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• We had some illegal events, and as you can imagine, bad things can happen.
• Illegal to whom?
• So, if somebody wants to set up a boxing tournament, that's illegal.
• That's illegal to do that, is that right?
• I mean, if anybody tries to do an illegal event, they all.

Keywords: 914, all

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• gambling. here and say look at all this illegal here and say look at all this illegal gambling<00:04
• include when they talk about illegal include when they talk about illegal gambling<00:05:18.919>
• But 52% continue to utilize illegal bookmakers, and searches for illegal gambling sites spiked as well
• But 52% continue to utilize illegal bookmakers, and searches for illegal gambling sites spiked as well
• Illegal gambling sites, okay?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I will be taking That is illegal dumping in their communities.
• In 2024, the Apollo fire sparked by illegal dump material burned 800 acres.
• We're here today to strongly support SB 1230 regarding illegal dumping.
• Illegal dumping is a serious and pervasive problem in our communities.
• These are not victimless crimes—transferring illegal handguns, unserialized.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Where does it say it's illegal?
• Where does it say it's illegal?
• Where does it say it's illegal?
• Where does it say it's illegal?
• Where does it say it's illegal?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up an amended bill, sponsored by Rep. Lily Walsh, aimed at requiring certain foreign principals involved in New Hampshire real estate transactions to file an affidavit electronically with the Department of Justice. Walsh explained that she revised the proposal after the first hearing by limiting it to leases longer than 14 days, removing notarization, allowing electronic filing, shortening notification timelines, and clarifying that lessors or agents would not have to verify the affidavit’s truthfulness. She asked the committee to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment and also noted a technical correction to use “real estate licensee” rather than “realtor.” The main opposition came from a real estate practitioner on the committee, who argued the bill was burdensome, could create discrimination concerns, and would place real estate professionals in an improper enforcement role. He also questioned the bill’s practical effect and pointed to existing federal CFIUS procedures as a better mechanism for handling foreign investment concerns. Several members echoed concerns about whether the state had authority to regulate in this area, whether the bill would actually stop bad actors, and whether it could be enforced without discriminatory impacts. Representatives from New Boston Space Force Station testified in support, saying the legislation was critical to national security because proximity to the installation could allow adversaries to observe operations or interfere with radio frequency communications. They argued federal processes were too slow or ineffective and that state action could better push hostile actors away from the base. Committee members questioned the technical basis for the 10-mile buffer, whether it would really help, and why federal agencies were not handling the issue. No vote was taken during the exchange shown in the transcript.

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• Illegal employment, illegal individuals in our country, It's illegal employment, illegal individuals
• Illegal immigrants that I'm not talking about what Illegal immigrants that I'm not talking about what
• The illegal should not be taking the jobs of our citizens, and they shouldn't be here.
• Are they those undocumented illegal immigrants? I think the 20% of workers that are...
• It's because of how illegal immigration impacted my family personally.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 703 on utility relocation, as amended by a strike-all. The sponsor said the bill would require government authorities that order communication service providers to move infrastructure to pay the relocation costs, clarify expedited timelines, and align the House bill with the Senate version. Supporters argued the communication services tax should help cover these costs, while cities and counties warned the bill would shift major unfunded costs to local governments and taxpayers, especially in fiscally constrained counties. After public testimony from local government and industry representatives and debate over fairness, coordination, and the tax’s intended use, the committee adopted the strike-all and then passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed CS/HB 379, a securities package updating Chapter 517. The bill and conforming amendment made several technical and policy changes, including expanding certain exemptions, updating foreign jurisdiction and exchange considerations, revising merger-and-acquisition broker rules, aligning fingerprinting requirements with FBI standards, and adding protections related to financial exploitation of specified adults. Industry and Office of Financial Regulation witnesses supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably without opposition. Next, the committee passed CS/HB 867 establishing the Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act to create a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor and to help Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties secure insurance and indemnification for service on the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. The Florida Chamber supported the bill, and it was reported favorably without debate. The committee also passed CS/HB 1161, which revises Florida’s deepfake law to require covered platforms to remove altered sexual depictions and copies upon request by the victim; the bill drew emotional testimony from a student victim and broad support from members, and a severability amendment was adopted before the bill passed unanimously. The committee then passed CS/HB 453 on pool and spa contractors, which updates Chapter 489 terminology and scope-of-practice rules and, through amendment, limits certain equipment to commercially available products. Finally, the committee passed HB 955 requiring all private employers to use E-Verify for new hires, removing the small-employer exemption. Supporters framed it as workforce integrity and rule-of-law legislation, while opponents warned about labor shortages, burdens on small businesses, and impacts on immigrant workers. After debate, the bill passed 19-3. The committee then began hearing CS/HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow voluntary waivers of minimum wage for certain internships, pre-apprenticeships, and on-the-job training; the sponsor presented an amendment limiting the duration and clarifying minor waivers, and the committee heard both support from small business groups and opposition from labor, immigrant, and worker advocates before the transcript ended.

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• I think that people have this idea that discrimination is illegal.
• I think that people have this idea that discrimination is illegal.
• I think that people have this idea that discrimination is illegal.
• I think that people have this idea that discrimination is illegal.
• this idea that discrimination is illegal this idea that discrimination is illegal discrimination

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Does Bill intend to provide that to a woman to effectuate an illegal Texas abortion? No.
• This is illegal, but we need better rules to go after those who are outside of the state.
• Abortion is illegal in the state of Texas.
• , causing illegal abortions to happen.
• The state of Texas has already determined that abortion is illegal.

Bills: HB7, SB 8, HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 997, house, all

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• ILLEGAL GAMBLING IS A GROWING CRISIS.
• THIS INCREASES PENALTIES FOR GAMBLING FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING. GAMBLING FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING.
• SECOND-DEGREE FELONY FOR RUNNING AN ILLEGAL SLOT BUSINESS OR POSSESSING MORE THAN FIVE MACHINES.
• WHEN YOU SAY PARTS THEREOF THEY HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF AN ILLEGAL MACHINE.
• HOW SUBJECTIVE OR OBJECTIVE IS CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING IF A MACHINE IS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So we don't have an illegal activity.
• <00:53:44.520> for remember that e-bike use is illegal for remember that e-bike use is illegal
• due to both legal and frankly illegal due to both legal and frankly illegal e-bike<01:05:27.600>
• attention and legislation on illegally attention and legislation on illegally operated operated
• the real issue of illegal e-moto use. the real issue of illegal e-moto use.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN SOMEONE IS PARKED IN AN ACCESS AISLE PLATE OR PLACARD IT DOESN'T MATTER IT IS ILLEGAL
• INCLUDED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAINLY AUDIBLE RULE WOULD DEAL WITH EXCESSIVE EXHAUST NOISE AND ILLEGAL
• IT'S ALREADY ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA TO MODIFY ILLEGAL MODIFICATIONS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS.
• IT'S ALREADY ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA TO MODIFY EXHAUST SYSTEMS THE PROBLEM IS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT REALLY
• THERE ARE LEGITIMATE REASONS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM MODIFYING THEIR EXHAUST SYSTEMS IT'S ALREADY ILLEGAL

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• Those illegal abortion pills to a woman, then yes, he could be targeted.
• In a situation where a um where a mom in Texas orders illegal abortion pills.
• They are illegal in Texas.
• Abortion is illegal in the state of Texas.
• That where abortion is illegal, causing illegal abortions to happen. Thank you.

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• Of course, we're a border state that faces unique challenges related to illegal immigration, including
• Why don't you ask the farmers in your constituents that utilize migrant labor, both legal and illegal
• Both legal and illegal.
• There were those that said this was an illegal impeachment.
• The vehicles used for these illegal activities often include sand tanks and three-axle trailers that

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• It's designed to identify and block illegal cell phone usage. ...identify and block illegal cell phone
• In the state of Georgia, they've already confiscated 10,000 illegal phones.
• But they obtain these illegal cell phones through illegal channels, through drones, visitors, staff.
• And, of course, you know, they already had an illegal cell phone.
• Jamming is—that's what I was told—jamming is illegal.

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• Additionally, we have seen a large uptick in illegal immigration enter the country over the last four
• Everything else, frankly, is illegal, which leads into one of our other divisions that's highlighted
• Everything else, frankly, is illegal, which leads into one of our other divisions that's highlighted
• It can be illegal casinos, it can be illegal slot machines, it can be illegal poker games.
• best to work with our partners to tamp down on these illegal activities.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the agencies under its jurisdiction and their current-year budgets. Chair Vicki Lopez welcomed members and staff, and each member briefly introduced themselves and identified areas of interest, with recurring themes including fiscal restraint, insurance regulation, revenue administration, condominium issues, and government efficiency. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s overall budget, about $3.1 billion, and noted major recent policy areas affecting the budget such as condominium legislation and emergency communications funding. Agency heads then presented high-level summaries of their missions and budgets. The Department of Revenue described property tax oversight, tax administration, and child support enforcement; the Department of Management Services reviewed state purchasing, telecommunications, fleet, state insurance, retirement, and digital services; DBPR highlighted licensing, enforcement, condominiums, and building code work; DFS covered insurance consumer services, risk management, unclaimed property, fire marshal functions, and criminal investigations; the Gaming Control Commission discussed pari-mutuel and tribal gaming oversight and enforcement; OIR explained insurer solvency and rate review; the Lottery emphasized education funding and record sales; OFR described regulation of banking, securities, lending, and money services; DOAH outlined administrative and workers’ compensation adjudication; PSC covered utility rate regulation and consumer complaints; PERC described labor relations and career service appeals; and FCHR summarized discrimination complaint investigations and outreach. Several members asked questions about utility returns, insurance regulation staffing, DMS’s state employee health plan deficit and prescription drug formulary management, agency recommendations for reducing regulatory burden, and state facilities usage. Responses generally emphasized that utility rates and insurer filings are determined through evidentiary and actuarial processes, that OIR has reduced vacancies but still seeks specialized staff and a Tampa office expansion, and that DMS acknowledged rising health plan costs and said the issue likely requires broader budget-level discussion. The chair also pressed multiple presenters to stay focused on agency operations and budgets rather than broader policy issues. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• No, that's already illegal.
• It's already illegal. It's commonplace. It's killing people.
• That is illegal for medical users.
• What is illegal in both of those instances?
• It is illegal to actively drink and drive. It is illegal to actively consume something.

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• The state of Missouri is currently in the top five ranking states for illegal trafficking.
• Again, these things are not illegal under current Missouri law.
• I do know in some states they're legal, and in many states they are illegal.
• That is illegal. Yet, if I... Would you concur with that? That is illegal.
• Then they're doing all this stuff, all this illegal stuff.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And how about the matter of illegal versus legal immigration?
• ...of illegal versus legal immigration.
• ..between legal and illegal immigrants.
• and illegal immigrant?
• We're talking about legal behavior, illegal behavior... The situation has changed.

Summary: The Tribal Relations Committee held a work session on the Keep Washington Working Act, hearing first from the Office of the Attorney General, then the Office of the Governor, and finally advocates from the ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and One America. The Attorney General’s office described the 2019 bipartisan law as limiting state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, emphasizing minimal data collection, privacy protections, definitions in the statute, model policies for agencies, and the role of court orders and federal funding exceptions. Committee members asked about consistency in legal guidance, possible federal challenges, and whether the law has been litigated in Washington or elsewhere; the office said it has not been challenged in Washington and cited similar laws in other states that have been upheld or dismissed in litigation. The governor’s office said the administration is implementing the law across agencies through case-by-case review of data-sharing requests, coordination with the Attorney General and privacy officials, and a new executive order creating an immigration sub-cabinet to improve agency coordination and community input. Officials said the state will continue to protect immigrant communities, avoid using state resources for civil immigration enforcement, and comply with federal funding requirements where necessary, citing Medicaid and other programs as examples. They also discussed recent court rulings in Washington that blocked federal grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement and said agencies are being trained to review data privacy and sharing practices. Advocates argued that Keep Washington Working is grounded in anti-commandeering principles and is meant to ensure state resources are used for state purposes, not federal immigration enforcement. They said the law helps immigrant communities trust police, schools, and public services, but warned that data sharing and aggressive federal enforcement are eroding that trust and harming families. The panelists described cases involving alleged unlawful local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, family separation, detention, and due process concerns, and suggested possible improvements such as stronger enforcement mechanisms, a private right of action, and broader limits on data sharing. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee closed the hearing after members thanked the presenters and invited follow-up on implementation issues and potential legislative changes.

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• It is illegal and therefore that is why we support this bill.
• Joseph: The only question I have where an officer is alleged to use illegal force, it concerns me that
• There's a difference when I say illegal.
• That's where you can't resist even if you think it is an illegal stop.
• The arrest might be wrong, it might be egregious, it might be illegal from your perspective, but law

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• These illegal operations are directly undermining the revenue and integrity of Florida's legal casinos
• This bill aims to strengthen penalties for illegal gambling authorizes the operation of Fantasy sports
• We are strongly in support of the intent of this legislation as far as getting illegal gaming out of
• It seems like where we could be making bingo illegal and maybe even also the compact.
• I am committed to cracking down on illegal gambling operations of the most important.

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• It's illegal to block the street, it's illegal to block the sidewalk. Okay.
• be illegal. be illegal. >> Representative<01:05:14.319> Hudson.
• previous point, it's already illegal. previous point, it's already illegal.
• > street, illegal to block the street, illegal to block the street, >> right?
• It's illegal sidewalk. Okay. >> right? It's illegal sidewalk. Okay.

Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380

Keywords: public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records