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• We're just purely asking for primacy for leasing within our borders, period. Yeah.
• <00:17:29.560> And within our borders, period. Yeah. And within our borders, period.
• That means we own the surface and the minerals within our borders if we want to fight for that in the
• Last thing on Teton County or not Teton County: Teton National Park did come in after statehood.
• on Teton County or not Teton County on on Teton County or not Teton County Teton<00:40:43.600> National

Bills: SJ0001

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all

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• detective and US Customs and and Border detective and US Customs and and Border Protection<02:32
• Beagle Brigadier products at the border Beagle Brigadier products at the border that<02:32:40.319
• And they don't want to fund Border Patrol. Mr.
• Mr. don't want to fund border patrol. Mr.
• member of our Chester County community. member of our Chester County community.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• :07:57.839> seek explicitly authorizes counties to seek explicitly authorizes counties to seek
• does state that a city, town or county does state that a city, town or county can<01:18:22.159><
• County.
• there's no defined territorial border. there's no defined territorial border.
• c><04:43:04.560> county.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The delegate from James City County, Delegate Anderson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• be alive if we enforced our border policies, but that people who have violated our border policies actually
• I blame politicians for not passing border laws they're willing to enforce.
• The delegate from Montgomery County, Delegate Franklin. Mr.
• Delegate from Loudoun County, Delegate Reed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• County line.
• For example, we have looked at Lafayette County. We have looked at Mayo County.
• We have looked at DeSoto County.
• For example, we have looked at Lafayette County. We have looked at Mayo County.
• the Baker County Jail... ...but the Baker County Jail, the Walton County Jail, has bed space where ICE

Bills: S7040, S0110, S0434, S0856

Keywords: property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up three property-tax related bills before turning to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a residential property’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented by Senator Lee and reported favorably. CS for SB 110, which clarifies that holders of 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably. SB 856, requiring online residential listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew support from property appraisers, Zillow representatives, and others and was reported favorably after questions about transparency and realtor obligations. The committee then considered SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Senator DiCeglie and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie argued the fund is needed for hurricane response, other natural and man-made emergencies, and reimbursement-based spending; they said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Several senators questioned the use of the fund for immigration-related operations, detention facilities, and other non-disaster activities, as well as the lack of additional guardrails, reimbursement timing, and transparency. Guthrie said the division has used the fund for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, security operations, and other incidents, and that some reimbursements are still pending from the federal government. Public testimony on SPB 7040 was largely opposed. Speakers from the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida for All, and others argued the fund has been repurposed for immigration enforcement and detention-related spending rather than true emergencies, and raised concerns about deaths in detention and the absence of competitive bidding and oversight. Guthrie answered extensive questions about the South Florida and North Florida detention facilities, Operation Vigilant Sentry, State Guard support, reimbursement requests, equipment purchases, and legislative access to facilities. The committee did not take a final vote on SPB 7040 within the portion of the transcript provided.

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• illegal aliens stream across our borders illegal aliens stream across our borders in<00:02:24.239
• border should be safer.
• But we all agree that the border should be safer.
• border should be safer.
• elected to serve as St Louis County elected to serve as St Louis County Prosecuting<00:39:20.520

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What if you're in a county where maybe the county judge or maybe the county commissioner's court doesn't
• I have long said I have one county that has really developed in that regard, and that is Fort Bend County
• , a little bit of Western Harris County.
• The Texas-Mexico border is always of concern.
• I know that the herd in El Paso County is expected to double by April. Yes, yes, yes.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Although I'm from Webb County, a neighboring county in our border region, I'm also a proud member of
• We have Adam and Jose who represents the east part of Hidalgo County, Cameron County, half of Hidalgo
• County, like Travis County, do not participate in the 287G.
• Correct, and if it happens to be in another county, then the other county.
• Needs to be notified that there's been a violation in an adjoining county or another county.

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR1, SB9, SB40, SR62, SR92, SR95, SR108, SR110, SR111, SR113, SR114, SR117, SR120, SB314, SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• it would not impact Jefferson County. it would not impact Jefferson County.
• Not even in the counties that have a the larger counties that have a regional service center.
• counties as well.
• counties as well.
• counties as well.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, called the roll, excused absent members, and approved the prior day’s journal. The clerk then reported second-reading bills, including measures on a residential safe room rebate program, planning commission membership, dual credit scholarship programs, missing persons, school transportation, and behavioral health conditional dismissal, which were referred to the Rules Committee. New bills and resolutions were also introduced, including Senate Bill 103 on prescription drugs and Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Kentucky Arts Day. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 7, which would allow county officials in counties without permanent regional licensing offices to handle driver’s license renewals and duplicates, including Real ID renewals, with a $25 fee on top of the existing license cost. Supporters argued the bill would reduce long drives, long lines, missed work and school, and restore local access and accountability; several members described it as a necessary but imperfect starting point and noted rural residents were especially burdened by the current system. Opponents or skeptics said the bill was only a band-aid, raised concerns about implementation and whether the executive branch should fix the issue administratively, and some noted they would prefer a stronger statewide solution. After extended debate and several questions about fees, online renewals, and the bill’s limited scope, the Senate voted on SB 7. The bill passed 34-1. Following passage, the Senate recessed briefly for Rules Committee and Committee on Committees meetings, then received committee reports referring additional bills and posting several measures for future consideration. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 43, honoring Graville Reed Jr., and announced it would not meet on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the next session scheduled for Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

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• Once inside, they in Pierce County.
• I've heard directly from our county leaders in Aotan, Ferry, Pere, Stevens, and Walaw counties.
• Illegal border crossings are down 95%. Daily border encounters are down by 93%.
• Illegal border crossings are down 95%. Illegal border crossings are down 95%.
• And yes, they were open border policies. And yes, they were open border policies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• -Mexico border, under my role as vice chair of the Texas Border Coalition for over 10 years.
• What's the policy behind having different tuition rates for in-county, out-of-county, if you're from
• So if I'm wanting to go to Cook County Community College and I live in Parker County in a different district
• You bring up border issues and bring up things.
• We have long prioritized border security and border protection and eliminating the magnets that draw

Summary: The committee heard several education bills, with most of the discussion focused on Senate Bill 1835, Senate Bill 784, Senate Bill 1049, Senate Bill 2942, and Senate Bill 2928. SB 1835 would raise from 5% to 20% the cap on nonresident students who can receive resident tuition and fees through competitive scholarships at certain regional universities in slower-growing workforce development areas, provided the schools have capacity as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Supporters, including West Texas A&M University, said the bill would help fill underused capacity, attract students who may stay and work in Texas, and support regional workforce needs. SB 784 would strengthen a prior law allowing peace officers’ children to transfer between public school districts for safety reasons by requiring both districts’ approval, making clear that districts of innovation are not exempt, and prohibiting tuition charges. SB 1049 would require districts and open-enrollment charters to excuse students, at a parent’s request, for religious release-time instruction for up to one hour per day and five hours per week; witnesses said the program is constitutional, voluntary, and already operating in other states and some Texas districts. Each of these bills was left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them. SB 2942 would expand and adjust the state’s adult charter high school pilot program. Senator Creighton said the bill is intended to help the estimated 7 million Texas adults without a high school diploma by removing barriers to expansion, aligning legal protections with ISDs, changing TEA’s disapproval window for expansion amendments to a 30-day period after receipt, and updating funding to reflect part-year attendance. A committee substitute kept the upper enrollment age at 50 and removed a proposed testing change. Testimony from New Heights students and leadership described the program as life-changing, emphasizing that it combines diplomas with career credentials, childcare, transportation, and other supports to help adults stabilize their families and enter better-paying work. TEA witnesses explained the expansion process and said adult charter schools are overseen by the commissioner rather than the SBOE. The committee substitute was adopted, public testimony closed, and the bill was left pending. SB 2928 would set a uniform school start date for public school districts at the third Wednesday in August, while preserving existing district-of-innovation flexibility for current DOI districts and allowing year-round systems to continue. Senator Creighton argued the bill would reduce the patchwork created by DOI exemptions, support students and families, and preserve summer employment and tourism revenue. A committee substitute was adopted. Testimony came largely from tourism, hospitality, and recreation interests, including hotel, water park, zoo, chamber of commerce, and camp representatives, who said later start dates would extend the summer travel season, improve staffing and revenue, and give students more opportunities for summer jobs and camps. Several witnesses cited large economic impacts from tourism and said early school starts reduce August business. Some senators raised concerns about charter schools being excluded and about year-round calendars, but the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• At the borders and demand and damage to these goods results in millions of dollars in lost revenue.
• The nonprofit is selected based on demonstrated experience working with border inspection authorities
• This helps produce move across the border quickly and safely and reduces the amount of spoiled goods.
• The Texas-Mexico border.
• A farm in Victoria County where I grow corn and cotton.

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• Someone that Border Haven, thank you for your testimony. I wanted to just...
• County.
• Where county jails hold ICE detainees. We have one at Plymouth.
• Like, we've had to ask Plymouth County Jail...
• There is one IGSA with the Plymouth County House of Correction.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on responding to federal immigration enforcement in Massachusetts, with opening remarks from Sen. Liz Miranda and Rep. Bud Williams emphasizing fear in immigrant communities, recent ICE operations, and the need to learn from advocates and affected residents rather than debate individual bills. The hearing was organized around three topics: detention, arrests, and surveillance, with members repeatedly asking what the legislature can do to improve transparency, legal access, and oversight. On detention, Leah Hastings of Prisoners’ Legal Services said most people end up in ICE custody through contact with the criminal legal system and argued that state carceral systems are deeply intertwined with immigration enforcement. She described conditions at Plymouth County House of Correction and Burlington ICE holding as concerning, citing limited medical care, disability accommodations, solitary confinement, retaliatory transfers, and poor attorney access. Hastings said Massachusetts should reduce funding for sheriffs and the Department of Corrections, ban intergovernmental service agreements and 287(g) agreements, and invest instead in housing, treatment, and other community supports. Members also discussed ICE reimbursement, the immigrant legal defense fund, and the need for more immigration attorneys. On arrests and enforcement tactics, David Albright of JALSA said federal immigration enforcement has been expanded by major new funding and incentives, including higher payments for 287(g) and bed contracts, and he noted that most ICE detainees nationally do not have criminal records. He said Massachusetts has one 287(g) agreement with the Department of Corrections and one IGSA with Plymouth County, and that ICE also uses Burlington, Hanscom, and informal local collaboration in places such as Milford and Auburn. Danny Tampona of Neighbor to Neighbor and the LUCE Rapid Response Network described more than 10,000 hotline calls from 46 cities and towns, with arrests often involving masked agents, surveillance of workers and families, traffic stops, broken windows, and arrests at check-ins or schools; he said the network is concentrated in places including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, New Bedford, Milford, Marlboro, Framingham, and Springfield. He urged legislation requiring clear identification for law enforcement, limits on surveillance technologies, and stronger legal defense resources. On surveillance, Joshua Dancoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice argued that current state policies allow broad sharing of fingerprints and surveillance data with ICE, including through BRIC, the Massachusetts Fusion Center, and municipal police policies. He cited cases in Chelsea and Everett where children were taken from police custody into ICE custody and said many departments automatically share arrest fingerprints and other information with federal authorities. He recommended limiting fingerprint sharing, restricting surveillance databases and task-force participation, and curbing police and sheriff collaboration with ICE even where no formal 287(g) exists. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for more immigration lawyers, possible bar advocate-style funding for immigration defense, and legislative action to prevent further collaboration and deportation infrastructure.

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• <00:55:46.640> our borders with without terrorizing our borders with without terrorizing our
• <03:00:28.319> Patrol immigration, Customs, and Border Patrol immigration, Customs, and Border
• <03:29:53.439> patrol prohibition on the use of border patrol prohibition on the use of border
• donated over 100 ADs to various counties donated over 100 ADs to various counties and<04:26:13.040
• Last week, South and Allen counties.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Our counties, particularly counties in Greater Minnesota, this comes at a very large expense to them
• of being near a border.
• of being near a border.
• > who<01:26:08.679> who the Border our border retailers who who the Border our border retailers
• I went to my local county, and I'm in Anoka County, so I go to their website.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Border security is my number one issue.
• That is a fact that in the Republican Party of Texas, their number-one legislative priority is border
• Essentially, that requires our county sheriffs to participate in the 287(g) program.
• However, Speaker Burroughs waited over two weeks to refer that bill to the House Subcommittee on County
• Every second we waste is another opportunity lost to secure the border, protect children from abuse,

Keywords: immigration, children's rights, E-Verify, social transitioning, election integrity, Texas GOP, legislative session, urgent legislation

Summary: The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.

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• Not only is immigration and the border security my number one issue, it's the number one top priority
• the fact that if you, if the Republican Party of Texas, their number one legislative priority is border
• Essentially that means requiring our county sheriffs to participate in the 287G program.
• However, Speaker Burrows waited over two weeks to refer that bill to the House Subcommittee on County
• Every second we waste is another opportunity lost to secure the border, protect children from abuse,

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• And do we need to tighten up our borders? Absolutely.
• And do we need to tighten up our borders? Absolutely.
• Not Marion County, Lebanon, the country.
• in Madison County. in Madison County.
• County. County.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and approval of the February 5, 2026 journal. The House clerk then delivered messages that the House had passed House Bills 103, 188, 189, 258, 276, and 419 and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for Senate Bills 2, 4, 71, 136, and 183, which were sent to the Rules Committee, and later committee reports that posted SB 2, SB 4, and SB 71 for Monday, February 9, and SB 136 and SB 183 for Tuesday, February 10. The Committee on Committees also referred several bills to standing committees, including SB 155, 118, 153, 158, 160, 72, 98, and 145. The main floor action was passage of Senate Bill 132, relating to massage therapy. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help local governments investigate businesses posing as massage parlors and to strengthen enforcement against unlicensed practice, including raising the penalty for certain violations from a class B to a class A misdemeanor and treating each unlicensed session as a separate offense. Supporters said it would aid efforts to combat human trafficking and preserve local zoning and licensing authority. Several senators voiced concerns that the bill could be too broad and might unintentionally affect trafficking victims or impose harsh penalties for unlicensed massage without injury or fraud, but they still voted yes. SB 132 passed 32-0. The Senate also adopted Senate Committee Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 18 and then passed the bill 32-0. SB 18 updates Kentucky’s podiatry laws, formally recognizes podiatric assistants and residents, gives the Board of Podiatry authority to license and regulate them, allows podiatrists to supervise physician assistants with board approval, limits supervision to four assistants, and requires new podiatrists starting in 2027 to complete at least two years of residency training. The sponsor said the measure modernizes oversight and improves access to foot and ankle care, especially for patients with diabetes. After the floor work, the Senate recessed for meetings of the Rules Committee and Committee on Committees, and later received the committee reports noted above.

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• to be selected as Orange Orange County to be selected as Orange County<08:03:54.240> Teacher<
• He's a conservative county executive, and he's trying to hold down the spending on a county level.
• He's a conservative county executive, and he's trying to hold down the spending on a county level.
• From a more secure border to want.
• <09:18:07.918> In thenexisting borders. In thenexisting borders.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And so, colonias were actually designated by counties in 1990.
• With Hidalgo County, and that Hidalgo County be the lead applicant because that's the eligible entity
• The one project in Bernalillo County was First Choice. Okay.
• Operating in rural areas, we have made 20 loans to date: four in Grant County, three in Rio Vista County
• County.