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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/4/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a nation of laws, and when we enforce laws and not the rule of men, we are better off.
  • She said Operation Metro Surge and other federal immigration enforcement efforts required an inordinate
  • <00:36:32.320> enforcement<00:36:32.880> pay engage in immigration enforcement pay
  • 38.640> federal Metro Surge and other federal Metro Surge and other federal immigration<00:36:
  • > and<00:42:05.839> reporting I urge clear enforcement and reporting I urge clear enforcement
Bills: HF3611, HF3659, HF3909
Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes and then laid over House File 3611 for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Finke described HF 3611 as creating a state income tax withholding deduction for damages awarded to individuals in lawsuits against federal agents such as ICE or CBP, including emotional and financial awards. There was no public testimony or member discussion on the bill before it was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3909, which Representative Hansen said would impose a 50% tax on the gross receipts of detention centers operated by private nongovernmental entities. Hansen argued the measure would recapture public money, deter what he characterized as misuse of taxpayer dollars, and target profits made by private detention contractors such as GEO Group and CoreCivic. He also cited projected revenues and profits for those companies and said the bill was a response to human rights and civil rights concerns tied to private detention operations. Testimony on HF 3909 included support from Nancy Fitz Simmons, a Minnesota State University, Mankato social work professor, who said social workers see the effects of these issues across the state and that the bill could return money to Minnesotans in need. Representative Swedzinski opposed the bill’s impact on the Appleton facility and emphasized local jobs and economic opportunity, while Representative Lee said Minnesota should seek better economic options than jail-related work. Representative Holland supported the bill as a way to offset costs to families and the state from detentions and deportations. Representative Weiner questioned the bill’s revenue potential and criticized the 50% gross-receipts tax as politicizing taxes. Representative Hansen responded that similar proposals were being explored in Washington and California and that the bill was intended to stand up to large corporate interests. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 7th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason for this is we are recruiting and looking.
  • And Mr. Chairman, just to... And Mr.
  • We're going to start with 1130 and 1369 and 1329 and 1329 and finish with 1540 tomorrow morning.
  • We will make a decision tomorrow, and that's the one on the law enforcement.
  • About 1193, committee, we will make a decision tomorrow, and that's the one on the law enforcement bonus
Bills: SB2004, HB1600
Summary: The committee reconvened to continue work on water-related appropriations and related bills, with the chair emphasizing the need to move the water bill to conference committee soon because of differences with the House. Members reviewed project funding levels and carryover balances across several water projects, including NAWS, Southwest, Valley City, Cirrus River flood control, Hart River, Redder water supply, municipal and rural water, general water, and discretionary funding. The discussion focused on reduced revenue forecasts, the use of a $150 million line of credit as a working assumption, and concerns about large carryover amounts and piling up cash. No final changes were made to the water funding numbers, but the chair said the committee would revisit the bill after further cleanup of the draft language. The committee then took up House Bill 1600, which would create an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota law school. Members agreed the program should be treated as a one-time pilot rather than ongoing general fund spending, so they adopted an amendment changing the $400,000 appropriation to one-time funding from the strategic investment fund. The amended bill passed unanimously, and Senator Meyer was assigned to carry it. House Bill 1417, dealing with parole and probation-related policy, was also amended. The committee removed Section 8, which eliminated the bill’s appropriations language, based on testimony that the referenced funding was already included elsewhere in the budget. The amended bill then passed unanimously. The committee also discussed possible future amendments to water study language, including earlier reporting deadlines and a proposal to require larger new water project requests to go through the Water Topics Overview Committee before being introduced, but no final action was taken on those concepts. Several other bills, including the AI-related House Bill 1448 and law enforcement bonus bill 1193, were left for later consideration.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:48.480> enforcement<00:02:49.120> activities the immigration enforcement activities
  • into know, immigration authorities going into schools<00:09:42.000> and<00:09:42.480> and<
  • This bill is clear and it's practical for both school and law enforcement.
  • Um, and what we heard from law enforcement, and I've talked with the police chief union as well, is that
  • they have a firearm on them, and you have an active shooter and law enforcement comes in, you call 911
Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 8th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The following bills and resolutions are on first. Reading in reference to the committee.
  • Will the secretary read the bills and resolutions?
  • Senate Bill 3 by Huffman, relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving
  • direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations to finance.
  • Pending the reading and referral of bills, and the receipt of messages and committee reports.
Bills: SB8, SB4, SB3, SB6, SB8, SB4
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • and a 501c4 and there is a five 1 cc3 and a 501c4 and they're<00:09:31.600> affiliated<00:09:
  • breaks and all sorts of things um and breaks and all sorts of things um and the<00:10:16.560>
  • <00:15:50.440> and it and uh yes uh um Mr chair and and it and uh yes uh um Mr chair and and
  • <00:31:27.919> and Etc that have gone to 501 C4s and and Etc that have gone to 501 C4s and
  • and consistency and openness uniformity and consistency and openness and<01:10:33.280> fairness
Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Resolutions on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolution, HR128.
  • The following resolutions are being referred to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.
  • Resolutions by Perez of El Paso are being referred, including HR108 and HR110 through HR113.
  • The following resolutions by De Hiallo are being referred to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars
  • HR120 by Wu, HR123 by Button, HR124 by Kitzman, and HR125 by Flores. The House will stand at ease.
Bills: SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the the need and that they have.
  • and and I appreciate for weeks uh now and and I appreciate the<00:14:19.600> call<00:14:19.839
  • <00:17:42.880> without last three and a half years, and without last three and a half years
  • and and I'm understanding there was a and and I'm understanding you<00:40:27.200> know<00:40:
  • <00:41:11.359> and lateness of the of of it and and lateness of the of of it and and whatever
Bills: HB424, SB63, SB269
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members of the committee.
  • We want to thank LFC and the LFC analysts for finding this necessary fix and spearheading it.
  • This one addresses who participates, how cost control works, and how sustainability is enforced.
  • This one addresses who participates, how cost control works, and how sustainability is enforced.
  • and just a better assurance that... ...and health care programs, and just a better assurance that the
Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:36 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • give them the tools to enforce and continue to work with the industry as well.
  • most, including LGBTQ people, immigrants, and those who seek reproductive health care.
  • They have to observe the rules regarding immigration and protected health information and First Amendment
  • And so law enforcement will still be able to receive alerts and get all of that information to share
  • Madam Chair and Representative, yes, because the purpose is for law enforcement, not for immigration
Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • new tools for law enforcement and prosecutors to curb the growing theft of copper and brass.
  • Public testimony will be limited to two minutes, and it may be strictly enforced or as directed by the
  • designed to decriminalize controlled substances or instruct law enforcement and prosecutors not to enforce
  • and immigration law is precluded from the states having their own.
  • , criminal penalties, and reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Lawyers Association and the Texas Immigration Law Council.
  • This has been used and abused by law enforcement officials to discourage transparency and hide their
  • And quite frankly, our law enforcement, DPS, and those types of activities don't have the proper equipment
  • We work hand-in-hand with DPS and our local law enforcement, and our industry is kind of like your industry
  • But what’s on the books is not working. ...and we work closely with law enforcement, and they tell us
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • and potentially law enforcement.
  • Association and the Texas Immigration Law Council.
  • And quite frankly, our law enforcement, DPS and the Comptroller's Office, has jurisdiction over those
  • to our customers and your constituents, and we respectfully request the support of this bill, and do
  • law enforcement, and we appreciate that.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • to two minutes and will be strictly enforced, or as directed by the chair.
  • controlled substances or instruct law enforcement and prosecutors not to enforce our state drug laws
  • I'm with the Texas Immigration Law Council and the Texas chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers
  • status—and this oversimplification contradicts the nuanced reality of immigration law.
  • , criminal penalties, and reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:11:13.640> this<00:11:14.200> and enforcement on this and enforcement on this and we're
  • c><00:20:50.760> techniques<00:20:51.280> and and manipulative of techniques and and manipulative
  • I think appreciate and and and agree.
  • And this does need Ways and Means yet.
  • Poipoi as co-chairs, and myself and Rep.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 148 on combat sports, but members said they had agreement only in principle and were waiting on a conference draft and money committee release, so the bill was rolled to the next day. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation was then described as regulating professional solicitors who sell donated non-perishable tangible property, including prompt payment, financial reporting, disclosure, and contract requirements; the committee adopted the conference draft and passed it unanimously. SB 2607 on landscape architects was also passed with a conference draft after members agreed to align licensure qualifications with the uniform standard used by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. Later, HB 1642 on consumer protection and crypto kiosks was passed with amendments to ban the purchase of cryptocurrency through crypto kiosks, and SB 2396 on property was deferred because members said they were aligned on the policy but still needed to sort out enforcement, with the issue to be left to a task force. SB 2961 on insurance was deferred to the next day pending release, and SB 2471 on the powers of artificial persons was rolled to the next day while the House and Senate sought legal clarification to make the bill more defensible; members said they agreed on the goal of addressing dark money but wanted to avoid harming Hawaii or local companies. The committee then passed SB 3001 on artificial intelligence with amendments. The conference draft renamed the regulated systems as “AI companions,” narrowed and clarified the definition, required reasonable measures to prevent outputs encouraging serious bodily injury, increased disclosure frequency for minors, added a feature restriction to discourage disengagement, removed provisions the Senate viewed as too broad or insufficiently articulated, shifted annual reporting to the Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration, and removed civil penalties. Members also said the romantic-relationship language had been removed for now but could be revisited later. SB 2433 on condominiums was discussed but rolled to the next day because the House and Senate were still considering changes related to DCCA authority and condo-owner disputes, and HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution was deferred for the session because the Senate was not ready and time was running out. In the final portion, HB 1753 on social media data retention was passed with amendments setting limits on how long companies may retain user data, with exceptions such as domestic violence evidence. SB 1166 on insurance was rolled to the next day after discussion of historic weather damage and the need to avoid affecting ongoing litigation against oil companies; members noted they had received an AG opinion that the bill would not jeopardize that litigation. SB 2964 on property insurance was passed with a conference draft requiring insurers to periodically ask homeowners about significant improvements so coverage can be reassessed, and SB 3255 on currency was passed with a conference draft authorizing penny rounding to the nearest five cents, though one senator voted no because he preferred the Senate version that had included a separate cash-acceptance issue. The committee also discussed SB 2852 on website accessibility for people with disabilities as the next item, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that measure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and CBAs. and CBAs.
  • and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and we<00:05:32.640
  • and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and Morikawa<00:17
  • >> And we have ways and means release. >> And we have ways and means release.
  • And for the house, myself and Rep. And for the house, myself and Rep.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And And And Thank<00:03:40.720> you.
  • And then we have co-chairs and Kush. Sorry. And Morikawa and Shimizu. Thank you.
  • <00:10:57.880> And right? And right?
  • Yeah, we are adjourned. and as co-chairs and and as co-chairs and Representative<00:15:10.240> Tarnas
  • Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Shimizu<00:16:24.000
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On the House side, it's myself, uh, co-chairs Garrett and Morikawa, and managers Iwamoto and Souza.
  • DeCoite<00:11:25.760> are and managers Inouye and DeCoite are and managers Inouye and DeCoite
  • And we have HB 1839 relating to immigration.
  • <00:13:34.240> And<00:13:34.400> on um relating to immigration.
  • And on um relating to immigration.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and consent on consent. and consent on consent.
  • 00:04:02.520> and her qualifications, testimony, and her qualifications, testimony, and interview
  • It's been moved and seconded. >> motions. It's been moved and seconded.
  • and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1951.
  • And at the as well.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this bill is effective upon approval. Yes, and thank you.
  • Department of Labor, and put it on the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations as the enforcer
  • And just to further Yes, and thank you.
  • And Member Rize Oda. Aye. And Member Rize Oda. Aye.
  • Hasham and Rep. Lee as co-chairs, and Rep. Matsumoto and Hasham are excused. Great, sounds good.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:40.400> interest and allow payment waivers and interest and allow payment waivers and
  • And on behalf of and Favela as a member.
  • Co-Chairs<00:14:03.200> and and Miyake as Co-Chairs and and Miyake as Co-Chairs and Representative
  • and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and Miyake<00:14:28.160
  • significantly, um and and is really just significantly, um and and is really just a<00:15:28.120