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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Prohibiting the private ownership or operation of a prison [HB-3252] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the private ownership or operation of prison facilities in West Virginia.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Requesting The Ko Olina Golf Club Owners And Management, In Coordination With The Department Of Transportation, To Implement Measures To Prevent Golf Balls From Reaching Farrington Highway. [HCR-71] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Sports ] [Public Safety ]
Requesting The Ko Olina Golf Club Owners And Management, In Coordination With The Department Of Transportation, To Implement Measures To Prevent Golf Balls From Reaching Farrington Highway.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darius K. Kila Resolution Adopted In Final Form. on 04/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Requesting The Ko Olina Golf Club Owners And Management, In Coordination With The Department Of Transportation, To Implement Measures To Prevent Golf Balls From Reaching Farrington Highway. [HR-64] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Sports ] [Public Safety ]
Requesting The Ko Olina Golf Club Owners And Management, In Coordination With The Department Of Transportation, To Implement Measures To Prevent Golf Balls From Reaching Farrington Highway.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darius K. Kila Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 1517), Recommending Adoption. on 03/24/2025

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to study gun violence in the Commonwealth. [SCR-143] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Direct the Legislative Research Commission staff to study the causes of gun violence in Kentucky; require a report to be submitted to the Interim Joint Committees on Judiciary and Health Services by December 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Keturah Herron To Judiciary (s) on 03/11/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Mandating 25 foot perimeter around law enforcement officers while performing duties by public who are videoing interaction [HB-3191] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a 25-foot barrier around first responders.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy G. Cooper Filed For Introduction on 03/06/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Creating WV Workplace Security Act [SB-713] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Workplace Security Act; make certain acts unlawful; and prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for violations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Anne B. Charnock Filed For Introduction on 03/06/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement [HB-3181] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the purchase of, or presentation of, service firearms to law-enforcement officers upon retirement or the end of their service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary G. Howell Approved By Governor 4/28/2025 on 04/28/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee [HB-3164] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the fee from $75 to $250 for registration by a person required to be placed on the Central Abuse Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge Approved By Governor 4/28/2025 on 04/28/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Firefighter Pilot Program [HB-3148] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Fire Fighter Education pilot program which will be located in four counties that will provide Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II education to eligible students, including high school students.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Ridenour Filed For Introduction on 03/04/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entities [SB-694] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [National Security ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to protect state and local government systems and data, and their ability to protect citizens' data and access to government systems, from cyber attacks and surveillance by adverse foreign interests by prohibiting the use or procurement of any software, application, or AI tool that is owned by any entity located in a designated foreign adversary nation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Maynard Reported Do Pass, But First To Judiciary on 03/11/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Enact Keith's Law regarding the communication disability database [HB-144] [Disabilities ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Law Enforcement ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
To amend sections 3304.23 and 5502.08 of the Revised Code to expand the communication disability database to include any person with a disability, to expand access to that database through countywide 9-1-1 systems, and to name this act "Keith's Law".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Terry A. Johnson Reported: Armed Services, Veterans Affairs And Public Safety on 06/25/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to impeding, threatening or harassing first responders [HB-3138] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a 25-foot barrier around first responders.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Lee Kelly Filed For Introduction on 03/04/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Revising reimbursement and transportation process for post-mental health involuntary commitment [SB-661] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow for multiple deputies in the transportation of those involuntarily hospitalized, to allow counties the discretion to contract with hospital with closer jurisdiction, and to utilize out-of-state hospitals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Willis Filed For Introduction on 03/03/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Child Care speed Zone [HB-3078] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a speed limit in licensed childcare zones.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Dean Jeffries Markup Discussion on 03/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Require all workplaces to keep Naloxone available in first aid kits and train employees in the use of Naloxone [HB-3071] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require an opioid antagonist be included in workplace first-aid kits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bryan Clark Ward Filed For Introduction on 03/03/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety - Maryland Law Enforcement Public Service Medal and Key Bridge Collapse Victims Memorial Tribute [HB-1544] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Law Enforcement Public Service Medal as the highest State honor awarded to law enforcement officers for exceptional public service, valor, and heroism; establishing eligibility requirements for the medal and procedures for the nomination, selection, and awarding of the medal; authorizing the Governor to award no more than five medals per calendar year; and requiring a certain ceremony to annually honor and remember the sacrifices and contributions of certain workers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating generally to the state fire marshal [HB-3056] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill relates generally to the qualifications and responsibilities of the State Fire Marshal.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Linville Filed For Introduction on 02/28/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to oversight of West Virginia Fusion Center [HB-3031] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for oversight authority of the West Virginia Fusion Center; to terminate the Joint Oversight Committee as of June 30, 2025; to establish the Fusion Center Joint Oversight Committee to be effective July 1, 2025; to direct the Inspector General to conduct an annual audit of the Fusion Center and to respond to questions from committee; to provide that the President and Speaker may call Fusion Center employees to testify in committee meetings; and to establish that violations of law or policy identified by audit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler Filed For Introduction on 02/28/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens [HB-3004] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish certain crimes, processes, and procedures regarding individuals who have illegally entered or reentered the state in violation of state and federal laws and to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions. Finally, the bill authorizes and requires under certain circumstances the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry D. Kump Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Pedophilia Prosecution Act [HB-3015] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove language limiting investigations to law enforcement officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Corby Dillon Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2025

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