Video & Transcript Research : 'affirmative defense statute'

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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

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

Senate Health & Public Affairs

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  • 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  • of harm and removing outdated defenses.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
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Agriculture and Veterans Affairs

Bills: HB1318
Summary: The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee met on April 10 and took up House Bill 1318, a bill dealing with pesticide-related liability and warning-label issues. The chair explained that the bill had drawn strong interest from both agriculture and public health sides, and that the committee was trying to craft language that would protect consumers without unduly harming agricultural production. He said the committee had worked through multiple draft amendments and was now considering Amendment 1006, which was described as a compromise combining earlier proposals and narrowing the bill’s scope to pesticides registered with the state commissioner. Members discussed whether the amendment would weaken the original intent of the bill. Senator Myrdal said the revised language added needed guardrails and addressed concerns about overly broad preemption language and warning-label standards, while also preserving agriculture’s ability to operate. After a motion to rescind the earlier action on the bill passed, Amendment 1006 was adopted unanimously by the members present. A motion to move the bill without committee recommendation failed for lack of a second. The committee then voted on House Bill 1318 as amended. The do-pass motion passed on a roll call vote, with Senators Weber, Luick, Myrdal, and Lemm voting yes, and Senators Marcellais and Weston voting no. The chair said he would carry the bill. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for their work during the session, and the chair noted he might call the committee back if a conference committee report required further input.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

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

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • So that's when this statute would apply.
  • And then when it comes to the tattoo, Madam Chair, that's in current statute already.
  • 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?
  • And I will get the exact statute for you between now and our next committee.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

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  • And I just brought state statute?
  • defense.
  • </c><01:08:46.960><c> defense.
  • </c> shall not be an affirmative defense. shall not be an affirmative defense.
  • We have that now in Wyoming statute, and we have for four years.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

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  • So if this were make it into law, that section of the statute is unneeded because if a law enforcement
  • And once again, if this violation happens, there is all the violations that are in the statute to begin
  • Um, this is my first ever venture into Title 42, into the Department of Health and Welfare statutes,
  • , but uh we live in and Welfare statutes, but uh we live in a<00:32:26.640><c> time</c><00:32:26.880>
  • It amends our existing state guard statutes to align with current federal law, under which since 1983
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

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  • That was a term that was unfamiliar to me as both a prior defense counsel and prosecutor.
  • Is 'actually innocent' imported from another area of our statutes?
  • There is no There is nothing in the statute that prevents a judge from ordering that.
  • Torch judgment statute. That statute allows interest on all payments. Thank you.
  • Response: I'm not sure if it's defined anywhere outside of the statute or outside of the bill.
Summary: The committee heard Substitute Senate Bill 5520, which revises Washington’s wrongful conviction compensation law. Staff explained that the bill changes how claimants prove eligibility, extends the filing deadline from three to six years, adds a special deadline for certain Alford plea cases, expands compensation to include some civil detention time, provides an advance payment option, and changes attorney fee provisions. The prime sponsor and supporters from the Washington Innocence Project and exonerees testified that the bill would reduce confusing and costly relitigation, improve access to compensation, and help families, including by removing the age limit for tuition waivers for children of exonerees. One citizen testified in opposition, arguing the bill broadens eligibility and state costs and should be rejected. No vote was taken on this bill in the transcript. The committee then considered Senate Bill 5536 on property division in dissolution and legal separation cases. Staff said the bill directs courts to consider costs tied to selling real property, the risk of homelessness for a spouse and children when deciding whether to award the family home, and enforcement of real property orders against creditors. The sponsor said the measure is intended to make property division more equitable by accounting for mortgage affordability, sale costs, and related expenses that can leave the spouse with custody at risk of foreclosure or housing instability. There was little additional testimony, and the hearing concluded without a recorded vote. In executive session, the committee took up Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5925, authorizing the Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands. Members debated and voted on numerous amendments, with some adopted and others rejected. Adopted amendments included limiting CIDs from the Attorney General’s criminal justice division, requiring consultation with local law enforcement when criminal violations may be involved, and requiring county prosecutors to be able to investigate the Attorney General in certain circumstances; several proposed exemptions and procedural limits were rejected, including right-to-cure, a higher issuance standard, fee-shifting for successful CID challenges, and exemptions for small businesses, religious organizations, and nonprofits. The committee also rejected a striking amendment that would have replaced the bill with a special inquiry judge process. The bill was then reported out of committee on a 7-5 vote with a do pass as amended recommendation. The committee also considered Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6002 on automated license plate readers. After adopting a striker and rejecting a line amendment, the committee approved a version that clarifies where ALPR data may not be collected, adds definitions for certain protected facilities, allows some parking-enforcement uses, and adjusts retention and deletion rules. Supporters said the bill fills a gap in state law and adds privacy guardrails while preserving public safety uses; some members supported the goals but remained concerned about privacy, retention, and scope. The bill was reported out on a 7-5 vote with a do pass as amended recommendation. The transcript then briefly shifted to public hearings on court security and judicial staffing bills, with testimony supporting expanded threat-assessment authority for court security personnel and noting rising threats against judges, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on those bills was shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

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  • 1618 restructures the Military Affairs Commission membership by adding governor-appointed military defense
  • The Office of Defense Innovation must jointly staff the commission with the Department of Emergency and
  • Yet today, no entity or body has a specific charge of aligning Department of Defense priorities with
  • States are competing aggressively for new missions, new commands, and defense industry investment.
  • You're not saying, based on these statutes, that it wouldn't pose a threat.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • that he's claiming self-defense.
  • that he's claiming self-defense.
  • </c> kind of hard hard to argue self-defense kind of hard hard to argue self-defense in<00:30:04.559>
  • So, um, I've claiming self-defense.
  • I'm going to ask Judge Naftal to come if he's here. is no statute of limitations on murder is no statute
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • that the Attorney General is not permitted to file criminal charges, and that case was about the statute
  • My sex has been affirmed by doctors, counselors, and courts. They have all agreed that I'm a woman.
  • This bill directly threatens my access and all of our access to safe and affirming care.
  • Supporting this bill is the right direction to affirm that libraries can continue their vital role and
  • I am an educator and I have been a teacher in multiple states and for the Department of Defense as well
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • enhance national security, space exploration, ...and space defense.
  • The answer, there's a statute of limitations issue.
  • And I think the statute actually does that.
  • I think we already have some statutes in place that deal with that.
  • And those statutes are updated however many years?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • that the Attorney General is not permitted to file criminal charges, and that case was about the statute
  • My sex has been affirmed by doctors, counselors, and courts. They've all agreed that I'm a woman.
  • This bill directly threatens my access and all of our access to safe and affirming care.
  • Diagnosis not affirming is what medicine is all about.
  • Supporting this bill is the right direction to affirm that libraries can continue their vital role and