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• There was a lot of talk before about dams, illegal dams, and damming up.
• TCEQ is responsible or involved with illegal dams versus Texas Parks and Wildlife.
• The illegal dams, you know, I don't know how they're found other than just a change in looking at the
• Illegal dams would be... or we certainly would go out if we got a complaint or knew about it, and inspect
• groundwater conservation districts, our river authorities, and various others for things like the illegal

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Bullying right now may not be illegal, but many of the things they do, for example, if they spike your
• Mandate that bullying behavior is illegal.
• Mandate that employers must have policies stating that it is illegal and trainings to ensure that all
• Mandate that bullying behavior is illegal.
• Mandate that employers must have policies stating that it is illegal and trainings to ensure that all

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

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• the realm of medicine, medical treatment, medical device administration facilities, is unlawful, illegal
• the realm of medicine, medical treatment, medical device administration facilities, is unlawful, illegal
• the realm of medicine, medical treatment, medical device administration facilities, is unlawful, illegal
• Unlawful, illegal, and dangerous.
• <02:52:43.920> and quote Do no harm illegally and quote Do no harm illegally and unlawfully

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• That is, illegally selling firearms to other people who are legally prohibited from owning a gun.
• <02:08:57.760> So, already illegal under federal law.
• So, already illegal under federal law.
• <02:17:05.280> machine<02:17:05.599> gun illegal machine gun illegal machine gun um<02:
• Now, uh, I I'll leave illegal takings.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, our colleagues across the aisle are very concerned about the illegal status of hard-working
• I think we would all be well served, all of us, if they redirected their focus from the status of illegal
• They say, how do I feel about illegal immigration? Well, you know, generally, I don't like it.
• what I have seen, the majority of Americans and Californians, are supportive of policies to prevent illegal
• They say, how do I feel about illegal immigration?

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a busy floor session with several procedural motions and bill actions. Members suspended rules to allow speeches and guests, withdrew AB 362 from Appropriations to the second reading file, and voted 41-13 to suspend the rules for that motion. The body also took up a number of items on the daily and third reading files, with several measures passed, retained, or moved to inactive file. The main policy focus was ACR 70, designating September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Assembly Member Pellerin presented the resolution with a personal account of losing her husband to suicide and urged greater use of 988, secure firearm storage, and open conversations about mental health. Many members from both parties and caucuses spoke in support, sharing personal experiences with suicide and emphasizing stigma reduction, access to care, and the importance of checking in on others. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, Senate amendments were concurred in, and suicide awareness pins were distributed to members. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 977 on Native American human remains, with unanimous support and a 68-0 vote, and to AB 1510, the Assembly PERS Committee bill, which passed 66-1. Members then adopted H.R. 65, recognizing October as Filipino American History Month, after extensive remarks celebrating Filipino American history, labor organizing, public service, and community contributions; 63 co-authors were added without objection before the voice vote. Later, the chamber passed SB 81, protecting access to health care facilities from immigration enforcement, and SB 98, requiring schools and campuses to notify communities when immigration enforcement is present; both were framed as part of a broader package to protect immigrant communities and passed on urgency votes. The session concluded with debate on SJR 9, a resolution condemning mass immigration raids and defending civil liberties, which drew sharply divided remarks from supporters and opponents, with no final action shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• the bathroom that you may think does not belong there is uncomfortable, but uncomfortable is not illegal
• keeps people from getting fentanyl-based drugs on the street, it keeps them from getting into the illegal
• illegal.
• Drugs are illegal in the state of Texas, assault is illegal, and drugging somebody without their consent
• Abortion is illegal, but very popular and still happening in our state, because let's be clear, Texans

Bills: SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17

Keywords: SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life, pro-choice, Texas abortion law, civil liability, qui tam, private enforcement, bounty hunter law, attorney general, parens patriae, abortion litigation, anti-SLAPP, Texas Citizens Participation Act, fee shifting

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• level<00:34:33.839> farmers<00:34:34.320> purchase<00:34:34.720> real entry
• - level farmers purchase real entry- level farmers purchase real estate.<00:34:35.760> So,<00:
• This bonding plan is an investment in rehabilitation and re-entry in the families and communities across
• <01:31:24.960> in<01:31:25.199> the rehabilitation and re-entry in the rehabilitation
• and re-entry in the families<01:31:25.760> and<01:31:26.000> communities<01:31:26.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• along with ribbons at the county fairs, and the purpose of that is really to lower the barrier of entry
• to that, and these premiums certainly don't cover that cost, but it does help lower that barrier of entry
• <01:26:18.360> for<01:26:18.600> people<01:26:18.880> that the barrier of entry
• for for people that the barrier of entry for for people that are<01:26:19.199> participating<
• <01:26:35.159> uh that that barrier of Entry uh that that barrier of Entry uh economically

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

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• He said there is also the entry of election day registrations, which has the possibility of an extension
• /c><01:09:19.199> there's<01:09:20.080> um<01:09:20.279> the<01:09:20.359> entry
• history for records there's um the entry history for records there's um the entry of<01:09:20.759
• ><01:13:21.480> uh<01:13:21.639> numbers<01:13:22.000> in not have the county entry
• uh numbers in not have the county entry uh numbers in front<01:13:22.400> I<01:13:22.520>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met to begin its session with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview from Secretary of State Steve Simon and elections director Paul Linnell on the state’s elections administration and budget needs. Simon said the office’s committee-jurisdiction budget request was for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security grant match: Minnesota received about $1 million in federal funds in 2024 and needs a $200,000 state match to unlock the money for election security navigator work. He also previewed the office’s broader presentation on the 2024 election, outreach efforts, and election security. Simon described the 2024 election cycle as successful, saying his administrative goals were high turnout and low drama. He reported that Minnesota had very high turnout in the November election, with more than 3.27 million ballots cast and about 76.4% turnout, and noted that more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots before Election Day. He also highlighted outreach and accessibility efforts, including the Students Voting Program, Youth Day at the Capitol, National Voter Registration Day activities, expanded online voter tools in additional languages, and work to inform eligible Minnesotans about the Restore the Vote law for people leaving prison. He emphasized that elections are a team effort carried out largely by counties, cities, townships, and election judges. Linnell then explained the state’s election administration structure and responsibilities, including the Statewide Voter Registration System, candidate filing and election reporting systems, voting equipment certification, and post-election performance reviews. He said counties are central to voter registration updates and ballot preparation, and noted that in 2024 there were a handful of counties with ballot errors that required court action, with a vendor process change identified as a contributing factor. Committee members asked for more detail on the number and identity of the affected counties. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• who may or may not be an illegal alien? who may or may not be an illegal alien?
• And America was brutally murdered and beheaded by a Cuban illegal immigrant with multiple convictions
• <01:27:56.159> And who are in the country illegally.
• And who are in the country illegally.
• <01:29:15.120> Vote illegal aliens. It's that simple. Vote illegal aliens.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Last week, he said that he was going to cut illegal immigrant health care payouts.
• Second, the governor says he was going to freeze Enrollment of illegal immigrants in the Medi-Cal system
• coverage, but his own budget admits that we will have a 100,000 person increase in the number of illegal
• , which is one out of four general fund Medi-Cal dollars, is being handed out. to an illegal immigrant
• If that does happen, illegal immigrants will have no work requirement, whereas U.S. citizens in California

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• “Welcome, sir, to transportation.” illegal in the state. Not seeing any. illegal in the state.
• <00:56:03.839> in of cars that been parking illegally in of cars that been parking illegally
• parking in the handicap space illegally parking in the handicap space illegally and<00:59:20.079
• placard, then the person's illegally placard, then the person's illegally using<01:15:30.800>
• States illegally, you should not possess States illegally, you should not possess a<04:15:14.479>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• cases, and it's going to ensure that all suspected child abuse cases to DCFS is going to have a one-entry
• Under current law, veterans only receive five additional points on entry-level fire and police civil

Bills: SB525, SR112, SR109, SCR61, SCR62, SCR12, HB175, HB276, HB437, HB456, HB457, HB459, HB488, HB579, HB656, HB804, HB818, HB841, HB981, HB1052, HB1089, HB1101, HB1154, HB1166, HB1193, HB1194, HB1203, HB1209, HB1244, HB1249, HB221, HCR69, HCR58, SB57, SB405, SB414, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB205, HB210, HB220, HB222, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB799, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1236, HB1241, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SR86, SCR30, SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB295, SB388, SB450, SB465, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, escheat, state treasurer, administrator, claimant, purchase agreement, assignment, property recovery, owner verification, documentation requirements, fraud prevention, bankruptcy, bankruptcy court, court order, Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 9:167.1, Chennault International Airport, 40th anniversary

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• Charles Chapman: These fees are not a barrier to entry into the state, but what they help to provide
• is important to always look at the bigger picture and of course we never want it to be a barrier to entry

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• Dennis had cerebral palsy, very traumatic entry into this world.
• If the goal of this measure is to help inmates prepare for re-entry, we should be focusing on job training

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• some landlords that don't know that they must give tenants 24 hours advance notice of the intended entry
• We do have similar data entry issues, I do know, in DFL caucuses as well and certainly want to make something

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• JOB GROWTH WAS RANKED 25TH AND THAT LOOKS AT ALL THE JOB OPENINGS AND JOB AVAILABILITIES WE HAVE IN ENTRY-LEVEL
• NOT JUST THE ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS BUT THOSE JOBS THAT HAVE AN ASSOCIATED SKILL LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY WITH THEM

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Surely the 1,000 detained, 1,500 residential commitment, are not just conveniently, you know, upon entry
• Surely the 1,000 detained, 1,500 residential commitment are not just conveniently, you know, upon entry

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Eric Hall on the Florida Scholars Academy, a new unified education model for youth in residential commitment programs. He explained that the academy replaced the prior decentralized district-run system with a contracted model through Florida Virtual School, allowing individualized blended learning, real-time progress monitoring, expanded special education services, and a broader course catalog including dual enrollment, CTE, GED testing, and postsecondary pathways through the Florida Youth College partnership with Tallahassee State College. Hall said the department is using data to focus on academic achievement, workforce credentials, and peer-group change as strategies to reduce recidivism, and reported early results including 60 diplomas or GEDs, a 5.5% teacher vacancy rate, and progress-monitoring gains for most students. Hall also reviewed implementation of House Bill 1181 on swift accountability and juvenile justice reforms. He said the law strengthened pre-arrest delinquency citation use, raised the target for eligible citations to 70%, required written justification for releasing youth charged with certain felony firearm offenses, and directed the department to develop a firearm-offending curriculum focused on avoidance and consequences. He described a new statewide graduated sanctions matrix for probation technical violations, intended to provide quicker and more consistent responses without overburdening courts. He said early data showed reductions in weapons/firearm offenses and auto theft, and that the department had conducted circuit-level outreach to law enforcement, courts, and providers to support implementation. Members asked about the number of unauthorized alien children in detention or residential care, teacher vacancies and whether instruction continues when staff are absent, screen-time and supervision concerns with laptops, and whether students are reentering local schools with improved academic performance. Hall said he did not have data on immigration status, that FLVS and classroom staff provide continuity when teachers are absent, that devices are checked in and out and security has been tightened, and that the department is still early in implementation but is hearing positive anecdotal feedback from parents. Vice Chair Smith asked for more detail on the firearm curriculum, and Hall offered to provide it. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after no public testimony was offered.

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• The vehicles often end up in illegal chop shops or being used in committing crimes.
• The vehicles often end up in illegal chop shops or being used in committing crimes.
• They were people that came over here illegally, and so they just trafficked these children.
• This will help prevent illegal copper wire purchases.
• Most Texas metal recyclers do not engage in illegal copper transactions.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

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• He was arrested a mere two years later and sentenced back into prison for possessing a gun and illegal
• Members, I want to put illegal drugs.
• Rapists, murderers, burglars, illegal<01:33:57.120> drug<01:33:57.719> traffickers,<01:
• 33:58.719> people<01:33:58.960> who<01:33:59.199> are illegal drug traffickers,
• <02:03:07.679> And and illegal or criminal actions. And and illegal or criminal actions.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all