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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

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  • or cat as a misdemeanor.
  • It's a class... Right now, it's a cruelty abandon, not a current crime.
  • Not omission leading to death is actually a felony, I believe, under cruelty.
  • So if you abandon a dog or cat and that dog or cat dies, it becomes a felony under the abandonment definition
  • Well, you take it to a pound or a... You take it to a pound or a shelter.
Bills: SB64, HB249
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh it's capped at classes a tax credit.
  • About a third. >> A third. Okay.
  • About<00:09:46.880> a<00:09:47.040> third. About a third. About a third.
  • at a moment's notice. at a moment's notice.
  • <00:29:56.399> up necessary for a a company to open up necessary for a a company to open up
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill would establish the crime of interference with a first responder after receiving a... a first
  • This makes... you can be arrested, and this makes this a Class A misdemeanor.
  • Interference with a first responder in this case will be a Class A misdemeanor. misdemeanor.
  • chance, this is a public... ...and given a chance, this is a public hearing, so we won't vote on it.
  • But when you have a woman laying in bed, and you have a man saying, 'I rebuke that,' when you have a
Bills: HB403, HB224
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  • Campbell since Talala OSU has a new osteopathic school.
  • And I've got a proclamation I'm gonna read.
  • Piper Riley is a great student and a great kid.
  • a nuclear life cycle innovation campus.
  • And my other announcement is of a personal nature.
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  • My name is Mike Osborne, and I am a Palm Dad. And let me tell you, it's a ride.
  • He is a liction... and a four-time national champion in showing cattle.
  • Rakelin is a senior from Duncan. She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • Rakelin is a senior from Duncan. She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • So, anyway, here we go, Representative Anthony Moore, a dad and a husband, a lawyer by trade, a golfer
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • back home that was in a a a a person back home that was in a a a a person back home that was in a fight
  • possession of inhalence Class A unlawful possession of inhalence Class A unlawful possession of inhalence
  • Class A misdemeanor my concern is it's a Class A misdemeanor my concern is it's a Class A misdemeanor
  • Class D intent and then makes it a Class D intent and then makes it a Class D Senator Al if I may I've
  • class C felony um there's language of a class C felony um there's language of a class C felony um there's
Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, House Bill 2589 creates a new Class 4 felony in Arizona for unlawful exposure to a
  • Chair and members House Bill 2589 creates a new Class 4 felony in Arizona for unlawful exposure to a
  • Of a person who is in drag would be subjected to a class four felony while we are in this room and a
  • And so by that very definition, presumes a class four felony. Mr.
  • female and choosing to wear a mustache is being considered for a class four felony, where if this bill
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2415, which would tighten Arizona’s regulation of kratom by treating synthetic or highly concentrated 7-OH products as narcotic drugs, raising the legal sale age to 21, and imposing criminal penalties for prohibited sales or preparation. Supporters, including the sponsor, a recovering user, the American Kratom Association, and the Attorney General’s Office, argued the bill targets dangerous synthetic products while preserving natural kratom leaf products. Opponents, including the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, warned the amendment could sweep in users and create harsh felony penalties for possession. The committee adopted the Wynn amendment and then gave HB 2415 as amended a 6-3 do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2870, which would bar multiple Level 2 or Level 3 registered sex offenders from living together in the same residence unless they are related by blood, marriage, or adoption. The sponsor and neighborhood witnesses described a local home with six or seven offenders and said the arrangement frightened nearby families and children. Opponents argued the bill would destabilize housing for people on probation, increase homelessness, and interfere with supervision and rehabilitation; some also noted existing probation oversight and low sexual recidivism rates. After debate over whether the bill should instead target only certain housing settings, the committee voted 5-4 to give HB 2870 a do-pass recommendation. Next, HB 2413 was heard, requiring GPS or electronic monitoring for registered sex offenders who do not have a fixed address until one is established. Supporters said the bill would close a gap for homeless or transient registrants who otherwise report only every 90 days, while opponents raised due process, cost, and implementation concerns, noting that some offenders are already monitored through probation and that DPS does not itself supervise offenders. The committee passed HB 2413 on a 5-4 vote. The committee also heard HB 2720, which increases the penalty for purchasing prostitution to a class 6 felony and directs a $200 assessment to the anti-human trafficking fund. Supporters said it targets buyers and helps deter trafficking demand; opponents argued the bill could still ensnare trafficking victims and sex workers. The committee adopted a Bliss amendment clarifying the affirmative defense and use of funds, then approved HB 2720 as amended by an 8-0 vote with one member present. Finally, HB 2418, appropriating $600,000 from the General Fund to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for five major incident division task forces, was supported by county sheriffs’ representatives and passed unanimously by the committee.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ethics and Campaign Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's nice to have a... It's nice to have a non-controversial one.
  • I think simplification of a bill is a worthy thing.
  • I think even with a municipal election, you have to file a statement.
  • So that's a... That's a separate issue.
  • You have a favorable report. You have a favorable report. You got that down?
Bills: HB250
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So a lot of people, at least people who didn't have a good civics class, don't know that no voter actually
  • But there are very, very few people who would risk a class two felony, which is the most serious felony
  • I think if they know that there is a class two felony on the statutes, regardless of what arguments or
  • There is a class two felony on the statutes.
  • call is a call is a call.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2908, which would impose criminal penalties on faithless Arizona Article V convention delegates, require delegates to take an oath, and direct the legislature and governor to ratify any approved amendment through the normal legislative process. The sponsor argued the bill adds guardrails to any future convention, while Common Cause Arizona opposed it as ineffective and insufficient to prevent a runaway convention. After debate about whether the bill could meaningfully constrain delegates, the committee voted 5-2 to return HB 2908 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2608, a veterans housing measure creating a military transitional housing grant program at the Arizona Department of Housing with a $7 million General Fund appropriation in FY 2027 and changes to the military transitional housing fund. Testimony focused on revisions to the bill, including limiting use of funds to new construction and requiring veteran-led or veteran-managed organizations. Several members said the bill was too similar to prior versions and had not gone through the Veterans Caucus process. On a motion to table, the committee voted to lay HB 2608 on the table. After a recess, the committee took up HB 2805, as amended, which creates a secure online portal for nomination petition signatures for local governing board candidates and related election administration changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to give school board candidates and other local candidates equal access to the state’s electronic signature system, while members debated whether requiring candidates to declare party affiliation would undermine nonpartisan races. The Gillette amendment was adopted, and the committee then voted 5-2 to return HB 2805 as amended with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard HB 2775, which would bar the state and its subdivisions from using state assets or money to implement or enforce rules, taxes, or policies of international organizations, and would add restrictions on Arizona public universities’ dealings with certain foreign entities. Members discussed a proposed amendment to create oversight of foreign funding at Arizona State University and the Board of Regents, but raised concerns about rulemaking authority and constitutional issues. The committee ultimately voted to hold HB 2775 for further work, and then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 3rd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • Class C to a Class B.
  • It keeps it a Class B misdemeanor for anyone who's ever gotten a DWI and a Class A for anyone who causes
  • class ...a misdemeanor.
  • It is a state jail felony if the violation occurs in a case that is found to be a third degree felony
  • a second-degree felony.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We got a motion in a second.
  • That way we less than a half a million.
  • You got a<00:27:00.240> question? a question? a question?
  • <00:28:11.600> on >> yeah, there's a there's a a sunset on >> yeah, there's a
  • It's a renewal and just with a the work.
TX
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  • And this bill basically increases that to a Class A misdemeanor.
  • It also makes two additional class-A misdemeanors.
  • The original penalty was a class C misdemeanor? Yes. And this will raise it to a class A?
  • Class C misdemeanor, which is effectively a traffic ticket.
  • class A misdemeanor. code in that area.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • After decades, the Federal Government reclassified a pistol equivalent to a handgun. to put a stabilizing
  • It's tough to find a shotgun or a rifle that will fit them.
  • It's still a technically a crime.
  • Whether it's made in Texas or it's made in Maine, under federal law. that now it's not a state felony
  • Well, what they did was they charged him with felony. a short barreled rifle under state law, 4602, because
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 13th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • After decades, the federal government reclassified a pistol equipped with a stabilizing brace as a short-barrel
  • It's tough to find a shotgun or a rifle that will fit them.
  • The only difference is that now it's not a state felony. And why is this important?
  • The only difference is is that now it's not a state felony. And why is this important?
  • He lights, a formal a a a professional photographer, and one of the pictures he was taking was just him
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1596, which would remove short-barreled rifles from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code. The author, Sen. Hagenbuch, said the bill would align state law with federal realities and argued that the current prohibition is arbitrary and unnecessary. Supporters, including representatives from Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights, said the bill would reduce confusion, protect lawful gun owners, and preserve the ability to use shorter firearms for self-defense, hunting, and for smaller shooters. One supporter also described a recent case in which an AR pistol was mistaken for a short-barreled rifle and led to a state charge that was later dismissed. Public testimony was split. Supporters said stabilizing braces and shorter firearms can improve accuracy, safety, and accessibility for women, children, and smaller-statured shooters. Opponents, including Texas Gun Sense and two Santa Fe shooting survivors, argued that short-barreled firearms are more concealable and dangerous, and pointed to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting as evidence of the risks of easier access. They urged the committee to keep the existing restrictions in place to protect public safety. After public testimony closed, the committee took up pending business. Senate Bill 1505, relating to the Compassionate Use Program, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-0 vote. Senate Bill 17, relating to the acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, was first amended by adopting a committee substitute and then reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed until after the Senate’s adjournment or final recess.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • able to be sentenced in a punishment of felony up to five years in incarceration.
  • It sets larceny of a firearm and knowingly receiving a stolen firearm as a Class 2 felony with a range
  • Anything above $900 would be a felony for the first offense.
  • On the third offense, it will turn into a felony at any amount.
  • disguise without lawful excuse, etc., etc., shall be convicted of a class D felony offense.'
TX
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  • There was a college counselor on the unit, and class schedules were designed to provide ample access
  • If a defendant is found to have been an illegal or unauthorized alien at the time of committing a felony
  • since that's a felony.
  • And so a first degree felony doesn't? I thought a first degree felony had a minimum of five years.
  • We review about 3,500 felonies a year.
TX
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  • It's a Class B misdemeanor, okay?
  • I think we've bumped them up to a Class A. We've encountered the same issue.
  • Class B misdemeanor, which holds up to 180 days in jail, to a state jail felony, which holds up to two
  • The bill increases the criminal penalty from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony.
  • Being charged with a Class B misdemeanor holds up to 180 days in jail and a substantial fine.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a Class B misdemeanor.
  • I think we bumped them up to a Class A, and we've encountered the same issue, I believe.
  • I think we've bumped them up to a Class A. We've encountered the same issue, I believe.
  • a state jail felony, which holds up to two years in a state jail.
  • a state jail felony.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • unauthorized alien at the time of committing a felony offense, the punishment is elevated to the next
  • , sexual offenses, aggravated robbery, other than a capital felony, since that's the maximum crime, and
  • If the offense is punishable as a felony of the first degree, the minimum term of imprisonment is increased
  • Okay, so your first-degree penalty doesn't—I thought it was a first-degree felony had a minimum of five
  • So we review about 3,500 felonies a year, and at any given time, we have 1.15 million pieces of digital
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.