Video & Transcript Research : 'confiscation'
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires a confiscated telecommunication device to be released only to the student's parent or legal
- I think the bill gives additional restrictions about when the phone is confiscated, how phones are stored
- when the additional restrictions about when the phone<00:03:04.720>
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how <00:03:06.879>phones <00:03:07.360>are phone is confiscated - um how phones are phone is confiscated um how phones are stored<00:03:08.480>
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Keywords:
telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Bills:
HB85, HB94, HB276, HB323, HB374, HB586, HB656, HB998, HB1204, SB42, SB46, SB51, SB87, SB110, SB154
Keywords:
animal abuse, registry, law enforcement, felony offenses, public notification, firearms, due process, confiscation, law-abiding citizen, government funding, self-defense, bail, contradictory bail hearing, Gwen's Law, pretrial detention, criminal procedure, child sexual abuse, child rape, sexual battery, oral sexual battery
MN
Bills:
HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602
Keywords:
HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/18/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, uh, we're also confiscated.
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unless <01:11:53.360>a animal shall be confiscated unless a animal shall be confiscated - animal should be confiscated. animal should be confiscated.
- So, it it confiscation of animals.
- >> the chance to confiscate. >> the chance to confiscate.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- I would ask, why are we confiscating funds from these students?
- So you just said confiscate military funds? How is this confiscating military funds? I'm confused.
- That's what you think could confiscate dollars.
- So I want to know why it is okay that dollars might be confiscated from other families? Mr.
- If you want to ask about this program, this measure says you cannot confiscate it.
Bills:
HCR2048
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- I would ask, why are we confiscating funds from these students?
- So you just said confiscate military funds? How is this confiscating military funds? I'm confused.
- That's what you think could confiscate dollars.
- There's nothing else left to confiscate. Oh, Mr. Chairman, Senator Kuby...
- Okay. ...there's nothing else left to confiscate. Oh, Mr. Chairman, Senator Kuby.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard HCR 2048, as amended by a strike-everything amendment. The amendment would constitutionally prohibit the state from confiscating scholarship account monies from children of military families who are eligible for education scholarship accounts (ESAs) and can use the funds for tuition and fees at eligible postsecondary institutions. It also would make any later bill or voter-approved measure that violates that prohibition void in its entirety, with no severability, for measures enacted or approved on or after November 1, 2026.
Representative Way, the sponsor, said the measure was intended to protect military families from having education funds taken away and argued that military children face unique disruptions because of deployments and frequent moves. Supporters including Matt Beinberg of the Goldwater Institute, Kevin Beasty of the Arizona Christian Education Coalition, Peter Gentala of the Center for Arizona Policy, and Senator Rogers said the amendment was needed to safeguard military families and preserve their ability to use ESA funds flexibly, including for college savings. Opponents, including Senators Alston, Fernandez, Kuby, and Epstein, argued the proposal was unnecessary, overly broad, and an attempt to preempt or invalidate a pending ESA-related citizen initiative. They also raised concerns about ESA accountability, public school funding, and constitutional issues involving voter initiatives and judicial review.
After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then voted on HCR 2048 as amended. The final committee vote was 6 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 not voting, giving the measure a do-pass recommendation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/26/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- However, what they were concerned with is a confiscation piece, so the entire confiscation piece has
- However, what they were concerned with is a confiscation piece, so the entire confiscation piece has
- However, what they were concerned with is a confiscation piece, so the entire confiscation piece has
- However, what they were concerned with is a confiscation piece, so the entire confiscation piece has
- However, what they were concerned with is a confiscation piece, so the entire confiscation piece has
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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animals alteration of confiscated animals alteration of confiscated animals - This is only in cases of confiscation.
- This is only in cases of confiscation.
- proof shall be provided by confiscated proof shall be provided by the<00:44:46.319>
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Summary:
The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.”
The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant.
Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- That's perfect; I like that language a lot. confiscated was it worded like that in confiscated was it
- Confiscation, so protective custody is a form of confiscation, let's put it that way.
- uh of this section so no confiscated uh of this section so no confiscated animal<01:18:57.280>
- So, as I see it, in lines 17 to 19 on page two, regarding confiscated animals, no confiscated animal
- no custodian of an animal confiscated no custodian of an animal confiscated under<01:37:24.719><
Summary:
The meeting covered two main items. First, the solid waste subcommittee reviewed draft language for HB 707, focusing on landfill siting and permitting standards. Members and the Department of Environmental Services discussed replacing repeated references to “aquifer” with “drinking water well,” clarifying that aquifer is a broad term, and considering whether a statutory definition was needed. They also debated the bill’s setback and time-of-travel provisions, including the 10^-5 standard, a 1,500-foot distance, and whether the bill should rely more on performance-based criteria than prescriptive distances. Another major topic was permit denial language tied to applicants with significant histories of repeated serious violations or landfill-related litigation; the department said it already has related authority in current rules, but noted some wording was still too vague and could be tightened. No vote was taken, and the chair closed the hearing with plans to continue work later.
The second item was a work session on HB 424, which would direct the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food to create forms for businesses to request information about service animals and establish a study committee on fraudulent or untrained service animals. Several members said the problem raised by the bill was real but expressed concern that the legislature may be limited by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Others argued that a study committee would likely not produce a workable solution and might conflict with leadership’s direction to avoid unnecessary study committees. Members discussed whether the bill should be retained, amended, or instead replaced with a letter or resolution to the federal delegation. The committee appeared to lean toward ITL and possibly pursuing a letter to federal officials, but no final vote is reflected in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims 4/30/26
Transcript Highlights:
- When it's not working, they will confiscate it and record that in an incident report or a disposition
- During this pack up staff confiscated During this pack up staff confiscated claimant's<00:53:50.160
- but it was confiscated for being altered. altered. altered.
- were confiscated because they were not on the list, and the headphones were confiscated because they
- The incident report indicates staff confiscated claimant's completed hobby crafts as contraband.
Summary:
The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items.
The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations.
The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working.
In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 26, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- That's already in place for red flag gun confiscation orders.
- That's already in place for red flag gun confiscation orders.
- That's already in place for red flag gun confiscation orders.
- That's already in place for red flag gun confiscation orders.
- A red flag gun confiscation order is a criminal infraction.
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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animal abuse or neglect, no confiscated animal abuse or neglect, no confiscated - <01:35:40.800>
of a big confiscation of a big confiscation of animals<01:35:42.639>by< - <01:36:46.400>
confiscated, <01:36:47.199>I <01:36:47.360>get animals are confisc - confiscated, I get animals are confisc confiscated, I get all<01:36:47.760>
of <01:36:47.840>< - all animals, not just confiscated all animals, not just confiscated animals.<02:05:31.199>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on SB 302 (06/17/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- page two, section 8, where it talked about donations and not being able to collect donations on confiscated
- collect and not um not being able to collect donations<00:07:38.720>
on <00:07:38.960>confiscated - <00:07:40.639>
And donations on confiscated animals. - And donations on confiscated animals.
Summary:
The Committee of Conference opened on Senate Bill 302, originally focused on background checks for solid waste management facility owners. Members discussed House-added amendments, including language from House Bill 616 on animal cruelty and additional solid waste site evaluation committee provisions from House Bill 2.
The Senate chair said the Senate would not accept the HB 616 animal cruelty language in SB 302, though he indicated the issue could return next year in a standalone or amended bill. Representative Comtois explained a revised version of the animal-related language, including a provision that an owner’s name and address would not be publicized until a case is adjudicated and that donations raised using the stories or likeness of animals in protective custody would be limited to covering the animals’ care costs.
Despite that explanation, the Senate maintained its opposition. House members said their side would not concur unless the language remained in the bill, and the chair responded that the Senate would let the bill go rather than accept the amendment. The hearing was then closed without agreement or final action on the bill.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 46 (3-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Security currently administers the Law Enforcement Protection Program, which utilizes proceeds from confiscated
- utilizes Protection Program, which utilizes proceeds<00:48:41.760>
from <00:48:42.000>confiscated - <00:48:42.640>
firearms proceeds from confiscated firearms proceeds from confiscated firearms - President, Senate Bill 333 ensures that funds generated from the lawful disposal of confiscated firearms
- President, Senate Bill 333 ensures that funds generated from the lawful disposal of confiscated firearms
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- one exception, and that is we left the word impoundment in place instead of replacing it with confiscation
- As it stands right now, if our animals are confiscated, then we're liable for the charges for the care
- you in closing that nearly all of the people we represent live in fear of having their animals confiscated
- This process has existed for over 30 years, the confiscation and disposition process.
- This process has existed for over 30 years, the confiscation and disposition process.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- When they confiscate them, it goes into a cell phone locker. Student has a number.
- And how many warnings before you confiscate the device?
- Each time it's confiscated, but there's four warnings before they actually get disciplined consequences
- Each time the phone is confiscated, it results in a referral, a level one referral.
- And a lot of times with our confiscation or with the teachers taking it, there's a slot number and the
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to review Florida’s cell phone and social media literacy law, with Representative Brad Yeager describing the 2023 policy as aimed at removing classroom distractions and teaching students how to use social media responsibly. He said the law was intended to keep phones out of classrooms unless used for instruction, require social media literacy education, and limit access to certain sites on school Wi-Fi and government devices. Yeager said feedback since passage has been mixed: many teachers support it and some have adopted inexpensive shoe-organizer or pouch systems, but implementation varies by school and administrator enforcement. He said he is not currently pursuing a broader statewide mandate.
Superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez and Timber Creek High School Principal Mr. Wasco described Orange County’s approach as bell-to-bell phone restrictions, while Pasco County’s Dr. Zetchy described a similar policy with some flexibility during lunch or passing periods at the high school level. Both districts said the policy was implemented with parent communication, town halls, surveys, and transition periods, and that concerns about emergencies were addressed by allowing phones to be returned at the end of the day and by establishing procedures for parent contact. They reported few theft problems and said discipline issues related to phones have generally been manageable, though some teachers still struggle with enforcement or with students trying to evade the rules.
A major portion of the discussion focused on social media literacy instruction. Orange County said it uses counselor-led programs, Canvas courses, resiliency days, and curriculum materials to teach students about cyberbullying, human trafficking, privacy, and the permanence of online posts, with progress tracked through the learning platform. Pasco said it has some resiliency modules but lacks a fully built-out, pre-made social media curriculum and would welcome more guidance from DOE, especially for high school classrooms where instructional time is limited. Members also asked about student anxiety, 504/IEP accommodations, caregiver students, and parent education; the districts said exceptions are handled through school committees and that parent academies and district resources are being used to help families set boundaries and understand the risks and benefits of phones and social media. No votes were taken.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #25
Transcript Highlights:
- refers a measure to the voters that amends the Arizona Constitution to prohibit the state from confiscating
- referral voids any bill enacted into law or measure approved by voters after November 1, 2026, that confiscates
- prohibits a court from severing any portion of a bill or measure that violates the prohibition on confiscating
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #25
Transcript Highlights:
- refers a measure to the voters that amends the Arizona Constitution to prohibit the state from confiscating
- referral voids any bill enacted into law or measure approved by voters after November 1, 2026, that confiscates
- prohibits a court from severing any portion of a bill or measure that violates the prohibition on confiscating
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on two Senate-passed HCRs that would refer constitutional amendments to voters. HCR 2040 would bar school districts from using public money or resources to support labor organizations, including payroll deductions for dues, use of internal communication systems for recruiting or political materials, and distribution of labor-related communications using public resources; it also would prohibit the state and political subdivisions from entering exclusive representation or collective bargaining agreements with labor organizations. The sponsor indicated an intent to concur with the Senate amendment, and the measure was left open for questions.
HCR 2048 would amend the Arizona Constitution to prevent the state from confiscating money from scholarship accounts belonging to children of military families, and would void any later law or voter-approved measure after November 1, 2026, that violates that protection. Members asked how the proposal would work if a student moved out of state or no longer met scholarship eligibility requirements, and staff explained that funds could still be reclaimed if the student no longer qualified under the program. Questions also focused on the measure’s language making any conflicting future bill or initiative null and void, with staff explaining that courts would still apply severability principles in litigation.
The discussion became sharply political, with one member criticizing the measure as a pretext to protect ESA voucher funds and another questioning whether the military-family framing raised DEI concerns. Another member argued the majority was using military families to shield fraudulent ESA spending and said voters wanted action on the issue. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair ultimately closed the discussion after questions and comments.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm introducing this bill, HB 616, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected or
- <04:06:08.239>
animal abuse or neglect no confiscated animal abuse or neglect no confiscated - <04:17:01.760>
an if right now someone confiscates an if right now someone confiscates an - That's in the case of a confiscation.
- <05:21:52.080>
it uh 9 and 10 under uh confiscation it uh 9 and 10 under uh confiscation it
Summary:
The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion.
The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations.
Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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by person or to order them confiscated by person or to order them confiscated - may order law enforcement to confiscate may order law enforcement to confiscate those<02:06:59.719
- Why aren't matches, lighters, knives, automobiles, pressure cookers, or other objects being confiscated
- <02:33:28.560>
as <02:33:29.000>well other objects being confiscated as well other - objects being confiscated as well the<02:33:30.160>
people <02:33:30.600>the <02:33:30.760