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• Health care providers who perform gender transition procedures on minors, which, P.S., that's already illegal
• Gender transitions on minors is already illegal. Gender transitions on minors is already illegal.
• The first is that this practice is already illegal in the state of Arizona.
• point to one instance of this being a problem, despite the fact that the statutes already make this illegal

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day and several guest groups, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced SB 1037, SB 1233, SB 1290, and SB 1445, adopting committee amendments where offered and giving each a do pass recommendation; SB 1814 was retained. Members discussed SB 1055, which would require reporting certain unlawfully present individuals arrested for crimes to federal immigration authorities, with Democrats raising concerns about profiling and civil liberties and Republicans arguing it simply enforces federal law; it also received a do pass recommendation. SB 1274, relating to transportation and infrastructure, was amended and recommended do pass, SB 1502 also advanced, and SB 1573, concerning foreign or religious sectarian law in state courts, prompted debate over whether it was necessary or duplicative but was likewise recommended do pass. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the measures were assigned accordingly. The House then took up third-reading votes. SB 1168 and SB 1172 passed overwhelmingly, SB 1290 passed after debate about HOA meeting openness, SB 1221 passed on a 32-24 vote after supporters said it would improve tax transparency, and SB 1400 passed 47-9 despite concerns about peer support and counseling protections. SB 1214, a medical practice bill involving stem cell regenerative therapies, failed 25-31 after some members said they were not comfortable with the measure; afterward, a motion to reconsider its failure was adopted, placing it back on the third-reading calendar. The House also granted the Senate permission to adjourn until April 27, and then adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

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• Meanwhile, this budget protects and expands services for illegal immigrants.
• Assembly Member Tangipa: A hundred million more for illegal immigrant legal services, $11 billion for
• illegal immigrant health care, while they blocked even a modest increase in the monthly fee from $30
• The only people who can be happy about this budget are illegal immigrants, criminals, and apparently
• This amendment would not eliminate all health care coverage for illegal immigrants.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• While it's not illegal, it's immoral, and that's why we're voting no. Thank you. Thank you.
• While it's not illegal, it's immoral, and that's why we're voting no. Thank you. GM 689.
• While it's not illegal, it's immoral, and that's why we're voting no. Thank you. Thank you.
• While it's not illegal, it's politics.
• While it's not illegal, it's immoral<00:09:42.880> and<00:09:43.120> that's<00:09:43.360

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with all 25 members present, approved the prior day’s journal, and heard several introductions, including visiting staff, guests, and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who was recognized for her work with the food bank and noted as acting governor that week. The chamber also received House communications returning several Senate concurrent resolutions adopted unamended, and one House-amended resolution, SCR 192, was taken up. Senator Wakai moved to disagree with the House amendments to SCR 192, the motion was seconded and carried, with conferees to be named later. Standing committee reports were then taken up, including reports 1931 to 1939 for one-day notice and report 1940 for adoption, which was adopted without objection. The Senate then considered a series of advice-and-consent nominations, beginning with education-related appointments. Senators spoke in support of nominees to the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board, the State Board of Education, and the School Facilities Authority Board, while Senator Awa and others raised objections to several nominees, arguing that campaign donations by some appointees created the appearance of “pay to play.” Despite those objections, the nominations were ultimately confirmed. The chamber also confirmed Dwight Takamini as chair of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after strong support from multiple senators who cited his labor, legislative, and public service background. The Senate next confirmed Christine Sakuda as chief information officer for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, with supporters emphasizing her IT leadership and public service and noting she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to hold the post. The chamber also confirmed Kahuanoi AD Jackson as judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Sonia H. Toma as judge of the District Family Court of the Second Circuit, with senators highlighting their prosecutorial and public service experience and the favorable testimony received in committee. After these confirmations, senators introduced the new appointees and their families in the gallery. Later, the Senate adopted additional standing committee reports on House concurrent resolutions and passed SB 849 HD2 on final reading, relating to wildlife conservation, by unanimous consent. The body also reconsidered and reversed earlier disagreement on House amendments to SB 116 and SB 946, agreeing that the amendments were technical and giving one-day notice for final reading. The meeting concluded with a late introduction of the Honokaʻa Jazz Band, which was praised for its national recognition and community service, and senators invited members to a later concert in the rotunda.

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• If we're going to prevent deadly incidents involving illegal fireworks like this one, we're going to
• I'm speaking to you all now, the people of Hawaii: please strongly consider moving away from illegal
• In 2023, we established the illegal fireworks task force to identify and disrupt supply chains of these
• Our efforts to expand the health care workforce, stop illegal guns, take fireworks off the streets, and
• uh the healthcare Workforce stop illegal uh the healthcare Workforce stop illegal guns<00:38:17.480

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• Namely, we passed Prop. 36 to make crime illegal again.
• Namely, we passed Prop. 36 to make crime illegal again.
• Namely, we passed Prop. 36 to make crime illegal again.
• Is it rational to make it illegal to automate a port?
• it illegal to automate a<04:31:58.800> port?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• >> It's like, hey, your guy's out here doing something illegal in Kentucky. understand the intent, know
• gt;> It's like, hey, your guy's out here doing<00:11:04.959> something<00:11:05.279> illegal
• <00:11:06.079> Can "Doing something illegal in Kentucky. Can you come get him?" >> Okay.
• Basically, the bill makes it illegal<00:26:09.440> to<00:26:09.600> transport<00:26:10.320
• > live<00:26:10.799> trophy illegal to transport live trophy illegal to transport live

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:05 HB 313 Discussion 02:16 HB 313 Roll Call Vote 04:33 HB 60 Discussion 05:30 HB 60 Roll Call Vote 20:12 HB 397 Discussion 21:18 HB 397 Roll Call Vote 31:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 313, which would shorten the required notice a city must give a utility provider before a contract expires from 18 months to 6 months. The sponsor and Kentucky League of Cities representative said the change would better reflect current market conditions and reduce the risk of leaving either cities or providers in a bad financial position. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 60, the geoengineering ban. A committee substitute was adopted to add exemptions for ground-level agricultural activities and certain energy-related equipment, while keeping the bill’s core prohibition on spraying pollutants into the upper atmosphere to block sunlight or modify weather. Supporters described the bill as a preventive measure against future weather modification experiments, while members asked about enforcement, federal notice provisions, and whether cloud seeding or ordinary jet contrails would be affected. The sponsor said the bill targets high-altitude geoengineering, not normal aircraft exhaust, and that cloud seeding is banned. The bill, as amended, passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 397, as amended by House Committee Substitute 2, to protect trophy catfish. The substitute reduced penalties from a felony to a Class A misdemeanor and added $500 restitution per violation. The bill would prohibit transporting live trophy catfish, defined as 35 inches or longer, for commercial purposes except by boat, while exempting personal fishing, tournaments, festival events, and smaller fish. Supporters said the measure would protect a slow-growing natural resource and preserve catfish populations, and a Kentucky Waterways Alliance representative testified in support. Members asked about the Butler County catfish festival, statewide application, and special lower Ohio River licensing provisions; the sponsor said the festival would not be affected and the special licenses would be phased out. The bill passed with favorable expression, with one member passing to seek more information before floor consideration.

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• He had to tackle challenges from the illegal immigration crisis and drugs flowing into our country to
• They were countering the flow of illegal weapons, and they were fighting against the radicalization of
• Flatly illegal.
• What is happening is illegal.
• So first of all, it's illegal.

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• The first: it's illegal to buy a used baseball mitt from a minor.
• You know, and then I think it's illegal to buy... ...file. And would you agree with that?
• You know, and then I think it's illegal to buy. file. And would you agree with that? I would agree.
• You know, and then I think it's illegal to buy a used baseball mitt from a minor, you know, uh, that's
• What Burnett County did was illegal.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We're going to make it illegal. That is antithetical to freedom.
• A number of offenses that are already illegal under Arizona law.
• You say that these practices are illegal in Arizona, and they are, but that's not the point of this.
• Chairman, Senator Ortiz, that would not be illegal under current law.
• Too many Americans have been killed at the hands of illegal criminals.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Upholding the rule of law includes protecting our nation's sovereignty and enforcing laws against illegal
• Those benefits have been repealed and incentives to come illegally have been reversed.
• In the past nine months alone, Florida is responsible for the apprehension of nearly 20,000 illegal aliens
• Legislators have proposed eliminating DEI and local governments, further disincentivizing illegal immigration

Summary: The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to receive the Governor’s annual message. After opening formalities, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the appointment of a committee to notify the Governor that the Legislature was ready, the chamber recognized special guests and then received Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis. In his address, the Governor reviewed what he described as seven years of major accomplishments in Florida, emphasizing fiscal restraint, tax relief, economic growth, education reforms, environmental restoration, disaster response, public safety, and immigration enforcement. He highlighted a larger rainy day fund, reduced debt, record job and business growth, universal school choice, higher teacher pay, Hope Florida, Everglades restoration, stronger hurricane response, and tougher laws on crime and illegal immigration. He also warned about property tax burdens, called for a constitutional path to property tax relief, urged informed consent in medical policy, and raised concerns about artificial intelligence. The Governor pointed to several bills already filed and urged lawmakers to send him legislation eliminating DEI in local government, further discouraging illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking the spread of Sharia law. He closed by asking the Legislature to continue advancing his agenda. After the address, the joint session voted to dissolve.

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• Upholding the rule of law includes protecting our nation's sovereignty and enforcing laws against illegal
• Those benefits have been repealed and incentives to come illegally have been reversed.
• In the past nine months alone, Florida is responsible for the apprehension of nearly 20,000 illegal aliens
• Legislators have proposed eliminating DEI in local governments, further disincentivizing illegal immigration

Summary: The transcript is of a Florida Legislature joint session convened to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the House and Senate were received, a committee was appointed to notify the Governor that the joint session was ready, and the Governor and First Lady were introduced. The Senate President presided, a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were offered, and the joint session then recessed to await the Governor’s arrival. Governor Ron DeSantis delivered a lengthy address reviewing his administration’s record over the past seven years. He highlighted fiscal restraint, larger reserves and rainy-day funds, debt reduction, tax cuts, business and job growth, school choice expansion, education reforms, higher teacher pay, civics initiatives, environmental restoration efforts in the Everglades, hurricane response improvements, public safety and immigration enforcement, and opposition to DEI and other ideological policies. He also urged lawmakers to send him bills on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further restricting illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and addressing what he described as the creep of Sharia law. The Governor additionally called for property tax relief through the constitutional amendment process and for legislation emphasizing informed consent in medical decision-making. He warned about risks posed by artificial intelligence and said new technologies should align with American values. No substantive votes were taken on policy matters during the session; after the Governor’s remarks, the joint session adopted a motion to dissolve.

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• Upholding the rule of law includes protecting our nation's sovereignty and enforcing laws against illegal
• Those benefits have been repealed and incentives to come illegally have been reversed.
• In the past nine months alone, Florida is responsible for the apprehension of nearly 20,000 illegal aliens
• Legislators have proposed eliminating DEI in local governments, further disincentivizing illegal immigration

Summary: The House and Senate met in joint session to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the customary opening, prayer, pledge, and motions to notify the Governor, the Governor and First Lady were received and the Governor delivered a lengthy address reviewing his administration’s record and outlining priorities for the coming session. The Governor highlighted what he described as major accomplishments over the past seven years, including stronger state reserves, debt reduction, tax relief, economic growth, school choice expansion, higher teacher pay, civics education, higher education reforms, Everglades restoration, hurricane response improvements, public safety measures, and immigration enforcement. He also discussed affordability concerns, especially rising local property taxes, and urged lawmakers to pursue a ballot measure for property tax relief. He called for legislation on informed consent in medical decisions, regulation of artificial intelligence, and bills already filed on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further restricting illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking Sharia law. No substantive votes were taken on legislation during the address. After the Governor concluded, the joint session approved a motion to dissolve, and the meeting adjourned.

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• At the top of that list for me is the very meaningful change that we made to ensure that illegal immigrants
• change that we made to ensure that uh change that we made to ensure that uh that<00:01:32.560> illegal
• <00:01:32.880> immigrants<00:01:33.439> were<00:01:33.600> not that illegal
• immigrants were not that illegal immigrants were not receiving<00:01:34.560> free<00:01:35.360

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Schultz reflected on the prior session as highly dynamic and unpredictable, but said it was productive because it allowed many viewpoints to be represented. He described the session as history-making and said he was able to advance priorities for his district and conservative constituents. He highlighted two main policy wins: a bill he said prevented illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded health care benefits, identified as House File 10, and a bipartisan measure he called “freeing the hot tubs,” which allowed hot tubs at short-term rentals such as Airbnbs and VRBOs after prior Department of Health restrictions. He said both measures were enacted during the special session. Schultz also discussed his work on the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee, saying the committee was needed to focus on fraud in state agencies. He cited more than a billion dollars in fraud over the past six or seven years, including Feeding Our Future and issues in Medicaid-funded services, waiver services, and the housing stabilization program. He said the committee’s hearings and agency discussions helped produce tangible legislation to strengthen program integrity and protect taxpayer dollars. Looking ahead to 2026, he said his priorities would be affordability, stopping fraud, and improving school safety and learning environments across all types of schools in Minnesota.

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• The illegal possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a crime has carried serious penalties
• risk of officer-involved shootings, high-risk traffic stops, armed standoffs, and the removal of illegal
• By shifting these offenses to higher-degree felonies, we are sending a clear message that illegal firearm
• By shifting these offenses to higher degree felonies, we are sending a clear message that illegal firearm
• I know Florida, New York, and Texas, they have similar penalties for felons convicted of illegal possession

Keywords: 996, all

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• The language in there says that the illegal contribution may be sent to the Hawaiʻi election campaign
• It says the illegal contribution may be sent to the Hawaiʻi election campaign fund as directed by the
• Page two, lines 19 to 21 says the illegal contribution shall be sent to the Hawaiʻi election campaign
• The language in there says that the illegal contribution may be sent to the Hawaiʻi election campaign
• page two lines 19 to 21 says the illegal page two lines 19 to 21 says the illegal contribution<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held its first hearing of the 33rd Legislature and heard several measures, beginning with HB 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain purposes and direct the Office of Information Practices to adopt uniform rules. OIP supported the bill, saying it would help researchers access government records, while DLNR questioned whether the bill was necessary, raised concerns about costs and exemptions, and suggested a definition change regarding media. The Public First Law Center and other supporters said the bill would not remove existing exemptions or create new disclosure requirements, but would simply authorize rulemaking to create a clearer process for research access. Common Cause Hawaiʻi raised concern about including news media in the measure. The chair emphasized that the rulemaking process would allow agencies and the public to work through details, and the committee moved on without a recorded vote in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 411, which would create uniform administrative penalty procedures under the state ethics code and lobbyist law, and HB 412, which would expand lobbying definitions to cover certain communications with high-level executive officials about procurement and make some contracts voidable if awarded through unethical lobbying. The Ethics Commission supported HB 411 as an efficiency measure that would streamline the charge process without changing substantive rights, while HB 412 was described as a narrow transparency measure modeled on other states. The State Procurement Office warned that voiding contracts could cause delays, warranty issues, third-party complications, and higher reprocurement costs. The Ethics Commission responded that any contract revocation would be at the Attorney General’s discretion and likely reserved for egregious cases, and that the threat of voiding a contract would help deter noncompliance. The committee also heard HB 413, which clarifies that lobbyist campaign contribution prohibitions apply during periods when both houses of the Legislature are in session; the Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission both supported the bill and the Ethics Commission requested amendments to clarify jurisdiction between state and county lobbyist enforcement. Finally, the committee took up HB 149, which would require domestic and foreign corporations to report independent expenditures and political contributions to shareholders. The only testimony noted in the transcript was written comments from Matson, which said the requirement would be expensive and cumbersome and that the information is already publicly available through existing campaign finance reporting websites. No votes or final committee actions on the bills were recorded in the provided transcript.

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• On our first day of managing the community, our staff was threatened by individual individuals illegally
• Even after securing legal eviction judgments, some individuals returned to illegally occupy different
• Breaking locks and taking possessions of our unit illegally, and then writing reviews about it.
• A notice to vacate was posted inside my door and illegally declared that I had 24 hours to leave the
• In reality, their illegal notice was made to bully and intimidate renters, knowing that most renters

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• expected to run away, but just holding the pointy end of your keys between your fingers would be illegal
• Supreme Court said that that was illegal, that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon before he retreated
• Supreme Court said that that was illegal, that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon before he retreated
• Supreme Court said that that was illegal, that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon before he retreated
• <00:41:19.480> industry where profits from this illegal industry where profits from this illegal

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So hemp growers in my district and across the Commonwealth are struggling to compete with cheap, illegal
• As many of you know, hemp beverages and edibles are currently illegal, as per Massachusetts DPH and FDA
• At the moment, it is illegal for psychoactive products and consumable products to be sold on the shelves
• paying for the enforcement of bad actors who are coming in, mostly out of state, and selling already illegal
• to sell cottage foods because it's illegal to sell without a permit.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held its second hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including food security, cottage food entrepreneurship, hemp regulation, lobster industry support, pesticide restrictions, pollinator protections, pet cemeteries, and municipal land rights. Committee chairs outlined hearing procedures, noted that 19 bills were on the docket, and took testimony both in person and remotely, with several legislators testifying out of turn because of scheduling conflicts. Several speakers supported food access and local economic opportunity bills. Representative Howard and Senator Oliveira backed the Food Justice Frontline Program and a cottage food/food entrepreneur bill, arguing they would fund nonprofit food security organizations, create jobs, improve SNAP/HIP outreach, and reduce barriers for home-based food businesses. Eastie Farm representatives and a student testified in favor of the food justice bill, describing food insecurity in East Boston and the need for grants, youth involvement, and multilingual outreach. Sidney Travis of the Institute for Justice also supported cottage food reforms, saying current municipal permitting rules create unequal access and that cottage foods are generally safe. The committee also heard sharply divided testimony on hemp legislation. Senator Comerford supported S. 54 as a public health measure to ban synthetic THC products, restrict intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, and fund local enforcement, while Laura Beiner, John Nathan, and Elizabeth Wendorf opposed the bill or parts of it, warning it would harm compliant hemp businesses and small farmers. Representative Arena-DeRosa testified in support of a related pollinator bill, and Adam Karachi opposed pesticide restrictions for schools while Deborah Smith supported them, arguing existing protections should be expanded to other child-centered locations. The committee also heard support for a bill to aid lobstermen affected by right whale protections, a bill to preserve private pet cemeteries, and a municipal right-of-first-refusal bill for agricultural and recreational land. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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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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• 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