Video & Transcript Research : 'emancipated minors'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their ability to rapidly apply first aid to what was, in reality, a minor non-life-threatening injury
  • We’ve got to talk about the rights of the majority and try to figure out how to deal with the minority
  • We do have multiple exceptions in the bill where you could be emancipated from it.
  • Emancipated from it, Senator Roberts. You had a comment?
Bills: SB58, SB101, SB102
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 23, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate File 9, fentanyl to minors enhanced penalties.
  • the legislation is worth it, particularly now that so much fentanyl is moving its way into drugs. minors
  • and perhaps even deter one person minors and perhaps even deter one person who<00:05:32.080><c> says
  • what the controlled substance was, and then in this case knew that the recipient of his sale was a minor
  • So I can't promise that every time somebody sells a drug laced with fentanyl to a minor that we'll be
Bills: SF0009
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 12th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

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  • constitutionally different from adults for the purposes of sentencing and that life without parole for a minor
  • constitutionally different from adults for the purposes of sentencing and that life without parole for a minor
  • <p>Minor must be reserved for the rare and uncommon youth offender.
  • It is a mandate that the court reserve life without parole for only the rarest minor offender.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 11, 2026

Judiciary

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  • We need to protect Wyoming's minors.
  • ,</c> daughter, Jillian, and another minor, daughter, Jillian, and another minor, Preston<00:07:23.199
  • But I am stalking a minor a felony.
  • </c> minors is absolutely devastating minors is absolutely devastating and<00:30:13.279><c> we</c><00
  • So, grooming is out minors and adults.
Bills: HB0008, HB0009
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 24, 2026

Judiciary

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  • who</c> grooming of a minor against a minor who grooming of a minor against a minor who is<00:26:51.200
  • Sexual exploitation of a minor.
  • Sexual exploitation of a minor.
  • </c> battery and sexual assault of a minor. battery and sexual assault of a minor.
  • </c> a pattern of grooming aimed at a minor. a pattern of grooming aimed at a minor.
Bills: HB0008, HB0009, HB0028
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 16, 2026 - PM

Labor, Health & Social Services

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  • And, um, if you caused a miscarriage for a pregnant woman, it was just a minor fine.
  • :03:17.519><c> a</c> for a pregnant woman, it just it was a for a pregnant woman, it just it was a minor
  • <00:03:18.800><c> be</c><00:03:18.959><c> like</c><00:03:19.040><c> a5</c><00:03:19.360><c> or</c> minor
  • It was like be like a5 or minor fine.
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 10, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It creates an enhanced penalty for any distribution or delivery of fentanyl to minors.
  • Um any person who is over 18 to minors.
  • Is it 10 years and becomes 20 years if you distribute to a minor?
  • Is it 10 years and becomes 20 years if you distribute to a minor? Distribute to a minor.
  • </c> those that prey on or exploit minors. those that prey on or exploit minors.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you define or give an example of aiding and abetting a minor? You are recognized.
  • Your question, Senator, just to make sure I understand it right: aiding and abetting a minor, or do you
  • and that damages that can be recovered are accruing to the benefit of affected minors.
  • It couldn't just be anybody coming and filing on behalf of that minor, but the AG can commence it, and
  • If it's already illegal for minors, what are we even doing here?
Bills: S0560, S0590, S0778, S1010
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills. SB 590, by Sen. Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment clarified retroactive application for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Sen. Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases and not to change the reasonable-suspicion reporting standard. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 778, by Sen. Simon, which would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Barney Bishop appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without amendment. SB 560, by Sen. Garcia, would streamline procedures for psychotropic medication prescriptions for children in DCF custody, reduce duplicative background checks and reporting, and simplify consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s postsecondary education services and supports, extending eligibility ages from 18 to 26 while keeping the five-year cap. Senators discussed the fiscal impact and funding blend for the education stipend. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1010, by Sen. Yarbrough, which adds criminal and civil enforcement for violations involving sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for minors and related parental-rights provisions. An amendment clarified that the civil action authority applies to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. Public testimony was heavily divided, with supporters saying the bill enforces existing protections and opponents warning it would chill care, counseling, and school-based support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell, Sharief, and Rouson raised concerns about vagueness, standing, and impacts on teachers and health professionals; Sharief voted no, while the bill was still reported favorably.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 30th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

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  • with minors from delivering or displaying to a minor account material harmful to minors that was created
  • to a minor account that was created by the interactive computer service.
  • From DCFS to ask us to study the issue of minor children having babies.
  • And also, can minor fathers acknowledge a child?
  • And also, can minor fathers acknowledge a child?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2192 requires a minor, if the minor is included in video content
  • required records until the minor reaches 21 years of age and deposit gross earnings for the minor in
  • a trust account that is to be preserved for the benefit of the minor until 18 years of age.
  • The bill further allows an individual who is at least 18 years of age or is an emancipated minor and
  • who is featured in the content creator's... ...18 years of age or is an emancipated minor and who is
TX
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met to consider several pending measures and adopted committee substitutes on multiple bills before voting them out. Senate Bill 2403, Senate Bill 1888 (jury wheel procedures in certain counties), Senate Bill 2417 (Attorney General actions under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act), Senate Bill 2459 (personal identifying information for judiciary employees), and Senate Bill 2943 (discrimination involving occupational licenses) were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with most passing unanimously and SB 2943 passing on a 10-1 vote. The committee also certified SB 1888, SB 2417, and SB 2459 for the local and uncontested calendars, and later did the same for SB 2943. The committee then considered House Joint Resolution 98, the Convention of States resolution, which was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-3 vote. House Bill 1393, dealing with daylight saving time and keeping the state on daylight saving time year-round, was also reported favorably, with the committee noting it heard the House bill rather than a Senate companion. House Bill 2884, concerning financial relationship disclosures for defense contractors, was likewise reported favorably, with the final tally announced as 11 ayes and 1 nay. No testimony was taken in the excerpt, and no substantive debate was recorded beyond brief clarifications about the bills and their companions. After completing the votes and calendar motions, the committee recessed.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • that criminal defendants who are illegal aliens that are convicted of a felony where the victim is a minor
  • ... criminal defendant who is an illegal alien is convicted of a misdemeanor where the victim is a minor
  • One, a crime against a minor is so egregious that, you know, we all agree that should never happen.
  • Is it not a law if they do something to a minor already? Uh, well, of course.
  • So what this does is if you commit a crime against a minor, it's upgraded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • The court recognized harmful to minors.
  • Just as in my age, we tried to regulate cigarettes for minors.
  • Eighty-eight percent of porn scenes contain violent... cigarettes for minors.
  • Yet, as a high cigarettes for minors.
  • </c> minors. Who determines that? minors. Who determines that?