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• And for those of you who don't know what Oregon Trail is, that was a very, very early computer game that
• <00:28:57.400><c> with</c><00:28:58.159><c> uh,</c><00:28:58.240><c> Oregon</c> A very, very old computer
• ,<00:29:23.720><c> very,</c><00:29:24.240><c> very</c><00:29:24.679><c> old</c><00:29:24.960><c> computer
• </c><00:29:25.360><c> systems</c> very, very, very old computer systems very, very, very old computer

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• It pays for computers.
• It pays for computers.
• </c><01:00:28.319><c> It</c><01:00:28.559><c> pays</c><01:00:28.720><c> for</c><01:00:29.040><c> computers
• It pays for computers. It for expenses. It pays for computers.

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• Revenue and also the clerks and assessors, it's going to require a little bit of money to upgrade the computer
• To do that, they've got to go in there and recode all of those computers to get that accurate.
• got to go in there and recode all of got to go in there and recode all of those<00:57:59.680><c> computers
• </c> those computers to get that accurate. those computers to get that accurate.

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• might be I'm just I was just looking at might be I'm just I was just looking at my<00:28:17.440><c> computer
• 17.919><c> a</c><00:28:18.080><c> lot</c><00:28:18.240><c> of</c><00:28:18.360><c> different</c> my computer
• There's a lot of different my computer.
• something later on or do we can we hold on execing this and I see Senator Sullivan's working her computer
• 09.760><c> her</c> and I see Senator Sullivan's working her and I see Senator Sullivan's working her computer

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• And one preferential computation, which was the open space property program.
• preferential</c> interest deduction and one preferential interest deduction and one preferential computation
• 07.799><c> was</c><00:58:08.000><c> the</c><00:58:08.200><c> open</c><00:58:08.559><c> space</c> computation
• which was the open space computation which was the open space property<00:58:09.520><c> program</c><
• um we had some real uh complicated<01:33:58.119><c> um</c><01:33:59.239><c> uh</c> Complicated computations

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• Almost 60,000 firearms have been recovered related to crimes, demonstrating a continued flow of illegal
• If I may, according to the State's Department of Justice website on hate crimes, the U.S.
• Number one, California has been experiencing its highest level of hate crimes in its history.
• And a rise in hate crimes with those specific groups that elected officials were targeting, describing
• So we know that they're not in church to commit the crimes.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with testimony largely in support and some opposition on a few measures. AB 458 would direct the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Justice, to develop model procurement guidelines for state purchases of firearms, ammunition, and accessories so agencies avoid vendors that violate gun laws; law enforcement and San Francisco representatives supported it, and members discussed adding oversight and vetting. AB 1729 would update state telework policy by requiring written telework plans for return-to-office decisions and restoring public reporting on telework savings; supporters cited cost savings, productivity, climate benefits, and worker flexibility, while the author clarified it would not alter collective bargaining under the Dills Act. AB 1754 would require post-completion reporting on bond-funded programs’ goals and outcomes; supporters framed it as a transparency and accountability measure, while counties and water agencies opposed it unless amended, warning of added bureaucracy, delays, and litigation risk. AB 1841 would create a paid state holiday recognizing California Native American Day, and AB 2115 would issue a formal legislative apology to California’s first peoples and install a commemorative plaque at the Capitol; both drew strong tribal and labor support and broad committee praise, with members emphasizing education, historical acknowledgment, and healing. AB 2211 would allow craft distillers to operate a satellite room and use certain alcohol modifiers on premises, and AB 1991 would authorize wineries, breweries, and craft distilleries to conduct sensory tastings for research with guardrails; both had industry support, with AB 1991 drawing one opposition voice from Alcohol Justice. AB 1578 would require elected officials to take anti-hate speech training as part of existing sexual harassment training; it drew sharp First Amendment objections from opponents and mixed committee views, but the motion to send it to Appropriations passed on a recorded vote. The committee also heard AB 1807, which would bar state-owned property from being used for federal immigration enforcement operations; the author and supporters argued it would protect communities and prevent state complicity in federal actions.

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• As far as the crime itself, if the injury is that severe, it could be a second-degree assault.
• As far as the crime itself, if the injury is that severe, it could be a second-degree assault.
• c><00:41:47.839><c> ill</c><00:41:48.079><c> who</c><00:41:48.319><c> commit</c><00:41:48.640><c> crimes
• </c><00:41:48.960><c> as</c> are uh mentally ill who commit crimes as are uh mentally ill who commit
• crimes as adults<00:41:50.000><c> would</c><00:41:50.319><c> be</c><00:41:50.480><c> housed</c><00:41

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• protect constitutional rights from warrantless arrests and racial profiling, guarantee state access to crime
• protect constitutional rights from warrantless arrests and racial profiling, guarantee state access to crime
• racial profiling, guarantee state access racial profiling, guarantee state access to<00:19:42.559><c> crime
• </c><00:19:42.880><c> scenes</c><00:19:43.360><c> involving</c><00:19:44.080><c> federal</c> to crime
• scenes involving federal to crime scenes involving federal agents,<00:19:45.600><c> establish</c><00

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Summary: The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach. Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct. During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.

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• Christian Castro is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime
• And then tried to cover up that crime by saying that the person he shot had attacked them with a room

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This is an act relating to supporting our crime victims and witnesses by promoting victims' trauma-informed
• This is an act relating to supporting our crime victims and witnesses by promoting victims' trauma-informed

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• ERIC COMPOS WITH THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU WAVING IN SUPPORT.
• AND ERIC DE COMPOS WITH THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU WAVING AND SUPPORT.

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• E, enhance criminal penalties for crimes committed by removed aliens who unlawfully... ...enhance criminal
• penalties for crimes committed by removed aliens who unlawfully re-entered the country.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer focused on Holocaust remembrance and a warning against antisemitism, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the joint proclamation calling the session. The proclamation said the special session was convened to consider immigration-related legislation and appropriations to support coordination with federal immigration enforcement, including a chief immigration officer, restrictions on benefits for undocumented immigrants, voting-related offenses, penalties for removed aliens who re-enter, bail and detention considerations, ID requirements, and support for local law enforcement. Senate Bill 2B on immigration was filed and placed on the special order calendar for the next day, with an amendment deadline set after the Appropriations Committee meeting. The Senate then took up veto overrides on House Bill 5001 from the 2024 regular session, which is the General Appropriations Act. Members discussed the governor’s vetoes of legislative support and transparency-related funding, including IT systems, research, oversight, and Florida Channel services. Senator Pizzo objected to waiving Rules on one item and argued the chamber should also address broader cuts, including arts funding, while the Rules Chair said the items under consideration were limited to support services and that broader funding concerns could be addressed separately. The Senate voted to override line item 2802, funding legislative support services, by 35 yeas and 1 name, and line item 2803, also for legislative support services, by 36 yeas and 1 nay, both passing by the required two-thirds vote. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning.

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• ; special occasion; 1776, school districts; 1818, wayfinding signs; SB 1829, probation; dangerous crimes
• Dangerous crimes. SCM 1006, PFC Michael Nolene Memorial Highway.
• I do have an issue with the fact that this bill is making it a crime to go camping.

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• grateful to those brave enough to speak on behalf of thousands across our globe who seek to end the crime
• grateful to those brave enough to speak on behalf of thousands across our globe who seek to end the crime
• against nature and nature. on behalf of thousands across our globe who seek to end the crime against

Summary: The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee met with a quorum and first took up HCR 32, a resolution on Idaho’s energy future. Representative Leavitt said the measure emphasizes baseload generation, transmission, energy sovereignty, and private property rights, citing Idaho’s reliance on imported energy and concerns about projects such as Lava Ridge and the Southwest Intertie Project North. Public testimony included support from Renewable Northwest, whose representative praised the resolution’s recognition of regional market participation, ratepayer protection, and the need for more generation and transmission, while noting that regional market access can reduce the amount of baseload generation needed. The committee then voted to send HCR 32 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered H.J.M. 18, a memorial urging opposition to solar geoengineering. Representative Hostetler explained that the memorial had been revised to focus specifically on solar geoengineering rather than weather modification generally. A long line of public testimony supported the memorial, with witnesses arguing that solar geoengineering poses risks to health, agriculture, water, soil, wildlife, and property rights, and calling for Idaho to assert state sovereignty and urge federal action. Several witnesses cited federal reports, research plans, and alleged environmental and health impacts, while others described personal observations and sampling results they believed showed harmful particulates in rain or air. One witness, a federal trial practitioner, argued that airplane trails are not merely water vapor and urged independent scientific study, while other speakers claimed links between geoengineering and infertility, neurological illness, bee decline, drought, and crop impacts. A sponsor clarified the memorial’s language in response to a question about the term “generally,” explaining it was intended to distinguish solar geoengineering from broader weather modification. After testimony ended, the committee voted to send H.J.M. 18 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.

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• but something that put under their feet to let them realize that you can't go out here and commit crimes
• thrive and to show individuals that they were not the person that they were when they committed such a crime
• Because what we want to do is just stop these young people from committing these little heinous crimes

Summary: The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions heard testimony on House Bill 2912, House Bill 2753, and a joint hearing on House Bills 2171 and 3292. HB 2912 would expand the state’s use of master agreements for small projects, raising contract thresholds and adding architects, engineers, and surveyors to standing agreements for work under $100,000. Supporters from the Office of Administration and private engineering/architecture firms said the bill would reduce delays, lower costs, and avoid repeated RFQ/RFP processes for small projects. There were no witnesses in opposition, and the hearing closed after favorable testimony. HB 2753 would create a hospital zone designation, similar to school or work zones, allowing municipalities or counties to establish reduced-speed areas around hospitals when local conditions warrant it. The bill was presented in response to traffic and safety concerns around a rural hospital expansion and a state highway running through the campus area. Hospital representatives, the Missouri Hospital Association, and another hospital system supported the measure, emphasizing pedestrian, staff, ambulance, and visitor safety; committee members questioned the proposed penalties and whether the bill could create a statewide mandate, but supporters stressed it was permissive and locally initiated. No opposition testimony was offered. HB 2171 and HB 3292, identical bills, would direct the Department of Corrections to create a motivational boot camp program for offenders ages 17 to 21 convicted of nonviolent offenses, with the goal of rehabilitation and possible expungement after completion. Sponsors said the program would emphasize discipline, physical activity, and therapy, and could be a cost-saving alternative to prison; they noted a federal issue requiring changes for DWI/CDL cases and discussed a six-year sunset. Committee members raised questions about eligibility, screening, expungement language, program design, and how the proposal would interact with other sentencing bills. No witnesses testified in favor or opposition, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• Employment and stability reduce crime.
• Employment and stability reduce crime.
• Employment and stability reduce crime.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• If there's a city crime, that's not a state crime, if it's a city ordinance or something, because there's
• It helps us find evidence of a very heinous crime.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 556, which would raise the state reimbursement rate paid to counties for housing state inmates in county jails from the current $55/$75 tiered system to a flat $80 per day. Representative Skaug, county officials, sheriffs, and the Idaho Association of Counties all argued the current rates do not cover actual jail costs and shift a substantial subsidy onto county taxpayers. Testimony cited average county costs of roughly $106 to $120 per inmate per day, with Ada and Canyon counties describing large daily populations of state prisoners and limited programming for long-term inmates. Members asked about programming, out-of-state housing costs, and where the additional $3.1 million fiscal impact would come from. A substitute motion to hold the bill until February 25 failed 5-8, and the committee then voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 602, which states that Idaho courts should apply American law and not foreign law when doing so would conflict with Idaho public policy or fundamental rights. Sponsor testimony described the bill as a clarification that foreign law, foreign forum selection, and related decisions are unenforceable when they would limit rights such as privacy, marriage, due process, speech, or religion, while noting exceptions for certain entities, preexisting contracts, and religious exercise. Members asked whether the bill could affect treaties or prior international custody-related issues; sponsors said treaties were exempted and the bill would apply prospectively. Caleb Pierce of the Idaho Family Policy Center testified in support, and the committee unanimously sent the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 654, which adds electronic storage detection dogs to Idaho’s police dog protection statute. Representative Vili and Idaho Attorney General’s Office witnesses explained that these dogs are trained to detect a chemical associated with electronic storage devices, helping investigators locate hidden devices in child exploitation cases and other investigations. Testimony emphasized the dogs’ usefulness in search warrants and their role in comforting children present during enforcement actions. The committee then voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and adjourned after concluding its business.

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• databases like MULES, which is the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System, or NCIC, which is the Crime
• Information Center. ...which is Crime Information Center.
• access that data and information and try to access somebody's license plate information without a valid crime

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• /c><00:18:13.919><c> to</c> House Bill 422, an act relating to House Bill 422, an act relating to crimes
• </c><00:18:15.520><c> Representative</c> crimes and punishments.
• Representative crimes and punishments.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Calendar/Second Readings 06:39 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:36 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 17:37 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 19:15 ConC and Rules Report 22:17 Adjournment 24:18, 958, all

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• It raises the offense for these serious crimes to reflect what they are.
• The Attorney General's authority to prosecute election crimes has been a vexing issue for the state ever
• recommended to us by the Attorney General's Office, who would, of course, be charged with prosecuting these crimes

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all