Video & Transcript : 'firearm purchase age' :
Page 71 of 500
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1600, unlawful securing of firearms by minors. SB 1601, zoning, housing historic neighborhoods.
- SB 1643, firearms sales regulation. Judiciary and elections.
- SB 1605, appropriation, area agencies on aging. ATT and HHS.
- SCR 1040, justices judges mandatory retirement age. June elections.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- financial reports, their audited financials, to make sure that they were registered with the state, Ag
- </c><00:19:38.159><c> Secretary</c><00:19:38.600><c> of</c><00:19:38.760><c> State</c> the state um Ag
- Representative Steer continued that the college must satisfy requirements on deadly force and firearms
- or the the uh simunitions Firearms or the the uh simunitions ammunitions<00:52:19.720><c> simunition
- of all ages have the support<01:10:25.560><c> they</c><01:10:25.679><c> need</c><01:10:25.840><c> to
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You're the same age as my sister. Gosh, that has been a long time. I'm sorry, Mr.
- But when you put on a turnout or when you holster a firearm, I just think it's a little different, and
- employees and staff and all those who help but when you put on a turnout or when you when you holster a firearm
- There are old code sections in here that note the AG is the legal counsel for the various boards.
- Who then is the legal counsel for the boards if the AG doesn't do it since the consolidation? Mr.
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee first approved the gubernatorial reappointment of Jeff Seleck to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) board, voting to send the nomination to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation.
The committee then heard House Bill 544, which updates Idaho’s military leave statute for state employees serving in the Guard or Reserve. The bill increases military leave from 120 to 160 hours to align with federal guidance and cleans up conflicting statutory language. Representative Ted Hill and Idaho Army National Guard Lt. Col. Nate Peterson testified in support, and the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
House Bill 642 was next, addressing PERSI death benefits for surviving spouses and dependent children of public safety officers killed as a result of catastrophic line-of-duty injuries. Senator Todd Lakey and firefighter representative Matt Smith explained that the bill clarifies and expands benefits, applies retroactively to July 1, 2021, and is funded by the public safety officer group rather than the general fund. The committee supported the measure and sent it to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 703, a DOPL cleanup and modernization bill that consolidates disciplinary procedures for licensed professions into a central code section while preserving profession-specific fines and fee schedules. After questions about legal counsel for the boards and a note that one surveyor-related fine had been inadvertently removed, the committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Day, whereas 19.2% of the population in New Mexico is over the age of 65, and whereas New Mexico has
- State, a demographic shift that will have far-reaching implications as the baby boomer generation ages
- An act relating to firearms, providing for the permitless carry of firearms by adults, repealing sections
- crime, removing the time limitation for commencing prosecution of human trafficking, increasing the age
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> determining an age of a user. determining an age of a user.
- </c> is talking about the age. is talking about the age.
- </c> of the age of 13. of the age of 13.
- </c> that says that the age of 18 is the age that says that the age of 18 is the age of<00:32:58.880>
- </c> for um the age that we chose here. for um the age that we chose here.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got things like 3D microscopes in firearms that will be brought We've got things like 3D microscopes
- in firearms that we'll be bringing online, so this is kind of where firearm analysis is heading, is
- for being the first to bring online some technologies, one being that 3D microscope technology in firearms
- , and we had almost 2,000 sexual assault kits submitted to us around 2016, and these kits varied in age
Committee:
All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Summary:
The committee met with representatives from the Arkansas State Crime Lab for what members said was likely the first appearance by the lab before this committee. Lab officials gave an overview of the new crime lab facility now under construction, saying it is on schedule, under budget, and expected to be completed by the end of July next year, with phased move-in beginning around August 1. They explained that the current building is over 40 years old and overcrowded, with caseloads having doubled over the past 20 years, and said the new facility will improve workflow, add morgue capacity, and allow new technologies and equipment to be brought online.
Members asked about staffing and recruitment, and the lab said recent pay changes and legislative support have made Arkansas more competitive for forensic specialists and medical examiners. Officials said vacancies have been reduced, a new deputy chief medical examiner has been hired, two more medical examiners are starting in August, and a new fellowship program has already attracted applicants. They also said the lab is prepared for the staffing needs of the new facility and that training periods remain long for many analyst positions.
The discussion also covered rapid DNA, CODIS, sexual assault kit processing, genetic genealogy, and overdose-related data sharing. The lab said rapid DNA is in final testing with pilot agencies in Faulkner and Saline counties and could go live by the end of July, which would make Arkansas among the first states to do so. Officials described CODIS as a key investigative tool, said DNA profiles are entered automatically when they qualify, and reported that the sexual assault kit backlog has been cleared with the lab now maintaining a 60-day turnaround. They also confirmed Arkansas uses a kit-tracking system, works with private labs such as Othram and Bode for genetic genealogy, and is developing an overdose dashboard to share toxicology and overdose data with public health and law enforcement partners. Members praised the lab’s progress and the committee adjourned after announcing an August site visit to Lake Conway and the dam project.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got things like 3D microscopes in firearms that will be brought online.
- We've got things like 3D microscopes in firearms that we'll be bringing online, so this is kind of where
- firearm analysis is heading, is actually taking 3D captures of cartridge cases that give better detail
- for being the first to bring online some technologies, one being that 3D microscope technology in firearms
- , and we had almost 2,000 sexual assault kits submitted to us around 2016, and these kits varied in age
Committee:
All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Summary:
The committee met with representatives from the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an update on operations, staffing, technology, and major projects. Crime lab officials said the new facility is on schedule and under budget, with completion expected at the end of July next year and phased move-in beginning around August 1. They described the current building as overcrowded and outdated, and said the new lab will expand workspace, improve workflow, double morgue autopsy tables, and allow new technologies such as 3D firearms microscopy, improved drug testing for emerging synthetic drugs, and enhanced fingerprint visualization. Officials also said the lab has been able to hire positions tied to the 2023 overdose-autopsy law and that recruitment for medical examiners and fellows has improved, including two new medical examiners starting in August and a successful new fellowship program.
Members asked about rapid DNA, CODIS, forensic genealogy, sexual assault kit backlogs, and staffing. The lab said rapid DNA is in final testing with Faulkner and Saline counties and could go live by the end of July, which would make Arkansas one of the first states to do so. Officials explained that CODIS is used routinely, with DNA profiles from qualifying cases uploaded automatically and audited regularly, and cited it as a key investigative tool. On forensic genealogy, they said Arkansas currently relies on private labs such as Othram, Bode, and DNA Labs International, and is exploring whether to bring that capability in-house in the future. They reported that the sexual assault kit backlog from around 2016 has been cleared and that the lab is now meeting the statutory 60-day turnaround time, with kits tracked through a barcode-based system for transparency.
The committee also discussed overdose data and confidentiality. The lab said a new overdose dashboard is being developed with the Office of State Technology and should go live by the end of the year, using newly available reporting data to help public health and law enforcement target prevention efforts. Members praised a recent law allowing toxicology information to be shared with the state drug director and another law protecting coroner records and toxicology reports from public release during criminal investigations; lab officials said both changes have been very helpful. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions on the crime lab items, and the chair announced an August site visit to the Lake Conway dam project.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Mar 6th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The last thing that any of us want is for people who are carrying firearms in public to not be properly
- to be clear that we're not going to change the facts that every time there's an incident where a firearm
- I've responded to numerous shootings and firearm-related deaths throughout my career.
- We're often taught at a very young age to hold our keys between our fingers, to carry pepper spray, and
- It has nothing to do with firearms.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- For instance, if you want to be a firearms instructor, well, we'll give you 30 cents more an hour because
- What's the age group? What's the age of that class?
- The ages of every academy are always different.
- priced like most other specialty plates that we've done, you know, $25 going to them per plate that's purchased
Committee:
Senate Transportation
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There are, starting about 15 or 16 years ago, several AG opinions whereby they stated the taking of or
- CPRA as part of that project is actually purchasing property to offset those damages.
- It is available 365 days from date of purchase.
- or small, properties have boundaries, and this is something that I think anytime you're utilizing firearms
- So these dollars are used in the management of this resource, so it's not a wasted effort to purchase
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1209, which would pause new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals after December 31, 2026, while allowing existing agreements to continue and renew through 2036. The author said the bill is intended to force a broader, data-driven review of Louisiana’s surface water management and to improve funding for aquatic plant control, especially giant salvinia. An amendment was adopted to broaden the description of how the aquatic plant control fund may be used and to require annual reporting on agreements, withdrawals, revenues, deposits, spending, and non-monetary consideration. Department officials said the current program is voluntary, underfunded for monitoring, and that the bill could create a gap for new users if no replacement mechanism is enacted. The bill was reported favorable as amended after testimony from supporters including the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and opposition concerns from industry representatives were noted but not formally presented.
House Bill 599 was then heard, which would prohibit the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside the state. The author argued that out-of-state sales, especially involving Toledo Bend and Texas, would be short-sighted and could harm Louisiana’s long-term water interests. Supporters said Louisiana lacks a water budget and should preserve water for in-state needs, while the Department of Conservation and Energy noted that the state currently has no mandatory process for such agreements and that the bill would not affect Sabine River Authority authority. The committee reported the bill favorable.
Finally, House Bill 1206, dealing with permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers, was discussed. The substitute bill and amendment would give the department authority to monitor and regulate groundwater and surface water withdrawals, require public hearings, and improve transparency through reporting and a universal project identifier. The author and supporters said the bill was prompted by concerns in communities affected by large data center projects and the lack of public hearings on water use. Department officials agreed that more comprehensive data and a clearer framework are needed, but the author voluntarily deferred the bill to continue working with the department on a broader measure for next session. The committee also heard House Bill 1171 on allowing airboats in the Mar-Paw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, but after extensive debate over noise, habitat impacts, and existing restrictions, the discussion was ongoing in the portion provided and no final action on that bill was shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A truck stop attempted to purchase this property.
- But after much discussion, they agreed to stop all purchasing actions.
- We are all on well water and we have school-age kids in our neighborhood who have health issues, which
- Again, archiving in today's day and age.
- From 2014 to 2023, there were 741 firearm-related roadway shootings reported statewide. 215 of those
Bills:
HB 2065 , HB 2462 , HB 2621 , HB 3187 , HB 3539 , HB 3563 , HB 3726 , HB 4164 , HB 4207 , HB 4368 , HB 4706 , HB 4916 , HB 4950 , HB 4967 , HB 5177 , HB 4429 , HB 5597
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Sep 8th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- assets that the entities have, own, and their value, and how their value is going down due to time, age
- Additionally, we've purchased 14.6 acres of alfalfa-producing land.
- Next October, we're going to be purchasing 5.3 acres, which is basically open space land.
- In 2023, we received $550,000, which was all spent on purchasing properties.
- I'd like to purchase it; I'd like to nominate it for a sale."
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- immunity results in an automatic stay. before the merits of a TPIA request can be evaluated by the AG
- So knowing that when you purchased it, you knew that there was some type of historic significance for
- But the developer purchased the property. ...and has been promoting the property with the cemetery on
- They would have to provide access; there was no notice whatsoever when they purchased the property.
- So if you're purchasing a property, you're on notice that there's a historically designated property.
Bills:
HB 1239 , HB1990 , HB1748 , HB1749 , HB2578 , HB2986 , HB1970 , HB3163 , HB2733 , HB1922 , HB 113 , HB 1088 , HB1938 , HB3004 , HB2637 , HB2960 , HB113
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- I started my career at the age of 21.
- I started my career at the age of 21.
- In this dawning age of artificial intelligence, irony around intelligence.
- And I'm here in support of four bills, which I will address very quickly, age 4126, age 2811, age 2904
- I'm 18 years old, which I often hear as a young age to be involved in politics.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing focused first on teacher retirement legislation, especially H. 2932 and S. 1884, which would give long-serving educators a one-time opportunity to enroll in Retirement Plus after the program’s 2001 rollout was described as confusing and inconsistently communicated. Legislators, union leaders, and many teachers testified that some educators missed the opt-in window because of faulty notices, leave status, transfers, or misinformation about payroll deductions, and that many have had to work several extra years as a result. Supporters said the bills would correct an unfair administrative error, provide a buyback option with interest, and could also save local school districts money by allowing earlier retirements. Representative Mark Sylvia also testified for H. 4234, a Fairhaven-specific bill to raise the age limit for special police officers from 65 to 70 and clarify appointing authority, citing experience and budget needs.
The committee then heard testimony on several pension investment and divestment bills. Supporters of H. 2811 and related climate-risk measures argued that PRIM should assess, disclose, and address climate-related financial risk in the state pension fund, warning that fossil fuel investments could threaten long-term returns and public finances. Environmental advocates and financial experts said climate risk is systemic and urged transparency, divestment planning, and alignment with the Commonwealth’s climate goals. Another set of speakers supported H. 2984, which would divest pension investments from companies selling weapons to Israel; they argued the state should not be complicit in violence in Gaza and cited humanitarian and human rights concerns. Additional testimony supported H. 2900 and S. 1869 to divest from the firearm industry, with speakers saying pension investments should not undermine Massachusetts gun laws.
No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs repeatedly thanked speakers, limited testimony time, and noted that written testimony could be submitted later. The hearing concluded with the committee moving through the sign-up list and hearing extensive public testimony on the teacher retirement and divestment proposals.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> have the correct ammo in your firearm, have the correct ammo in your firearm, um<00:51:36.040><
- </c> purchase price adjustments. purchase price adjustments.
- Uh, she said she herself doesn't hunt and doesn't care for hunting or firearms.
- Uh, she said she herself doesn't hunt and doesn't care for hunting or firearms.
- Uh, she said she herself doesn't hunt and doesn't care for hunting or firearms.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Stefanik and Representative Garratt, addressing conditions and restrictions that increase the cost of purchasing
- Amending sections of the Health Care Purchasing Act and New Mexico Insurance Code to permanently eliminate
- Bill 136, introduced by Senator Padilla, an act relating to public school security, creating the Firearm
- Quarantine or purchasing clause. Senator Wirth: Thank you, Mr. President. And is that we go.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Smith, who left us this past Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the age of 80. Mr.
- Smith, who left us this past Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the age of 80. Mr.
- </c> National Firearms Act since the 1930s. National Firearms Act since the 1930s.
- and still shelters are firearms and still shelters are underfunded.
- Anybody over the age of 64, meaning 65 or above, is exempt from the changes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Reliable energy affects the price of every product we purchase.
- against an individual due to sex, race, and color. or religion, national origin, marital status, and age
- Under U.S. securities law, even though they're purchased with your money, they can't buy...
- You've been hearing about them all evening who purchase a minimum number of shares to be able to offer
- I mean, are we supposed to start discouraging consumers from purchasing certain sorts of cars?
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Government #1
Transcript Highlights:
- We also know that the adolescent brain is developing, and many kids do age out of criminal offending.
- And many kids do age out of criminal offending. Believe me, I see it on the floor every day.
- Chairman, members, House Bill 2676 reduces the minimum age for regaining the right to possess a firearm
- There is an age disparity between when an individual can have their juvenile record destroyed and when
- requirement to have their gun rights restored until age 20 or 30.
Summary:
The Special Committee on Government heard and advanced three measures. First, HCR 2044, a constitutional amendment to expand Arizona’s prohibition on preferential treatment and discrimination based on race or ethnicity in public education, public spending, and hiring, drew support from the Speaker, Goldwater Institute, and other advocates who argued it would close loopholes and reaffirm merit-based treatment. Opponents argued it would chill speech, training, and discussion of race and identity in public institutions. The committee approved the resolution on a 4-3 vote.
The committee then considered HB 2671, as amended, which narrows mandatory transfer to adult court for juveniles by limiting chronic felony offender treatment to higher-level felonies and preserving judicial/prosecutorial discretion for lower-level repeat offenses. The sponsor and juvenile defense testimony said the bill would keep low-level youth offenders in juvenile court where rehabilitative services are available and reduce recidivism, while still holding them accountable. The Blackman amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 7-0.
Finally, HB 2676 was heard to reduce the age for restoring firearm possession rights for certain juvenile offenders from 30 to 25 and to broaden restoration eligibility for other juvenile felony convictions. Supporters said it would align firearm-rights restoration with juvenile record-destruction timelines and help rehabilitated individuals move forward without unnecessary barriers. The committee approved HB 2676 unanimously, 7-0.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, 4,561 Texans died from guns and nearly 300 were youth ages 1 to 17.
- Nearly 14% of young Texans ages 16 to 24, which is about 500,000, are not in school or employed.
- By age 28, those who have experienced this disconnection early earn roughly $21,000 a year, $16,000 less
- As Senator Blanco mentioned, opportunity youth are young people ages 16 to 24, not in school and not
- Again, you've already heard the $16,000 difference at age 28, so between under $21,000 compared to their
Bills:
SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
Summary:
The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending.
Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.