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• of their immigrant status.
• of their immigrant status.
• of their immigrant status.
• of their immigrant status.
• of their immigrant status.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Benefits because of their immigration status.
• At a time when federal actions are leaving more immigrant families without access to food assistance,
• leaders must do everything they can to streamline access to CFAP for our immigrant neighbors.
• Immigrant access to basic needs is more precarious than ever before.
• AB 1049 ensures that eligible immigrant families are not blocked from food assistance.

Summary: The committee heard several child welfare, food assistance, child care, and developmental services bills. AB 308 would require a statewide evaluation of regional center safety training and crisis-response services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; supporters said it would help reduce reliance on law enforcement and improve de-escalation and emergency preparedness. AB 1049 would remove sponsor deeming from the California Food Assistance Program, with supporters from food banks and legal aid arguing the rule creates confusion, chilling effects, and wrongful denials, while one member raised concerns about accountability and fraud. AB 1201 would narrow when a parent’s prior violent felony can bar reunification services, limiting the bypass to offenses involving a child or a child’s other parent/guardian; county and advocacy witnesses said the bill preserves judicial discretion and avoids automatic denials, though a member expressed concern about child safety in violent or criminal environments. AB 2379 would require family child care providers to be notified of constitutional rights and receive multilingual training regarding immigration enforcement; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2429 would make ACEs screening optional and reduce required classroom observations in the early childhood mental health consultation program, with supporters saying it would reduce administrative burdens and expand participation. AB 1755 would eliminate CalWORKs’ 100-hour monthly work penalty for two-parent families, and supporters said it would reduce poverty and administrative burden without changing income eligibility. AB 1981, presented later, would advance “true cost of care” child care rate reform, with providers describing the current reimbursement system as unsustainable. AB 2478 would create a streamlined kinship family approval pathway for foster care placements with relatives and other kin, and AB 1969 and AB 1996 would create statewide structures to coordinate cradle-to-career services and reduce child poverty, respectively; both were presented as data-driven, place-based efforts to align services and set measurable reduction goals. Most bills received strong support from county agencies, advocacy organizations, and service providers, with little or no opposition testimony. Members generally praised the goals of the measures but asked questions about implementation, accountability, and child safety in the reunification and benefits bills. The committee took roll calls on the bills it heard, and the votes shown in the transcript were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, with several measures held on call after passing committee votes. AB 1049 was voted out 2-1, AB 1201 and AB 2379 were each voted out 3-0, AB 2429 and AB 1755 were voted out 2-0, and AB 2478, AB 1969, and AB 1996 were each voted out 2-0; the chair repeatedly noted that some bills would remain on call pending absent members. AB 1981 drew extensive support testimony from child care providers and allies, but the committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the transcript provided because no motion was available at that moment.

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• However, overall, the budget still balances on the backs of low-income immigrant families.
• Hi, my name is [Name Missing] with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA.
• we continue to support our immigrant communities during this difficult time.
• We oppose the Medi-Cal cuts to immigrant families and the lack of revenues in the budget.
• We're seeing immigration raids across the state and the rhetoric that he used.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I also represent HIA, the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama.
• I'll tell you that in the state of Alabama, most of our immigrants are documented.
• I'll tell you that in the state of Alabama, most of our immigrants are documented.
• I'll tell you that in the state of Alabama, most of our immigrants are documented.
• </c><00:21:44.960><c> don't</c> they assume that all immigrants don't they assume that all immigrants

Bills: HB585, HB585

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, money transmission, transaction fees, international wire transfers, income tax credit, suspicious cash transactions, Securities Commission, 1136, house, all

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• immigration that is inside the country.
• ,</c><00:02:15.280><c> and</c> decade, we've seen immigration, and decade, we've seen immigration, and
• increase from immigration. not including uh<00:02:21.599><c> outside</c><00:02:22.319><c> immigration
• that is inside uh outside immigration that is inside the<00:02:23.920><c> country.
• c> need comprehensive immigration reform need comprehensive immigration reform across<00:08:53.120><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . ...immigrants, our sports heroes, our local firefighters, and all sorts of great stories that we'd
• For House File 80 from the Immigrant Development Center.
• However, based on the same feedback, the main organization behind this bill, the Immigrant Development
• So the African immigrant community is the largest Black community in Minnesota.
• So, Minnesota's immigrant community.

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• This is not about immigration. This is about human decency.
• This country is built on immigrants. Difference. This country is built on immigrants.
• America is a nation built by immigrants, and legal immigration remains the cornerstone of our strength
• But respect for legal immigration depends on respect for the law.
• In my district in the Central Valley, we have invited immigrants.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><03:57:53.760><c> immigrant?
• Because I I around immigrant immigrant?
• ><c> of</c> immigrants, illegal immigrants, all of immigrants, illegal immigrants, all of the<03:57:58.399
• </c> in detention of immigrants. in detention of immigrants.
• </c> federal immigration detention center. federal immigration detention center.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm in support with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA, in strong support of the Community
• Alliance. our undocumented communities, our immigrant communities to know that we are standing with
• They turned the immigration officers away.
• The immigration community is correspondingly devastated by a psychological aftershock.
• Thank you Monica Madrid on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Chirla proud co-sponsor

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Last month, zero illegal immigrants were Last month, zero illegal immigrants were released<02:10:32.960
• </c> amendment to ensure that immigration amendment to ensure that immigration judges<02:51:24.000><c
• > act</c><03:04:48.080><c> to</c> immigration and nationality act to immigration and nationality act
• So, we wrote an immigration reform bill moving the American immigration system to a talent-based system
• So, we wrote an immigration reform bill moving the American immigration system to a talent-based system

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Armenians have been immigrating to California as early as the 1880s, and today California is home to
• So, as you noted, research indicates that Armenians who immigrated to California came in three distinct
• Our third pillar is reducing barriers for California's immigrant entrepreneurs through our immigrant
• What we need is a sustained partnership, evidence of what immigrants help bring to this state.
• I came to California when I was six years old as an immigrant, and I went to school here.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• On the top of the agenda, we have HB 1839, relating to immigration.
• And on the relating to immigration.
• authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence.
• </c><00:16:47.360><c> and</c> uh deals with immigration and uh deals with immigration and assistance,
• officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions except under limited circumstances.

Bills: HB2241, HB1163, HB1514, HB1696, HB2021, SB2135, SB2466, SB2727, SB3082, SB3097, SB2861, SCR100, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, SCR162, SB2614, SB3118, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, commercial driving, driver's license

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• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operations Metro Surge, offered by Senator Hashim and others.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operations Metro Surge, offered by Senator Hashim and others.
• 00:11:28.800><c> Customs</c><00:11:29.360><c> Enforcement</c> Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration
• </c><00:36:43.040><c> court</c> understand fed federal immigration court understand fed federal immigration
• </c><00:37:08.320><c> and</c> on whether the Immigration and on whether the Immigration and Nationality

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I'm a directing attorney in the Tacoma office of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
• With this legislation, Washington State ends its funding support for an immigration system that uses
• detention excessively, for needlessly long periods, and as a tool to force immigrants with legitimate
• With this legislation, Washington State ends its funding support for an immigration system that uses
• The state of Washington is the enugeses to be a state that protects immigrants and the responsibility

Summary: The committee began with a work session from the State Investment Board, where staff described the board’s structure, $230 billion in assets under management, and its mandate to maximize returns at a prudent level of risk for pension and other state funds. They reviewed long-term performance, noting strong historical returns and explaining that the board generally invests public equities passively through low-cost index funds. Members also discussed sustainability practices, including ESG integration, proxy voting, climate and DEI blueprints, and the board’s view that divestment or asset-class restrictions can reduce returns and increase costs. Senators asked about deferred compensation, legislative influence over investment policy, and digital assets; staff said the board is slow-moving and that any major change would be studied carefully. The public hearing then focused on SB 5439, which would prohibit new thermal coal investments beginning in 2026 and require full divestment by 2030, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued coal is a poor long-term investment and a major climate and health risk, and several said the bill still gives the board flexibility to retain holdings in companies transitioning to clean energy. The committee also heard testimony on SB 6109, which would bar investments in private detention facilities and require divestment by 2030; supporters said state money should not profit from immigrant detention, while staff confirmed the board currently holds a small investment in Geo Group. SB 6304 would require responsible investment principles for the State Investment Board, including consideration of human rights, environmental degradation, corruption, and related risks, along with proxy voting guidelines and annual reporting. Testimony in favor emphasized ethical investing, climate risk, and avoiding complicity in human rights abuses, while board staff had earlier said they view such decisions through an investment-risk lens rather than a values-based lens. The committee also heard Substitute SB 5945, which would exclude most offenses committed before age 18 from counting as strikes under the state’s persistent offender law and would allow retroactive resentencing for affected people, with exceptions for first- and second-degree murder and serious sex offenses. Staff said the substitute would likely affect fewer cases than the original bill, with estimates ranging from about 10 to 24 resentencings. Public defense, prosecutors, and sheriffs’ representatives raised concerns about workload, victim impacts, and retroactive application, while supporters and pro bono providers said they were prepared to help with resentencing and reentry support. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Finally, we're aligning state immigration law with federal law.
• Finally, we're aligning state immigration law with federal law.
• Can you do new law, illegal immigration.
• and Customs to participate in the immigration program established under 287(g) of the Immigration and
• and Customs to participate in the immigration program established under 287(g) of the Immigration and

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

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• Our current criminal and immigration laws already do that.
• </c> our current criminal and immigration our current criminal and immigration laws<00:44:46.119><c>
• </c> it less likely that immigrant it less likely that immigrant communities<01:10:42.440><c> will</c
• </c><01:23:00.080><c> with</c> want to associate all immigrants with want to associate all immigrants
• </c><03:42:03.960><c> that</c> mass inflow of illegal immigrants that mass inflow of illegal immigrants

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• , Immigrant Rights and Education Network.
• Law enforcement to do immigration activity.
• But ...immigration authorities.
• The goal is to of assisting immigration enforcement.
• enforcement who personally assisted with immigration enforcement.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

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• It's just data collection that allows policymakers to make future decisions on immigration, health care
• I understand there's a robust debate around immigration status in the state and the country, but I think
• And so... and they will be an immigrant of this country.
• I understand there's a robust debate around immigration status in the state and the country, but I think
• And the interesting thing is that really there wasn't any decrease in usage amongst immigrants in those

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including International Mother Language Day, Arizona Nurses’ Day, Environmental Day, Teamsters Local 104, and Arizona Aerospace Day. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and three excused. The chamber also announced committee meetings, bill referrals, and later adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026. The main floor action centered on House Bill 2785, a taxation measure tied to federal tax conformity. Members debated whether Arizona should conform to federal tax changes, with supporters arguing it would validate current tax forms and provide tax relief, and opponents warning it would mainly benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations while reducing state revenue. The bill passed 32-26 with two not voting. The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole for two calendars of bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2190, HB 2206, HB 2396, HB 2442, and HB 2448, all on health and human services topics, with amendments adopted on the first three. HB 2206 drew extended debate over SNAP payment error rates and whether the bill would impose an unfunded mandate and make benefits harder to access; supporters said it would reduce waste and save money, while opponents said it would set DES up for failure. HB 2396, which would restrict certain SNAP purchases, drew testimony over whether it would improve nutrition or unfairly limit low-income families and create a “food police” system. HB 2442 and HB 2448 also drew criticism over added SNAP work requirements and limits on agency waiver authority during recessions. The Committee later advanced HB 2688, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2796, and HB 2797, including bills on government staffing, hospital immigration-status data collection, unemployment benefits, SNAP eligibility/redeterminations, and fraud reporting. HB 2689 prompted sharp opposition over fears it would deter immigrants and mixed-status families from seeking medical care, while HB 2796 and HB 2797 were criticized as adding administrative burdens and duplicative SNAP checks. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and a motion to amend the report to show HB 2689 failed was rejected 24-32.

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• I understand there's a robust debate around immigration status in the state and the country, but I think
• To give their immigration status, they will be so afraid that they will be required to do that, that
• And so... and they will be an immigrant of this country.
• I understand there's a robust debate around immigration status in the state and the country, but I think
• And the interesting thing is that really there wasn't any decrease in usage amongst immigrants in those

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Liza Ryan Gill for Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights on Zoom. to 364 days and specifies that as a
• Liza Ryan Gill for Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Coalition - Yes, good morning. - Good morning.
• Liza Ryan Gill with the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights.
• It's a very, very tiny little tweak, but it can help our immigration attorneys who are doing pro bono
• My name is Leilani Sta, and I'm the immigrants' rights attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several nominations and bills. It first recommended advise and consent for Governor’s Message 573, confirming Luann Blake to the Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee after she described her experience as a blind voter and her goals of improving outreach and accessibility for voters with print disabilities. The committee then took up the judiciary supplemental budget bill, HB 2095, with testimony from the courts and several supportive organizations. The courts requested funding for security, cybersecurity, substance use treatment contracts, public guardian services, staffing, and capital projects; members questioned the lump-sum CIP request, the substance use contract funding, and the Kamanu Hale elevator project. The committee later voted to pass HB 2095 with amendments, including changes to cybersecurity funding, security-related report language, and other committee-report notes. The committee also heard HB 1520, which changes the five-year statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of campaign finance violations to begin upon discovery by the Campaign Spending Commission. The commission supported the bill, saying it would prevent delayed reporting from avoiding prosecution, while one senator raised concerns about due diligence, tolling, and the difference between administrative and criminal enforcement. The bill drew broad support from advocacy groups and was advanced with an amendment clarifying “criminal prosecution.” HB 1548, which reduces the maximum sentence for misdemeanors and other offenses punishable by up to one year to 364 days, received strong support from the Public Defender, immigrant-rights groups, OHA, and others, who said the change would reduce immigration consequences for noncitizens. The committee later amended and passed the bill, limiting it to non-violent offenses. HB 2050, increasing partial public financing limits and available public funds, was supported by the Campaign Spending Commission and good-government groups, while OHA asked for parity with lieutenant governor races. The committee passed it with amendments increasing the public-fund match and funding levels, and requested additional appropriations in the committee report. HB 2494, which would set factors for warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations and require documentation of the justification, drew strong support from the Public Defender and civil-liberties advocates but opposition from the Attorney General’s office, prosecutors, police, and some business groups, who warned it would restrict officer discretion and trigger litigation. The committee nevertheless passed it with amendments. In a final decision-making agenda, the committee also passed HB 2250 with amendments, adding blank appropriations and committee-report language related to claims against the state, including claims involving exonerees and a disputed USEPA-related claim.