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• Whose immigration status exactly is it that we want to share?
• And when they're processed, their information goes through a database.
• And when they're processed, their information goes through database.
• And when they're processed, their information goes to a database.
• I share those concerns.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of an amended joint proclamation expanding the Legislature’s immigration agenda. The proclamation added items calling for financial penalties for government officials, enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed by illegal aliens, and programs and appropriations to support law enforcement in enforcing federal immigration law. The chamber then took up the special order calendar, beginning with Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2B, the immigration bill. Most of the meeting was devoted to debate and questions on the strike-all amendment to SB 2B. Sponsor Senator Gruters described the bill as a broad immigration enforcement package aligned with President Trump’s agenda. He said it would require greater cooperation with federal immigration authorities, strengthen participation in the 287(g) program, create a chief immigration officer and council, authorize financial penalties for noncompliance, provide bonuses for officers assisting ICE, and direct information-sharing with federal agencies. He also said the bill would bar DHSMV from issuing licenses or ID cards to unauthorized aliens and would end in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Senators Polsky, Pizzo, Smith, Jones, Berman, Osgood, and others questioned the scope of the bill, whether it would affect schools, churches, cities, nonprofits, and green-card holders, and how the 287(g) provisions would work in practice. Gruters repeatedly said the operational focus was on jails and detention facilities, not street-level enforcement. A major point of controversy was the bill’s proposed mandatory death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of certain capital offenses. Senator Fine said the covered crimes were the most serious capital felonies, including murder, child sexual battery, destructive-device offenses causing death, and certain trafficking offenses, and argued the provision was intended to withstand constitutional challenge. Senator Pizzo raised Eighth Amendment concerns and questioned whether the bill could mandate death sentences. The tuition waiver provisions also drew extended debate: Fine said the state would save about $41 million by ending discounted tuition for undocumented students, while Democrats argued the savings would not return to general revenue and that the policy would harm students who are already enrolled. Fine and Gruters said green-card holders would not be affected and that the bill targeted only students in the country illegally. The discussion also covered appropriations and implementation. Senator Smith asked about the bill’s large funding levels, and Fine broke down the spending as including $375 million for the chief immigration officer, $100 million in grants to local law enforcement, $29 million for the new Office of State Immigration Enforcement, and $10 million for an unauthorized-alien transport program. Gruters said the funds would reimburse local governments and help address staffing shortages, while critics questioned the lack of benchmarks and the fiscal impact. No final vote or disposition on the bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• And because there's no shared ownership and, in accordance with the Department of Revenue rules, our
• And because there's no shared ownership and, in accordance with the Department of Revenue rules, our
• The state's done their share.
• bills uh then we are increasing the uh bills uh then we are increasing the state<01:15:31.920> share
• and then at some point there state share and then at some point there is<01:15:34.159> the<01

Bills: SF0061, SF0098, SF0110

Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all

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• I wanted to share the importance of this bill as an early prevention stage rather than intervention.
• to present HB 1515, related to the public records exemption for HB 327, Uterine Fibroid Research Database
• Members, this is a public records exemption connected to HB 325, Uterine Fibroid Database, which many
• What I want to share with you is some issues pertaining to addressing fraud, the error rate in SNAP,
• You know, a group home is a central room shared space with bedrooms around it.

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• What I was going to share was that Mr.
• Unfortunately, he is not able to be with us today, but he is responsible for the database collection.
• Inspection data is housed in our Ash-to-Wear Bridge Management Program, our BRM database.
• The BRM database can also perform some analysis, trying to predict future projects.
• And speak with the community, and they're very concerned to share what exactly is happening, right?

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• Um, we want to make sure I shared.
• database.
• Um, this database has been database.
• :52:32.160> piece shared an investigative journalism piece shared an investigative journalism
• <05:19:04.000> those other things which do not share those other things which do not share

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm an Air Force veteran myself, and I share some of these concerns.
• And so I share my friend Adrian's concerns.
• And some of that information is shared through online databases and dashboards, which are helpful, but
• DOC already collects this information, but does not share it in full.
• I share Ms. Garvey's concerns about the photographing and the sharing and the data and whatnot.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Thank you. and thank you for the opportunity to share some of the progress our institution has made since
• Rankings and I have some exciting news to share.
• I also want to share that I'm joined by Numerous fabulous colleagues are here in the audience.
• The opportunity to share SFA's successes and legislative priorities with you. Stephen F.
• , the Texas All-Payer Claim Database, and the Texas All-Payer Claim Database.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• > unsuccessful If database verification is unsuccessful If database verification is unsuccessful
• So, it does again, it federal databases.
• , access to these um broader databases, access to these um broader databases, but<01:16:48.800>
• ,<01:16:52.800> which have access to all the databases, which have access to all the databases
• and the wait times and what databases and the wait times and what databases they<01:18:23.840>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It also interfaces with some federal It also interfaces with some federal databases<00:11:39.400>
• for on things like asset databases for on things like asset verification,<00:11:41.320> income,
• It's going into my database."
• It's going<00:18:46.360> into<00:18:46.480> my<00:18:46.600> database."
• And we are going into my database."

Keywords: 1183, house

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• THIS BILL EXPANDS THE EXISTING REQUIREMENT PASSING BILL SENATE BILL 1808 AND 2022 THAT A SHARE OF OPERATING
• Pizzo: I CAN TELL YOU WHAT MIAMI-DADE BROWARD AND PALM BEACH IS BUT PERHAPS HOW MUCH CAN OUR SHARE OF
• IS THERE ANY PROVISION THAT WE WILL START ENJOYING OR HAVING, PRODUCING OR SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT
• OFTEN CROSS-REFERENCES WITH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES DATABASE ON CITIZENSHIP.
• THE PHONE A WEEK AGO WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FROM ONE OF THE COUNTIES I PRESENTED AND HE SHARED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• She said the information shared today was what was shared there, and that there is also a video about
• She explained that the information shared today was what was shared there, and that there is also a video
• Miss Cameron said the information shared today was what was shared at the awards ceremony, and that there
• There's not some secret database that you went to.
• There's not some secret database that you went to.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Amber Cameron of the University of Minnesota’s Office for Public Engagement about the University’s Outstanding Community Service Awards and, specifically, the community partner award given to Communities United Against Police Brutality in 2021 and 2024. Cameron explained that the awards program recognizes faculty, staff, students, and community partners, that nominations are reviewed by University selection committees using criteria such as positive societal impact, innovation, extraordinary results, and overall impression, and that the committee evaluates only the application materials. She said the nomination for Communities United Against Police Brutality described a long-standing partnership with the University through student learning, including work through the Center for Community-Engaged Learning and a student white paper connected to the passage of Travis’s Law. Committee members raised concerns about the organization’s history, its public messaging, and whether it was appropriate for the University to honor it. One member argued that the group’s IRS records showed it was formally organized in 2020, questioned claims that it had existed for 25 years, and objected to the organization’s letterhead and activism. Cameron responded that the award does not require formal tax status and that the selection process relies on the nomination packet rather than outside information. She also said the award nomination documented work with 130 course offerings across 17 academic departments and about 1,000 students over 24 years. Cameron further said the award program was being phased out and retooled into a new internal Engaged Scholar Awards program focused on community-engaged scholarship rather than volunteer service. No vote or formal action was taken during the exchange, and the discussion ended with questions about the nomination materials and how the University defines the organization’s work with students and faculty.

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• that they're in an HOA, and there's no way to pull that information from the Secretary of State's database
• :12:45.720> a for common interest communities and a for common interest communities and a database
• > Department<00:12:47.279> of<00:12:47.440> Commerce<00:12:48.360> I database
• at the Department of Commerce I database at the Department of Commerce I truly<00:12:48.800> believe
• telephone numbers into a public database telephone numbers into a public database so<00:19:03.320

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• He shared his enthusiasm with everyone around him, even strangers.
• We have five major databases in the federal government.
• Is it Republicans or Democrats where the databases would talk to each other?
• You have protestors saying you can't make the databases talk to each other. Have we lost our minds?
• We shared a passion for justice and equality in our communities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But it's one product, huge database behind it.
• Okay, yes, if you could share that with me, as well.
• And I'd be happy to share that with the committee.
• We've shared the report with other organizations.
• I don't know. like the market share of the three.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• A reliable database for emergency responders for them, for the service member to be a responder or to
• And then enhancing the accuracy of the state database regarding military personnel.
• We would not necessarily create a separate database for just these motor vehicles of military members
• ; we would add the indicator to the motor vehicle record and to our current database. and be able to
• Because it's a voluntary indicator, it would be an incomplete database. It's not truly a database.

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• These worship centers are an extension of these tiny homes, so that's where there are shared meals, shared
• These worship centers are an extension of these tiny homes, so that's where there are shared meals, shared
• These worship centers are an extension of these tiny homes, so that's where there are shared meals, shared
• <01:14:56.840> with ensure that information is shared with ensure that information is shared
• have databases and those databases have databases and those databases have existed<01:44:32.719><

Bills: HF1051, HF16

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

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• <00:07:00.360> system evaluation through a database system evaluation through a database system
• <00:38:51.040> um of the story um that you shared um of the story um that you shared um because
• I will also thank Kelsey for your courage to be here today and to share your story with us.
• We share an office with the Bemidji Police Department, who has Bemidji High School.
• that National criminal history database that National criminal history database and<01:20:54.840

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And they have a protocol that they apply to their database that basically keeps their data current.
• We also went to the Job Service database and did the same thing. And general industry comparisons.
• We also went to the Job Service database and did the same thing.
• We share it with both the actuarial consultant... ...of this bill. There's two things that happen.
• We share it with both the actuarial consultant as well as our IRS tax compliance consultant.

Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts. After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.

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• IT CLARIFIES WHICH JURISDICTIONS CAN SHARE BUILDING OFFICIALS INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS, AND SMALL RURAL
• IN THE BILL THAT BASICALLY WE ARE SAYING IF THERE IS NOT A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT THEN YOU HAVE TO SHARE
• THEY MADE A RESERVATION AND THEY HAVE TO SHARE THAT PERSON'S CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THE RESTAURANT.
• >> Chair: FOLLOW UP. >> BUT DON'T THEY SHARE THAT INFORMATION ANYWAY?
• THEY SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE RESTAURANT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Is there a way to share that? Is that put into...
• somewhere that it's shared should something go wrong?
• We have plans to interact and share information with APD.
• We work together, we meet regularly, and we share information.
• I'm going to go ahead and share my screen.