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• in my wall?
• Those wall assemblies are constructed a certain way.
• You can either put it in a 2x wall in the cavity, or you can put it in a 2x4 wall and have exterior foam
• on the outside of the wall.
• I can put fan fold and I can build a two-by-six wall.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• border of Iowa, and the western border of Wisconsin, I found that in just 18 months no fewer than 27
• 36.880> Iowa South Dakota the northern border of Iowa South Dakota the northern border of Iowa
• c> of and the Western border of and the Western border of Wisconsin<00:36:40.440> I<00:36:
• I'm not quite sure what is... name um Mr chair uh John Walls uh House name um Mr chair uh John Walls
• Walls, that $70 million, the money that hasn't been spent yet, where is that money situated?

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present, approved the January 21, 2025 minutes by voice vote, and then took up House File 7, which was recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The chair also reminded attendees about decorum rules in the committee room. House File 7 was described by the author as a public safety package combining 12 provisions from prior Republican-authored bills, aimed at supporting law enforcement, reducing violent crime, and increasing accountability in the criminal justice system. The bill’s main provisions discussed included tougher penalties for aggravated fleeing, making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle, allowing tracking devices on stolen vehicles even when occupied, increasing penalties for blocking highways and critical infrastructure, and increasing penalties for assaulting peace officers. The author also highlighted provisions on sex trafficking, predatory offender registration, and greater public disclosure of bail payments, case dismissals, sentencing reductions, and sentencing guideline changes. Testifying in support were Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, MPPOA President Shane Mey, and Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Executive Director Jeff Potts, all of whom argued the bill would help officers address auto theft, fleeing suspects, and assaults on law enforcement. They cited increases in assaults on officers and high numbers of stolen vehicles and fleeing cases, and said the bill would improve safety and transparency. Witnesses generally supported the bill’s approach but suggested some refinements, including adding language for additional aggravating factors in officer assault cases and considering similar treatment for corrections officers. Sheriff Fletcher also urged reconsideration of the recently enacted raise-the-age changes, arguing they could limit law enforcement’s ability to respond to younger offenders involved in stolen vehicles. No opposition testimony or final vote on House File 7 was recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to pass and re-refer it.

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• <04:39:29.680> As border under Joe Biden's watch. As border under Joe Biden's watch.
• , they want to reopen the southern border, they want to reopen the southern border, defund<04:45:
• borders.
• <05:02:02.080> wall<05:02:02.878> that<05:02:03.120> was building the border
• wall that was building the border wall that was abandoned<05:02:04.160> under<05:02:04.480>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• With regard specifically to high seas, what that is essentially is an invisible wall 12 miles from Louisiana's
• border.
• Twelve miles from Louisiana's border is when you are in international airspace, and you have a whole
• With regard specifically to high seas, what that is, essentially it's an invisible wall, 12 miles from
• Louisiana's border. 12 miles from Louisiana's border is when you are in international airspace and you

Summary: The Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drones Advisory Committee met with a quorum and opened by noting that, under current law, the committee will sunset after the 2026 regular session unless legislation is passed to reconstitute it. Members discussed the need for a smaller, more workable committee structure in the future so quorum requirements would be easier to meet, and they added an agenda item to consider reconstitution and another for a legislative briefing. The June 2025 minutes were approved. Subcommittee reports focused heavily on counter-drone policy and advanced air mobility. Mr. Muley described the new counter-UAS effort, referred to as the “Let’s Go Act,” which would create a joint task force of state police, sheriffs, and municipal police chiefs to develop training standards and equipment standards for counter-drone operations. Members also discussed federal developments in the NDAA and DOJ’s role in authorizing mitigation capabilities for states with laws and training plans. Public safety members reported that training on recently enacted drone laws is underway in north Louisiana. The committee also heard a major update from Josh Deplanis, newly named Louisiana’s first advanced aeronautics director. He outlined Louisiana’s selection for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing/Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program, branded “Lift Off Louisiana,” and described plans for real-world operations beginning as early as August, centered on Houma-Terrebonne Airport. He also reviewed the state’s broader advanced air mobility strategic plan, including vertiport readiness, charging infrastructure, logistics, workforce training, and community engagement. Members emphasized Louisiana’s opportunity to influence FAA policy and international airspace issues related to operations over the Gulf and beyond 12 nautical miles. In final action, the committee adopted a resolution supporting reconstitution of LADAC, with revised proposed membership language reducing the committee from 15 members to 11 and setting a simple majority of six for quorum, with new appointments effective July 1, 2027. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• Speaker, Chaplain Wall, and all those that made this morning possible. Let's pray.
• Border Health Caucus. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Governor Greg Abbott.
• Further, the Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, HB 180 by Guillen, relating to the Border
• Relating to the taxation of border security infrastructure, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
• relating to the Department of Public Health and Safety reporting rapid crossing the Texas-Mexico border

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Representative Wall, come on down. You don’t have to. Uh, Representative Wall, welcome.
• Uh, Representative Wall,<00:34:12.240> welcome.
• You're here to introduce Wall, welcome.
• So if you look at this border patrol.
• <01:33:47.840> Alliance as far as the Northern Border Alliance as far as the Northern Border

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Testifying first on SB2475 Testifying first on SB2475 is<00:19:19.360> the<00:19:19.520> border
• Border Water Supply, uh, uh, we support SB 2002.
• <00:32:32.240> Border<00:32:32.559> Water >> Good afternoon. Uh Ernie L.
• Border Water >> Good afternoon. Uh Ernie L.
• water supply was created uh by border water supply was created uh by the<00:32:48.640> territorial

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several measures. SB 2723, which would designate April 27 as State Sheriff’s Day, was supported by the Department of Law Enforcement and a long-serving sheriff, who described the historical roots of Hawaii’s sheriffs in the Kingdom of Hawaii and said the bill would recognize that legacy. HGA submitted written comments, and there was no opposition or vote taken on the measure during the excerpt. The committees then heard SB 17 on wildfire mitigation. The Public Utilities Commission, DLNR, the State Fire Council, OPSD, the Attorney General’s office, and Kamehameha Schools all testified, mostly in support of the bill’s intent but with suggested amendments. Several witnesses said the bill should better define the working group’s structure, staffing, and funding, and the Attorney General noted constitutional concerns about placing the group outside a principal department and pointed out possible overlap with Acts 302 and 303 from the prior year. Committee members questioned whether SB 17 duplicated earlier wildfire legislation, and witnesses generally said it did not directly conflict but overlapped with existing efforts. On SB 2358, which would require reimbursement for search-and-rescue costs when people leave trails and enter closed areas, the State Fire Council and the Hawaii SAR Alliance testified in opposition or caution, arguing that reimbursement could deter people from calling for help and that Hawaii’s SAR system still has structural and administrative gaps. A committee member asked whether other jurisdictions had used similar measures without discouraging rescues; the Fire Council said Kauai has a similar law but it has not resulted in invoices being sent. No action was taken in the excerpt. The final measure discussed was SB 2475 on Red Hill remediation funding and reimbursement from the Department of Defense. The Board of Water Supply, DLNR, and other testifiers supported the bill, emphasizing the need for long-term research, monitoring, and cleanup, while also noting the unique groundwater conditions and the importance of keeping the funds focused on Red Hill contamination response. Committee members asked about existing federal and state funding, whether the state had received any direct federal money, and what would happen if reimbursement is not obtained. DLNR said it was still working through the reimbursement mechanism and that some federal funding had gone to the Red Hill registry, but not directly to the state for this purpose.

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• The southern border is closed.
• > a Border Patrol agents dragged a Border Patrol agents dragged a 67-year-old<07:27:46.878>
• , pushing people up against the wall, pushing people up against the wall, slamming<07:35:39.200><
• empower themselves to respond to border empower themselves to respond to border patrol<07:47:34.718
• unchecked enforcement that treats border unchecked enforcement that treats border communities<08

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The current dock wall is more than 60 years old and this project will ensure safe and reliable cargo
• I also would mention that that dock wall also includes the first of its kind public safety boat ramp
• The current dock wall is more than 60 years old and this project will ensure safe and reliable cargo
• I also would mention that that dock wall also includes the first of its kind public safety boat ramp
• , reconstruction of 1,150 ft of dock wall, reconstruction of 1,150 ft of dock wall, and<00:43:28.280

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this potentially limit their ability to be part of an operation and undermine, you know, a cross-border
• Canada and we you know know we border Canada and we you know work<00:41:54.160> cooperatively
• I probably, in the last 10 years, have had six drivers come in and take out my walls who cannot read
• to the entrance to we put in new walls to the entrance to our<00:51:47.359> facility.
• had six drivers come in and take<00:51:52.640> out<00:51:52.800> my<00:51:52.960> walls

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That’s what they said—that the person broke their skull running into a wall.
• person on their own valition ran<00:08:51.839> into<00:08:52.160> a<00:08:52.399> wall
• ran into a wall. ran into a wall.
• Now, that individual right now wall.
• <00:24:29.200> by that were taken over the border by that were taken over the border by coyotes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• own authority can secure our borders own authority can secure our borders President<00:26:57.080
• <01:07:06.680> I'm left refusal to secure our border I'm left refusal to secure our border
• I've been to the border.
• when the costs of the open border when the costs of the open border that<01:16:55.719> have
• advance the enforcement of our borders advance the enforcement of our borders the<01:18:18.280><

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

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• to border.
• difference in housing borderto border. difference in housing borderto border. um<00:04:00.159>
• to border.
• border.
• And we're experiencing border to border.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I have a arbitrary political border.
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I'm sure we'll be shorter on you as we go along. border to be manufactured border to be manufactured
• Um, we've had to replace walls.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's half full of paint and just scribble something on a wall that says you're going to be towed.
• crimes. ...for local border support that must fund capital equipment, law enforcement officer positions
• Unfortunately, we're in a situation where every county in Arizona is a border county when it comes to
• So I oppose this bill because it directs $20 million in general funds toward local border support with
• So I oppose this bill because it directs 20 million in general funds toward local border support with

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.

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• And it's very challenging when our children are dying from drugs that are coming across the border and
• It's more of a programmatic off-ramping from being inside prison walls to now having an ankle monitor
• It's more of a programmatic off-ramping from being inside prison walls to now having an ankle monitor

Bills: SB1004, SB1012, SB1100, SB1110, SB1170, SB1213, SB1317, SB1402, SB1413, SB1416, SB1476, SB1511, SB1573, SB1655, SB1656, SB1709, SB1720, SB1723, SB1725, SCR1040

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1170, which would impose enhanced sentencing for selling dangerous or narcotic drugs to minors when the sale contributes to the minor’s death, and would treat the offense as a dangerous crime against children if the victim is under 15. The sponsor and families of overdose victims urged passage as a way to hold dealers accountable, while ACLU/AACJ opposition argued the bill would sweep too broadly, remove judicial discretion, and increase prison terms for people with substance use disorders. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 5-2 vote. Members then considered Senate Bill 1012, which would change concealed-carry signage rules for Series 12 restaurants and limit liquor-license consequences in those settings. The sponsor and gun-rights groups said the bill was a narrow correction that would not expand carry rights or property rights, while liquor-industry opponents said it would override restaurant owners’ decisions about whether to allow firearms. The committee approved the bill 6-2. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1511, requiring proof of lawful presence for drivers using non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses in Arizona and allowing citations and possible impoundment when proof is not provided. The sponsor tied the bill to trucking safety and fatal crashes, while no outside speakers testified. The bill received a 6-2 do-pass recommendation. Later, the committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1100 creating a state registration/disclosure system for lobbyists representing foreign adversary principals, with Homeland Security supporting the measure and CAIR Arizona opposing it as overbroad; the amended bill passed 8-0. Additional bills were heard and recommended do pass, including SB 1004 on GPS monitoring for homeless sex offenders, SB 1213 denying probation to unlawfully present defendants and requiring ICE notification, SB 1402 requiring probationers on electronic monitoring to pay the fee, SB 1709 mandating revocation and consecutive prison terms for probation violations by adults convicted of dangerous crimes against children, SB 1413 removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death from moving violations, and SB 1416 updating missing-child notification and photo-distribution procedures. The committee also heard SB 1725, which would create a civil cause of action and petty offense for excessive marijuana smoke or odor drifting onto neighboring property; supporters, including a 13-year-old student and the sponsor, said it would protect neighbors and schoolchildren, while opponents argued existing trespass law is sufficient and the bill could conflict with medical marijuana protections. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1725, before a final vote is shown.

Bills: HB33, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, SB2969, HB45, HB48

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• I bring 22 years of military service and extensive border security experience through my time in the
• US Army and Border Patrol.
• aliens from over 170 countries have been funneled, often with cartel facilitation into Texas and other border
• Yet many have suffered financial losses due to damages from border-related crimes.
• For many ag producers, damages caused by border-related crimes often fall into a frustrating gap where

Bills: SB 231, SB 667, SB 689, SB 825, SB 965, SB 992, SB 1059, SB 1220, SB 2368, SB 2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• I bring 22 years of military service and extensive border security expertise. security experience through
• Army and Border Patrol.
• from over 170 countries have been funneled, often with cartel facilitation, into Texas and other border
• Yet many have suffered financial losses due to damages from border-related crimes.
• For many agricultural producers, damages caused by border-related crimes often fall into a frustrating

Bills: SB231, SB667, SB689, SB825, SB965, SB992, SB1059, SB1220, SB2368, SB2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

Bills: HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607, HB148

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales