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• Law Institute who helped with the drafting of the language.
• I do want to thank the Law Institute.
• I'm a law professor at LSU.
• How should the law deal with these things?
• Practicing law, I had to exercise reasonable care.

Bills: HB78, HB112, HB190, HB292, HB410, HB427, HB437

Keywords: jurisdiction, city court, Bogalusa, civil law, court limit, Louisiana, child relocation, custody, mileage measurement, co-parenting, Louisiana law, software, computer programs, standard of care, liability, design, development, manufacture, sale, security deposit

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• All right, the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement is called to order.
• The treatment would not pass the animal cruelty laws. Please pass this bill. Thank you.
• New notification procedure... compliance burden on every law enforcement agency in Arizona.
• I don't think that our law enforcement agencies should be working for free.
• But yet the law in the state of Arizona was passed, SB 1070.

Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107

Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy

Bills: HB454, HB429, HB454, HB429

Keywords: HB454, Alabama, local law, local legislation, legal notice, public notice, legislative notice, publication requirements, Section 106, constitutional notice, tampering with legislative record, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, House Judiciary, bill advertising, sponsoring legislator, unauthorized alteration, legislative process, new crime, publisher liability

Bills: HB3840, HB3431

Keywords: foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property

Bills: HB3840, HB3431

Keywords: foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property

Summary: The State Powers Committee met on February 4 at 9 a.m. and laid over House Bill 1914. The committee then heard House Bill 3840, which Representative Gann said would create a new statutory framework addressing foreign land ownership as a national security issue, including interests such as leaseholds, minerals, easements, and control mechanisms. After no questions or debate, the committee adopted a due pass motion and reported the bill out unanimously. The committee next heard House Bill 3431 from Representative Wilk, which he described as similar to HB 3840 but focused more specifically on preventing foreign adversaries from owning rare earth and critical mineral rights in Oklahoma. Wilk said he and Representative Gann were unaware their bills overlapped and planned to work toward combining them. He also noted he intended to amend his bill later to add more detail and better address supply chain and international security concerns, especially for critical minerals rather than oil and gas. Representative Shaw asked for clarification on the expected amendments, and Wilk explained that stakeholder input would likely shape a more detailed version in a later committee. With no further questions or debate, the committee adopted a due pass motion on HB 3431 as well, and it was reported out unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The implementation manual within the four corners of the law, the statutes that are prescribed, gives
• Current law provides for a streamlined permitting process for certain projects that eliminate human-made
• Current law provides for a streamlined permitting process for certain projects that eliminate human-made
• Current law provides, in certain circumstances, for notification of a toll bill by email, but it allows
• The current law was written with a financial incentive for jurisdictions to avoid revenue sharing by

Bills: SB6352

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, resources, funding, state law, 904, all

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• earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University, Go Stars, and went on to practice law

Bills: HB3257

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs met with a quorum and considered three nominations to the Oklahoma Veterans Commission and one bill. The committee heard presentations for Rick Munchler, Robert W. Allen Jr., and Matthew Dukes, each described as having extensive military, public service, and veterans’ advocacy backgrounds. In each case, senators moved do pass, there were no substantive questions or debate, and each nomination received unanimous 5-0 approval to advance to the full Senate for confirmation. The committee also heard House Bill 3257, which would extend certain state benefits available to veterans who are 100% disabled due to a service-connected disability to veterans who are 100% disabled as a result of negligence or malpractice at a VA hospital under federal law. The author explained the bill would align state recognition and benefits with federal disability determinations in those cases, while noting the property tax exemption issue is constrained by the state constitution. After brief questions about the bill’s scope, the committee voted 5-0 to pass the measure to the full Senate. At the close of the meeting, the chair noted another committee meeting would be needed the following week to consider additional Veterans Commission nominees, and the committee adjourned.

Bills: SB 629, SB 1015, SB 2501, SB 2933

Keywords: child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment

Bills: HB138

Keywords: voter registration, application rejection, transparency, election integrity, state law

Bills: SB35

Keywords: child custody, criminal offense, law enforcement, penal code, parenting

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• Current law references both flashing red lights and extended stop arm.
• Current law references both flashing red lights and extended stop arm.
• Current law references both flashing red lights and extended stop arm.
• </c> else's choice not to follow the law. else's choice not to follow the law.
• Florida has a tiered system.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• However, county law enforcement... Agencies were excluded from this law.
• Current law provides no mechanism for addressing these issues.
• Currently, Texas law provides two distinct structures for county. procurement.
• Already exist to safeguard against misuse of public funds by state law.
• Constables provide a vital law enforcement administrative role for our county.

Bills: HB1597, HB2364, HB2437, HB3205, HB3253, HB3310, HB3648, HB3906, HB4259, HB5645

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• Already within law, making a threat is harassment. I... Law, making a threat is harassment.
• We're not creating new law; we are enabling our local law enforcement to have the tools they need.
• Local law enforcement needs to have the tools to make those arrests under Alabama state law.
• Law pertaining to the bill, if this is already law, it has to be in there because it's not new law.
• felony under existing law.

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• Law enforcement can tell you that it's the new meth.
• And all the law enforcement agencies are for the bill? I cannot find any law enforcement.
• To enforcing the law that's actually, let’s all remember, that’s been against the law since 2019.
• , much less state law or local ordinance.
• I'm a law enforcement officer working there.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• </c> in code section, but under Alabama law in code section, but under Alabama law 13A-3-23, 13A-3-23
• So, the current law already, I think, addresses first responders. I mean...
• white law enforcement.

Bills: SB293, SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• She has practiced law since 1989 and I got a chance to meet her.
• Yes, as the senator said, I've practiced law since 1989.
• So I've stayed away from criminal law.
• The bill is adding fire departments to a statute that became law back in 2009 that prevents law enforcement
• To a statute that became law back in 2009 that prevents law enforcement agencies from charging accident

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered several gubernatorial nominations. Brent Black of Bixby was renominated to the Forensic Review Board, with Senator Guthrie noting the board’s seven-member makeup and the need for mental health professionals; the nomination was advanced 8-0. Lou Ann Moody of Henrietta was then presented for the Forensic Review Board. Moody described her long legal career, her work as city attorney and in juvenile/dependency matters, and her decision to avoid criminal defense work to avoid ethical conflicts. Members asked about the board’s caseload and meeting schedule, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee also heard the nomination of a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer, Mr. McCoy, to the OSBI Commission. He emphasized his decades of law enforcement and emergency-management experience, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3045, with an amendment offered by Senator Reinhart. The amendment would allow certain fire departments, rural fire districts, and fire protection districts in municipalities under 200,000 population to recover accident response fees, while preventing those fees from going into general revenue or funding non-fire services. Reinhart explained the bill was intended to address fire departments’ ability to recover costs while limiting the impact on the state’s two largest cities. Senator Brooks questioned why the exemption would apply only to the largest municipalities, and Reinhart responded that Tulsa and Oklahoma City would see the greatest fiscal impact and that rural departments lacked comparable revenue sources. Senator Murdoch raised a point that the bill had an unescorted fiscal impact on municipalities and asked for a ruling under the Municipal Fiscal Impact Act. The chair took the matter under advisement and, at the sponsor’s request, laid the bill over rather than proceeding further. The meeting concluded with members offering extended personal remarks thanking the chair and vice chair for their leadership and service, and the chair adjourned the committee.

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• There is significant case law stating that the agreements between local law enforcement and ICE of this
• There is significant case law stating that the agreements between local law enforcement and ICE of this
• There is significant case law stating that the agreements between local law enforcement and ICE of this
• I have law enforcement people in my family. I have law enforcement people in my family.
• They're not enforcing the law. In some cases, they might be breaking the law.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• Incidentally, if we were going to do law enforcement training, full law enforcement authority, it would
• I think they had 332 law enforcement charges... ...I think they had 332 law enforcement charges on those
• We pass laws, most of them without unanimous consent, and they become law.
• Criminal law is not something that I studied. It wasn't something that I enjoyed in law school.
• or a failure of criminal law.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

Bills: HB 2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers

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• House Bill 2217 establishes a grant program to equip law enforcement vehicles with bullet resistance
• Texas has seen a rise in violence against law enforcement.
• Under current law, prosecutors face jurisdictional limitations that can hinder their efforts to bring
• This change aligns with current Texas law and other venue statutes in place for crimes such as fraud,
• Under current law, prosecutors face jurisdictional limitations that can hinder their efforts to bring

Bills: HB2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met and considered two House bills. HB 2217 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement agencies equip patrol vehicles with bullet-resistant components such as windshields, side doors, and windows. Senator Hagenbuch explained that the measure is intended to improve officer safety in light of shootings through patrol car glass, and no invited or public testimony was offered. The committee voted 6-0 to report HB 2217 favorably to the full Senate and also recommended it for the open uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 2594, with Senator Creighton explaining that it updates venue rules for cybercrime and related theft cases involving intangible property such as cryptocurrency, online fraud, and intellectual property theft. The bill would allow prosecution in the county where the victim resides, where the defendant is apprehended, or where the defendant is extradited to, giving prosecutors more flexibility when crimes cross county lines. No questions or testimony were offered. The committee voted 6-0 to report HB 2594 favorably to the full Senate. It was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. After completing its business, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.