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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a directing attorney in the Tacoma office of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
- With this legislation, Washington State ends its funding support for an immigration system that uses
- With this legislation, Washington State ends its funding support for an immigration system that uses
- The state of Washington is the enugeses to be a state that protects immigrants, and the responsibility
- in deplorable conditions, and Chevron. in companies like Geo Group, whose prisons hold immigrants in
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- required under current law to inform non-citizen defendants in a criminal case of the potential immigration
- attorneys to review any potential immigration consequences.
- the Legislature considered but ultimately rejected the use of the word “shall” when referencing immigration
- Some DAs are using the misstatement by judges of 'will have immigration consequences' and trying to impute
- Monica Madrid, on behalf of the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights, in support. Good morning.
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126.
SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call.
SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
- It does not create a new state immigration agency. There's no new task force.
- And this bill would have an impact on all immigrant communities.
- Because when local police are mandated to act as immigration enforcement, our immigrant neighbors, documented
- My own congregation has supported a number of immigrant families over the years.
Committee:
House Local Government
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Immigrants make our country a better place. Immigrants make America great.
- Immigrants make our country a better place. Immigrants make America great.
- </c> demonize immigrants. demonize immigrants.
- </c> comply with federal immigration law. comply with federal immigration law.
- or immigration status or manage immigration policy.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> failure to enforce immigration failure to enforce immigration immigration<02:29:32.800><c> statutes
- </c> the scorge of illegal immigration the scorge of illegal immigration endangering<02:37:46.800><c>
- including legal immigration immigration including legal immigration and<04:26:07.600><c> believe</c>
- </c><04:37:03.959><c> continue</c> or flowed illegal immigrants continue or flowed illegal immigrants
- </c><04:42:25.878><c> who</c> ensure that any illegal immigrant who ensure that any illegal immigrant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill requiring safeguards for underage social media users - Pt. 1 5/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Uh the age uh verification from the parents um to we carry that over to covering the verified um or for
- Uh<00:03:51.760><c> the</c><00:03:52.160><c> age</c><00:03:52.720><c> uh</c><00:03:52.840><c> verification
- </c><00:03:53.480><c> from</c><00:03:53.640><c> the</c> Uh the age uh verification from the Uh the age
- uh verification from the parents parents parents um<00:03:55.120><c> to</c><00:03:55.320><c> we</c><
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 51 (3-20-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows responsible business that already comply with alcohol regulations and age verification to
- 45.440><c> age</c> comply with alcohol regulations and age comply with alcohol regulations and age verification
- c> serve</c><00:53:46.960><c> these</c><00:53:47.200><c> beverages</c><00:53:47.599><c> in</c> verification
- to serve these beverages in verification to serve these beverages in the<00:53:48.000><c> same</c><00
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There's always something that falls between the cracks as far as verification whether or not people stay
- falls between the cracks as<00:26:28.080><c> far</c><00:26:28.159><c> as</c><00:26:28.320><c> verification
- </c><00:26:28.799><c> whether</c><00:26:28.960><c> or</c><00:26:29.120><c> not</c> as far as verification
- whether or not as far as verification whether or not people<00:26:29.440><c> stay</c><00:26:29.600><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/26/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
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- Ramsey County, but with the changes in the federal government, we're now unsure of that process for verification
- 21:36.000><c> for</c> we're now unsure of that process for we're now unsure of that process for verification
- verification verification uh<00:21:38.720><c> is</c><00:21:38.960><c> kind</c><00:21:39.120><c> of</
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/11/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The other option presented in section 1B for verification requires a notarized signature on the application
- Failure to provide verification of these types will result in the voter's signature on the absentee application
- The other option presented in section 1B for verification requires a notarized signature on the application
- Failure to provide verification of these types will result in the voter's signature on the absentee application
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Aug 26th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Anayeli Martin with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
- This past year has been really hard for immigrant communities. We've seen...
- This past year has been really hard for immigrant communities. We've seen it all.
- support for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
- When I looked at this bill, I wasn't focused on federal immigration authorities.
Summary:
The Senate Public Safety Committee met first as a subcommittee because it lacked a quorum, then later reconvened with a quorum to take formal action. The committee heard SB 239, which would allow a sentencing aggravation factor for criminal threats made against local election officials and other local public officials. The author and supporters, including the California Municipal Clerks Association and Monterey County, said the bill responds to rising threats and intimidation against election workers and local officials; there was no opposition. The committee later voted to concur in the Assembly amendments and passed the bill 6-0.
The committee also heard AB 282, which would make it a felony to seize, assist in seizing, or direct the seizure of ballots, election records, or certified voting technology before election results are certified. Supporters, including SEIU California, argued the bill would protect election integrity and prevent disruption of certification; one witness registered a “tweener” position, expressing concern about creating a new crime. Some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or addressed a real California problem, but others supported it as a proactive safeguard. The committee voted to send the bill to the Elections Committee on a 5-1 vote.
AB 2727, as amended, was presented as a measure to strengthen the review process for elderly parole and sexually violent predator cases by requiring a sexual dangerousness screening, additional Board of Parole Hearings training, and related safeguards. Support came from prosecutors, sheriffs, police chiefs, and victims’ advocates, who said the bill would help ensure dangerous offenders are properly screened before release. Several members raised concerns about the bill’s new 180-day timeframe for completing reviews, arguing it could hold people in custody longer than necessary and should be shortened or reworked, but others said the added time was needed to complete the process. The committee passed AB 2727 to Appropriations on a 5-1 vote.
Finally, the committee heard AB 2760, which would prohibit federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from purchasing or using electric shock gloves and similar wearable conducted-energy devices. Supporters, including immigrant rights, disability rights, and criminal justice groups, argued the devices are unsafe, untested, and especially concerning in immigration enforcement settings. Law enforcement opposition said the bill would ban an emerging less-lethal tool before it has been adequately studied and would not apply to federal agencies anyway, while some members said they were uneasy about banning new technology without more research but still supported the bill. The committee sent AB 2760 to Appropriations on a 5-1 vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Malik is a daughter of immigrants and was born and raised in Southern California.
- Irish immigrants made up the bulk of the workforce. Our country and state.
- I think there are a lot of parallels to immigrant stories today.
- about this dark history between immigration and policing.
- We've done it for immigrant communities in the past, and we should probably do it for immigrant communities
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through routine procedural business. A motion to suspend the rules for AJR 28, urging Congress to pass the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, failed on a 43-16 vote. The body then proceeded to the daily file and third reading file, with several items passed, retained, or continued.
The main floor action centered on House Resolution 81 recognizing Women’s History Month. Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from several caucuses spoke in support, highlighting the contributions of women in California history and current public life, as well as ongoing issues such as violence, discrimination, wage gaps, and representation. The resolution was opened for coauthors, received 74 coauthors, and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly also held a lengthy Women of the Year ceremony, recognizing honorees from across the state for community service, advocacy, education, health care, public safety, housing, labor, and civic leadership.
Later, the Assembly took up ACR 153 designating March as Irish Heritage Month. Members spoke about Irish American history, immigration, labor, public service, and California’s ties to Ireland. The resolution received 70 coauthors and was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then approved consent calendar items, including AB 1597 and AB 1549, both by 69-0 votes. The Assembly announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Thursday, March 19 at 9 a.m.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This will and this is for purposes of to obtaining a special immigrant juvenile visa.
- And not just I asked to keep their word chow pursued special immigrant juvenile status, but also any
- and other crimes and that the immigration benefits available as was not just special immigrant status
- She has special immigrant juvenile status.
- And if they are citizen, do they meet the criteria for special immigrant status?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Keeping immigration enforcement activity out of schools without a warrant 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> This is not about immigration This is not about immigration enforcement<00:24:22.560><c> of</c><
- It doesn't do that. doesn't stop immigration enforcement. doesn't stop immigration enforcement.
- </c> they are proposing limits to immigration they are proposing limits to immigration enforcement<00
- This bill stops that. immigration status. immigration status.
- You can stop illegal or immigration.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:39.120><c> communities</c> um non-white and immigrant communities um non-white and immigrant
- c> effectively</c><01:15:03.480><c> shut</c> We, as immigrants, were effectively shut We, as immigrants
- </c> >> Because I'm immigrant. >> Because I'm immigrant.
- to provide his family for the food at the table. immigrant immigrant good<01:20:44.200><c> status</c
- </c> and contributions of our immigrant and contributions of our immigrant communities. communities.
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- for Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education, Also registering support
- for Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education; Inland Coalition for
- We are here on record to claim that there are Californians that want immigration enforcement.
- You continue to be an ally to our immigrant communities.
- I think California is proud to be a state of immigrants.
Committee:
House Governmental Organization
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Feb 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been involved in every effort to produce a comprehensive immigration bill.
- Americans don't support illegal immigration. They think illegal immigration is illegal. Duh.
- That's just as important as the immigration money and the defense money.
- or non-immigrants.
- , are often recent immigrants themselves.
Committee:
Senate Senate Budget
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- immigration enforcement that we've seen, particularly on our schools.
- the children of immigrants.
- Some have been heavily impacted by immigration actions; some have not.
- Unfortunately, there is a lot of political opinion about immigration.
- on resources for immigrant kids.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We see how our immigrant community is being brutalized and hurting.
- Anti-immigrant national rhetoric has emboldened bad-faith employers to increasingly deter immigrant workers
- under heightened fear of immigration enforcement.
- That fear doesn't just harm immigrant workers.
- His boss spoke frequently about immigration raids and suggested he avoid sharing about his immigration
Committee:
House Judiciary
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would codify the immigration legal fellowship project, which has proven to be a successful
- enforcement, creating fear and confusion for many immigrant families and children across California.
- That whole central part of California had very few, if any, immigration attorneys.
- Immigration law is one of the most complex and rapidly changing areas of law, yet in the...
- the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
Committee:
Senate Human Services