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• Lafourche Parish pays $32.77 to dispose of our waste that we pick up on the roadside twice a week.
• Lafourche Parish pays $32.77 to dispose of our waste that we pick up on the roadside twice a week. $32.77
• to dispose of our waste that we pick up on the roadside twice a week.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.

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• Of course, enforcement certification.
• </c> and retain law more law enforcement and retain law more law enforcement officers<01:28:45.280><c
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• c> have</c><02:45:46.240><c> one</c> enforcement officer, you have one enforcement officer, you have

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• consequences of enforce the law and put law enforcement enforce the law and put law enforcement back
• Politicians telling local law enforcement, don't work with federal law enforcement when it comes to enforcing
• Politicians telling local law enforcement, don't work with federal law enforcement when it comes to enforcing
• Politicians telling local law enforcement, don't work with federal law enforcement when it comes to enforcing
• effectively</c> enforce enforcement and and effectively enforce enforcement and and effectively abolishing

Bills: HB7892 , HR1352 , HB5408 , HR1140 , SB2 , HR1345

Keywords: identity fraud, FAFSA, higher education, financial aid, verification system, labor union, collective bargaining, first contract, initial contract, union certification, union recognition, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, workplace organizing, labor arbitration, mediation, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, FMCS, binding arbitration, labor relations

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• I called law enforcement. The individual kept following me around. I was on foot.
• I contacted law enforcement. They showed up and told him to leave me alone.
• I contacted law enforcement. They showed up and told him to leave me alone.
• Law enforcement showed up. He told me he wasn't going to ever leave me alone.
• Law enforcement broke through the door because he tried to tie it closed.

Bills: HB2146 , HB2349 , HB2430 , HB2457 , HB2510 , HB2532

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: sexual exploitation, minors, human trafficking, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, sexually violent predator, SVP, civil commitment, community notification, release notification, conditional release, unconditional discharge, escape notification, victim notification, witness notification, prosecuting attorney, Department of Social and Health Services, DSHS, Department of Corrections

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• not making light of that, but Director Wiley, of course, has a much higher budget to deal with the roadside
• trash and all that. has a much higher budget to deal with the roadside trash and all that.

Committee: All JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

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• Given that the additional 5% of the law enforcement boating safety fund is for immigration enforcement
• We no longer need a lot of the things. cybersecurity and cyber enforcement.
• And so giving that law enforcement officer the discretion on the roadside, they're the best ones to determine
• above what federal law currently allows Arizona officers to enforce?
• So are we talking about increased testing or increased enforcement? Enforcement. Mr. Chair, Mr.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 10, 2026, and then heard several House bills, mostly on appropriations, fees, water, food assistance, technology, and licensing. HB 2056, which would appropriate $100,000 for an Arizona Department of Water Resources feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination, passed 6-3 despite concerns raised in opposition about increased groundwater pumping, subsidence, and impacts to tribal lands and conservation efforts. HB 2057, reducing the Arizona Centennial Special Plate renewal fee from $25 to $20, also passed 7-2 after one senator objected that the plate’s purpose and discount were not well justified. HB 2224, appropriating $1 million annually to DES for the produce incentive program, drew supportive testimony from food access groups who said the program helps families, farmers, and local markets; members noted the amount was below the prior $2 million funding level and could force site closures, but the bill passed 9-0. The committee also advanced HB 2257, which changes the distribution of watercraft registration and fee revenue, shifting more money to lake improvement and boating safety funds and less to the watercraft licensing fund. It passed 6-3 amid criticism that the bill moved money away from Game and Fish and concern that the boating safety fund increase could support immigration enforcement. HB 2265, which bars courts from charging criminal defendants for public defender services and certain other criminal-case fees and assessments, passed 7-1 after extensive testimony from advocates who argued the fees burden indigent defendants and cost more to collect than they raise; opponents called it a cost shift to counties and other local governments and said more fiscal data was needed. HB 2311, regulating publicly available conversational AI services with disclosure, anti-gamification, sexual-content restrictions, parental tools, and self-harm protocols, passed 7-2 after the sponsor and supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned about privacy, surveillance, and overbroad definitions; an Epstein amendment broadening the bill was rejected. The committee then considered HB 2752, which would subject Arizona Commerce Authority trade offices to legislative appropriation and require annual reporting. The ACA said it was neutral but supported the concept of data-driven decisions; the sponsor said the Legislature should approve trade offices and that the bill reflected his prior trade-office initiatives. An Epstein amendment requiring objective research for trade-office appropriations was rejected, and the bill passed 6-3. Finally, the committee heard HB 2957, which would preserve non-Real ID driver’s licenses, prohibit mandatory participation in enhanced ID programs, restrict biometric collection and document retention, and bar government entities from requiring digital or mobile IDs. The sponsor and several supporters argued it protects privacy, state sovereignty, and informed consent, while opponents from ADOT and the trucking industry warned it could conflict with federal Real ID and CDL requirements and jeopardize federal compliance and funding. The discussion was still ongoing at the end of the transcript, with witnesses and members debating whether the bill would change current practice or create federal conflicts.

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• So MUST is able to, for example, trigger a particular message on the roadside message board before the
• It is a policy element, there's an engineering element, and there's an enforcement element to those.
• It is a policy element, there's an engineering element, and there's an enforcement element to those.
• messaging and increased participation in statewide high-visibility enforcement efforts.
• This is our piece to try to work in, and like I said again, this isn't just an enforcement aspect.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in Yakima and focused on tribal traffic safety, with an emphasis on the Yakama Nation’s transportation safety efforts and partnerships. Yakama Nation leaders and engineering staff described ongoing work on U.S. 97 corridor safety improvements, heritage connectivity trails, roundabouts, and the use of advanced traffic sensing technology through a University of Washington spin-off, AI Vision. The technology, called MUST, was presented as a way to collect speed, volume, pedestrian, roadway-condition, and near-miss data, support real-time warnings, and help create a digital twin and virtual traffic management center to move from reactive crash response to proactive risk reduction. Committee members asked about speed tracking, driver behavior, enforcement, and agency coordination, and Yakama representatives said the work depends on a multi-pronged approach involving engineering, policy, and enforcement, with strong coordination among the tribe, WSDOT, the Traffic Safety Commission, counties, and universities. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission then presented statewide fatality trends and tribal traffic safety data. Staff said 2024 saw about a 10% drop in statewide traffic fatalities after several years of increases, but recent years remain among the highest in decades. They noted that among American Indian and Alaska Native fatalities, many victims were pedestrians, passengers, or bicyclists rather than drivers, and that restraint nonuse and alcohol impairment were significant factors. The commission also highlighted that many AI/AN fatalities occur off tribal lands, while many fatalities on tribal lands involve non-tribal members. Penny Rerick described tribal traffic safety coordinators as a proven countermeasure and outlined current and planned tribal projects funded through federal and state dollars, including work with Yakama Nation, Colville, Kalispel, Makah, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Muckleshoot, Lower Elwha, Puyallup, and others. She said state proviso funding is being used flexibly for equipment, education, pedestrian safety, and local planning, and committee members asked staff to provide data on total requests versus funded amounts. The final presentation highlighted Yakima-area impaired driving enforcement and ignition interlock compliance efforts. Yakima Police Chief Sean Boyle said the city created a DUI enforcement and education officer program, later expanded with state support, to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes; he reported more than 1,100 contacts, 222 DUI-related arrests or stops, extensive outreach, and a 12-month period without an impaired-driving fatality in the city. Nick Bazan of Yakima County District Court described a DUI supervision and ignition interlock compliance pilot that targets both pre-conviction and post-conviction barriers, including indigent support, case planning, and evidence-based supervision. He said the county had more than 1,000 DUI convictions in 2024-25 and roughly 3,800 noncompliant ignition interlock users, and that 51% of roadway fatalities involved an impaired driver. The committee praised the work, noted the importance of sharing best practices statewide, and then adjourned the work session.

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• So MUST is able to... ...for example, trigger a particular message on the roadside message board before
• I mean, where do you go as far as driver education and enforcement for the laws that you've already put
• It is a policy element, there's an engineering element, and there's an enforcement element to those.
• , but the goal of that, along with the enforcement, is for those police departments to collect their
• messaging and increased participation in statewide high-visibility enforcement efforts.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in Yakima to focus on tribal traffic safety, with members and Yakima Nation leaders emphasizing the importance of safety, the right to travel, and continued partnership on U.S. 97 corridor improvements. Yakima Nation Vice Chair Christopher Wallachie and engineering staff described the Tribal Traffic Safety Committee, the U.S. 97 safety project, heritage connectivity trails, roundabout construction, and the use of federal grants and advanced sensing technology to identify hazards before crashes occur. They highlighted collaboration with WSDOT, the Traffic Safety Commission, the University of Washington, and other regional partners, and explained that the goal is to move from reactive crash response to proactive risk reduction. The Yakima Nation engineering team and AI Vision presented the MUST sensor project, which uses compact AI-enabled devices to collect traffic counts, speeds, near-miss events, roadway conditions, and pedestrian activity, with data transmitted to a dashboard and used for real-time warnings and longer-term planning. Committee members asked about speed tracking, driver behavior, enforcement, and partnerships with WSDOT and counties. Yakima Nation staff said the relationship with WSDOT has improved over time, especially after community outreach on proposed roundabouts, and that the tribe now supports several roundabout projects and broader safety coordination. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission then presented statewide fatality trends and tribal traffic safety data. Mark McKekney said 2024 showed a roughly 10% decrease in fatalities statewide, though recent years remain among the highest in decades. He noted that race and ethnicity data are only available for people who die in crashes, and that many American Indian and Alaska Native fatalities involve passengers, pedestrians, or bicyclists rather than drivers. Penny Rerick outlined tribal traffic safety coordinator grants and other state-funded tribal projects, including work with Yakama Nation, Colville, Kalispel, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Muckleshoot, Lower Elwha, and Puyallup, stressing that flexible state funding helps fill gaps left by federal programs and supports community-led solutions. The final presentation covered impaired driving enforcement and ignition interlock compliance in Yakima County. Yakima Police Chief Sean Boyle said the city created a DUI enforcement and education officer program that helped reduce serious injury and fatal impaired-driving crashes, supported by state funding and social media outreach. Yakima County District Court’s Nick Bazan described a supervision program for DUI offenders and interlock compliance, reporting more than 1,000 DUI convictions in 2024-25 and about 3,800 noncompliant interlock users countywide. He said the court is using a two-pronged approach—pretrial assistance for indigent clients and post-conviction accountability and case planning—to improve compliance and reduce impaired driving. The committee expressed support for the work, noted the progress made, and adjourned the work session after thanking presenters for their updates.

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• First of all, there's photo enforcement.
• And then $75 for photo enforcement technology recovery fee, I think.
• And then $75 for photo enforcement technology recovery fee.
• to operate a photo enforcement system before December 31, 2026.
• a photo enforcement system before December 31, 2026.

Bills: SB1010 , SB1024 , SB1205 , SB1232 , SB1366 , SB1552 , SB1624 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1004

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting

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• to enforce the law.
• So, again, second-generation law enforcement.
• That's where the law enforcement profession started.
• So we go deep dive into the origin of law enforcement.
• That's where the law enforcement profession started.

Bills: HB2207 , HB2225 , HB2602 , HB2641

Committees: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

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• That little video was intended for law enforcement decision makers, obviously.
• The same for everyone, and it must be enforced.
• If it's wanted for some other reason, it notifies law enforcement.
• So it goes to, and it has to be a law enforcement officer who sees it.
• It has to be law enforcement controlled.

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• proposed substitute, Pool 159 by Representative Barnard, and this amendment establishes for the enforcement
• provisions that only the AG can bring an enforcement action under the Consumer Protection Act to enforce
• provisions that only the AG can bring an enforcement action under the Consumer Protection Act to enforce
• It removes the requirement that cities, towns, counties, and law enforcement review policies related
• It changes the notification requirements to law enforcement of activity in an emergency operation zone

Bills: HB2397 , HB2417 , HB2157 , HB2186 , HB2225 , HB2351

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: fire services, reimbursement, state agencies, local jurisdictions, mobilization plan, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection

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• that being said, we'll move on to Tab 1, SB 330, on Disability Provisions for Firefighters and Law Enforcement
• 330 provides clarity and consistency to the existing heart disease presumption for Florida law enforcement
• Additionally, the bill ensures that law enforcement officers who transfer agencies can rely on a previous
• And this bill, it's really important for our law enforcement, our firefighters, our correctional officers
• And in that context, it is even more important that the statute itself provide strong and enforceable

Bills: S0330 , S0354 , S0504 , S0506 , S0526 , S0594 , S0840

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

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• The effect there is to allow the purpose there is to allow law enforcement to, if...
• You enforce your personal religion on everyone, and that is Christian nationalism.
• As far as the public service and law enforcement. I don't believe that's specified.
• Enforcing this law will create suspicion and inappropriate behavior such as harassment, enforcing and
• This law, if it becomes a law, to enforce what you want to have enforced.

Bills: HB229 , HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• stated in the hearing notice, there will be a time limit of two minutes per witness that will be enforced
• The Chair may ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to assist in enforcing these rules.
• not to enforce our state's drug laws.
• If we allow local officials and prosecutors to pick and choose what is worthy of enforcement, then I
• The Roe ban, that's the 1925 law, in the list of enforceable criminal abortion laws.

Bills: HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510 , HB229

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• enforcement to be able to answer that.
• Like 15 people that can be or so, like sheriff, marshal, ranger, law enforcement officer, enforcement
• Despite the fact that we are sworn law enforcement commissioned by a state law enforcement agency, fraud
• Death investigations by non-law enforcement entities.
• From the law enforcement agency that investigated the case.

Bills: HB867 , HB1347 , HB1801 , HB1820 , HB2197 , HB2617 , HB3110 , HB3166 , HB3330 , HB4237 , HB4342 , HB4629 , HB4933 , HJR148

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

Bills: HB867 , HB1347 , HB1801 , HB1820 , HB2197 , HB2617 , HB3110 , HB3166 , HB3330 , HB4237 , HB4342 , HB4629 , HB4933 , HJR148

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Vallone, can you tell me how this bill would be enforced when it becomes law?
• </c> enforced when it becomes law? enforced when it becomes law?
• <00:57:17.440><c> law,</c> enforcable law, enforcable law, we're<00:57:19.920><c> trying</c><00:57:20.319
• </c> and uh the enforcement of the rules. and uh the enforcement of the rules. in<01:59:06.400><c> this
• You need to enforce our rules." >> Okay.

Committee: House Public Works and Highways

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.

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• There has been a pullback of federal enforcement and Massachusetts residents benefit from vigorous enforcement
• We wouldn't want to have to defer to federal law enforcement, particularly now, to take any enforcement
• If you create a state cause of action, most likely it would be enforced in federal court.
• , enforcing the attorney general, the U.S. attorneys.
• Officers who enforce its limits are enforcing state law.

Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: homelessness, homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, shelter rights, anti-camping, anti-loitering, public space, public land, encampment, sleeping in public, life-sustaining activities, right to rest, right to sleep, vehicle dwelling, RV living, tiny home, civil rights, municipal liability, affirmative defense

Bills: SF62 , SSB1125 , SF137 , SSB1057 , SF220 , SSB1096 , SF418

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: railway, special agents, law enforcement, public safety, criminal investigation, firearms, pistol, revolver, gun control, background check, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, court order, firearm prohibition, disqualifying order, district court clerk, Department of Public Safety, FBI, record sharing, record removal