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• c> about misdemeanors.
• Um<00:38:04.359><c> I'vec><00:38:05.240><c> attemptedc><00:38:06.000><c> misdemeanorc> Um I've
• attempted misdemeanor Um I've attempted misdemeanor prosecution<00:38:07.359><c> ofc><00:38:07.520>
• c><00:43:27.520><c> toc> misdemeanors and felonies even up to misdemeanors and felonies even up to
• We're talking<00:49:38.120><c> aboutc><00:49:38.760><c> misdemeanorc><00:49:39.320><c> cases,c>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The bill classifies a failure to adhere to the insurance requirements as a class three misdemeanor or
• class one misdemeanor if the watercraft is involved in an accident in Arizona.
• The bill classifies a failure to adhere to the insurance requirements as a class three misdemeanor or
• class one misdemeanor if the watercraft is involved in an accident in Arizona.
• The bill also or class one misdemeanor if the watercraft is involved in an accident in Arizona.

Bills: HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the minutes from March 16, 2026, then heard testimony on a series of bills, with the chair noting that testimony and votes would be handled in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would raise the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion. Lucid Motors supported the change as a tool to attract manufacturing jobs to rural Arizona, while opponents questioned whether the higher credit would actually create new jobs and pointed to a fiscal note that could reach $48 million. The committee later passed the bill 5-2. HB 2950 would authorize municipalities and counties to form tourism improvement areas funded by lodging business assessments for marketing and tourism promotion. The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix supported the measure, describing TIAs as voluntary, locally controlled tools already used in other states and useful for rural destinations; senators pressed on whether the assessments were truly voluntary and how the districts would be formed and administered. The bill passed 5-2. HB 2780, a technical cleanup bill related to property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sales, was described as conforming changes to a prior law creating a mechanism for delinquent taxpayers to recover equity; it passed 6-1. HB 2502 would allow certain ASRS members who are elected officials to retire at normal retirement age without resigning their elected office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate. ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor and a lobbyist argued the bill would create parity with non-elected members who can retire and return to work; the committee passed it 5-2. HB 2140, as amended by a striker, would let the state treasurer invest up to 10% of trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and Sound Money Defense League supported it as a diversification and inflation hedge, while opponents argued gold is volatile, costly to store, and not a better use of taxpayer funds; the committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-2. HB 2398 would require commercial liability insurance for watercraft rented or hired in Arizona, including peer-to-peer boat-sharing programs, while not affecting ordinary personal boat ownership. The sponsor, insurers, and rental operators said the bill responds to uninsured boats being rented through apps and to safety and liability problems; some members said training should also be addressed. The committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 6-1. Finally, HB 2999 would create state affordable infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure for housing through bonds, taxes, and assessments, with unanimous landowner consent and disclosure requirements. Home builders and contractors said the districts could lower upfront housing costs and improve financing, but contractors sought stronger payment protections and some senators worried the bill could add red tape and costs without guaranteeing savings to homebuyers. After adopting a large amendment, the committee passed HB 2999, though at least one member voted no and another passed on the vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• A misdemeanor, driving under the influence, and if the repeatable offense could be a Class A misdemeanor
• And if the repeatable offense could be a Class A misdemeanor.
• Notably, as has already been discussed, it adds prosecuting attorneys to the class of parties who may
• Notably, as has already been discussed, it adds prosecuting attorneys to the class of parties who may
• And then in 565.330, Infants Protection Act, the offense of infanticide is a class A felony.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• have privileges which have been lower um have been<00:22:21.360><c> misdemeanorsc><00:22:22.159><c>
• c><00:22:22.880><c> umc><00:22:22.960><c> andc><00:22:23.200><c> we'rec> been misdemeanors now
• . um and we're been misdemeanors now. um and we're increasing<00:22:23.919><c> thosec><00:22:24.240
• <c> toc> ...increasing those in this bill to gross misdemeanors.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• offender got<00:04:47.840><c> ac> got a got a misdemeanor<00:04:49.919><c> umc><00:04:50.080><c>
• c> misdemeanors my question is why aren't misdemeanors my question is why aren't we<00:05:13.039><c
• that'sc><00:16:10.000><c> ac><00:16:10.160><c> grossc><00:16:10.720><c> misdemeanorc><00:16:
• misdemeanor and I can<00:16:12.160><c> citec><00:16:12.920><c> literallyc><00:16:13.399><c> dozens
• 20.480><c> listeningc><00:16:21.079><c> toc><00:16:22.079><c> uhc><00:16:22.160><c> Sue'sc> misdemeanor

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so they're just going to identify it as a class one, which are the other drugs are in class one.
• I didn't believe that the veterinary drugs, I thought the classes, when we had assigned the class, that
• I thought the classes, when we had assigned the class, that it was for the human consumption of a drug
• And so they're just going to identify it as a class one, which are the other drugs are in class one.
• I thought the classes, when we had assigned the class, that it was for the human consumption of a drug

Summary: The committee heard presentations on domestic security and public safety priorities from Gulf County Sheriff Mike Harrison and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Rebel. Sheriff Harrison outlined Florida Sheriffs Association priorities, including reclassifying xylazine as a Schedule I controlled substance with a veterinary-use exemption, expanding enforcement of pretrial release violations beyond domestic violence cases, providing tuition-waiver benefits for sheriff’s office personnel, advancing the Jason Rainer Act to increase penalties for violent offenses against law enforcement, extending sex-offender residency restrictions, improving access to mental-health-related databases, and continuing support for fusion centers and Florida model jail standards. Members asked questions about xylazine’s veterinary use, canine detection, and public records burdens on small agencies; no votes were taken on these items. Chief Rebel focused on the Florida Police Chiefs Association’s role in disaster response, officer training, and wellness. He described the association’s coordination through the state EOC and regional deployments during hurricanes, then emphasized officer suicide and the need for statewide wellness resources, peer support, and accessible behavioral health care for first responders. He also referenced prior PTSD benefits legislation and urged continued support for the PCIS program and other wellness initiatives. Committee members discussed related resources such as dispatcher support, the Restore program at UCF, hyperbaric chamber treatment for PTSD, and canine support organizations. On domestic security funding, Rebel said FPCA does not have a specific bill package but wants to preserve the Domestic Security Oversight Council and regional task forces, protect limited SHISGAP funding for new projects, and shift ongoing successful programs to state funding. He also supported fixing the long-gun carry loophole, continuing the Jason Rainer Act effort, allowing ethical law-enforcement use of AI with human review, addressing monetization of public records and body-camera footage, and maintaining the ability to investigate anonymous complaints. The committee adjourned after discussion; no formal action or votes were recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> yearsc><00:16:29.040><c> wherec><00:16:29.279><c> it'sc><00:16:29.759><c> uhc> each class
• :16:35.360><c> thec><00:16:35.519><c> classc><00:16:35.839><c> 3c><00:16:36.079><c> Rexc> mentioned
• c> class 3 ACPs.
• c><00:16:48.079><c> classc><00:16:48.399><c> 3c><00:16:48.720><c> andc> department has to review

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• /c><03:33:58.960><c> misdemeanorc><03:33:59.600><c> atc><03:33:59.720><c> thatc><03:33:59.880><
• c> pointc> it says it's a misdemeanor at that point it says it's a misdemeanor at that point for<03
• ><c> ac><04:05:15.520><c> misdemeanorc><04:05:16.520><c> leavingc><04:05:17.040><c> Educators
• ><c> topc><04:30:14.319><c> ofc><04:30:14.479><c> theirc><04:30:14.720><c> classesc><04:30:15.319
• ><c> andc> kids are the top of their classes and kids are the top of their classes and it's<04:30:15.640

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 285, which would add language to the parental rights and responsibilities statute directing judges to consider known mental health or medical conditions that could affect parenting. Representative Ball, the bill’s sponsor, said the intent was not to require disclosure of private records, but to give judges a reminder to ask whether anything in a parent’s condition could interfere with parenting and to help ensure children’s safety and best interests, especially in high-conflict or pro se family court cases. He said the proposal was meant as a guardrail and not as a way to reduce parenting time or take children from parents. Committee members questioned whether the existing best-interest factors already cover parenting ability, whether the new language could invite stigma or weaponization in custody disputes, and whether judges already have authority to ask these questions. Ball responded that judges often do not ask, that family court can be difficult for unrepresented parties, and that the language would simply make the issue explicit. He also said he would be open to amendments, including language that more directly instructs judges to ask the question. One member raised concerns about whether the bill should say judges “shall” ask rather than “may,” and Ball said he was willing to work with the committee on wording. Sarah Horn, a NAMI New Hampshire board member and parent, testified in opposition. She described her own history with OCD, ADD, PTSD, hospitalization, and recovery, and said mental illness had not harmed her ability to parent; she warned the bill could increase stigma and discourage people from seeking treatment. In response, Ball said her testimony was part of why he had considered an amendment to include physical health as well, so the bill would not single out mental health. The hearing ended without a vote in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• But in most cases, Mister Chairman, if there is a criminal charge at all, it's a misdemeanor.
• So we go over that the 24 RSF St class.
• is being underreported to re has been underreported is because we can't compel chemical test in misdemeanor
• They they they crunch and a lot of stuff, a lot of numbers and a lot of cases misdemeanor and felony.
• I believe they're grossly underreported again for the reasons that the misdemeanor side, obviously not

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> classc><00:39:08.240><c> periodc><00:39:08.720><c> orc><00:39:08.960><c> whetherc><00:39
• :09.200><c> theyc><00:39:09.440><c> doc> their class period or whether they do their class period
• ><c> ac><00:41:22.720><c> classc><00:41:22.880><c> thatc><00:41:23.119><c> isc><00:41:23.359>
• c><02:35:49.840><c> Doc> class of 10th graders?" Well, I do. Do class of 10th graders?"
• ><c> misdemeanorc><02:53:22.479><c> umc><02:53:22.640><c> wherec><02:53:22.880><c> itc> and made

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ><c> billc><00:14:00.000><c> asc><00:14:00.120><c> itc><00:14:00.279><c> itc><00:14:00.399><c
• c> The bill would impact petty misdemeanors and what would sort of be a petty misdemeanor.
• which be for that probably a theft four which is<00:26:40.799><c> pettyc><00:26:41.320><c> misdemeanor
• /c> is petty misdemeanor um and which uh is petty misdemeanor um and which uh likely<00:26:45.279><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard testimony on several public safety and criminal justice measures. HB 433 HD1 would appropriate funds for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services; DCR Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the same $4 million request is in the governor’s executive budget, and the Correctional System Oversight Commission, Public Defender, ACLU, OHA, Chamber of Commerce, and other groups testified in support. Members asked whether the funding was already in the governor’s budget, and Johnson confirmed it was requested there for the next two fiscal years. HB 1045 would make emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and the Department of Law Enforcement, DAGS, Budget and Finance, and the Judiciary testified in support, with DLE saying the amounts match what Budget and Finance will present. HB 1296 would require timely notice and reporting to the Legislature when the governor transfers money to the major disaster fund; Budget and Finance and the Governor’s office offered comments, and no opposition was noted. HB 1002 would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify inspection authority; DCR and the commission supported it, with the commission saying a longer term would help the coordinator do the job effectively and allow inspections without notice. HB 596 would clarify what events qualify as disasters and emergencies for emergency management purposes. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency opposed the bill, while maritime and Grassroot Institute representatives supported it. Members asked whether the bill’s 21-day limit should be extended to 30 days, and HEMA said it opposed any change that would limit the governor’s flexibility in the response phase. The committee also heard HB 1128 HD1, which would set factors for warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations and require officers to record the justification. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU, and some reform advocates supported it as a check on police discretion and a way to encourage citations, while the Attorney General, Honolulu Police Department, prosecutors, DLE, county police chiefs, SHOPO, and others opposed it as too restrictive and likely to create litigation and court delays. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• HANDWRITING ON THE NEW FORM I HAVE TO FILL OUT IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER FORMS IT IS A SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR
• SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR AND WE COULD LOSE OUR BODYSHOP LICENSE.
• OF IT IS NOT LEGIBLE ENOUGH OR ACCURATE OR DETAILED ENOUGH IT IS A SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR AND I CAN
• WE DON'T BELIEVE A MISDEMEANOR IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO BE HELPING INVESTIGATE LAW-ENFORCEMENT CASES THE
• THOUGH IT WOULD BE COOL TO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO GO INTO SPACE, I MUCH RATHER GET TO CLASS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bank said they put a class A misdemeanor in as a placeholder.
• It could be an infraction, could be a different level of misdemeanor, because it all comes down to the
• It could be an infraction, could be a different level of misdemeanor, because it all comes down to the

Bills: HB1329

Keywords: government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending

Summary: The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced. The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.

Transcript Highlights:

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• :37:24.520><c> inc> citizens like second class citizens in citizens like second class citizens in their
• 03:36:39.680><c> misdemeanor,c> not to exceed $20,000 for misdemeanor, not to exceed $20,000 for misdemeanor
• It's turning new<03:39:24.280><c> classes,c><03:39:24.880><c> includingc> new classes, including
• violationc><03:43:30.000><c> orc><03:43:30.160><c> ac><03:43:30.200><c> misdemeanor.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: SCR 13, SCR 24, SB 1, SB 12, SB 15, SB 17, SB 24, SB 57, SB 65, SB 213, SB 371, SB 372, SB 378, SB 379, SB 388, SB 400, SB 402, SB 427, SB 495, SB 499, SB 502, SB 509, SB 535, SB 583, SB 610, SB 621, SB 650, SB 706, SB 740, SB 840, SB 854, SB 856, SB 875, SB 893, SB 918, SB 925, SB 974, SB 995, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1025, SB 1061, SB 1073, SB 1106, SB 1121, SB 1194, SB 1252, SB 1253, SB 1268, SB 1300, SB 1343, SB 1362, SB 1447, SJR 36, SJR 12, SJR 57, SCR 25, SCR 22, SCR 12, SCR 24, SCR 8, SB 565, SB 372, SB 765, SB 62, SB 666, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 847, SB 1248, SB 740, SB 14, SB 1006, SB 504, SB 925, SB 1121, SB 995, SB 857, SB 305, SB 296, SB 284, SB 815, SB 1379, SB 1300, SB 1497, SB 1499, SB 1498, SB 1061, SB 65, SB 241, SB 304, SB 402, SB 499, SB 621, SB 974, SB 1023, SB 1024, SB 1025, SB 1106, SB 686, SB 112, SB 371, SB 204, SB 400, SB 609, SB 1447, SB 670, SB 502, SB 427, SB 850, SB 854, SB 413, SB 1555, SB 1362, SB 1346, SB 1033, SB 1220, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 987, SB 1539, SB 893, SB 447, SB 875, SB 406, SB 509, SB 985, SB 965, SB 1119, SB 1505, SB 24, SB 57, SB 1194, SB 1253, SB 1215, SB 1532, SB 1268, SB 1302, SB 856, SB 650, SB 583, SB 673, SB 840, SB 213, SB 681, SB 1172, SB 1252, SB 378, SB 610, SB 918, SB 1343, SB 608, SB 487, SB 955, SB 957, SB 988, SB 990, SB 1019, SB 1021, SB 1120, SB 251, SB 958, SB 535, SB 761, SB 1, SB 541, SB 315, SB 379, SB 1018, SB 1737, SB 266, SB 1415, SB 57, SB 499, SB 974, SB 1025, SB 1061, SB 1268, SR 302, SR 303, SR 304, SR 305, SB 30, SB 1333, SB 1666, SB 30, SB 1333, SB 1666

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas, Israel, trade, investment, partnership, economic ties, technological innovation, bilateral relations, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare

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• c><00:07:36.640><c> uhc><00:07:36.720><c> misdemeanorc> And I was surprised that uh misdemeanor
• And I was surprised that uh misdemeanor is<00:07:37.480><c> whatc><00:07:37.600><c> thec><00:07:
• > misdemeanorc><00:07:40.640><c> wouldc><00:07:40.800><c> seemc> that, and a gross misdemeanor
• would seem that, and a gross misdemeanor would seem at<00:07:41.200><c> leastc><00:07:42.280><c> very

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ><c> ac> neighboring states, can face a neighboring states, can face a misdemeanor<01:59:37.040><c>
• ><c> ac><01:59:38.400><c> yearc> misdemeanor conviction and up to a year misdemeanor conviction and
• c><01:59:40.000><c> misdemeanorc> in jail.
• The effects of a misdemeanor conviction<01:59:40.960><c> canc><01:59:41.199><c> bec><01:59:41.360
• Second offense, class B misdemeanor up to $500, no jail.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They'll give you the misdemeanor<02:15:51.920><c> chargec><02:15:52.880><c> andc><02:15:53.119><c
• > andc><02:15:53.440><c> thenc><02:15:53.920><c> knowingc> misdemeanor charge and and then knowing
• misdemeanor charge and and then knowing they<02:15:54.560><c> havec><02:15:54.639><c> ac><02:15:
• :41:44.319><c> misdemeanorc><02:41:44.880><c> victimsc><02:41:45.120><c> ofc> it does mention misdemeanor
• You know, contempt is a class A misdemeanor, but there are no typically charged as a class A misdemeanor

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Nick Sheepak, N-I-C-S-H-E-P-A-C, and the Nevada State Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center
• And then there's individuals who pick up their first misdemeanor charge.
• And so my question is whether to be treated as a misdemeanor.
• I believe that's the only scenario in which that new misdemeanor applies.
• The misdemeanor as the general statute, I think John Jones clarified that.

Keywords: 909, all

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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: On February 3, 2025, the committee first took up Senate File 483, as amended by the A2 author’s amendment, which would expand Minnesota’s medical-review exemptions for drivers with a history of loss of consciousness or seizures. The bill’s author explained that current law still requires some people who have been seizure-free for years, and off medication for years, to keep returning to a physician for paperwork even when their doctor says no further review is needed. A testifier described losing his commercial driving career after a seizure disorder, then being forced to keep paying for periodic neurologist visits despite being seizure-free since 2003 and off medication since 2009. The committee adopted the A2 amendment and then approved the bill, sending Senate File 483 to the State Government Committee. The committee then heard Senate File 737, which would increase mandatory minimum fines for repeated school bus stop-arm violations from $500 for a first offense to $700 for a second and $950 for a third. The author and the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association argued that repeat violations remain too common and that stronger penalties, along with stop-arm cameras, would help deter dangerous driving and protect children. A State Patrol representative said 2024 saw about 2,100 stop-arm charges, roughly double two years earlier, and attributed much of the increase to cameras making violations easier to prove; he also said conviction rates on the charge are about 50 to 55 percent. Committee members asked about repeat offenders, camera coverage, and whether bus stop locations should be safer, with one member noting only 23 people had been convicted of a second offense since 2015 and one of a third offense. The discussion ended with no final vote shown in the transcript, but the bill received supportive testimony and extensive questioning about enforcement and bus-stop safety.