Video & Transcript Research : 'class A felony'

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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
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do we have a motion? Have a do pass in a second. Further discussion or debate?
  • Members, this bill is just create a felony offense and increase the fines to help stop copper theft.
  • This bill would ensure that domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injury is now treated as a felony
  • I have a motion to do pass, have a second, have a due pass in a second.
  • It sets the punishment as a D1 felony. Happy to answer any questions.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill is just to create a felony offense and increase the fines and help stop copper theft
  • This bill would ensure that domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injury is now treated as a felony
  • Do I have a motion? Have a due pass and a second.
  • I have a motion. Have a due pass, so I have a... No questions. Do I have a motion?
  • It sets the punishment as a D1 felony. Happy to answer any questions.
Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items: SB 1330 was withdrawn, SB 1381 was laid over, and SB 1618 was transferred to rules. It then heard a series of bills, mostly criminal justice, public safety, and regulatory measures, with members repeatedly moving due pass recommendations after brief explanations and little or no debate. SB 1589 would strengthen penalties under Oklahoma’s sweepstakes law and extend coverage to entities profiting from illegal gambling, while not affecting ordinary entertainment games. SB 1441 would make it a crime to fly a drone in the airspace of, or make contact with, designated critical infrastructure facilities such as refineries, power stations, telecommunications sites, and manufacturing facilities, with exceptions for recreational use and authorized law enforcement. SB 1224 would require clemency-related hearing notices to be sent to victims by email as well as mail, and SB 372 was described as a cleanup bill clarifying where firearms may be carried. Other bills addressed theft, domestic violence, expungement, fraud, and impersonation. SB 1232 would create a felony and raise fines for copper theft; SB 1264, after an adopted amendment, expanded the definition of great bodily injury to include concussions, brain bleeds, and injuries affecting more than 10% of the body, making domestic abuse causing such injury a felony. SB 1450 dealt with consistency in fines and fees across counties and prompted discussion about county-by-county obligations and court revenue impacts. SB 2011 would treat assault and battery against OJA contract employees the same as against employees, SB 2030 would delay implementation of the Clean Slate expungement automation initiative to 2027 and backlog processing to 2029 without expanding eligibility, SB 1980 would protect against gift card fraud after an amendment changing the mental state language to “knowingly and willfully,” and SB 1936 would make falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer a D1 felony. The committee reported the bills out with due pass recommendations, with votes recorded on several measures, including unanimous or near-unanimous approvals.
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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
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • list of Class D1 felonies.
  • It's just raising, make, when you steal copper from something that makes it a felony.
  • felony. ...resulting in great bodily harm is treated as a felony.
  • So it depends on whether or not you've taken a driver's class. So I had to brush up on this too.
  • in the presence of a minor up to a felony.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 14th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's just raising, make, when you steal copper from something that makes it a felony.
  • felony. ...resulting in great bodily harm is treated as a felony.
  • So it depends whether or not you've taken a driver's class. So I had to brush up on this too.
  • in the presence of a minor up to a felony.
  • I have a due pass. I have a second. Have a due pass, I have a second. Second.
Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills covering criminal justice, public safety, family law, and administrative changes. Measures discussed included penalties for impersonating a notary or law enforcement officer, consolidating DUI charges, allowing motor carriers to represent themselves at Corporation Commission hearings, drone trespass penalties over critical infrastructure, expanding protections for contract employees under assault and battery laws, copper theft felony penalties, raising the marriage age to 18 with no exceptions, expanding the definition of great bodily injury for domestic abuse cases, post-adoption contact for services, driver’s license and testing changes, expungement system automation delays, consumer protection clarifications, gambling penalty updates, OSBI authority and fee changes, gift card protections, medical parole eligibility decisions, firearm transport on boats, caps on wrongful termination settlements at public institutions, GPS monitoring for certain domestic violence defendants, mandatory school reporting of inappropriate employee contact with students, expedited driver’s license delivery and tracking numbers, DOC credit modifications, drug court discretion, repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording penalties, open pasture signage requirements, supervised visitation after DHS findings of sexual abuse, and victim notification by email from the Pardon and Parole Board. Most bills were presented by members as request or cleanup measures, with brief explanations and limited debate. Several bills drew questions about implementation, due process, costs, and scope, especially the domestic violence GPS monitoring bill and the DOC credit bill. The committee also discussed a bill to lower the age for marriage, which was reported out 10-1, and a domestic violence-related GPS tracking bill that passed 12-0 after questions about monitoring and payment. Another domestic violence bill expanding great bodily injury definitions passed 12-0, and a bill requiring supervised visitation after a DHS sexual abuse finding passed 13-0. Nearly all measures were reported out with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including multiple 11-0, 12-0, 13-0, and 14-0 recommendations. A few bills had split votes, including the marriage-age bill at 10-1, the gambling penalty bill at 12-1, the OSBI record-check fee bill at 13-0, and the wrongful termination cap bill at 8-5. Several bills were laid over for a later meeting, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would continue work on Thursday.
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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

02/04/2026 - 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
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • charged with a felony.
  • Somebody got pulled over, they had a gun, and they had a felony in the past, and it got sent, you know
  • HB3691 updates privacy rights when obtaining a Class D license by Allowing Oklahomans to self-certify
  • A see two felony, I believe, up to seven years. Stanford, questions? Move for adoption.
  • But this makes it a felony for Oklahomans to be a straw purchaser of land on behalf of a foreign national
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • He got arrested in Morris, Oklahoma, on a fake ID, and was charged with a felony, and my entire life
  • and they had a felony in the past.
  • Somebody got pulled over, they had a gun, and they had a felony in the past, and it got sent, you know
  • And now if you break and enter an occupied dwelling, that is the felony itself, a C2 felony, I believe
  • But this makes it a felony for Oklahomans to be a straw purchaser of land on behalf of a foreign national
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a large number of bills covering tort claims, criminal law, child protection, licensing, housing, and public transparency. Early measures included HB 3037, adding students in curricular activities to the Government Tort Claims Act definition of employee; HB 3581, revising riot statutes and removing a no-bail provision; HB 458, allowing voluntary blood type notation on driver’s licenses; HB 2929, tightening mandatory child abuse reporting by school employees; and HB 3087, extending garnishment notice and objection timelines. All of those bills received unanimous or near-unanimous due-pass recommendations. Several bills drew more substantial discussion. HB 4227, the Cindy Clemishire Act, was amended to allow minors to discuss sexual abuse with health care providers and was named after a survivor; it passed 13-0. HB 4125, restoring Second Amendment rights to certain nonviolent felons, passed 13-1 but members raised concerns about federal law and asked for further explanation before floor consideration. HB 1453, which would criminalize hostile foreign nationals and entities owning Oklahoma real property and agricultural land, generated extensive debate over indirect ownership, foreclosure timelines, logrolling, and constitutional concerns, and it ultimately failed 3-10. HB 3521, modernizing money transmission regulation and adding payment processors and digital asset kiosks, passed 13-0. Other measures advanced after questions or minor amendments, including HB 3691 on self-certifying medical fitness for a Class D license, HB 2015 on landlord-tenant repair and tenant remedies, HB 2940 on recording public meetings, HB 1016 on trust protections for minors appearing in monetized online content, HB 3267 making breaking and entering an occupied dwelling a felony without needing proof of another intended crime, HB 3695 expanding the definition of great bodily injury for DUI cases, HB 3453 shifting the burden in eminent domain cases to the condemning authority, and HB 3053 creating parole review criteria for older eligible inmates. The committee also advanced bills on self-defense definitions, straw purchasing of land for prohibited foreign parties, human trafficking parole guidelines, child welfare/adoption terminology, outpatient treatment, child support-related license revocations, workplace violence protective orders, and protections for charities reporting sexual misconduct. The meeting ended with several bills laid over and the committee adjourning, with a note that it would meet again Thursday.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular 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><c> question?</c> a question? a question?
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  • It's a renewal and just with a the work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • 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.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • A local daycare had a recurring problem with a vagrant man loitering near the playground where children
  • Invisible to add a new fear, my six-year-old is in grade school now, and there's a playground near a
  • In November and December of 20XX, a terrifying situation occurred. A man, Mr.
  • We do so much as a body.
  • I know it's been a long day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • felony versus a misdemeanor.
  • child, which is already a state jail felony.
  • Under current law, burglary of a vehicle is a Class A misdemeanor but can range up to a third-degree
  • controlled substance, which is a third-degree felony.
  • a third-degree felony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 29th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • forensic science in a particular case but in a field more broadly.
  • To add a new fear, my 6 year old is in grade school now, and there's a playground near a city street
  • Francis repeatedly over a two-week period with an assault rifle on his back, a holstered handgun, a camera
  • We'll wait just a just a, just a couple of minutes. There we are, we are, we are just in time.
  • Is that a yes?
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.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 3rd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • 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.