Video & Transcript Research : 'affirmative defense statute'

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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5912 reinstates the Indigent Defense Task Force.
  • and public defense that we see on the horizon.
  • Around indigent defense and public defense that we see on the horizon, and maybe closer than the horizon
  • and public defense issues, and so I think it's worth pursuing.
  • and public defense issues, and so I think it's worth pursuing.
Bills: HB2735, SB5868, SJM8006
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution for criminal offenses that the survivor can demonstrate
  • Senate Bill... ...relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking
  • The statute would remain the same.
  • That's a whole different statute.
  • Because the statute, there's a separate statute on...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c><00:24:44.840><c> specifically</c> definition in our statutes, specifically definition in our statutes
  • We currently have no from our statutes.
  • </c> and not be limited based on the statute and not be limited based on the statute of<00:39:32.720>
  • </c> they need to have two different statute they need to have two different statute limitations?
  • So like we have statute of limitations.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 24, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> governorappointed council of defense. governorappointed council of defense.
  • </c><00:20:41.760><c> and</c> defense and secretary of the army. and defense and secretary of the army
  • </c><00:25:29.440><c> or</c> supplies, the council of defense or supplies, the council of defense or
  • </c> original language of the statute. original language of the statute.
  • . statute. statute.
Bills: SF0012, SF0013, SF0067
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they are paying more for legal defense.
  • Statutes of limitations are policy tools.
  • I believe, and I can provide you the specific statute, but it is part of the tolling statutes that is
  • The tolling statute is 30-1-9.2.
  • Senator Charlie, thanks for bringing up that statute, because this bill proposes to repeal that statute
Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House Permanent Standing Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans Affairs will now come to order.
  • So this came to us from the Department of Defense. I'd be happy to answer any questions.
  • And that statute, which is a current statute... that she requires that the executive director of the
  • what was referenced earlier: the DEAG, the Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance...
  • You'd have to be a defense community and a separate water utility.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • projections are dependent upon keeping this facility in a world-class position here, and that is in statute
  • projections are dependent upon keeping this facility in a world-class position here, and that is in statute
Bills: HF4912, HF4664
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, we will take up tab 2, SB 590, on statute of limitations period for violations involving required
  • report suspected child abuse is a third-degree felony, which is currently subject to a three-year statute
  • Accountable due to the statute of limitations.
  • Senate Bill 590 would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report for mandatory reporters until
  • I wish to record my vote on SB 560 in the affirmative.
Bills: S0560, S0590, S0778, S1010
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills. SB 590, by Sen. Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment clarified retroactive application for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Sen. Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases and not to change the reasonable-suspicion reporting standard. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 778, by Sen. Simon, which would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Barney Bishop appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without amendment. SB 560, by Sen. Garcia, would streamline procedures for psychotropic medication prescriptions for children in DCF custody, reduce duplicative background checks and reporting, and simplify consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s postsecondary education services and supports, extending eligibility ages from 18 to 26 while keeping the five-year cap. Senators discussed the fiscal impact and funding blend for the education stipend. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1010, by Sen. Yarbrough, which adds criminal and civil enforcement for violations involving sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for minors and related parental-rights provisions. An amendment clarified that the civil action authority applies to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. Public testimony was heavily divided, with supporters saying the bill enforces existing protections and opponents warning it would chill care, counseling, and school-based support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell, Sharief, and Rouson raised concerns about vagueness, standing, and impacts on teachers and health professionals; Sharief voted no, while the bill was still reported favorably.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 8th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Daniel Gennady, on behalf of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
  • Daniel Gennedy with the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
  • Prosecutors and defense attorneys.
  • defenses while keeping the burden of proof on the defendant.
  • On to Amendment 5, it clarifies that the defendant, in order to assert the affirmative defense provided
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 16th, 2026 at 11:18 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most female firearm owners cite self-defense as the primary reason for acquiring a firearm.
  • Currently in the statute of limitations section for the types of crimes that do not have a statute of
  • criminal statutes, sentencings, jury instructions, et cetera.
  • as it currently stands in our rules under criminal statutes.
  • Those are still within the tolling statute.
Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's when this statute would apply.
  • This simply is a technical amendment defining statute. Great, thank you.
  • This simply is a technical amendment defining statute. Great, thank you.
  • Is there an appropriations part of the bill to pay for the legal defense?
  • Every law, every statute, to advance their own extreme political agenda.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 1st, 2026 at 01:15 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is no statute.
  • statute of limitations.
  • And eliminating the statute of limitations.
  • of harm and removing outdated defenses.
  • So, the statute says that each induced abortion—and that's a defined term in the statute—and induced
Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30