:21.439><c> you</c><00:17:
- Um, the first conviction would be a Class A misdemeanor. from a class A misdemeanor to a class D from
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/15/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> investigate and prosecute each case. investigate and prosecute each case.
- Prosecutes or processes?
- Prosecutes or processes?
- Um, and there prosecuted.
- In New Hampshire, as you all know, there's a circuit court which prosecutes misdemeanor charges and there's
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/1/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Without one, it will be a gross misdemeanor instead of a misdemeanor.
- </c> violations, and this gross misdemeanor violations, and this gross misdemeanor language<00:07:03.840
- So, occur, criminals being prosecuted.
- And of course, we prosecuting crime.
- Now, the last criminal prosecution.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- and petty misdemeanors.
- </c> misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors.
- </c> we're talking about for misdemeanors. we're talking about for misdemeanors.
- </c> a misdemeanor. a misdemeanor.
- </c> maximum sentence for the misdemeanor. maximum sentence for the misdemeanor.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Public Health, HB45 by Hull, relating to... relating to the duty of the Attorney General to prosecute
- AB 2458 by Verdell, relating to the defense of the prosecution.
- relating to the automatic orders for the nondisclosure of criminal record information for certain misdemeanor
- as part of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, HB 2571 by Rodriguez Ramos. relating to the prosecution
- referred to the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, HB 2594 by Metcalfe, relating to the venue for prosecution
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/29/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:10:48.960><c> He</c><02:10:49.119><c> championed</c> arrests and prosecutions.
- He championed arrests and prosecutions.
- It was somebody else, who was later prosecuted and found guilty.
- But for this misdemeanor uh disobeying.
- ,</c> itself is a misdemeanor, itself is a misdemeanor, um<05:13:37.040><c> assuming</c><05:13:37.520
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 12, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And ways that they prosecuting attorney.
- </c> the misdemeanor charge of hit and run. the misdemeanor charge of hit and run.
- <00:14:13.600><c> and</c><00:14:13.839><c> law</c><00:14:14.000><c> enforcement</c> prosecution and law
- enforcement prosecution and law enforcement standpoint.<00:14:15.680><c> In</c><00:14:15.920><c> some
- charge of hit accident and a misdemeanor charge of hit and<00:14:54.320><c> run.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we're increasing this to a gross misdemeanor from a misdemeanor.
- misdemeanor from a misdemeanor. misdemeanor. misdemeanor.
- I mean, is that a gross misdemeanor?
- that a gross misdemeanor? I mean, is that a gross misdemeanor?
- </c> prosecute these criminal penalties. prosecute these criminal penalties.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They've seen a remarkable increase in the effect of the prosecution.
- They've seen a remarkable increase in the effect of the prosecution.
- would expand it to any witness and would not have the limitation to be the victim of the offense of prosecution
Bills:
HB9 , HB10 , HB16 , HB44 , HB46 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB153 , HB164 , HB233 , HB242 , HB436 , HB455 , HB571 , HB594
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish
OK
Bills:
SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you look at the current language, 'years have passed since the end of the last felony or misdemeanor
- pretty much take out that whole definition and reduce it to the last part of that amendment of legal prosecution
Bills:
SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance
TX
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
TX
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Transnational repression is a form of political prosecution. carry it out by foreign governments or terrorist
- She finally was able to sit in in court and see people who tried to assassinate her prosecuted by the
- testified, testimony saying that even the real estate agent who helps me, that's supposed to get prosecuted
Bills:
HB17 , HB34 , HB41 , HB 118 , HB 119 , HB 127 , HB 128 , HB 129 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB133 , HB17 , HB41 , HB118 , HB119 , HB127 , HB128 , HB129 , HB130 , HB132 , HB133
Keywords:
foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Importantly, it makes it a gross misdemeanor instead of a misdemeanor for someone supposed to be on interlock
- Importantly, it makes it a gross misdemeanor instead of a misdemeanor for someone supposed to be on interlock
- Importantly, it makes it a gross misdemeanor instead of a misdemeanor for someone supposed to be on interlock
- A lot of times around here we'll say, like, oh, it's misdemeanor to misdemeanor, no fiscal note, yay.
- no</c> misdemeanor gross to misdemeanor no misdemeanor gross to misdemeanor no fiscal<01:31:09.960><
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities