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This page collects the 354 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Criminal Law”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Public Safety, Judiciary, and Presidential Immunity.

Active Bills

State BillCALIFORNIASep 8, 2026Assembly Bill 1741 makes sexual battery committed inside an inhabited dwelling a felony or misdemeanorAssembly Bill 1741 allows sexual battery to be punished as either a misdemeanor or a felony if the offense occurs inside an inhabited dwelling house, trailer coach, or inhabited portion of another buiState BillCALIFORNIASep 4, 2026California SB 1418 expands protections for election records and voting technologyState BillCALIFORNIAAug 13, 2026California AB 1872 increases penalties for repeat false emergency reporting and expands liability for response costsState BillCALIFORNIAAug 13, 2026AB 1785 expands controlled substance sales regulations to include online retailersState BillNORTH CAROLINAAug 6, 2026North Carolina Bill Increases Strangulation Penalties, Restricts Expunctions, and Mandates Consecutive SentencesState BillNEW YORKJul 1, 2026New York bill establishes hate-crime offenses for aggravated false reporting and mandates specific arrest protocolsState BillCONNECTICUTJun 4, 2026Connecticut enacts Substitute Senate Bill 475 to revise Judicial Branch operations, court procedures, and first responder confidentiality rulesState BillLOUISIANAMay 29, 2026Louisiana expands video voyeurism crime to prohibit recording deceased persons

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Recent Activity

  1. Tue, Sep 81 item
    1. Florida Attorney General Proposes Criminal Penalties for Corporations Over AI Chatbot CrimesFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier is proposing legislation that would establish criminal penalties for corporations whose artificial intelligence chatbots commit crimes. The proposed measure aimHillsborough County
  2. Fri, Aug 281 item
    1. Federal judge denies Trump's request to move New York criminal conviction case to federal courtU.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected a request from Donald Trump to transfer his New York state criminal conviction to federal court. The motion sought to use presidential immunity argumentsHillsborough County2 reports
  3. Thu, Aug 271 item
    1. Judge sets timeline for Kohberger plea withdrawal attempt and mandates strict evidence rulesFourth District Judge Steven Hippler has established a procedural timeline for Bryan Kohberger's request to withdraw his guilty plea, requiring both prosecution and defense to strictly follow Idaho RuHillsborough County

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Key Actors

  1. 01Department of Energyorganization3 mentions
  2. 02Department of Defenseorganization3 mentions
  3. 03Lincolnlocation2 mentions
  4. 04Brandon Metzlerperson2 mentions
  5. 05Government Publishing Officeorganization2 mentions
  6. 06California Constitutionother2 mentions
  7. 07W. Charles Smithsonperson2 mentions
  8. 08Paul Pateperson2 mentions
  9. 09Donald Trumpperson2 mentions
  10. 10Nebraska Unicameral Legislatureorganization2 mentions

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  • Topic to billsAssembly Bill 1741 makes sexual battery committed inside an inhabited dwelling a felony or misdemeanor, California SB 1418 expands protections for election records and voting technology, California AB 1872 increases penalties for repeat false emergency reporting and expands liability for response costs (+15 more)
  • Topic to peopleBrandon Metzler, W. Charles Smithson, Paul Pate (+1 more)
  • Topic to orgsDepartment of Energy, Department of Defense, Government Publishing Office (+1 more)
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  1. Sep 8, 2026NewsFlorida Attorney General Proposes Criminal Penalties for Corporations Over AI Chatbot Crimes
  2. Sep 8, 2026State BillAssembly Bill 1741 makes sexual battery committed inside an inhabited dwelling a felony or misdemeanor
  3. Sep 4, 2026State BillCalifornia SB 1418 expands protections for election records and voting technology
  4. Aug 28, 2026NewsFederal judge denies Trump's request to move New York criminal conviction case to federal court
  5. Aug 28, 2026NewsFederal judge denies Trump's request to move New York criminal conviction case to federal court
  6. Aug 27, 2026NewsJudge sets timeline for Kohberger plea withdrawal attempt and mandates strict evidence rules
  7. Aug 13, 2026State BillCalifornia AB 1872 increases penalties for repeat false emergency reporting and expands liability for response costs
  8. Aug 13, 2026State BillAB 1785 expands controlled substance sales regulations to include online retailers
  9. Aug 6, 2026State BillNorth Carolina Bill Increases Strangulation Penalties, Restricts Expunctions, and Mandates Consecutive Sentences
  10. Jul 20, 2026hearing transcriptHearing on Proposed Law Against Misuse of Rental Vehicles (1973)

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