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• We're cooperating. We're using people. We're cooperating.
• Our action is to cooperate to help convict these people.
• > federal cooperating with a federal cooperating with a federal investigation.<01:08:55.040>
• We cooperated very close to the vest.
• We cooperated very close to the vest.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Ed Cooper, Senate District 20.
• Any questions for Senator Cooper?
• Any questions for Senator Cooper?
• Any questions for Senator Cooper?
• Any questions for Senator Cooper?

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Judiciary Interim Committee met under time constraints and asked members to rank interim topics for a letter to Management Council. The committee then took brief public testimony on a series of proposed study topics, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript. Early testimony focused on landlord eviction rights, where speakers said the court eviction process is too slow, can worsen housing shortages, and leaves landlords unable to recover rent, fees, or damage costs. The foster care topic was presented as a request to examine whether the system gives too much weight to reunification and not enough to the child’s best interests, especially for younger children. A Blue Envelope Program proposal was also discussed; supporters said it would help law enforcement communicate with autistic or otherwise communication-challenged individuals during traffic stops and emergencies, and improve consistency statewide. The committee also heard a proposal to study Wyoming’s homicide-by-vehicle statute, with testimony from a constituent whose mother was killed by a repeat dangerous driver. Speakers argued the current law leaves a gap because prior DUIs, high-risk driving history, and other aggravating factors do not meaningfully affect charging unless intoxication or extreme conduct is present. Related testimony from Wyoming Pathways said the change should be a tool in the toolbox for prosecutors and could improve safety for pedestrians and drivers. Senator Cooper then raised campaign finance reform and dark money, urging a resolution asking Wyoming’s congressional delegation to seek a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore state control over election spending transparency. Additional topics included a request from the Wyoming Livestock Board to review peace officer statutes so its investigators could act on felonies committed in their presence or prevent imminent bodily harm, while remaining within their current duties and certification. Representative Lee asked for review of non-disclosure agreements in public-private partnerships and executive sessions so the public can eventually understand how such agreements were used. Senator Pearson asked for interim consideration of shared custody amendments, saying fit parents should have a fair opportunity for shared parenting after separation. Representative Storer proposed revisiting DUI penalties, especially for refusal of chemical testing, arguing that refusal often prevents prosecution and that the law should impose treatment and license suspension consequences. The committee also heard a request to review statutes involving political parties, and the state court administrator asked for interim study of remote public access to court records, citing ongoing automation efforts, privacy concerns, and funding needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• I rise proudly in support of this important piece of legislation, and I'm...
• This bill does not ban cooperation, and it does not prevent lawful enforcement.
• This legislation makes clear that we will not interfere.
• I respectfully urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation.
• I respectfully urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a birthday resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It also advanced two local bills: one authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, and another relative to the town administrator of Carlisle. Both bills were amended by Ways and Means and ordered to third reading or engrossed as amended. The chamber also passed a memorial-marker bill for fallen law enforcement officers in Milton and Canton. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 5305, the “Protect Act,” which was presented as a measure to limit state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, restrict ICE access in courthouses and other sensitive locations, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, and expedite U and T visa certifications. Supporters, including members of the Black and Latino Caucus and other legislators, argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, preserve public trust, and keep local police focused on criminal matters. They cited courthouse arrests, fear in immigrant communities, and the need for clearer boundaries between state and federal authority. Several amendments were offered and voted on during consideration of H.5305. An amendment to strike Section 4 was rejected, as were amendments seeking to alter the courthouse enforcement provisions and to recognize immigration judge warrants. Other amendments were adopted, including one clarifying sheriff-related provisions, one expanding language around release dates, one adding protections related to school settings, and one expediting U visa certification for family members aging out. A roll call was taken on the bill and on multiple amendments, with the House ultimately adopting the amendments described and continuing consideration of the bill as amended.

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• The area special education cooperative serves 11 school districts across 3,300 square miles of northeastern
• I'm just not clear from the legislation. Thanks, Ms. Mackey.
• Please state your name for the record and proceed with your legislation, House File 2819.
• Boozhoo, co-chairs, committee members, and legislators.
• Honorable legislators, we respectfully ask for your help to make this happen.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• Um, and again I want to thank the cooperation of the agencies as we have navigated this bill um with
• I'm the legislative director at the Department of Labor and Industry.
• Chair, that this is the way legislation should be working. It should be bipartisan.
• We should have the cooperation of the agencies, and I'm pleased to see that the agencies are stepping
• <00:13:33.440> should<00:13:33.680> be uh this is the way legislation should be uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• are an important tool, but cooperation are an important tool, but cooperation is<04:31:31.920>
• all members may have five legislative all members may have five legislative days<04:57:25.760>
• well as knitting together cooperative well as knitting together cooperative defense<05:12:38.798
• This legislation will framework.
• Our legislation grow our economy.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Legislators can't fix immigration. Governors can't fix immigration.
• They implore you to vote no on this bill and any future E-Verify legislation.
• Furthermore, this legislation, this legislative... ...of $250,000 this season.
• Furthermore, this legislation makes no exception for most household employees.
• Not everybody is interested in getting into a cooperative agreement with us. Okay, interesting.

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 197, which would require all private employers in Florida, regardless of size, to use E-Verify for new hires and eliminate the current exemption for businesses with fewer than 25 employees. The sponsor said the system is free, uses information already collected on I-9 forms, and helps employers confirm work authorization; supporters argued it simply enforces existing law and closes a gap in current requirements. Opponents, including labor and policy groups, said the bill would burden small businesses, could produce errors, and should be addressed through comprehensive federal immigration reform rather than state mandates. Members also raised concerns about implementation, enforcement, and potential impacts on workers and employers in industries such as agriculture, hospitality, and small business. The committee voted along party lines to report HB 197 favorably. The committee then received an update from the Florida Gaming Control Commission, beginning with new Executive Director Alana Zimmer and then Director of Gaming Enforcement Carl Harold. Zimmer outlined the commission’s structure, staffing, legal slot and card room locations, and the Seminole gaming compact, noting that changes in state law or court rulings could affect compact revenue. Members asked for additional information on salaries, commission vacancies, and how veterans’ organizations can determine whether gaming machines are legal. Harold described the commission’s enforcement work against illegal casinos, saying they are widespread, often exploit vulnerable patrons, and can be tied to organized crime, weapons, drugs, and other offenses. Harold reported thousands of complaints, more than 4,000 illegal slot machines seized, over 100 illegal casinos raided, millions in proceeds recovered, and numerous arrests and joint operations with other agencies. He said the main barriers are weak misdemeanor penalties and limited staffing, and requested two additional enforcement squads, one in southwest Florida and one in Jacksonville. Members questioned the cost of the request, storage of seized machines, coordination with local law enforcement, and how the public can report illegal gambling. The commission said it works with local agencies, has many MOUs, and directs the public to its website and law enforcement hotline for reporting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we appreciate your interest and participation in the legislative process to ensure everyone can view
• We ask for your cooperation maintaining decorum and civility throughout this hearing.
• Thank you for your cooperation and participation. in the removal from the hearing room. in the removal
• Thank<00:01:32.120> you<00:01:32.240> for<00:01:32.360> your<00:01:32.480> cooperation
• <00:01:33.120> and Thank you for your cooperation and Thank you for your cooperation and participation

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• We are in support of the conformity legislation before you today.
• Representative Cooper. Thank you. Mr. Palomino, good to see you.
• Palomino: Chair, Representative Cooper, yes.
• Chairman, may I respond to Representative Cooper?
• This comes from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The joint House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees met to hear identical conformity bills, HB 2153 and SB 1106, which would align Arizona tax law with the federal Internal Revenue Code as of Jan. 1, 2026, including some retroactive provisions for tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bills would exclude three federal provisions: the higher federal SALT deduction, the new senior deduction as written in H.R. 1, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. They would instead include a $6,000 retirement-income deduction for taxpayers age 60 and older, a $6,000 Roth IRA contribution deduction, a higher dependent tax credit, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC estimated the package would reduce general fund income tax revenue by about $441.3 million in FY 2026. Members also discussed that the Department of Revenue’s forms had been issued assuming full conformity, and staff and supporters argued the bills were needed quickly to avoid confusion and amended returns during filing season. Committee members and sponsors largely framed the bills as tax relief and a way to provide certainty for taxpayers and preparers. Supporters said the package would help families, seniors, and workers, and noted that the Arizona version was negotiated to keep the overall tax relief roughly comparable to full conformity while shifting benefits away from the SALT deduction and toward child credits, retirement income, and child care. The sponsors also criticized the governor’s executive action and urged prompt passage so taxpayers would know how to file. Opponents argued the bills would reduce state revenue, worsen the budget outlook, and disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers and corporations. Several witnesses and members also raised concerns about the child care deduction, the retirement-income deduction, and the business expensing provisions, while supporters responded that the bill was designed to help working families and encourage saving and investment. Public testimony was mixed. The Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club supported the bills, emphasizing early conformity, filing certainty, and reduced confusion for taxpayers and software providers. Opponents included Save Our Schools Arizona, the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, Opportunity Arizona, and several individuals, who argued the package would deepen budget problems and favor the wealthy. One witness objected to a federal school-choice-related provision she said was being tied to the bill, though committee members said the measure before them was a tax conformity bill and not a school finance bill. The hearing included extended debate over the fiscal impact, the governor’s prior requests for some of the same tax changes, and whether taxpayers would need to file amended returns if the legislature later changed course. The transcript ends during testimony from NFIB, with no final committee vote or action shown in the excerpt.

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• I did look at the amendment and I know you're working with the legislative auditor and trying to work
• Was there any conversation about candidates for governor or legislators as well?
• Was there any conversation about candidates for governor or legislators as well?
• Was there any conversation about candidates for governor or legislators as well?
• That's kind of I think and cooperation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Labor and Technology and the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Labor to convene a legislative
• Again, requesting DHE to more closely cooperate with the human resources development units assigned to
• <00:31:55.679> Um cooperating and working together. Um cooperating and working together.
• <00:38:22.880> And requested to more closely cooperate.
• And requested to more closely cooperate.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several resolutions focused on workforce shortages and program development. STR 145/SR 117 would create a legislative working group on paid family and medical leave; testimony from state agencies, labor groups, advocacy organizations, and others was overwhelmingly supportive, though some asked for broader representation and legal expertise. Members raised questions about prior studies, staffing estimates, and funding needs for administering a future program. The chair ultimately deferred decision making on this measure to March 28, 2025. The committee also heard STR 55/SR 37 on reviewing the boiler and elevator inspection branch to improve recruitment and retention. DLIR supported the measure, while the Department of Human Resources Development supported the intent but suggested labor should lead the study. Industry witnesses described long inspection wait times, backlogs, and difficulty recruiting inspectors, and several said higher pay and training pathways were needed. The committee voted to pass the resolution unamended. For STR 64/SR 49, which would establish a Hawaii State Fellows Program, the department supported the concept but said resources would be needed and should be included in the budget rather than a resolution; the committee recommended deferral indefinitely. STR 67/SR 51, addressing hiring shortages in the public mental health care system, drew support from the State Council on Mental Health and others, with requests for amendments to ensure broader cooperation and added agencies. The committee moved the measure as a Senate draft with amendments. STR 63/SR 48, proposing a Hawaii Workforce Excellence Award, received support from DLIR, and the committee later recessed and reconvened for decision making on the measures.

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• I appreciate the Texas Electric Cooperative and Encore for providing substantial comments so far.
• Texas Electric Cooperatives, and you're neutral on the bill, is that correct? Yes, sir.
• Madam Vice Chair, members, I'm Julia Harvey with Texas Electric Cooperatives testifying on House Bill
• I just wanted you, for the record, to repeat your description of the legislation as elegant.
• Electric cooperatives in Texas enthusiastically support...

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I do see this bill as more about just asking for cooperation and not changing.
• Um, I do see this bill as more about just asking for cooperation and not changing.
• <00:29:34.960> uh<00:29:35.120> when cooperation and not changing. uh when cooperation
• seems to me to be more about cooperation seems to me to be more about cooperation and<00:29:51.440
• So again, my pause in this legislation and why I pause in this legislation is why I don't think it's

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <01:04:51.079> that the legislation that the legislation that is<01:04:53.240> kind
• like there to be some modest legislation like there to be some modest legislation that<01:05:36.240
• uh to create any legislation together uh to create any legislation because<01:21:04.840> we've
• <01:38:46.280> things with respect to this legislation things with respect to this legislation
• And the legislation that's been introduced in the House on data practices, and the legislation that Chair

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many of these grain to cooperatives.
• cooperatives are owned by the farmers. cooperatives are owned by the farmers.
• So<00:42:28.280> if<00:42:29.280> the<00:42:29.599> cooperative So if the cooperative
• The cooperative got a dividend check.
• <00:42:54.720> which cooperatives and increase that. which cooperatives and increase that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> I<00:59:17.680> Cooper. >> I Cooper. >> I Cooper. >> Hi.
• >> No<01:11:12.000> Cooper. >> No Cooper. >> No Cooper.
• Case, >> no.<01:58:15.040> Cooper, >> no. Cooper, >> no.
• Case >> I<02:15:37.440> Cooper. >> I Cooper. >> I Cooper. >> Hi.
• Uh Senator Cooper. Cooper. Cooper. >> Senator<02:55:34.800> Cooper.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Alabama Rural Electric Cooperative Legislative Reception is Cooperative Legislative Reception is
• Cooperative Legislative Reception is from 6 to 8 at the Renaissance Ballroom from 6 to 8 at the Renaissance
• We have great cooperation with, you know, I I great cooperation with, you know, I I great cooperation
• you have provided this legislative se session and and legislative se session and and legislative se
• pass legislation and they offer legislation and they want to change the legislation and they want to

Bills: HB 10, HB 12, HB 147, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• Also want to thank your legislative assistant, Caitlyn, and mine, Jaka, for doing all the behind-the-scenes
• And then I want to say thank you to the other legislators who are sitting around the table.
• I think you're going to have to look at some type of regional cooperative, a place like a Trace Academy
• So you have this kid hit you in the face, is spinning off, the parents aren't really cooperating, and
• Oh my goodness, I'm just realizing everybody on this side of the table is my legislators.

Summary: The committee held an interim study on how to educate and support students with severe violent or disruptive behavior while protecting classmates, teachers, and school staff. Members framed the issue as one involving students who have often experienced trauma and may be removed from class through suspension, expulsion, or juvenile placement, but who still need a meaningful path back to school. Several legislators shared personal experiences as former educators or administrators and emphasized that schools need clearer criteria for removal and return, along with stronger support for families and staff. Dr. Michelle Butler, an alternative education director, testified that Oklahoma’s current alternative education system is not designed to serve students removed for major discipline issues because placement is generally voluntary and programs are built around students who need a different learning environment, not punitive removal. She argued for early intervention, stronger attendance enforcement, trauma screening, teacher training, and a regional or cooperative model that would combine credentialed educators, social workers, therapists, and family counselors. She also described existing programs such as Trace Academy, Rogers County Youth Services diversion programs, and the limitations of virtual-only models and current funding, saying the system lacks sufficient resources and staffing. Representatives and senators asked about funding, staffing, credentials, and whether statutes should be changed to prevent alternative education dollars from going to programs that do not provide direct services. Other testimony came from Family and Children’s Services and Mid-Del Youth and Family Services, both of which described embedded school-based mental health, crisis response, intensive outpatient services, family engagement, and juvenile diversion programs. Witnesses stressed that wraparound services, school-community partnerships, and a bridge back to the home school are essential, and that many students and families need mandatory or strongly supported participation rather than purely voluntary help. The study concluded with members noting possible next steps, including expanding or supplementing alternative education, improving early intervention, and examining participation requirements and transition supports; no votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• [We] got passed legislation to expand the state energy office.
• The SEU has been very cooperative with their dollars.
• We adopted in the legislation that we fall under FOIA, so we followed FOIA.
• Then assist and promote cooperation, collaboration. I already did that one.
• My only concern is the actual legislation does focus a lot on SMRs.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Addison Cooper, along with my Chief of Staff, Will Ryder, there in the front.
• We cooperate, collaborate. We do what we call joint exams.
• Last legislative session in 2021.
• I can't speak to legislative intent.
• Yes, we request that letter for any potential legislation.

Keywords: 1184, house, all