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• Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, Celeste Rodriguez, to name a few as we stood together to protect immigrant
• Executive Director of Central Legal, De La Rosa, which provides legal services to 10,000 Bay Area immigrants
• served as a key hub providing support and resources for those affected by the Palisades wildfires. immigrant
• For over two decades, Angelica has transformed CHRLA into a mass-membership, immigrant-led organization
• that empowers immigrants and their families to win local, state, and national policies that advance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:15:53.640> officials<00:15:54.120> around<00:15:54.440> polling immigration
• officials around polling immigration officials around polling locations,<00:15:55.920> ostensibly<
• Immigrants have the opportunity to become citizens through the naturalization process.
• immigration agents in Minneapolis. immigration agents in Minneapolis.
• vulnerable because outdated immigration vulnerable because outdated immigration records<00:25:54.360

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• And rid all those immigration judges.
• Shortages, fear of immigration rates, and food deserts wrack my community.
• I'm here today as a league immigrant, concerned citizen, mother, and U.S.
• I am the daughter of an immigrant.
• Working immigrants are being hunted by police.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• The bill prohibits schools from allowing immigration action to occur on school grounds unless agents
• It doesn't stop immigration enforcement. Lets be clear about what this bill does.
• Members, you've heard that immigration action didn't happen on schools, but you know that's wrong.
• It says that these ICE agents are not allowed to conduct illegal immigration raids in our schools.
• You can do that today. services to all school age children, regardless of immigration status.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But you guys are going to put up the votes for the undocumented immigrant bill, aren't you?
• put up the votes for<00:03:31.200> the<00:03:31.440> undocumented<00:03:32.319> immigrant
• <00:03:32.879> bill, for the undocumented immigrant bill, for the undocumented immigrant bill
• in exchange for<00:10:23.079> allowing<00:10:24.079> undocumented<00:10:24.720> immigrants
• <00:10:25.200> to for allowing undocumented immigrants to for allowing undocumented immigrants

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this might be an opportune moment to remind the body that 40% of farm workers are undocumented immigrants
• remind the body that 40% of farm workers are<00:18:52.480> undocumented<00:18:53.120> immigrants
• <00:18:53.760> Um<00:18:54.080> they are undocumented immigrants.
• Um they are undocumented immigrants.
• dependent on undocumented immigrants. dependent on undocumented immigrants.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up the conference committee report on House File 2446, the agriculture budget bill for the Department of Agriculture. Representative Anderson explained that the conference agreement kept the core House and Senate priorities while accepting some Senate policy provisions and fee increases, including grain license fees and food handling fees. He said the overall target was reduced, but major programs were preserved, including funding for the Board of Animal Health, egg emergency and inspection programs, elk and wolf compensation, milk processing capacity, farm safety and innovation, a new bioefficiency program to reduce fertilizer use in limited areas, and increased meat inspection funding. Representative Hansen and several other members urged adoption, describing the bill as a bipartisan “hybrid” that reflects changing agriculture and includes both traditional farm support and newer priorities. Supporters highlighted food assistance and worker protections, including funding to offset federal cuts to local food purchasing and milk distribution programs, farm-to-school and early care programs, avian flu testing, urban agriculture, and a study to expand Olmsted County’s soil health and nitrate reduction work. Some members noted concerns about fees, while others emphasized support for all types of agriculture, cottage food bakers, and the role of farm workers. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report and advanced the bill. Following further discussion, the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a roll call vote of 130 ayes and 4 nays, and its title was agreed to.

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• For immigrant communities and Angelica Salas has led the Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights Los
• Angeles for over two decades, transforming it into one of the nation's most powerful immigrant rights
• A first-generation Mexican immigrant, Jesus Morales, known as Juxi, has raised over $200,000 to support
• As an educator and daughter of immigrants, I believe higher education should be based on potential and
• hard work, not immigration status.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• compensation, and it removes rigid performance pay caps so districts can reward excellence and address workforce
• This legacy includes calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals, referring to African nations and
• The law honors Laken Riley, a Georgia college student brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant released
• missing migrant children from trafficking, forced labor, and exploitation, networks tied to illegal immigration

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).

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• I'm no expert on immigration law or ICE proceedings, but just thinking about how diversion would have
• But in this current climate that we're in, with the realities of federal immigration enforcement, we
• And once these young people are in immigration detention, there are no interested adult protections for
• Immigration enforcement is civil. There is no right to an attorney or counsel.
• You know, there are young people with various immigration statuses in our systems.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice held an informational hearing focused on diversion programs and services for high-risk youth, with no bills before the committee and no votes taken. The chair and members emphasized that the session was intended to hear from invited testimony and discuss how to strengthen diversion, reduce court involvement, and improve outcomes for youth. The committee heard first from the Office of the Child Advocate and diversion providers, who described the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program, its statewide expansion to 10 of 11 court counties, and its reported success rate of about 80% completion without reoffending. Testimony highlighted that diversion keeps youth out of court, connects them more quickly to community-based services, and can address needs such as mental health, education, and substance use. Witnesses also pointed to racial and ethnic disparities in arrests versus summonses, regional variation in diversion access, and the need for clearer statutory authority, more funding, and broader use of pre-arrest diversion. Committee members asked about the difference between arrest and summons, who can initiate diversion, why arrest rates have increased relative to summonses, and how diversion might prevent harmful downstream consequences such as detention or immigration enforcement involvement. Witnesses said police, clerk magistrates, district attorneys, and judges can refer youth to diversion, and argued that local policy, training, and legislative changes could expand use. They also discussed the impact of detention on youth, including stigma, lost school time, and the lack of credit for time served in the juvenile system. Testimony from Citizens for Juvenile Justice focused on prevention, school discipline, and the school-to-prison pipeline, arguing for more restorative practices, better data, and legislation to limit suspensions and expulsions, especially for younger students and nonviolent conduct. They also raised concerns about DCF-involved and foster youth, who are disproportionately represented in the juvenile system. The final panel, the Children's League of Massachusetts and transition-age youth providers, shifted to child welfare and young adult supports. They supported reducing court involvement in child requiring assistance cases, expanding family resource centers, and strengthening services for transition-age youth leaving DCF or DYS custody. Providers described housing instability, homelessness, and the need for education, employment, behavioral health, and supportive housing services for young adults ages 18 to 23. Across the hearing, witnesses consistently argued that early intervention, community-based supports, and diversion are more effective than court processing or detention for most youth, and that the legislature can help through funding, statutory clarity, expanded eligibility, and stronger data collection.

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• New York State has been built by immigrants and enriched by diversity and guided by the hope of a better
• President, are you familiar with the good moral character test during an immigration process?
• You'll actually see this often show up on immigration attorneys' websites.
• Talk to an immigration attorney, talk to someone who has gone through the immigration naturalization
• WE KNOW THIS, TALK TO AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine business, including approval of the prior journal and several messages from the Assembly to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills. The chamber then took up a budget extender, Senate Print 10262/Assembly Bill 11295, which would appropriate $2.9 billion to keep state government operating through May 14 while budget negotiations continued. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in reaching a full budget and criticized the lack of clarity on major policy issues, conference committees, school aid timing, and a proposed $1 billion utility ratepayer relief plan, arguing the state’s spending and affordability problems were worsening. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were in the final stretch and that the extender was necessary to maintain government operations. The extender passed 59-1 after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. The Senate also considered a major election-law bill, Senate Print 88A, providing for automatic voter registration and pre-registration through DMV, Medicaid, and NYCHA-related transactions. Senator Walczyk’s proposed amendment to require voter ID was ruled nongermane, and his appeal was rejected. The bill prompted extended debate over whether the process would protect against non-citizen registration or instead remove barriers for eligible voters. Supporters, including Senator Gianaris, said it would streamline registration and help eligible but unregistered New Yorkers participate; Senator Zellner said it would strengthen the process. Opponents, including Senators Walczyk, Borrello, Helming, Rhoads, and Martins, warned it would shift responsibility away from bipartisan boards of elections, create administrative errors, and risk improper registration. The bill ultimately passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar, with senators explaining votes along party lines. The chamber also adopted or advanced several resolutions and recognized guests. Senator Gallivan’s Police Week resolution drew remarks honoring fallen officers and law enforcement families, with Senators Chan, Rolison, Weik, Ryan, and Myrie speaking in support. Senator Sepúlveda’s resolution commemorating Dominicans in Albany was also discussed, with praise for the Dominican community’s contributions to New York and supportive remarks from Senator Chan. In addition, the Senate heard introductions for guests from Allen A.M.E. Church and the creators of the documentary “Teenage Wasteland.”

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• some of the first high-profile cases of the federal administration aggressively arresting legal immigrants
• <00:14:21.519> under<00:14:21.839> questionable legal immigrants under questionable
• legal immigrants under questionable circumstances. circumstances. circumstances.
• in the light of this all immigrants in the light of this case,<00:19:55.039> Mr.
• > administration<00:20:01.280> vilifying This federal administration is vilifying immigrants

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Workforce development is a top priority of the board.
• Oh, and additionally, we will be in our workforce development committee.
• Oh, and additionally, we will be in our workforce development committee.
• Oh, and additionally, we will be in our workforce development committee.
• One issue that I just want to dive a little deeper into is workforce needs.

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.

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• That they don't want to make any type of movement on the insurance for illegal immigrants.
• That they don't want to make any type of movement on the insurance for illegal immigrants.
• That they don't want to make any type of movement on the insurance for illegal immigrants.
• here illegally taking this the tax dollars that should be going to pay for insurance for illegal immigrants
• They insurance for illegal immigrants.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• program subscribers' privacy by prohibiting the CPUC from sharing any personal information with immigration
• information have exceptions that could leave customer data vulnerable to inappropriate access by federal immigration
• Third, the bill protects subscriber data from inappropriate sharing with immigration enforcement by requiring
• Our immigrant communities really... ...with you to make sure that the policy concerns are addressed in
• Our immigrant communities really need support during this time of crisis and the attacks from the federal

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met to adopt its 2025-2026 rules and hear three bills. The committee first adopted the rules on a roll call vote, then heard AB 1303 by Assemblymember Valencia, which would clarify that a Social Security number is not required to apply for California Lifeline and would restrict sharing subscriber information with immigration enforcement absent a court warrant or subpoena. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable Californians, including undocumented residents, domestic violence survivors, unhoused people, and identity theft victims, access essential communications services; there was no opposition. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to Judiciary. The committee next heard AB 1271 by Assemblymember Bonta, which would require broadband providers to report pricing and speed-performance data to the Department of Consumer Affairs and make the information publicly available, with privacy protections and a standardized reporting template. Supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and help consumers, local governments, and the state understand what broadband service Californians are actually receiving; testimony highlighted disparities in speed and pricing in low-income communities. The bill was amended in committee and passed on a due pass as amended motion to the Committee on Business and Professions. Finally, the committee heard AB 693 by the chair, Assemblymember Boerner, which would consolidate broadband and digital equity functions into a new Department of Broadband and Digital Equity and create an 11-member commission with decision-making authority. Supporters said the current split between agencies creates delays and coordination problems, while members discussed governance, geographic representation, and whether the proposal would require follow-up constitutional or statutory changes. The bill passed 9-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Afterward, the committee added AB 1303 and AB 1271 as later add-ons, both of which were also reported out, and the meeting adjourned.

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• This month marks the 100th year since my father immigrated to America.
• There they were to meet up with their uncle, his uncle, who had immigrated here 20 years earlier.
• I've learned that the 1922 Uota Act reduced Danish immigration to America, impacting families like ours
• seeking the American dream and making my father's immigration so much more special.
• My father remained very proud of the country to which he immigrated.

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• The undocumented<00:04:39.040> immigrants<00:04:39.600> getting,<00:04:40.000> you
• c> undocumented immigrants getting, you undocumented immigrants getting, you know,<00:04:40.160> the
• Can your caucus sign off on undocumented<00:04:45.440> immigrant<00:04:45.919> children
• <00:04:46.560> getting undocumented immigrant children getting undocumented immigrant children

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• Under this bill, a U.S. citizen may serve between 2 to 20 years, while an undocumented immigrant will
• There's already a sentence on the books for this. since immigration status has nothing to do with that
• wrong approach, which is for a lot of the reasons that were just stated, by tying sentencing to immigration
• Am I correct in my understanding that it is against federal law to illegally immigrate to the United
• Is it against state law to illegally immigrate? to the United States, and to Texas in particular.

Bills: HB1482, HB2017, HB2103, HB2341, HB2756

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• <01:21:46.080> implications the workforce implications the workforce implications of<01:21
• And I know we all want a thriving daycare and workforce economy in our state.
• And I know we all want a thriving daycare and workforce economy in our state.
• And I know we all want a thriving daycare and workforce economy in our state.
• And I know we all want a thriving daycare and workforce economy in our state.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1067-FN, which would formalize and expand mental health courts in New Hampshire and create a grant-based funding structure for them. Representative Mark Pearson, the prime sponsor, described the bill as a bipartisan, compassionate, and cost-effective approach that would connect people with mental illness to treatment and supervision instead of incarceration, while still holding them accountable. He said the proposal was developed with input from the judicial branch, law enforcement, corrections, mental health organizations, and others, and emphasized that local courts could tailor programs to their needs. Committee members questioned the bill’s fiscal note, whether the legislature had previously studied the issue, how the program would be funded, and whether the bill should more explicitly address treatment, prevention, and data collection. Representative Buzz Sher, who helped develop the bill, explained how mental health courts work, including referral, clinical and public-safety assessments, case management, goal-setting, and graduation from the program. He said existing New Hampshire mental health courts are mostly partial and county-funded, and that the bill would formalize them, set standards, and allow grant funding. He also cited data from Georgia and New Hampshire suggesting significant savings from reduced incarceration and related costs. Members also raised concerns about due process, whether people not formally charged could be swept into the system, and whether individuals with violent offenses or domestic violence histories could be diverted inappropriately. Sher responded that only people already in the criminal justice process are eligible and that courts use safety assessments to screen out most violent cases. The committee requested that Sher file supporting financial data from other jurisdictions, and he agreed to do so. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

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• We have a workforce and labor and accountability element using registered apprenticeships and workforce
• We have a workforce and construction.
• We have a workforce and labor<01:07:11.359> and<01:07:11.480> accountability<01:07:12.320
• registered apprenticeships and workforce registered apprenticeships and workforce development<01
• There's a apparent decline in our population through reduced birth rate and reduced immigration numbers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• received an immigration detainer. received an immigration detainer.
• Unquote. participation in federal immigration participation in federal immigration enforcement<01:35:
• deterring members of immigrant deterring members of immigrant communities<01:35:26.200> from<
• those crimes due to fear of immigration those crimes due to fear of immigration consequences
• warrants or immigration detainers.

Bills: HF2354, HF3621, HF3429, HF3483

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.