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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have additional work related to ensuring facilities avoid collecting immigration information unless
- Ensuring facilities avoid collecting immigration information unless required, and to update emergency
- contacts and report immigration-related law enforcement requests with our California State Preschool
- required. ensuring facilities avoid collecting immigration information unless required and to update
- emergency contacts and report immigration-related law enforcement requests with our California state
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and Customs Enforcement employees conducting immigration enforcement activities, and to report such
- encounters to their employing agencies. ...United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees
- conducting immigration enforcement activities, and to report such encounters to their employing agencies
- Minnesota showed us the consequences of federal immigration enforcement operating without transparency
- I would hope that all of us could agree that immigration enforcement should not come at the expense of
Summary:
The House Community Safety Committee met in executive session on several bills previously heard, first reviewing proposed substitutes and amendments, then taking final action after a caucus recess. House Bill 1591, which provides sentencing, resentencing, and record-vacation relief for defendants who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking, was advanced on a 7-2 vote after adopting substitute H3302.1. Members supporting the bill emphasized the need for a close causal connection and documentary proof of victimization; opponents raised concerns about cases involving harm to third parties and wanted more refinement.
The committee also advanced House Bill 2146 on sexual exploitation of a minor after adopting Amendment 348, which clarified that the offense covers causing a minor to view sexually explicit conduct when the minor’s viewing will be photographed or part of a live performance. House Bill 2220, dealing with oversight and hearings procedures for the Criminal Justice Training Commission, was reported out on a 7-2 vote under substitute H3305.3, which dropped a higher burden of proof, adjusted hearing panel size, and allowed an administrative law judge to issue an initial order if the panel deadlocks. House Bill 2430, concerning the crime victim penalty assessment, was also reported out unanimously; its substitute increased assessment amounts, added a surcharge for defendants with substantial resources, tightened indigency exemptions, and restored an indigency exception for certain offenses.
House Bill 2526 on prostitution generated the most debate. The committee withdrew one proposed substitute, then adopted substitute H3308.1 and Amendment Whale 275, which shifted the bill toward a model that increases penalties for buyers while requiring referrals to services for the first two investigative detentions of a person engaged in prostitution and limiting arrest until a third detention. Supporters said the changes would reduce criminalization of survivors and improve access to services, while opponents argued the bill and amendment would weaken enforcement and fail to protect trafficking victims. The committee reported the bill out 5-4. House Bill 2641 was deferred.
Finally, House Bill 2648, addressing state and local law enforcement interactions with federal immigration enforcement, was amended with Lang 185 to require body cameras and reporting when officers encounter federal agents conducting immigration enforcement, remove a proposed Attorney General representation requirement, and require indemnification by the employing government. Supporters framed the bill as protecting civil rights and clarifying officers’ duties; opponents said it could hinder cooperation with federal partners and create operational problems. The committee approved the bill 6-3 and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 13th, 2025
California Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This day commemorates the 122nd anniversary of the first large wave of Korean immigrants to the United
- Today, we reflect on the choices made by those brave immigrants who traveled so far from home and celebrate
- This is the same story that many other immigrant communities have faced.
- A new generation of Korean American immigrants established a new home through resilience and immense
- Despite racial discrimination and adversity that the first immigrants faced, they endured in building
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 21st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And you all know that in my assembly district, heavily, heavily immigrant communities.
- At the same time, Trump has weaponized immigration to create fear.
- He wants a census that excludes undocumented immigrants the same way they chose...
- I proudly represent a high immigrant and documented community.
- Immigrants are not the problem. Our diversity makes our state and our country strong.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, recess, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into a highly procedural and contentious floor session centered on redistricting measures. Members debated a point of order raised by Assembly Member DeMaio challenging the constitutionality of SB 280, ACA 8, and AB 604; the Speaker ruled the point not well taken, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on appeal. The body also took up consent-calendar and procedural motions, including suspending rules to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 and to bring the measure up without reference to file. Several motions to re-refer or suspend rules on related measures failed, while the motion to adopt the late amendments on ACA 8 carried.
The main substantive item was ACA 8, the Assembly Constitutional Amendment related to redistricting, presented by Assembly Member Berman as a response to mid-decade redistricting efforts in other states, especially Texas. Supporters argued the measure was a temporary, voter-driven response to protect democracy, counter partisan gerrymandering, and address broader threats tied to the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement and health care cuts. Opponents argued ACA 8 would undermine California’s independent citizens redistricting commission, violate the state Constitution, and amount to partisan gerrymandering or a power grab. Members on both sides framed the issue as a defense of democracy, but disagreed sharply over whether the Legislature should act or leave redistricting to voters and the existing commission.
No final vote on ACA 8 is shown in the transcript excerpt, but the Assembly did vote on several procedural matters: the appeal of the Speaker’s ruling was sustained 58-18; the motion to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 passed 58-19; a motion to re-refer ACA 8 and SB 280 to Judiciary failed 19-58; and a motion to take up A.J.R. 21 without reference to file failed 19-58. The session remained focused on ACA 8 and related redistricting questions, with extensive floor speeches from both supporters and opponents.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Four - Monday, March 9
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Age verification puts a door where there is no door today, and it codifies the ruling by the AG's office
- We talk about age verification.
- Just like this age verification, you could take somebody's ID, put them in a database, and have you.
- Let's not just limit it to age verification on adult websites.
- In this state, let's not just limit it to age verification on adult websites and specify porn and not
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 31 (2-20-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I was just looking through all of the different methods for voter verification and identification
- So, this is a simple bill to strike out those two photo, excuse me, those two verifications of ID that
- <00:33:50.320><c> me,</c><00:33:50.559><c> those</c><00:33:51.039><c> two</c><00:33:51.360><c> verifications
- </c><00:33:51.919><c> of</c><00:33:52.080><c> ID</c> excuse me, those two verifications of ID excuse
- me, those two verifications of ID that<00:33:52.720><c> do</c><00:33:52.880><c> not</c><00:33:53.039>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:08:51.040><c> business</c> entrepreneurship, immigration, business entrepreneurship, immigration
- of federal immigration impact of federal immigration enforcement,<00:53:53.920><c> uh,</c><00:53:54.000
- ><c> of</c><01:23:47.440><c> skilled</c> this is where immigration of skilled this is where immigration
- c><01:24:14.880><c> help</c> immigration skilled workers would help immigration skilled workers would
- The immigration stuff is makes us great. The immigration stuff is spot<01:30:59.679><c> on.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- drug Senator Hinojosa: smuggling, and some of the other issues are getting overwhelmed with the immigrants
- The process, the federal immigration policy was to process and release, so if we caught somebody and
- We're not against legal immigration, and as long as we vet the people coming across go through a proper
- And how much of your personnel is dedicated to border immigration issues?
- We don't have anything that is dedicated to border and immigration issues.
Committee:
Senate Border Security
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration.
Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings.
Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/09/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> dozens of folks that have immigrated dozens of folks that have immigrated here<02:25:27.920><c>
- </c> looked at an immigration detainer. Okay. looked at an immigration detainer. Okay.
- of some immigration statute.
- ,</c> undocumented individuals, immigrants, undocumented individuals, immigrants, you<02:47:55.359><c
- and again im are doc im immigrants and again im immigrants<02:48:07.120><c> are</c><02:48:07.520><c>
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Canada, George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Japan, and Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, all of the Department o Mar 13th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Foreign Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- in the manufacture and trafficking of lethal narcotics like marijuana. and of course in illegal immigration
- organizations, his enforcement of security at the border, and the vigorous enforcement of U.S. immigration
- Thanks to these policies, under President Trump, we are seeing historically low illegal immigration numbers
- During Ron's service in El Salvador, he helped reduce illegal immigration to the U.S. by 80%.
- My wife Alina, who is with us today, immigrated to this country with her parents over 60 years ago as
Committee:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Keywords:
U.S. foreign policy, Mexico relations, Japan relations, border security, trade agreements, drug trafficking, ambassadorial nominations, intergovernmental communication
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on critical discussions concerning U.S. foreign policy, particularly relationships with Mexico and Japan. Notable attention was given to border security, trade agreements, and implications of drug trafficking. Ambassadorial nominees discussed their strategies to strengthen ties with these nations, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in addressing mutual challenges, particularly concerning security and trade. The committee engaged in extensive dialogue, highlighting the urgency of improving intergovernmental communications to deter drug trafficking and support democratic governance.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> aliens act which amends the immigration aliens act which amends the immigration and<07:32:30.398
- </c><07:44:28.000><c> with</c> Haven for illegal immigration with Haven for illegal immigration with
- </c><07:45:16.718><c> from</c> that protects illegal immigration from that protects illegal immigration
- </c><07:45:29.958><c> laws</c> openly defied Federal immigration laws openly defied Federal immigration
- Last year, over 20,000 illegal immigrants were not...
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then it updates some of the language about having an independent study or independent safety verification
- And then it updates some of the language about having an independent study or independent safety verification
- And then it updates some of the language about having an independent study or independent safety verification
- And then it updates some of the language about having an independent study or independent safety verification
- </c><00:47:18.200><c> from</c> or independent safety verification from or independent safety verification
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- To me, they want on-site verification and a better verification process with consequences.
- To me, they want on-site verification and a better verification process with consequences.
- Um, it could be things like you mentioned electronic visit verification.
- like you mentioned<00:26:37.600><c> electronic</c><00:26:38.080><c> visit</c><00:26:38.400><c> verification
- </c> mentioned electronic visit verification. mentioned electronic visit verification.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/30/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sorry, subdivision three is the one that provides the sheriff's verification requirements and service
- </c><00:03:48.319><c> requirements</c><00:03:48.799><c> and</c> sheriff's verification requirements and
- sheriff's verification requirements and the<00:03:49.080><c> service</c><00:03:49.439><c> of</c><00:
- <00:04:02.560><c> requirements</c><00:04:03.120><c> service</c><00:04:03.400><c> the</c> verification
- requirements service the verification requirements service the process<00:04:04.439><c> requirements
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, as Secretary Weta was mentioning, some of the challenges related to immigration and illegal
- immigration and the presence of individuals who are here illegally in terms of their status as immigrants
- I don't anticipate many illegal immigrants being veterans and receiving services. They won't.
- And every single one of you mentioned immigration.
- I want to know what do you intend to do about the immigration issues. Rep.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care.
Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services.
The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mukhtar immigrated to the United States from a small village in Yemen with his family as a young child
- The growth of America was made possible by generations of workers and immigrants who helped construct
- The legislature may have a ...increase spending on Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants.
- As such, this agreement still moves forward with shifting our immigrant neighbors with unsatisfactory
- immigration status out of managed care and into fee-for-service.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son.
On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction.
The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture update 2/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- population here in Minnesota, including legal immigrants.
- </c><00:36:01.599><c> immigrants.
- Um there was including legal immigrants.
- </c><00:36:08.079><c> potentially</c><00:36:09.280><c> uh</c> about uh legal immigrants potentially uh
- about uh legal immigrants potentially uh hired<00:36:10.240><c> farm</c><00:36:10.560><c> hands</c><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/21/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We used to contract with the Immigrant Law Center to help us.
- It's a specialty for immigration lawyers.
- that we ended up bringing on board one lawyer who handles immigration cases now.
- It's a specialty for immigration lawyers.
- we ended up bringing on board one lawyer who handles immigration cases now.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- Paxton, from the Supreme Court in 2025, where they were considering a Texas law that required age verification
Summary:
The Rules Committee considered several Senate bills for constitutional and proper-form review. Senate Bill 1099, on defamation claims and internet publication limitations, drew concern from the Rules Office about possible anti-abrogation and First Amendment issues, but it was still recommended by a 4-2 vote. Senate Bill 1148, governing attorney licensure and bar membership, was flagged for separation-of-powers concerns because it would direct how the Arizona Supreme Court licenses attorneys and conflict with Supreme Court Rule 32, yet it was also recommended by a 4-2 vote.
The committee then reviewed Senate Bill 1435 and Senate Bill 1567, both dealing with sexually explicit materials and minors in schools, libraries, and government settings. The Rules Office said both bills raised vagueness and First Amendment concerns, especially around the term “facilitate” and broad definitions of sexually explicit material, but noted those issues could likely be addressed by amendment. Members asked about the state’s interest in protecting minors and whether narrowing language could cure the constitutional problems. SB 1435 was recommended by a 4-2 vote, and SB 1567 was recommended by a 5-2 vote.
After correcting the recorded vote on SB 1099, the committee took up a mass motion covering many additional Senate bills. The Rules Office said each measure in the motion was constitutional and in proper form, and the committee approved the mass motion by a 7-0 vote with one absent. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/05/2026 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- election updating, election reporting systems for the elections, and candidate petition signature verification
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved the minutes from its January 29, 2026 meeting and then took up a request involving surplus funds from the FY 2026 special election appropriation for the vacant U.S. Congressional District 7 seat. JLBC staff explained that the election cost less than expected, leaving $2.49 million available for transfer to the Secretary of State’s operating budget. The proposed use included $500,000 for 2026 primary and general election costs, $240,000 for physical security at Secretary of State events from March through June 2026, and $1.7 million for county-related expenses, including the state’s share of the voter registration database. Staff said the Secretary of State had originally requested more, but the proposal excluded some amounts for prior security costs and future database replacement planning.
Committee members questioned the physical security spending, asking what it covered and whether it was for personnel, hardware, or other measures. The Secretary of State’s representative said the details were sensitive for security reasons, but described it as a mix of physical presence, preventative measures, and security-related equipment at public events. Members also raised concerns about the state’s voter rolls, DOJ litigation, and the cost of ongoing legal disputes, asking for more information on meetings and litigation expenses. The representative said the office was in communication with federal officials and that the transfer itself would not be used for litigation.
The Vice Chair moved a favorable review of the item with three provisions: monthly expenditure reporting to JLBC staff beginning April 15, 2026 through December 2026; a prohibition on using the transferred funds for litigation; and a prohibition on using the funds for contracts with individuals. The discussion also noted that the committee’s review is advisory and does not necessarily prevent the agency from spending funds, though members said future budget decisions could take the agency’s actions into account.