Video & Transcript Research : 'firearm rights'

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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 18, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right. Thank you.
  • Right.
  • Right.
  • Right. Thank >> Questions for Mr. Molen. Right. Thank you.
  • All right. >> and seconded by Senator Cole. All right.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:21:27.000> and done their work to make that right and done their work to make that right
  • we have six members on the list right we have six members on the list right now<00:46:22.960>
  • And for... wants to fund um maternity is that right wants to fund um maternity is that right is<00:58
  • All right. Any other questions?
Bills: HF10, HF27
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • the right to own a firearm.
  • HB2771 is restoring the gun rights and purchases of those convicted of firearms smuggling.
  • House Bill 2711 simply restores the firearm rights for non-violent felons who are illegal to carry under
  • There’s no reason that these folks should not have their firearm rights restored.
  • So there is no suspension of firearm rights.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, a quorum is present. We're going to dive right back into it.
  • All right, we'll reserve your right to close. Thank you. The Chair calls Amy Nguyen. Is that right?
  • In our democracy, the right to vote does not impede the right to carry firearms; however, the presence
  • of firearms at polling locations can impede the right to vote.
  • and rights to be balanced because that is what rights mean.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 26th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right. Brad Bishop. Brad Bishop, speaking in favor.
  • All right, Bracey Davis. All right, we’re waiting on Senator Bracey Davis. Okay.
  • You can't own a firearm, because that's a firearm offense in the state of Florida.
  • Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
  • Right. Jurisdiction. Right.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates. The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support. The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • him, right? Um would that qualify me? him, right? Um would that qualify me?
  • have to bring it to light, right? have to bring it to light, right?
  • their rights back. their rights back.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, yeah, right.
  • We talk about the right to choose. First of all, the unborn child has no right.
  • I hear about reproductive rights.
  • All right, so I want to discuss two things.
  • That's a constitutional right, and so is the right to assistance of counsel as well.
Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice and victims’ rights bills. HB 2131 would remove the financial-gain element from weapons/explosives trafficking and impose stricter sentencing, including no early release for trafficking three or more weapons; it received a due pass recommendation on a 6-1 vote. HB 2132 would lower the fentanyl trafficking threshold from 200 grams to 100 grams and adjust related motor-vehicle language; supporters said it would help prosecutors and law enforcement, while opponents warned it would sweep in heavy users and lacked data on current prosecutions. It passed 4-3. HB 2223 would require sex offenders seeking a name change to notify prosecutors and victims, and to register under the new name with the old name as an alias; it passed 6-1. The committee also considered HB 2411, creating the crime of coerced abortion for secretly or forcibly administering abortion-inducing drugs without a pregnant woman’s knowledge or consent. Supporters argued existing laws do not clearly cover situations where the drug is given but no death occurs; opponents said assault, manslaughter, homicide, and food-contamination statutes already address the conduct and warned the bill was unnecessary and aimed at abortion access. The bill passed 4-3. HB 2043 would add unborn children to the felony-murder statute; supporters called it a cleanup measure closing a loophole, while opponents said it was an abortion/personhood measure with broader implications. It passed 4-3. HB 2046 would require victims of sex offenses to be notified of pre-hearings in probation review matters involving young sex offenders; victims and prosecutors said the change would ensure meaningful participation, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2666 would increase penalties for sexual extortion involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds when committed by an adult, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2265 would eliminate court fees and assessments tied to public defenders, jury trials, appeals, and related criminal-case charges; supporters framed it as protecting constitutional rights, while counties warned of lost revenue, and it passed 7-0. Finally, HB 2133 would require commercial websites hosting sexual material to verify consent and age of depicted persons, retain records, and treat synthetic depictions as images; the sponsor said it was meant to curb CSAM and revenge porn, while testifiers raised concerns about breadth, record retention, and constitutional issues.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 16th, 2026 at 11:18 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most female firearm owners cite self-defense as the primary reason for acquiring a firearm.
  • , right?
  • All right.
  • That's the right word.
  • That is the key language, right?
Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Right. Vice Chair, do you have any additional questions? Not right now. Thank you, Chair.
  • direction for that, but I don't have it right now.
  • Everyone has a right to privacy.
  • Everyone has a right to privacy.
  • I'm calling you neutral right now.
Bills: AB275, SB371, SB457
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, Mr. Chairman, I... ...for enforcement purposes. All right, Mr.
  • All right, Mr.
  • rights because you're not... the officer is saying, "Are you in possession of a firearm?"
  • But if you have a legal right to carry that firearm, are you self-incriminating yourself?
  • , right?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Apr 14th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Come, come, come, come, right on up.
  • All right, Mr. Chairman, repeat that question one more time.
  • Look, you go right ahead. You're recognized. Thank you.
  • They're gonna try to come in right under that mark.
  • You're right. It's about 35 pages.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:03 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm speaking today as the registered lobbyist for Disability Rights New Mexico.
  • The only option we have right now is to place her or put her in jail.
  • Yes, all right, all right. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm.
  • Chair, you looked right past me. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • All right, we completed our two bills, and I don't see anything else.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, Minnesota law is general and leaves too much room for interpretation when it comes to firearms
  • Um, all right.
  • Um, all right.
  • Um, all right. I am uh much. Um, all right.
  • So, right now, um, really it's a bit loose on how you store a firearm in a vehicle, which is probably
Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 11th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So any time it involves a firearm, the carrying of a firearm, or the stealing of a firearm during the
  • I mean, we would reduce firearm theft if we reduce the availability and accessibility of firearms.
  • Right, I agree with that.
  • Right?
  • All right.
Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right.
  • >> All right. Any questions? >> All right, motion for a favorable report.
  • right by that that this may fit in. right by that that this may fit in.
  • All right. With >> It it it is. It is. All right.
  • >> All right. Anything else? >> All right. Anything else?
TX
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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