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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 30th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • under those laws have not had a subsequent arrest, and less than 1% have had a subsequent violent felony
  • I have 20 years as a prosecutor and I'm currently a felony court chief.
  • These individuals lack volitional control, which is precisely why they are in treatment rather than in
  • I just want to note that typically, out here in the world, a third degree felony would be a two to ten
  • This bill imposes a minimum 25 year sentence for new felonies and it creates new felonies that are...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: HB1168
Summary: The Senate first came to order after repeated quorum calls, then devoted a long portion of the meeting to farewell remarks for Senator Darcy Jech. Jech reflected on his 12 years in the chamber, his rural district, campaign experiences, major events during his tenure, and the importance of relationships, compromise, and service. Numerous senators followed with personal tributes, praising his steadiness, humility, faith, work on devotions and the Rural Caucus, and his reputation as a thoughtful, respectful colleague and family man. After the farewell segment, the Senate moved to executive nominations. The chamber unanimously confirmed Sharon Shell Millington as Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Clayton Bullard as Cabinet Secretary of Health and Mental Health, and Clayton Bullard as administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The Senate then approved a slate of Tier 2 nominations, including appointments to the Home Inspector Examiners Committee, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology board, the State Fire Marshal Commission, the State Board of Health, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, the Forensic Review Board, the Oklahoma State Credit Union, the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, the Alarm, Locksmith, and Fire Sprinkler Industry Committee, and the Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors. No debate or opposition was recorded on the nominations, and the votes were overwhelmingly or unanimously in favor. After announcements, the Senate agreed to recess and then adjourned until Monday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • think what that means is truly what everyone said, that it makes us better because it's about the substance
  • to that person or possessing it with the intent to deliver it to that person would be guilty of a felony
  • delivering with the intent to kill the unborn child, yes, that person is absolutely guilty of that felony
  • come and pull those exemptions out and Put women at risk in situations that they have no legitimate control
  • We should not be expanding felony penalties on Oklahomans, When we already have the largest number of
Bills: HB1168
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And a second-degree felony, that is...
  • Third-degree felonies and state jail felonies.
  • The IRS has to assign what's called a terminal control number.
  • into the environment, including petroleum substances.
  • This offense is classified as a second-degree felony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • ensures not only a comprehensive understanding of state and federal law, but also ensures that DPS can control
  • parts of Southwest Houston I'm not going to go into because they may be Serenio, 18th Street, or MS-controlled
  • So therefore, there is a criminal association as an organization in a particular area that they control
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Comprehensive understanding of state and federal law, but also ensures that DPS can control and closely
  • southwest Houston, I’m not going to go into because they either may be Serenio, 18th Street, or MS-controlled
  • So therefore, their association as an organization in a particular area that they control.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This one would already be a felony.
  • So what we're doing is this bill turns second or subsequent misdemeanor offenses into a felony.
  • So you have to have 22 convictions and then Makes any felony conviction under the statute also a registered
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 3649 is a request bill by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Members, House Bill 3649 is a request bill by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Like I said, there are audits that have to be done to the federal government, and we control that.
Summary: The House convened, heard the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the Doctor of the Day, and held several special presentations, including the Bethany Youth Council and a centennial recognition for Ascension St. John. The chamber then took up a long series of bills on second and third reading, with members asking questions on hospice care, broadband, funeral director continuing education, economic development, court reporters, DUI-related GPS monitoring, banking discrimination, statutory interpretation, electronic filings, intoxicating hemp beverages, homemade food production, youth apprenticeships, domestic violence, school communications with minors, firearms definitions, and outdoor warning sirens. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3645 on hospice referrals for patients without next of kin or a durable power of attorney passed 16-0. House Bill 3649, allowing proceeds from certain state property sales to remain in the mental health real estate trust, passed 15-0. House Bill 2293 extending the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset to 2030 passed 84-10. House Bill 3216 adding the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association to approved continuing education providers passed 94-0, and House Bill 3176 directing Commerce to pursue national lab and innovation opportunities passed 51-37 after extensive debate about its aspirational nature and cost. Other bills approved included HB 3177 on Corporation Commission court reporter pay and retention, HB 3114 removing DUI with great bodily harm from DOC GPS monitoring eligibility, HB 3172 restricting adverse banking actions by large financial institutions against lawful activity, HB 3322 on statutory interpretation, HB 3323 removing notarization requirements for electronic Service Oklahoma submissions, HB 4248 restricting certain intoxicating beverages to those 21 and older, HB 3720 expanding the Homemade Food Freedom Act, HB 2210 modernizing youth apprenticeships, HB 1322 creating a domestic violence offender registry, HB 1937 revising school communications with minors and receiving emergency passage, HB 3301 aligning state firearms definitions with federal law, and HB 4107 criminalizing hacking or unauthorized activation of outdoor warning sirens. Most bills passed with broad support, though some drew significant questioning over fiscal impact, public safety, and implementation details.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This one is already a felony.
  • So what we're doing is this bill turns second or subsequent misdemeanor offenses into a felony.
  • This bill turns second or subsequent misdemeanor offenses into a felony, so you have to have two convictions
  • , and then makes any felony conviction under the statute also a registrable offense under the Sex Offenders
Summary: The House convened after a quorum call, welcomed visitors in the galleries, and then took up a series of bills. HB 4104, relating to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, was explained as making second or subsequent misdemeanor “peeping tom” offenses a felony and making felony convictions under that statute registrable; it passed 91-0. HB 3722, an elections bill, drew extended debate over whether a voter registration application should be considered incomplete if the applicant leaves party affiliation blank; supporters said the state should not infer intent, while opponents argued the change would create an unnecessary barrier and could disenfranchise voters. The bill passed 75-18. HB 3787, as amended, clarified that any person appointed to fill an unexpired term in an elected office must be a U.S. citizen; it passed 79-13. HB 3700, from the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee, requires colleges and universities to grade students on academic content rather than opinions or beliefs, and it passed with an emergency clause. HB 3701 codifies the Regents’ process for reviewing low-performing degree programs and passed with an emergency clause as well. The House also passed HB 3310 on state government transparency and accountability 94-0, HB 3404 creating a framework for prescribed burn associations and financial relief 89-4, HB 2964 on medical records fees after amendment 92-0, HB 2398 allowing postsecondary institutions to designate credentials of value 70-20, HB 3024 on transparency for state employee pay and bonuses 79-9 with an emergency clause, HB 3499 allowing special judges to hear certain title-issuance cases 84-5, HB 3278 providing corrections for Open Meeting Act violations without going straight to district court 82-4, and HB 3279 updating public corruption rules to address contract and post-employment conflicts 10-? (the transcript indicates passage but the exact final tally is unclear). The session ended with adjournment until Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Layla was born on July 29, 2019, to biological parents who had tremendous prior felony convictions and
  • These courts address service-related issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or substance abuse
  • This bill will help empower Florida to stay ahead of evolving threats and secure itself against control
  • substances and contagious disease samples to China.
  • Our primary concern is the vagueness and wide sweep of this bill paired with steep felony penalties.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, most of them claims or civil-law measures, and reported each favorably. Among the bills approved were SB 326 on curators of estates, SB 1096 clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, SB 28 and SB 26 on claims against the City of Lakeland and the estate of Mark Legata, SB 6 involving a DCF-related claim for Layla Estrada/Sapphire Williams, SB 786 creating a nonjudicial process for closing trusts, SB 18 and SB 2 on claims involving the estate of McKenzie Navarre and Daniel Mosley, and SB 50 expanding veterans’ courts statewide. The committee also approved SB 538 on extracurricular activities, SB 1004 on pet sales and financing disclosures, and SB 1366, the sovereign immunity bill, which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House over higher claims caps and related provisions. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as clarifying existing law, modernizing procedures, or resolving uncontested claims, and several had support from affected organizations or individuals; some also drew opposition or concerns from speakers, especially on trust notice issues, sovereign immunity, and the scope of the extracurricular and pet-sale bills. Several bills were amended before passage. SB 326 was narrowed by removing a section and changing reporting language for curators. SB 786 received a technical clarification amendment, while SB 18 removed an unneeded Medicaid-related section. SB 50 on veterans’ courts drew broad support from veterans’ groups and criminal-justice organizations. SB 538 on extracurricular activities was amended multiple times to address home education eligibility, activity fees for homeschool participants, technical cross-references, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was supported by animal-welfare advocates and consumer-protection interests. SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools was amended to limit the bill to head coaches, require personal funds, and allow similar bylaws by other athletic associations; it passed after discussion of a Miami Northwestern coaching controversy. The committee also took up two major policy bills with substantial testimony and questions. SB 1178 on foreign influence would create a state framework for foreign-agent registration, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, limit certain sister-city and university linkage activities, and increase penalties for crimes committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist groups; supporters framed it as a national-security and transparency measure, while the sponsor withdrew one amendment before passage. SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles generated the most extended questioning, especially about its domestic-terrorism designation process, references to Sharia law, notice and due-process protections, and potential effects on students and speech; supporters argued it targets conduct, not belief, while opponents warned it could chill protected activity and unfairly target Muslim communities. The committee heard many public speakers on both sides, but no floor debate followed before the bill was moved forward.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • victims if killed in the commission of one of the listed felonies?
  • The bill seems to have left felony murder...
  • The bill seems to have left felony murder. ...stands under 13-751.
  • The bill seems to have left felony murder out of the exemptions, which would then make abortion a felony
  • And if somebody is killed, that's felony murder.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 30th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I intend that the committee substitute will be limited to a state jail felony offense of possession of
  • I intend that the committee substitute will be limited to a state jail felony offense of possession of
  • I have 20 years as a prosecutor and I'm currently a felony court chief.
  • This bill imposes a minimum 25-year sentence for new felonies, and it creates new felonies that are only
  • The first is that if a person who is found guilty of any felony offense and is civically committed at
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

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • felony.
  • It puts them in very dangerous situations when someone has that much control over them.
  • Felony charge had to pay $35.
  • Felony offense. So inside that bill was a filing fee and bail bond fee.
  • The likelihood that they would commit another felony went up 90%.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/7/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Actually, the repository does not accept any controlled substances.
  • We only accept, um, yeah, so no controlled substances.
  • That goes from a gross misdemeanor to a 5-year felony.
  • Also in misdemeanor to a 5-year felony.
  • And this new offense is a 10-year<00:20:36.320><c> felony.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 17, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to take up three bills today: Senate File 87, felony interference with a police officer amendment
  • and that'll be dealt with in a a felony and that'll be dealt with in a court<00:26:28.480><c> of</c>
  • There's still a get a 10-year felony.
  • Has possession,<00:58:22.799><c> custody,</c><00:58:23.119><c> or</c><00:58:23.359><c> control</c><00
  • :58:23.599><c> of</c> possession, custody, or control of possession, custody, or control of property<
Bills: SF0087, SF0088, SF0092
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate of the 89th Legislature Feb 19th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I understand the bill only applies to felony offenses. That is correct.
  • They've been accused of a felony and they're with the JP's or with the. many of them are not working
  • Probable cause to exist, does exist that a felony has occurred.
  • For an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. Recognize for a motion.
  • and has previously been granted bail. bail for a separate felony offense.