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• Um, again, that does not prevent any undocumented person here in the state from getting health care.
• Um again, that does not as undocumented.
• Um again, that does not prevent<00:03:01.200> any<00:03:01.599> undocumented<00:03:02.480
• > person<00:03:02.879> here<00:03:03.120> in prevent any undocumented person here
• in prevent any undocumented person here in the<00:03:03.440> state<00:03:03.760> from<

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• specifically undocumented immigrants are a<00:21:32.240> net<00:21:32.559> drain<00:21
• Nineteen percent of construction workers are undocumented.
• Regarding undocumented immigrants, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce found, quote, "In reality, this
• Regarding undocumented taxpayers.
• undocumented undocumented before,<00:26:05.679> you<00:26:05.919> could<00:26:06.080><

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• within the Department of Aging to develop policy recommendations on how we can better support undocumented
• California is home to more than 2.7 million undocumented immigrants, including 293,000 who are over the
• So many undocumented older adults do not have access to the safety nets many others rely on.
• And yet, despite these hardships, undocumented immigrants contributed more than $8.5 billion in state
• The bill helps recognize the lifelong contribution of aging undocumented immigrants by ensuring they

Summary: The committee heard a series of child care, social services, immigrant support, disability services, and language access bills, with many measures drawing strong support and no opposition. Early in the hearing, AB 450 proposed a Department of Aging task force to study and recommend policies for undocumented adults age 55 and older; AB 593 would let CDSS identify data-sharing opportunities to improve CalFresh administration and participation; and AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility so families do not lose care during pregnancy leave, family leave, caregiving, or job search periods. All three were presented as ways to reduce barriers and improve access to essential services, and AB 904 was moved out on a 1-0 call after support testimony from child care advocates and a member of the public. AB 617, which would expand and standardize respite care access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by requiring licensing and registry participation, drew both support and significant opposition from respite providers and disability service organizations concerned about added regulation, cost, and possible delays; the author said she would continue working with opponents, and the bill was moved out on a 2-0 call. The committee also heard AB 1220, which would require regional centers to document denials, notices of action, and appeals in individual program plans and include that data in annual reports to improve transparency and equity in developmental services. The bill drew extensive public support from parents, advocates, and disability organizations, with no opposition, and passed 5-0. AB 752 would make child care centers by right in certain residential zones when co-located with multifamily housing or institutional uses, and supporters argued it would reduce zoning barriers and help expand child care capacity; it also passed 5-0. AB 1242 would create a CalHHS language access director, require human review of machine translation, and improve language coverage determinations for state and local agencies; supporters emphasized health equity and the need for better access for limited-English communities, and the bill was moved out on a 4-0 call. Later, AB 548 would continue and expand the Asylee and Vulnerable Non-Citizen Program, which provides case management and integration services for asylees and certain visa holders; supporters said the program had been effective but had run out of funding, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, would strengthen family safety planning for immigrant families, standardize acceptance of caregiver authorization affidavits, and create a joint guardianship process for temporary separations; testimony focused on fear of family separation and the need for clear school and medical procedures, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 1357 would exclude guaranteed income payments from being counted as income for state public assistance eligibility, with supporters arguing it would prevent recipients from falling off the “benefits cliff”; it passed 4-1. Finally, AB 1201, the Reunity Act, was introduced to require individualized court assessments before denying reunification services to parents with certain violent felony convictions after a five-year period, with the author and a witness describing the bill as a trauma-informed approach to family reunification.

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• <02:03:05.199> I considered an undocumented person. I considered an undocumented person.
• be an undocumented person? be an undocumented person? Representative<02:04:16.639> Rhyr.
• considered undocumented under this bill. considered undocumented under this bill.
• immigration, including undocumented immigration, including undocumented immigration,<02:28:17.920
• with large increases in undocumented with large increases in undocumented immigrants<02:28:32.880

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• It repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students and prohibits undocumented students from receiving
• Legal residents and undocumented persons go to school and play together.
• , legal residents, and undocumented persons live together.
• Please remember that undocumented people pay taxes too, upwards of $1.8 billion.
• that we allocate in Florida comes from the undocumented.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• people 'illegal' is not something he wanted to do, because people are not illegal; they may be undocumented
• He said a person who is an undocumented immigrant living in Minnesota could use it to become eligible
• <00:14:57.160> immigrant<00:14:57.639> living<00:14:57.920> in undocumented immigrant
• living in undocumented immigrant living in Minnesota<00:14:59.079> uh<00:14:59.240> could<
• <00:15:36.720> but trafficked and is here undocumented but trafficked and is here undocumented

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• You said that the vote you had to take on undocumented, my God, rolling back MinnesotaCare for undocumented
• had<00:02:28.239> to<00:02:28.319> take<00:02:28.480> on<00:02:28.640> undocumented
• had to take on undocumented had to take on undocumented um um um my<00:02:32.319> god<00:
• immigrants<00:02:36.080> was<00:02:36.319> the<00:02:36.560> most undocumented
• immigrants was the most undocumented immigrants was the most painful<00:02:37.599> vote<00:02

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• I know a lot of people standing here don't like the give on undocumented immigrants on MNCare.
• I know a lot of people standing here don't like the give on undocumented immigrants on MNCare.
• I know a lot of people standing here don't like the give on undocumented immigrants on MNCare.
• They want to open up paid leave, but don't you all want to open up the undocumented health care?
• healthcare aren't there two undocumented healthcare aren't there two issues<00:21:42.799> that

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• First of all, I just wanted to know, does that include all, only undocumented?
• First of all, I just wanted to know, does that include all, only undocumented?
• First of all, I just wanted to know, does that include all, only undocumented?
• First of all, I just wanted to know, does that include all, only undocumented?
• First of all, I just wanted to know, does that include all, only undocumented?

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• What are the conversations around doing undocumented immigrant healthcare as a standalone bill looking
• Um, on the health bill, just that, um, how things are going to travel with the undocumented piece, um
• , the insurance for undocumented people.
• 15.120> um the undock piece um the insurance for um the undock piece um the insurance for um undocumented
• <00:05:16.880> Representative undocumented people. Representative undocumented people.

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Summary: Legislative leaders said work on a special session was still ongoing, with no date set but a possibility of being called soon by the governor. They said negotiations had not broken down and were continuing in a bipartisan way, though there were still significant differences to resolve. Leaders also said that if a special session is announced, members would likely be called back on short notice, with enough time to return from their districts. Several bills were discussed as still being finalized, including the tax, health, human services, transportation, bonding, and non-compete measures. On health and human services, the main unresolved issue was how to handle the undocumented immigrant health insurance provision; one option discussed was moving it into a separate bill, but only if there were a guaranteed contingency to ensure passage and enactment. On taxes, leaders said the current skinny-down version had stripped out several provisions they wanted, including data center-related changes and sustainable aviation fuel language, so final language would determine whether they could support it. They also said discussions on a roughly $700 million bonding bill were still active, with no guarantees. On the non-compete ban, leaders said changes were still being discussed with committee chairs and the commissioner, and that their caucus wanted changes to Minnesota’s current policy. They also said they were not sure whether members were taking per diem during the delay, and one leader said he personally would not take it in a special session if the work was not done. Overall, the tone of the discussion emphasized continued negotiation and a preference for professional, cooperative talks rather than conflict.

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• farmers in the state of California subcontract to farm labor contractors, who may or may not have undocumented
• And therefore, the undocumented workers are sometimes scared to bring these issues up.
• The respectful term would be undocumented people. My apologies. Thank you. Would you mind?
• Undocumented? Undocumented, yes. Thank you. My apologies. And mixed legal status... Undocumented.
• I think it just really echoes the importance that we have multiple discussions to address our undocumented

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Insurance met as a subcommittee and heard several bills related to workers’ compensation, insurance access, climate resilience, and farmworker protections. AB 815 would prevent social service workers who use personal vehicles to transport clients from being misclassified as commercial or for-hire drivers under personal auto policies; supporters said the current practice leads to unaffordable premiums and denied claims, while no opposition testified. AB 1329 would revise the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund to reduce litigation and medical-legal costs and lower employer assessments; insurers and business groups opposed unless amended, citing concerns about eligibility standards and the QME process, but the bill advanced after amendments were discussed. AB 1048 would allow disputed unauthorized payment reductions for medical providers to be reviewed through independent bill review; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while opposition argued IBR is the wrong forum and existing contract dispute processes should control, though the bill also passed. AB 1236 would create a Department of Insurance grant program for climate and sustainability risk-reduction projects, with broad support from the department, environmental groups, and insurers, and it passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 1336, the Farmworker Heat Illness Prevention Act, which would create a rebuttable presumption that a heat-related injury arose out of employment when an agricultural employer fails to comply with heat illness prevention standards. Supporters, including United Farm Workers, argued the bill would help protect farmworkers amid extreme heat and enforcement gaps; opponents from the workers’ compensation and agricultural sectors said the measure improperly uses the compensation system to enforce OSHA rules and could create unclear adjudication and delay issues. Members discussed Cal/OSHA enforcement limits, undocumented workers’ reluctance to report violations, and the relationship between the bill and existing workers’ compensation procedures. Despite opposition, AB 1336 passed on a divided vote. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 1125, AB 1293, and AB 1398, which were approved together. Roll calls were held open and later completed, and the bills that advanced were sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after final votes were recorded.

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• What are the conversations around doing undocumented immigrant healthcare as a standalone bill looking
• Um, on the health bill, just that, um, how things are going to travel with the undocumented piece, um
• , the insurance for undocumented people.
• 00.400> um the undock piece um the insurance for um the undock piece um the insurance for um undocumented
• <00:05:02.160> Representative undocumented people. Representative undocumented people.

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• We have over a quarter of a million immigrants, and about 50,000 are undocumented.
• We have over a quarter of a million immigrants, and about 50,000 are undocumented.
• The reason being that if you talk to undocumented immigrants, you may have already, they like Hawaii
• Because Asian Americans are the fastest growing undocumented population coming into the United States
• Even with the acceptance, I remember the constant fear of having undocumented family members.

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Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on February 19, 2025, and first heard House Bill 150, which would prohibit lending a firearm to someone who does not have a firearm permit or a registered firearm. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, though HPD said enforcing any time limit on a loaned firearm would be difficult. Several members of the public opposed the measure, arguing it would interfere with lawful lending for hunting, competitions, training, military-related use, and family situations, and could create unintended criminal liability. One supporter said the bill would strengthen gun safety and encourage more responsible ownership. No vote was taken during the testimony portion described. The committee then heard House Bill 186, which would make harassment by stalking a class C felony. The Office of the Public Defender requested deferral, arguing the bill would remove a misdemeanor option that can help deter escalation and could be unnecessarily severe and burdensome. Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying stalking can be a precursor to more serious violence. The Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney raised concerns about how the new felony would fit within the existing grading scheme, noting that aggravated harassment by stalking and first-degree terroristic threatening are already class C felonies. April Bautista testified in strong support, describing her own experience with domestic violence and stalking and urging passage of the bill. Committee members discussed whether other penalty structures might be possible, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard House Bill 991, which would delete the term “agent of the contractor” from criminal history record check provisions to comply with FBI requirements. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center supported the bill with comments, explaining that the FBI had found the term too broad for fingerprint-based background checks tied to access to federal tax information. In addition, House Bill 995 was introduced, changing deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting; the Department of the Attorney General supported it, saying the revised deadlines would allow a more complete report, and HPD was also heard on the measure. The transcript ends before any votes or final committee actions on these bills.

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• Uh, Leader Murphy said that the undocumented immigrant bill was the most painful vote she's ever taken
• Um, but you were the only one that ultimately ended up voting for the cuts to undocumented healthcare
• Were you confused by Representative Her talking about her status as an illegal, uh, undocumented?
• <00:06:11.680> an<00:06:12.160> illegal<00:06:13.199> uh<00:06:13.440> undocumented
• status as an illegal uh undocumented? status as an illegal uh undocumented?

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• I actually want to start where Senator Smith just left off in talking about our undocumented students
• Because if we want to go after the undocumented criminals, then we should be doing that.
• Because if we want to go after the undocumented criminals, then we should be doing that.
• Because we should not, and we should deport undocumented criminals out of this country. I agree.
• And finally, in regards to the undocumented...

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then read an amended joint proclamation expanding the special session call to include financial penalties for government officials, criminal penalties for offenses committed by illegal aliens, and programs and appropriations to support law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. No committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk before the chamber moved to the special order calendar. The main item was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2B, the immigration bill, along with a late-filed strike-all amendment by Senator Gruters. Gruters said the amendment aligned terminology with federal law, increased penalties for crimes by unauthorized aliens, added transnational crime organizations to gang definitions, required stronger participation in the federal 287(g) program, created financial penalties for noncompliance, offered a $1,000 bonus for officers assisting ICE in large operations, directed more information-sharing with federal agencies, and barred DHSMV from issuing licenses or IDs to unauthorized aliens. He framed the bill as supporting President Trump’s immigration agenda and focusing on criminal illegal aliens rather than street-level enforcement. A long question-and-answer period followed, with Senators Polsky, Pizzo, Smith, Jones, Roscoe, Berman, and others pressing the sponsor on scope, legality, costs, and implementation. Questions focused on whether the bill would require participation beyond jails and detention centers, whether schools or churches could be affected, liability and immunity for local agencies, the size and purpose of the proposed appropriations, and the impact on undocumented students receiving in-state tuition waivers. Gruters and Senator Fine said the 287(g) provisions were intended to apply to jails and detention facilities, that green-card holders and lawful residents would not be affected, and that the tuition waiver repeal would end discounted tuition for students in the country illegally while not affecting their ability to attend. Fine also defended the mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses committed by illegal immigrants, acknowledging it would likely be challenged in court but arguing the bill was designed to test and advance the policy. No final vote or other action on the bill is reflected in the excerpt.

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• I actually want to start where Senator Smith just left off in talking about our undocumented students
• Because if we want to go after the undocumented criminals, then we should be doing that.
• Because if we want to go after the undocumented criminals, then we should be doing that.
• Because we should not, and we should deport undocumented criminals out of this country. I agree.
• And finally, in regards to the undocumented And finally, in regards to the undocumented students, we

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of an amended joint proclamation expanding the Legislature’s immigration agenda. The proclamation added items calling for financial penalties for government officials, enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed by illegal aliens, and programs and appropriations to support law enforcement in enforcing federal immigration law. The chamber then took up the special order calendar, beginning with Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2B, the immigration bill. Most of the meeting was devoted to debate and questions on the strike-all amendment to SB 2B. Sponsor Senator Gruters described the bill as a broad immigration enforcement package aligned with President Trump’s agenda. He said it would require greater cooperation with federal immigration authorities, strengthen participation in the 287(g) program, create a chief immigration officer and council, authorize financial penalties for noncompliance, provide bonuses for officers assisting ICE, and direct information-sharing with federal agencies. He also said the bill would bar DHSMV from issuing licenses or ID cards to unauthorized aliens and would end in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Senators Polsky, Pizzo, Smith, Jones, Berman, Osgood, and others questioned the scope of the bill, whether it would affect schools, churches, cities, nonprofits, and green-card holders, and how the 287(g) provisions would work in practice. Gruters repeatedly said the operational focus was on jails and detention facilities, not street-level enforcement. A major point of controversy was the bill’s proposed mandatory death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of certain capital offenses. Senator Fine said the covered crimes were the most serious capital felonies, including murder, child sexual battery, destructive-device offenses causing death, and certain trafficking offenses, and argued the provision was intended to withstand constitutional challenge. Senator Pizzo raised Eighth Amendment concerns and questioned whether the bill could mandate death sentences. The tuition waiver provisions also drew extended debate: Fine said the state would save about $41 million by ending discounted tuition for undocumented students, while Democrats argued the savings would not return to general revenue and that the policy would harm students who are already enrolled. Fine and Gruters said green-card holders would not be affected and that the bill targeted only students in the country illegally. The discussion also covered appropriations and implementation. Senator Smith asked about the bill’s large funding levels, and Fine broke down the spending as including $375 million for the chief immigration officer, $100 million in grants to local law enforcement, $29 million for the new Office of State Immigration Enforcement, and $10 million for an unauthorized-alien transport program. Gruters said the funds would reimburse local governments and help address staffing shortages, while critics questioned the lack of benchmarks and the fiscal impact. No final vote or disposition on the bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• Undocumented immigrant healthcare. Look, we weren't part of that agreement.
• The undocumented workers.
• Undocumented immigrant healthcare. Look, we weren't part of that agreement.
• The undocumented workers.
• The undocumented workers.

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• It is not like they would get a bonus like a bounty hunter if they rounded up undocumented immigrants
• And should students currently enrolled with in-state tuition in Florida who are undocumented, should
• I want to start where Senator Smith left off, talking about undocumented students.
• If we want to go after the undocumented criminals, we should be doing that.
• Because we should not, and we should deport undocumented individuals out of this country.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

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• know, there was some discussion of issues like reinsurance, paid family leave, and coverage for undocumented
• :08:00.879> and<00:08:01.120> coverage<00:08:01.440> for<00:08:01.759> undocumented
• leave and coverage for undocumented leave and coverage for undocumented motans<00:08:03.039>
• /c><00:10:16.959> for Minnesota for Minnesota Care for Minnesota for Minnesota Care for undocumented
• c> you<00:10:19.200> know Have you started counting votes on the Minnesota Care for undocumented

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• your word that you would help the Senate Republican Caucus pass its repeal of MinnesotaCare for undocumented
• priority and a success for your caucus in this special session was repealing MinnesotaCare for undocumented
• <00:20:49.039> Um<00:20:49.760> critics Care for undocumented adults.
• Um critics Care for undocumented adults.
• out for undocumented alien healthcare. out for undocumented alien healthcare.

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