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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Jan 20th, 2026
Baldwin County Legislation
Committee:
House Baldwin County Legislation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1610 also ensures that every client is a registered sex offender, closing a loophole in the
- Justice multidisciplinary team reviews every individual that has the two requisites. the two contact sex
- Public Safety, and two from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to include victim services and sex
- If the individual is determined to be likely to continue to commit future sex offenses to the point that
- The TDCJ does have sex offender rehabilitation programs.
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay
Summary:
The Corrections Committee first took up pending business and reported several previously heard bills favorably to the full House, including HB 1515 and SB 2405, the TDCJ Sunset bill and its Senate companion, HB 5639 on the veteran housing program, HB 2854 on hospital visits as a parole or mandatory supervision condition and related hospital liability, and SB 1080 on occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions. The committee also heard and advanced SB 1080 without amendment, then moved into new business.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3618, which would limit invasive group strip searches of female inmates in TDCJ facilities. Formerly incarcerated women and advocates testified in support, describing humiliation, trauma, barriers to programming, and arguing that searches were often ineffective and that contraband more often comes from staff. TDCJ’s resource witness said the agency has looked at technology such as millimeter scanners and is in the process of placing them in facilities, while the bill sponsor said the measure would preserve searches in emergencies and require female officers when women are unclothed. HB 3618 was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4515 on expanding orders of nondisclosure, with the author saying the committee substitute would narrow the bill to marijuana possession only; supporters from Alliance for Safety and Justice and Right on Crime argued it would improve reentry and public safety, while members asked about eligibility and related offenses. HB 1826, requiring depression screenings for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women, drew support from women’s health advocates and formerly incarcerated witnesses; the bill was left pending. HB 1969, to help people leaving prison renew or obtain driver’s licenses, and HB 2708, expanding nondisclosure eligibility for certain misdemeanor convictions, were also laid out and left pending.
Later, the committee heard HB 2729, which would bar hearsay evidence in hearings on violations of release conditions, and SB 1021, which would make stalking convictions ineligible for community supervision and add related victim-protection provisions; both were left pending. SB 1610, addressing civil commitment facility safety, sex offender registration, and penalties for assaults on staff, drew strong opposition from civil commitment residents, family members, and civil rights advocates who argued it was punitive and raised due process concerns; the resource witness said assaults had increased and explained the civil commitment process and existing legal safeguards. Finally, HB 4764 would require TDCJ to report detailed annual data on restrictive housing; supporters said the bill would improve transparency around solitary confinement, and the committee left it pending before adjourning.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- in 13 boys in the US are and one in one in 13 boys in the US are estimated to have experienced child sex
- estimated to have experienced child sex estimated to have experienced child sex abuse.
- So, they refused to have sex with him. So, they refused to have sex with him.
- I'm showed up to court, but she said, "I'm showed up to court, but she said, "I'm not going to have sex
- So, not going to have sex with you." So, not going to have sex with you."
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 6th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Bills:
SB94
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 3040 simply expands on existing law by extending the zone of safety where sex offenders are
Bills:
HB1082 , HB1638 , HB3040 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3298 , HB3587 , HB3996 , HB4113 , HB4140 , HB4226 , HB4236 , HB4301 , HB4324 , HB4339 , HB4342 , HB4352 , SB1082
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- have committed sex trafficking or trafficking of children for sexual purposes.
- It addresses defendants alleged to have committed sex trafficking, SB 161.
- Representative Knox, registration as a sex offender is for a host of sex offenses for which an individual
- So I'd suggest we should make this distinction between violent and sex offenders and nonviolent, non-sex
- , but I would, I guess... ...violent and sex offenders and nonviolent offenders.
Bills:
HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I learned from my grandparents and Hebrew school teachers that Jews have been scapegoated for many years
- We make an easy target for scapegoating because our ...have been scapegoated for many years.
- We make an easy target for scapegoating because our Torah has strong values rooted in social justice,
- That is a recipe for disaster, or even scapegoating and bullying.
Summary:
The commission held a public comment hearing as it continued work toward a November 30 statutory deadline for its final report. The co-chairs reviewed logistics for the hybrid format, two-minute testimony limit, respectful conduct, and the plan to alternate between in-person and virtual speakers. The commission approved the minutes from its previous September 8 meeting by motion and vote, with no nays. Much of the testimony focused on how the commission should define antisemitism, especially whether to adopt the IHRA definition and whether it improperly conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel or Zionism.
Many speakers, including Jewish educators, rabbis, academics, students, and legislators, described personal experiences with antisemitism and urged the commission to address hate while protecting free speech, academic freedom, and the ability to criticize Israeli government policy. Several called for the commission to reject or narrow the IHRA definition and instead consider the Jerusalem Declaration or other frameworks that distinguish antisemitism from anti-Zionism. Others emphasized that antisemitism should be addressed alongside racism, Islamophobia, white nationalism, and other forms of bias, and some urged broader anti-bias training in schools. A smaller number of speakers supported stronger action against antisemitism in schools and public institutions, including concerns about antisemitic materials in education and about organizations or events they viewed as promoting hate.
A recurring theme was the conflict in Gaza and its impact on the debate: some speakers condemned Israel’s military actions as genocide, apartheid, or colonialism and said criticism of those actions should not be treated as antisemitic, while others defended Israel, rejected genocide claims, and argued that anti-Israel activism can fuel antisemitism. Several speakers also raised concerns about campus discipline, union materials, and state facility rentals, and one speaker asked that state resources not be used by groups they viewed as inciting hate. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes and hearing public testimony.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And secondly, if we know that this bill has a problematic definition of biological sex, then would you
- It says biological sex shall mean the male and female biological sexes.
- <c> biological</c><00:31:04.799><c> sex</c><00:31:05.039><c> shall</c> circular.
- It says biological sex shall circular.
- So, I I think there is a sexes.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 268, a bill related to biological sex and related classifications. Members opposing the bill argued it was unnecessary, poorly drafted, and a personal attack on a small group of people, while supporters said it was needed to protect girls and women and to avoid repeated floor debate on a measure they viewed as proper. Several members also discussed the bill’s definition of biological sex, the lack of guidance on what information could be required to make determinations, and concerns about unintended consequences. The committee voted on a motion to retain the bill and approved it by a 10-8 roll call vote, with the bill retained.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 189, described by supporters as a housekeeping measure requested by the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Human Services concerning fetal death records. Supporters said the bill was narrow, time-sensitive, and ready to pass, while opponents argued it needed further work and that the committee should not use retention to reopen the bill for broader changes. Some members said they wanted to add or explore additional provisions related to fetal death reporting, while others objected that such changes were outside the bill’s scope and poor procedure. After debate, the committee voted to retain Senate Bill 189 as well.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is built on the assumption that schools are regularly teaching sex education, contraception
- Arizona's existing requirements already make sex education extremely difficult to implement.
- They have to follow the State Board of Education health education and sex education guidelines.
- We're not even teaching sex education at all. Thank you. Thank you.
- We're not even teaching sex education at all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Keywords:
public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Early Learning & Human Services
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under existing statute, offenses like sexual assault and indecency with a child require sex offender
- HB 380 would help address these disparities by making the crimes subject to sex offender registry and
- I'm glad as a mom in Texas that we categorically say teachers can't have sex with kids.
- So when I made a delayed outcry, they said we don't just have to prove the sex, we have to prove the
- If a teacher's having sex with a student, the student cannot consent, like period.
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
false reporting, emergency response, criminal penalties, restitution, public safety, penalties, emergency services, public institutions, false reports, criminal penalty, pretrial hearings, criminal competency, legal process, court timelines, restoration of competency, fines, community service, credit, criminal justice, defendants
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- than just sex... all sex crimes rather than just sex crimes involving a child.
- I just want all sex crimes included... Where you have... Where you have...
- I'm asking for an amendment to say other than a sex offense, period.
- That... say other than a sex offense, period. That is a Class A felony or B felony.
- Child sex offenders don't get good time. Any crime causing death with a deadly weapon or...
Bills:
HB43 , SB81 , SB178 , SB138 , SB89 , SB183 , HB27 , HB188 , HB199 , HB190 , SB117 , HB43 , HB27
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , scapegoating, equity goals, etc.
- So wouldn't sex essentially be... Thank you, Chairman, and Representative, yes, a follow-up.
- So wouldn't sex essentially be one of the aspects?
- Representative Hostettler: As far as hiring someone based on their sex? Pardon, Mr. Chairman.
- No clinician or staff member should be required to affirm beliefs about race, about sex.
Committee:
House Business
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 1 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- believe Ronald Reagan and we know that in the past our country has been wrong in the way we have scapegoated
- We've also talked about sex trafficking, and I'll just say it again because I say it a lot: 40% of the
- individuals in Minnesota who are sex-trafficked are youth, and the average beginning age is 12 to 13
- When we ask our students this question, 'Have you been involved in sex trafficking?'
- So I appreciate that we've been able to come to some common ground. what to do to support sex-trafficked
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3082 is updating language to include that people on the sex offender registry can no longer
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
firearm rights restoration, nonviolent felons, Oklahoma firearm laws, gun ownership, pardon, expungement, public safety, transportation of inmates, Department of Corrections, correctional facilities, sentencing, health records, firefighters, sex offenders, employment restrictions, Oklahoma laws, bomb, explosive device, incendiary device, simulated bomb
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Sex offense policy is uniquely complex and high stakes.
- Sex offense policy is uniquely complex and high stakes.
- It lists what is a sex offense.
- There's no sex offense that isn't serious.
- There's no sex offense that isn't serious.
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, resisting arrest, custody, public safety, Alabama law, traffic infractions, traffic ticket, disposition, criminal contempt, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, compliance, false information
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- departments from employing people that have committed an offense that would require them to register as a sex
Bills:
HB2936 , HB2937 , HB2951 , HB2960 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3062 , HB3082 , HB3087 , HB3148 , HB3152 , HB3262 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3299 , HB3544 , HB3606 , HB3678 , HB3790 , HB3903 , HB3996 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4260 , HB4272 , HB4296 , HB4324 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342
Committee:
House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Keywords:
HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We can have secure borders without scapegoating immigrant communities and promoting xenophobia.
- This package tries to fool the American people by scapegoating immigrants and trans people in the hopes
- This package tries to fool the American people by scapegoating immigrants and trans people in the hopes
- This package tries to fool the American people by scapegoating immigrants and trans people in the hopes
- </c> the American people by scapegoating the American people by scapegoating immigrants<04:37:55.639>