Video & Transcript Research : 'semi-automatic rifle'
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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Financial Services
Keywords:
income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill bans the sale and possession of the enumerated semi-automatic military-style weapons and weapons
- </c> acquire or possess a semi-automatic acquire or possess a semi-automatic assault<00:52:10.079><c>
- Would you agree that pretty much every semi-automatic rifle would be affected by this?"
- And all semi-automatic firearms by this would be prohibited for hunting."
- And all semi-automatic prohibited.
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 29th, 2026
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Bills:
HB1851
Keywords:
automatic renewal, consumer protection, cancellation policy, Oklahoma Fair Renewal Act, contract transparency
Summary:
In the Conference Committee for Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight, Reverend Shriver presented House Bill 1851. He described it as a consumer protection measure that would give consumers rights regarding auto-renewal on subscriptions.
After the bill was introduced, the chair asked for questions, but none were raised. There was no debate on the measure.
The committee then moved to open the bill for signature, with no further discussion or recorded vote in the transcript.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 15th, 2026
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Bills:
HB1851
Keywords:
automatic renewal, consumer protection, cancellation policy, Oklahoma Fair Renewal Act, contract transparency
Summary:
The Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight met to take up Conference Committee Report No. 2 on House Bill 1851. Representative Shriver explained that the bill is a consumer protection measure aimed at giving consumers notice before annual subscriptions automatically renew, so they are reminded of upcoming charges and are aware they agreed to an annual subscription.
Shriver also said the bill includes additional consumer protections to ensure people understand what they are agreeing to when signing up for such subscriptions. No questions or debate were raised during the meeting.
After discussion, the chair opened the report for signatures, and the committee then adjourned.
TX
Bills:
SB 913, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1143, SB 1534, SB 1553, SB 1718, SB 1754, SB 2004, SB 2322, SB 2448
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 29th, 2026 at 01:15 pm
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Bills:
HB1851
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Bills:
HB1851
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 7th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Bills:
HB506, HB590, HB647, HB685, HB692, HB839, HB860, HB873, HB887, HB965, HB972, HB982, HB1072, HB1157
Keywords:
license plates, prestige plates, Fraternal Order of Police, charitable donations, high school representation, waterway projects, application timeline, government funding, semi-annual submissions, Louisiana waterways, public procurement, motor vehicles, rolling stock, FAST Act, Louisiana bid law, hospital service district, construction management, public works, contract limit, bidding process
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 1157, which would create a Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank to provide a new funding mechanism for transportation projects, including roads, bridges, rail, ports, and airports. The chairman and DOTD Secretary Glenn LaDoux said the bank would help leverage state, federal, local, and private dollars, modelled in part on programs in Florida and other states, and would be used for gap funding and faster project delivery. Members asked extensive questions about board makeup, oversight, seed funding, application priorities, and how the program would differ from capital outlay and other existing funding tools. Support testimony came from Greater New Orleans, Inc. and other groups, and the bill was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then approved several mostly technical or local bills, including HB 860 allowing fillable electronic public bid forms; HB 972 naming a portion of Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish the Desert Shield Desert Storm Memorial Highway; HB 965 naming a portion of Highway 163 for Sergeant William Billy Earl Collins Jr.; HB 692 allowing local governments to use group purchasing organizations, as amended; HB 685 allowing cooperative procurement for public motor vehicles and rolling stock under FAST Act procedures, which passed after a roll call vote with one no vote; HB 982 designating portions of highways in Morehouse Parish, as amended; HB 506 creating specialty license plates, as amended; HB 839 lowering the CMAR threshold for hospital service districts from $2 million to $1 million via substitute bill; HB 647 revising the waterway assistance program and application timelines via substitute bill; and HB 887 revising construction management-at-risk procedures, as amended. Most of these measures were reported favorably or favorably as amended, with little or no opposition.
The committee also received an update on the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction from Representative Chesson, who said the office will assume control of about 4,000 miles of roadway and 2,000 bridges and has been moving projects quickly using internal procurement procedures. HB 1072, which reforms the office’s powers and emergency authority, was amended to narrow emergency provisions and clarify funding and reporting language, then reported favorably as amended. The final major item was HB 873, which would fund pursuit-intervention technology and training for law enforcement through a $2 fee on driver’s licenses; the bill was presented alongside emotional testimony from the widow and daughter of Sergeant Grant Candies and from a St. John the Baptist Parish captain, who argued the fee would help agencies buy safer equipment and obtain grant support. The transcript ends during questioning on HB 873, before any final committee action on that bill is shown.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 46
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So hunters in our communities, farmers and ranchers that need semi-automatic rifles to control feral
- </c><01:09:28.880><c> rifles</c> purchase and own semi-automatic rifles purchase and own semi-automatic
- </c><01:09:43.839><c> rifles</c><01:09:44.400><c> to</c> that need semi-automatic rifles to that need
- </c><01:11:05.520><c> rifles</c><01:11:06.400><c> for</c> purchase semi-automatic rifles for purchase
- </c> semi-automatic rifles that have these semi-automatic rifles that have these military<01:11:24.320
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 6, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It prohibits semi-automatic rifles and other semi-automatic firearms that have the ability to accept
- It prohibits semi-automatic rifles and other semi-automatic firearms that have the ability to accept
- It prohibits semi-automatic rifles and other semi-automatic firearms that have the ability to accept
- I'd</c> every semi-automatic rifle out there I'd every semi-automatic rifle out there I'd also<01:49:
- very</c> semi-automatic rifles are actually very semi-automatic rifles are actually very popular<02:09
Summary:
The committee hearing covered House Bill 279 and House Bill 392, both relating to firearms. HB 279 would restrict carrying or possessing firearm parts except at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container, define firearm parts and prohibited persons, and increase penalties for violations. The Department of Law Enforcement strongly supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole involving disassembled or “ghost gun” parts and help law enforcement charge people who carry weapons in pieces. Most public testimony opposed the measure, with speakers arguing it was unconstitutional, vague, hard to enforce, and would burden lawful gun owners, gunsmiths, and firearm dealers; several also said existing laws already cover the conduct. One supporter, Dennis Dunn, said additional firearm security could reduce theft and suicides. The chair noted the committee had received 270 testimonies on HB 279, with 39 in support, 234 in opposition, and one comment.
The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for using a ghost gun in a felony. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported the bill, saying unserialized firearms are difficult to trace and that prosecutors need clear laws to address them. Supporters argued the measure would help prevent untraceable weapons from circulating and align penalties with other firearm offenses. Opponents, including several gun owners and association representatives, said the bill was unnecessary because existing state and federal laws already prohibit unserialized firearms, and warned it could create confusion, criminalize lawful owners of antique or self-built firearms, and be difficult to administer. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- First, the bill's ban on gas-operated semi-automatic firearms and...
- This is why semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 are essential tools for inclusive hunting.
- Unlike a bolt-action rifle where the energy goes straight into your shoulder, a semi-automatic uses part
- Semi-automatics typically feature collapsible stocks.
- So Section 7 exempts recoil-operated semi-automatic handguns.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Semi-automatic firearm includes a semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic shotgun, or semi-automatic handgun
- The item that I'd like to talk about here today would be those semi-automatic rifles that are clip-fed
- firearm or gas-operated semi-automatic firearm with a fixed magazine...
- A gas-operated semi-automatic firearm or gas-operated semi-automatic firearm with a fixed magazine.
- A gas-operated semi-automatic firearm that can accept a detachable magazine.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate on bringing up a semiautomatic military-style assault weapons bill 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this bill bans semi-automatic military-style assault weapons, and would put us with 12 other states
- This bill bans the sale and possession of these enumerated semi-automatic military-style assault weapons
- I'm pretty sure that a telescoping stock on a semi-automatic shotgun was not explained to them.
- </c> um that would be a semi-automatic um that would be a semi-automatic weapon, weapon, weapon, a<01
- </c><01:09:39.799><c> .308</c> if your semi-automatic .308 if your semi-automatic .308 which<01:09:41.400
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to ban semiautomatic military-style assault weapons 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill bans the sale and possession of the enumerated semi-automatic military-style weapons and weapons
- </c><00:03:02.879><c> military-style</c> enumerated semi-automatic military-style enumerated semi-automatic
- </c> to acquire or possess a semi-automatic to acquire or possess a semi-automatic assault<00:49:02.400
- And all semi-automatic firearms by this would be prohibited for hunting.
- And all semi-automatic prohibited.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Would this make my firearm, um, classified as a semi-automatic military-style rifle, uh, pistol?
- Would this make my firearm, um, classified as a semi-automatic military-style rifle, uh, pistol?
- In the bill, you redefine semi-automatic military assault rifles.
- <02:07:52.800><c> rifle</c> semi-automatic rifle semi-automatic rifle make<02:07:55.119><c> kids</c><
- Senator Muhammad, on line 8.7 through 8.9 of the bill, it says a semi-automatic rifle...
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gun Violence Prevention Working Group - 09/15/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you think it's acceptable that kids' lives are sacrificed so semi-automatic rifles can continue to
- If you think it's acceptable that kids' lives are sacrificed so semi-automatic rifles can continue to
- AUTOMATIC RIFLES CAN CONTINUE TO EXIST HERE SHAME ON YOU.
- What I don't understand is why high-capacity semi-automatic rifles, bump stocks, and extended magazines
- AUTOMATIC RIFLES BUMP STOCKS AND EXTENDED MAGAZINES CONTINUED TO BE LEGALLY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE WE
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM, PSM DEFER Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- believe the state should prohibit the sale of all assault weapons in Hawaiʻi, including military-style semi-automatic
- ><00:36:16.160><c> style</c> in Hawaii including military style in Hawaii including military style semi-automatic
- </c> semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 which<00:36:18.800><c>
- include it in a more comprehensive loophole closure of our assault weapons ban to include military-style semi-automatics
- include it in a more comprehensive loophole closure of our assault weapons ban to include military-style semi-automatics
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 547 on water conservation, a deferred agenda item that had already been considered by the other joint committees and received no public testimony. The chair recommended adopting Department of Taxation and Department of Health amendments, passing the bill, and adding a defective date of July 1, 2050. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation; the vice chair voted yes, two senators were excused, and the recommendation was adopted.
The main hearing focused on SB 1030, which would define election fraud intimidation to include carrying any firearm or weapon at or near a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill duplicated existing sensitive-places law, raised Second Amendment concerns, and could create confusion for lawful concealed carry holders using ballot drop boxes. A smaller number of supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and labor representatives, argued the measure would improve voter safety. The committee heard more than 1,560 total testimonies for the hearing overall, and for SB 1030 staff noted over 10 in support and over 80 in opposition; no vote on SB 1030 was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then heard SB 38, which would extend Hawaii’s ban on high-capacity magazines from pistols to any firearm with a detachable magazine over 10 rounds. Supporters, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Brady, and other gun violence prevention advocates, said the bill would close a loophole, improve consistency in the law, and reduce the harm caused by mass shootings. Opponents, including gun owners, veterans, and Second Amendment advocates, argued the bill would criminalize lawful owners, be difficult to enforce, and would not reduce crime. The committee reported receiving over 40 testimonies in support and over 400 in opposition.
Finally, the committee began SB 401, which would add rifles capable of firing .50 caliber or higher ammunition to the list of prohibited weapons, excluding antiques and muzzle loaders. HPD and Everytown testified in support, describing the weapons as military-grade and dangerous, while Jerry Yuan and others opposed the bill, saying it was overbroad and would sweep in firearms and ammunition types that are not used in crime. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 401, before any committee action or vote on that measure.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this is House Bill 750 by Representative Cox, relative to automatic renewal contracts, to provide
- Automatic renewal without easy... ...just really requires consent.
- Automatic renewal without easy cancellation is inconvenience. We believe it's coercion.
- Amendment number five changes the requirement for notice by the person offering the automatic renewal
- of, not automatic, but that there's a waiver of this, and then, you know, the good stuff that's being
Keywords:
child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, emergency services, telephone charge, wireless service, reporting requirements, communications district, wireless communication, school safety, community permits
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1622 provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine levied against a reporting individual
- disclosure if the reporting individual filed his or her financial disclosure late, but before the maximum automatic
- The reporting person has not in past years accrued the maximum automatic fine for the late filing of
- The maximum automatic fine for the late filing of the financial disclosure, and the reporting person
- has not previously received in past years a waiver of an automatic fine relating to the late filing of
Keywords:
financial disclosure, statement of financial interests, ethics, late filing, late-filed disclosure, automatic fine, waiver, Florida Commission on Ethics, public officials, state officers, local officers, state employees, ethics enforcement, government transparency, sunshine law, reporting persons, penalty reduction, first-time offender, election ethics, general revenue fund
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act, sponsored by Senator Garcia. The bill would expand state restrictions on foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including creating a state registration framework for foreign agents, banning gifts to public officials from covered foreign entities, requiring ethics training on foreign influence, tightening procurement limits for information technology and critical infrastructure, restricting sister-city/sister-state encouragement, revising linkage institute rules and tuition provisions, and criminalizing certain conduct tied to foreign governments or unauthorized enforcement of foreign law. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect election technology, software development, federal foreign-agent registration, educational exchanges, and the treatment of organizations such as CARE; the sponsor said the bill focused on ownership/control and foreign countries of concern, not specific components or general participation in events. An amendment by Senator Grall was adopted to clarify definitions, align penalties with willful violations, and specify that new ethics training content is additive. The committee then heard supportive testimony from Kelly Curry of State Armor and Rob Pierce of American Global Strategies, both of whom argued the bill would help Florida counter foreign influence, protect data and infrastructure, and improve transparency. CS for SB 1178 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure under specified conditions, including that the filer submitted the disclosure before the maximum fine accrued and had not previously received such a waiver. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified in support, saying the bill preserves transparency and compliance goals while making the fine and appeals process more workable. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote.
Finally, the committee took up confirmation hearings for appointments in tabs 3 through 26. No separate votes were requested, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointees was recommended favorably to the full Senate by roll call vote. The meeting then concluded with no further business.