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• Texas historically has accounted for about 70 to 80 percent of the illegal migration along the entire
• Just this last week, we seized seven firearms and 22 pounds of methamphetamines, along with 80 arrests
• Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, this multi-agency effort has led to over 531,000 illegal alien
• Stop illegal aliens from entering our country and to enforce immigration laws.
• We're not against illegal immigration.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• This is close to one a month for one single..." ...regulating alcohol and firearm regulations.
• Firearm use and alcohol can be a deadly mix.
• This is particularly critical given the exceptionally dangerous firearms... ...or others.
• They normally would have a firearm on them, likely. Maybe, maybe not.
• The NRA believes that you should not mix alcohol and firearms.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.

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• rolls... ...that illegal immigrants are routinely added to voter rolls.
• Code Section 1326 is if you remain in the country illegally, you have committed a crime.
• If two businesses conspired to undercut competition, that’s illegal.
• This bill will create solutions for proper and safe disposal of these illegal substances.
• Assembly Bill 1615 by Assembly Member Wynn, an act relating to firearms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• in owning a firearm.
• Do people purchasing a firearm need to take a class before they purchase that firearm?
• </c> purchase that firearm? No, they do not. purchase that firearm? No, they do not.
• </c><01:42:21.520><c> Firearm</c> people who purchase firearms.
• Firearm people who purchase firearms.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Members, we are picking up where we left off with House Bill 606, which is a bill related to firearm
• 01.760><c> the</c><00:02:01.880><c> issues</c> Well, it's said it's one of the things that's already illegal
• </c> enforcement officers use of a firearm. enforcement officers use of a firearm.
• </c> enforcement officer's use of a firearm. enforcement officer's use of a firearm.
• It can revoke the youth probation and transfer them to criminal court for sentencing, or it can transfer

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• One example, the state PUT has a deduction for the production, sale, or transfer of electricity for resale
• Laws such as those to make sure firearms are immediately removed from domestic abusers or from someone
• They will no longer be allowed to enforce criminal laws and civil immigration laws, use firearms, weapons
• They will no longer be allowed to enforce criminal laws and civil immigration laws, use firearms, weapons
• They may not transfer or relinquish control over the sale of the practice's shares or assets except to

Bills: SB6294, SB6211, SB5650, SB6033, SB6297, SB6343, SB6067, SB6082, SB6323, SB6324, SB5862, SB5923, SB6151

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

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• And all too often these stories boil down to ghost guns, guns not safely stored, and illegally modified
• And just this year, it was announced that California has achieved its lowest rates of firearm death,
• firearm suicide, and firearm homicide on record, driven by historic investments in gun violence prevention

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• And all too often these stories boil down to ghost guns, guns not safely stored, and illegally modified
• And just this year, it was announced California has achieved its lowest rates of firearm death, firearm
• suicide, and firearm homicide on record, driven by historic investments in gun violence prevention strategies

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 2967 is a constituent request bill exempt from motor vehicle excise tax vehicle ownership transfers
• If a student took it at their school and then transferred to another school, they would be able to say
• products do have a verified negative health influence, and that we are not reducing harm but rather transferring

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• act amending sections 13-1401, 13-1425, and 44-7301, Arizona Revised Statutes, providing for the transferring
• and renumbering of amending Title 44, Chapter 30, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and transferring
• Arizona Revised Statutes, providing for transferring and renumbering, amending Title 44, Chapter 30,
• Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as transferred and renumbered by adding section 4-7302, relating
• have a problem with a bill that is preventing harmed children and non-consenting adults before the illegal

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including Dr. Stephen Brown as doctor of the day, Arizona State Troopers Day participants, the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Arizona delegation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association for its work serving people with communication disorders. The Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2133, dealing with sexual material and synthetic depictions, was amended on the floor and advanced despite objections that it was overbroad and raised First Amendment concerns. HB 2167, relating to the Attorney General, HB 2600, relating to public school clubs and parental consent, and HB 2811, relating to obstruction of public administration, were also advanced. In a second Committee of the Whole, HB 255 on brackish groundwater recovery, HB 2787 on limiting local cooperation with Mexican wolf reintroduction, HB 2795 on county zoning for small modular reactors, and HB 2985 on state land water allocations were considered; HB 2787, HB 2795, and HB 2985 advanced, while HB 2795 later failed on third reading. HB 2003, concerning driver licenses and instruction permits, was also amended to add a delayed effective date and advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2013, HB 2031, HB 2102, HB 2103, HB 2117, HB 2226, HB 2262, HB 2278, HB 2378, HB 2584, HB 2693, HB 2270, HB 2370, HB 2665, HB 2666, HB 2876, HB 487, HB 2003, HB 255, HB 2133, HB 2167, HB 2600, HB 2787, HB 2811, and HB 2985, with several members explaining no votes over water policy, local control, public safety, and free speech concerns. HB 2795 failed by a 15-13 vote. The Senate also agreed to a free conference committee on HB 2874 and appointed Senators Finchem, Bolick, and Ortiz to it. Bills passed in open session were ordered transmitted to the House.

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• to voluntarily relinquish firearms in a safe and structured manner.
• of minors and folks legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
• Because a firearm you cannot access in an emergency is a firearm that you cannot use to protect you or
• by aligning the definition with other firearm legislation.
• by aligning the definition with other firearm legislation.

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session, 976, house, all

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• way that activists can target licensed and regulated lawful products, like cars, plastic bottles, firearms
• It preserves public nuisance claims for illegal products and illegal actions, ensuring liability for
• those who operate outside the rules and sell illegal drugs or illegally dump products.
• I mean, I don't know the exact number of illegal immigrants, but yeah, if there are millions of illegal
• conduct in connection with injury and... ...that this bill is focused on illegal conduct in connection

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• They're filling one of the trucks up with illegal aliens that they were trafficking in human smuggling
• Over the past decade, there has been an increasing trend of firearm thefts from vehicles throughout the
• As a matter of fact, in the city of Houston, they reported over 3,000 firearm thefts from vehicles in
• After the suspect is arrested and the gun recovered, police learned that the firearm came from another
• SB872 seeks to address this issue by adding the theft of a firearm during the burglary of a vehicle as

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• You’re going to see robbery with a firearm. You’ll see shooting within a vehicle.
• Yeah, the statute itself doesn't relate to illegal immigration.
• Yeah, the statute itself doesn't relate to illegal immigration. Thank you.
• Yeah, the statute itself doesn't relate to illegal immigration.
• We're not asking for illegal... Thank you, Mr. Larissa. Sure. Do you have any questions?

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Jessica Spencer on cannabis, criminal justice, and mental health. She argued that marijuana products have become far more potent over time, that high-potency THC and hemp-derived products are widely available in Florida, and that daily or near-daily use can contribute to addiction, psychosis, and other mental health problems, especially for adolescents. She also said cannabis is linked to violent crime and suicide in some cases, urged more prevention funding in schools, stronger regulation of Delta-8 and similar products, better law enforcement and regulatory oversight, expanded treatment and diversion options, and more expungement opportunities for simple possession. Senators questioned her about potency data, testing methods, and whether she was claiming causation in violent cases; she said she was and noted she had worked on the No on 3 campaign while still favoring decriminalization of simple possession rather than full legalization. The committee then took up several bills. CS/SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” was amended and reported favorably; it makes extreme animal cruelty during a declared emergency a third-degree felony, inspired by the rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. SB 234, the Jason Rayner Act, was reported favorably after debate over its changes to self-defense language and mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; supporters said it closes a loophole exposed in the Rayner case, while opponents raised concerns about unintended consequences and mandatory sentencing. CS/SB 138, “Trenton’s Law,” also passed after amendment; it increases penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenders and adds language on intoxicating substances, with supporters citing the death of Trenton Stewart and opponents warning about cannabis impairment standards and first refusal penalties. SB 130, dealing with compensation for wrongful incarceration, was reported favorably. The bill removes Florida’s “clean hands” bar, extends the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, and allows exonerees with factual innocence findings to pursue compensation and civil remedies. Support came from innocence and civil liberties advocates. The committee also received a law enforcement presentation from Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Channing Taylor on impaired driving enforcement, DRE training, and crash data, emphasizing that drug impairment—especially cannabis—plays a major role in fatal crashes and that officers rely on observation and field testing because roadside chemical testing is limited.

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• VCTs have made significant increases in seizures of drugs, weapons, and other illegal contraband, such
• </c><00:18:06.520><c> possessed</c><00:18:06.919><c> Firearms</c><00:18:07.559><c> over</c> over 300
• illegal possessed Firearms over over 300 illegal possessed Firearms over 260<00:18:08.760><c> pounds<
• Our ability to continue making these gains will be severely compromised. connected with illegal drug
• activity connected with illegal drug activity these<00:18:39.360><c> investigations</c><00:18:40.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HCR1, HCR2, SB2001, SB2002, SB2003, SB2004, SB2005, SB2006, SB2007, SB2008, SB2009, SB2010, SB2011, SB2012, SB2013, SB2014, SB2015, SB2016, SB2017, SB2018, SB2019, SB2020, SB2021, SB2022, SB2023, SB2024, SB2025, SB2026, SB2027, SB2028, SB2029, SB2030, SB2031, SB2032, SB2033, SB2034, SB2035, SB2036, SB2037, SB2038, SB2039, SB2040, SB2041, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2045, SB2046, SB2047, SB2048, SB2049, SB2050, SB2051, SB2052, SB2053, SB2054, SB2055, SB2056, SB2057, SB2058, SB2059, SB2060, SB2061, SB2062, SB2063, SB2064, SB2065, SB2066, SB2067, SB2068, SB2069, SB2070, SB2071, SB2072, SB2073, SB2074, SB2075, SB2076, SB2077, SB2078, SB2079, SB2080, SB2081, SB2082, SB2083, SB2084, SB2085, SB2086, SB2087, SB2088, SB2089, SB2090, SB2091, SB2092, SB2093, SB2094, SB2095, SB2096, SB2097, SB2098, SB2099, SB2100

Keywords: recess, legislative session, Hawaii State Legislature, 2026, Governor address, joint session, legislature, Hawaii, state of the state, Banyan Drive, Waiakea peninsula, Makaokū, Hilo, Hawaii Island, HCDA, Hawaii Community Development Authority, community development district, redevelopment, urban renewal, blight

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• </c> transfer or government acquisition. transfer or government acquisition.
• </c> council and I'm just going to transfer council and I'm just going to transfer the<00:48:27.160><
• I can transfer six spend any of it.
• Illegal alien here illegally<01:59:23.240><c> did</c><01:59:23.520><c> some</c><01:59:23.800><c> horrific
• </c><02:23:42.280><c> alien</c> So, they have an illegal alien So, they have an illegal alien in<02:23

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• We want you to learn how to operate and utilize that firearm.
• If it's an armed security officer, annual recertification with the firearms.
• It's an armed security officer, annual recertification with the firearms. Okay.
• So we are adopting POST's eight hours of pre-academy firearms training.
• The $8 million difference is not forgiven; that money is transferred.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• </c> may be conducting these illegal may be conducting these illegal activities.<01:25:51.600><c> You
• Firearms have become one of the leading causes of death among children and teenagers.
• We do not yet have official CDC data broken down state by state for 2025 child firearm fatalities.
• </c> state for 2025 child fire child firearm state for 2025 child fire child firearm fatalities.<04:37
• </c> national average, and most firearms national average, and most firearms death<04:37:28.240><c> deaths

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Members, SB 1174 basically simplifies the foster home license transfer process, ensuring foster parents
• By standardizing license transfers, we make Florida's foster care system more accessible and efficient
• Back in 2014, we transferred Children's Medical Services over to a managed care program.
• It does not transfer the eligibility component. ...health care administration.
• It does not transfer the eligibility component, however.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.