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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have documented instances of law enforcement in other states accessing our cameras while investigating
  • We have documented instances of law enforcement and other states accessing our cameras while investigating
  • . instances of law enforcement and other states accessing our cameras while investigating someone for
  • cameras.
  • enforcement.
Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Takes the earmark away from the jail, but lets them use that money for law enforcement functions.
  • Takes the earmark away from the jail, but lets them use that money for law enforcement functions.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do we enforce that? Mr.
  • So commercial vehicle enforcement is paid 100% by the federal government.
  • Their job is commercial vehicle enforcement. That money comes from the federal government.
  • So this bill is basically about enforcing the law that we already have here in Arizona.
  • Now, what is missing in the current statute is clear enforcement mechanisms.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2763 would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. Supporters, including the sponsor, a Prescott doctor, gun-rights advocates, and Game and Fish, argued that range closures can push shooting into unsafe desert areas and that the legislature should have a voice; the bill passed 8-1. HB 2417 would let courts, at a defendant’s request, use speed-inhibiting devices instead of license suspension for certain speeding and racing offenses. The sponsor and supporters said it would help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while an Arizona Trucking Association representative warned the bill was overbroad and conflicted with federal law; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-2. HB 2345 created a felony for unlawfully present persons possessing falsified CDLs and imposed vehicle forfeiture and employer penalties; trucking industry testimony said it was preempted by federal law and unenforceable, but the sponsor said he would keep working on it, and the bill passed 5-3 with one present after amendment. The committee also considered HB 2666, which increases penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15-17. The sponsor and supporters from the anti-trafficking community and county attorney’s office said the bill responds to a serious and growing online exploitation problem affecting teens. Defense and juvenile-justice concerns focused on whether the bill could sweep in minors, create mandatory consecutive sentences, and fail to account for age-related defenses; the sponsor and supporters said they were open to discussing amendments, but the bill passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2175 would add political expression and political affiliation to Arizona’s bias-crime sentencing enhancements and create new misdemeanor-level enhancements for certain bias-motivated offenses. The sponsor, ADL, and county attorney’s office said it fills gaps and targets conduct, not speech; the ACLU and defense testimony warned it could chill speech and give prosecutors too much discretion. The bill passed 6-2 after amendment. HB 2186 would allow a passenger in a traffic stop to satisfy identity requirements by verbally providing name and date of birth rather than producing physical ID. The sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional-vagueness problem and clarify the law after a prior court issue; there was little opposition, and it passed 7-0 with one present. The committee also began hearing HB 2364, which would add penalties for distributing or receiving abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery, or rail service; the sponsor said it would strengthen enforcement of existing Arizona restrictions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony, debate, or any vote on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:14:35.760> Uh<00:14:36.160> that<00:14:36.480> ceremony for law enforcement
  • Uh that ceremony for law enforcement.
  • We ask for submissions from law enforcement agencies across the state. >> So those mills are legislative
  • <00:15:09.199> Uh enforcement members across the state.
  • Uh enforcement members across the state.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • to the 89th Legislature, Second Called Session for consideration: Legislation that protects law enforcement
  • Clerk: ...relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in
  • Oliverson: Specifically dealt with law enforcement departments and constables and contracting and all
  • If a local law enforcement agency can provide contracted law enforcement services and bill... Ms.
  • Oliverson: This bill prevents Harris County from defunding law enforcement agencies. Move Dr.
Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Finance Aug 27th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, this is a simple bill codifies an existing law enforcement program in Harris County, specifically
  • into a contract with local government, property owner association, or owner of land to provide law enforcement
  • For reduction of funding or resources for certain primary law enforcement agencies and probits the county
Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • . to become the largest law enforcement executives organization representing police chiefs and law enforcement
  • And that's why enforcement is critical, because it eliminates the discretion that law enforcement...
  • Fosters a sense of transparency and trust in law enforcement.
  • , enforcement t-code.
  • Law enforcement are given the same protections given to other law enforcement in two ways.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • existing prohibition against out-of-state shipping of spirits and enables the attorney general to enforce
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We all talk about cell phones and cameras, but if you've got a loud meeting you're trying to video report
  • line and have the court say you've got to start... implementing this, so there is that level of enforcement
Bills: HB333, HB329, HB362
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Law enforcement agencies across Texas spend countless hours reaching out and redacting license plates
  • Smaller law enforcement agencies, which lack the resources for redaction, may have to withhold entire
  • These redactions are expensive, time-consuming, and create an unnecessary burden on law enforcement.
  • This bill reduces... ...the burden on law enforcement, increases transparency, and ensures the public
  • I think that law enforcement is spending so much time on this.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Aug 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And without this legislation, Harris County law enforcement is in big trouble.
  • Enforcement to respond to that call, from a traffic accident to having your alarm answered.
  • Not passing this bill would crush law enforcement in Harris County. It would.
  • Most of it, 70% to 80%, deals with law enforcement and salaries and things of that nature.
  • Adding enforcement by the Attorney General or some other strong enforcement mechanism, and lastly including
Bills: HB26, HB73, SB 14, HB46
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • law enforcement.
  • At its core, homeland security is a law enforcement function, and Texas needs a law enforcement agency
  • , the state law enforcement that's going to know.
  • Law enforcement.
  • Along that, they fill in the gap for law enforcement.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, without trying to overburden our law enforcement.
  • We don't do the traditional law enforcement role.
  • We more often prefer to refer that to other law enforcement agencies.
  • I'm the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
  • The database is a tool that can help local law enforcement...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • the lack of required training contributes to a general mistrust in the notarization process. ...enforcement
  • Because, you know, I imagine that there are some legal implications and law enforcement is involved in
  • I think from our perspective, once we get to a point where we cannot know, for example, if law enforcement
  • In a consumer protection public enforcement action, when our office investigates one of these cases and
  • And 17.48 of the DTPA, it permits a district and county attorney to bring a public enforcement action
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 26, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:37:26.480> teeth<00:37:27.359> to gives Wyoming law enforcement teeth to gives
  • Wyoming law enforcement teeth to protect<00:37:28.720> someone<00:37:29.040> like<00:37
  • work statutees existing enforcement work statutees existing enforcement mechanism<01:44:42.400><
  • <01:52:41.760> So,<01:52:42.000> I'm criminal enforcement provision.
  • So, I'm criminal enforcement provision.
Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 10, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • support because it gives law enforcement support because it gives law enforcement an<00:04:15.920
  • because it is a useful law enforcement because it is a useful law enforcement tool<00:14:00.160>
  • We can get cooperation from out-of-state law enforcement, maybe even federal law enforcement.
  • , maybe even federal law enforcement, maybe even federal law enforcement.<00:21:22.159> And<00
  • By the folks in law enforcement.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Enforcement Council. >> Elizabeth Elkinsbond.
  • <00:19:56.720> training integrity of law enforcement training integrity of law enforcement
  • that KLEC that impact a law enforcement that KLEC that impact a law enforcement agencies<00:23:26.080
  • So, how many law enforcement? About eight. Eight. Where are they at?
  • U but it's about the in law enforcement.
Summary: The committee heard budget-related testimony from the Department of Corrections on a request for additional funding to take over operations of the Lee Adjustment Center, including $2.2 million in fiscal year 2027 and $5.2 million in fiscal year 2028. The witness said the governor’s budget did not recommend the request. Members asked about the cost savings of private operation versus state operation, the facility’s role in the department’s long-term goals, and whether the state intends to move toward operating all adult correctional facilities directly. The Department of Juvenile Justice then presented on staffing, recruitment, retention, and facility planning. Officials described recent pay increases and other investments, including a 10% security pay raise in 2021, an 8% state employee raise in 2022, higher youth worker starting salaries, and $4.8 million in 2023 funding to sustain salary increases. They said DJJ has also expanded mental health and medical staffing, improved recruitment efforts, and seen an upward trend in hiring. In response to questions, the commissioner said barriers to recruitment and retention include the Tier 3 retirement system, the structured and restrictive nature of detention work, and competition from other employers. He also said the department wants to move toward a regional model for female facilities under SB 162 and believes those facilities can be staffed. DJJ provided staffing figures showing 1,339 funded positions, with 157 filled and 182 vacant at a January benchmark, and 524 detention positions with 450 filled and 74 vacant. Officials said 30 correctional officers were in basic training and expected to join posts soon. Members also asked about the feasibility of staffing additional facilities and the department’s vacancy trends. Finally, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council testified on a funding request for one attorney, one paralegal, one additional monitor, higher costs for existing monitor positions, and Lexington office rent. Officials said the request is needed to handle a growing decertification caseload and expanded oversight responsibilities as the number of academies has increased to about eight, with more than 2,100 instructors requiring biennial review. They said KLEC currently has one attorney and about 15 total staff, with roughly 180 cases pending, more than 50 complaints left to file, and another 30 cases expected soon. Members asked about current staffing, attorney salary, the number of academies, and the move to a separate Lexington office. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned without a quorum for approving minutes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They couldn’t get back with law enforcement, but law enforcement came in, tracked the phone, tracked
  • But law enforcement got heavily involved... ...But law enforcement got heavily involved, and they were
  • I and he have worked on that with law enforcement because I don't want to... ...enforcement because I
  • Postal inspectors receive constant calls from local law enforcement... calls from local law enforcement
  • We've discussed this with local law enforcement officers and the U.S.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/4/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a nation of laws, and when we enforce laws and not the rule of men, we are better off.
  • She added that enforcing the requirement sends an important message: Minnesota will not allow its tax
  • <00:36:32.880> pay engage in immigration enforcement pay engage in immigration enforcement
  • , enforcing this requirement Moreover, enforcing this requirement sends<00:37:21.920> an<00:37
  • > and<00:42:05.839> reporting I urge clear enforcement and reporting I urge clear enforcement
Bills: HF3611, HF3659, HF3909
Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes and then laid over House File 3611 for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Finke described HF 3611 as creating a state income tax withholding deduction for damages awarded to individuals in lawsuits against federal agents such as ICE or CBP, including emotional and financial awards. There was no public testimony or member discussion on the bill before it was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3909, which Representative Hansen said would impose a 50% tax on the gross receipts of detention centers operated by private nongovernmental entities. Hansen argued the measure would recapture public money, deter what he characterized as misuse of taxpayer dollars, and target profits made by private detention contractors such as GEO Group and CoreCivic. He also cited projected revenues and profits for those companies and said the bill was a response to human rights and civil rights concerns tied to private detention operations. Testimony on HF 3909 included support from Nancy Fitz Simmons, a Minnesota State University, Mankato social work professor, who said social workers see the effects of these issues across the state and that the bill could return money to Minnesotans in need. Representative Swedzinski opposed the bill’s impact on the Appleton facility and emphasized local jobs and economic opportunity, while Representative Lee said Minnesota should seek better economic options than jail-related work. Representative Holland supported the bill as a way to offset costs to families and the state from detentions and deportations. Representative Weiner questioned the bill’s revenue potential and criticized the 50% gross-receipts tax as politicizing taxes. Representative Hansen responded that similar proposals were being explored in Washington and California and that the bill was intended to stand up to large corporate interests. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.