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• </c> Starting last summer, I deployed our National Guard and federal law enforcement to restore law and
• to restore law and order to enforcement to restore law and order to our<01:49:52.080><c> most</c><01
• They were the kings of the roadside bomb. And we took out Solommani.
• 02:02:34.800><c> the</c> [applause] He was the father of the [applause] He was the father of the roadside
• We love our law enforcement. military. We love our law enforcement.

Bills: HB4626 , HR1075 , SB2503 , HB6329

Keywords: energy conservation, home appliances, affordability, Secretary of Energy, technological feasibility, consumer protection, economic impact, aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance

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• c> our district, immigration enforcement our district, immigration enforcement activities<00:09:33.839
• </c> education and not enforcement. education and not enforcement.
• and immigration enforcement.
• enforcement and immigration enforcement.<01:44:12.400><c> Thank</c><01:44:12.639><c> you.
• </c> enforcement. Thank you. enforcement. Thank you. &gt;&gt; Thank<01:44:13.520><c> you.

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• A SERP is an enforceable air quality program.
• The concern of communities has been making them enforceable eventually.
• , or what are you reading the enforcement?
• or an Air District would have to enforce.
• It's the enforcement.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Bills: HF869 , HSB245 , HF317 , HSB13 , HF306 , HF64 , HF549 , HF42 , HF530 , HSB166 , HF793 , HF265 , HF310 , HSB9 , HF363 , HSB16 , HF649 , HSB189 , HF901 , HF539 , HF924 , HSB262 , HF573 , HF139 , HF572 , HSB15

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: veterinarians, animal mistreatment, liability immunity, legal conduct, animal rescue, good faith, veterinarian, licensed veterinarian, veterinary practice, animal cruelty, animal abuse, animal neglect, animal torture, threatened animal, law enforcement cooperation, peace officer, animal welfare, bestiality, animal fighting, animal contest events

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• Sylvia Cerna, Deputy Secretary for Statewide Law Enforcement Support.
• Statewide Law Enforcement Support and Law Enforcement Records Bureau.
• within the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and Information Technologies.
• However, we could always use more FTEs, particularly in our Law Enforcement Records Bureau.
• Some of your folks back there, I've met many of them on the roadside.

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• Parks and Recreation Department, watershed restoration, and the Department of Transportation for roadside
• The Department of Transportation for roadside treatment and infrastructure projects.
• To continue pursuing existing cases and to initiate new antitrust enforcement actions, the Department
• Managing and enforcing Oregon's water distribution is done in partnership between the Water Resources
• This existing grant provides funding for enforcement-related activities such as public education, outreach

Summary: The Emergency Board approved a series of consent federal grant applications from the Natural Resources and Public Safety subcommittees, along with several budget and position requests. The board approved grant applications for parks, transportation, judicial, emergency management, higher education, school nutrition, and other programs, including retroactive approvals where deadlines had passed. One member objected to the Natural Resources consent grants over concerns about future funding needs, but the motion still passed. The board also approved a one-time increase for Judicial Department court security, including digital privacy protections, circuit court security, and a statewide facilities assessment. A major discussion centered on Southern Oregon University’s financial stability. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission reported on SOU’s structural deficits, declining enrollment, and projected cash shortfall. The subcommittee recommended, and the board approved, allocating $7.5 million from the special appropriation for short-term stability, with a required update at the September 2026 Emergency Board meeting and a future request for the remaining funds. Members debated the broader crisis in higher education, with several saying SOU’s situation reflects systemwide enrollment and funding pressures and that long-term restructuring will be needed. The board also approved an AmeriCorps volunteer generation grant, an apprenticeship expansion grant, and a Department of Education nutrition equipment grant. In public safety, it approved funding for Oregon Military Department readiness facilities, a statewide evacuation planning tool, and a juvenile justice information system modernization report, while requiring a follow-up viability report. The Department of Justice received approval for additional antitrust positions and expenditure limitation, though several members raised concerns about the funding structure and incentives tied to settlement revenues; the motion passed despite objections. In natural resources, the board approved funding for the Water Resources Department’s well abandonment, repair and replacement grants, an assistant water master position in Washington County, groundwater data collection in the Lower Umatilla Basin, a wetlands remote sensing pilot, and parks-related grant applications for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements. Members generally supported the requests but raised concerns about geographic equity, long-term sustainability, and whether some county responsibilities were being shifted to the state. The meeting also included discussion of a Department of Emergency Management evacuation tool as an urgent wildfire preparedness measure, with members emphasizing its potential to save lives.

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• turn to Senate Concurrent Resolution 179 and Senate Resolution 174, urging the County of Maui to enforce
• provisions of the fire code of the County of Maui relating to fire hazards, brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside
• brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation<00:27:46.600

Bills: SCR56 , SCR25 , SCR79 , SCR179 , SCR181 , SCR182 , SR54 , SR22 , SR81 , SR174 , SR176 , SR177

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes. The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support. Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.

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• slides and rockfalls, pavement breaks, bridges and culvert damage, and debris along state roads, roadside
• Culver damage and debris along state Culver damage and debris along state roads<00:14:39.040><c> roadside
• </c><00:14:40.040><c> and</c><00:14:40.240><c> against</c> roads roadside and against roads roadside
• The process would be that that's picked up along the roadside by a contractor that's on master agreement
• </c><00:37:33.920><c> by</c><00:37:34.040><c> a</c><00:37:34.200><c> contractor</c> along the roadside

Summary: The concurrent House-Senate meeting opened with a roll call and then received a briefing from Kentucky Emergency Management and the Transportation Cabinet on the February storms and flooding. Officials described the event as ongoing and statewide in scope, beginning in western counties and then heavily affecting Eastern Kentucky, including major impacts in Perry, Letcher, Clay, Bell, Martin, Pike, and other counties. They reported widespread power and water outages, nearly 600 people initially sheltered, more than 1,500 water rescues, over 250 National Guard members activated, and substantial mutual aid from other states and FEMA. They also said 73 counties had declared emergencies, 23 fatalities had been confirmed at that point, and individual assistance had already distributed $5.5 million to residents after the federal declaration was signed. The administration emphasized that recovery needs were still being assessed but were already significant. Kentucky Emergency Management said public assistance estimates were about $58 million and rising, with about 2,005 homes and 272 businesses inspected so far. Debris removal was identified as a major issue, and officials said they had requested Category A federal assistance for debris in four counties while continuing to seek more as assessments continued. They also noted that disaster recovery centers were opening and that teams were going door to door in affected areas. On transportation, KYTC reported 39 counties affected, a peak of 355 road closures reduced to 49, 18 damaged bridges, 94 bridges with debris on them, and 579 roadway damages, while continuing to clear roads and move supplies such as water, food, blankets, and heaters. Secretary Hicks then asked lawmakers to consider additional funding mechanisms. He said the current $50 million emergency cap in the budget was likely to be exhausted, with $21.5 million already allocated, and proposed either lifting the cap or creating a new “safe fund” for this disaster, similar to prior funds used after the western Kentucky tornadoes and the 2022 eastern Kentucky floods. He said the state could redirect about $25 million from an unused western Kentucky economic development allocation and about $20 million from an eastern Kentucky transportation allocation, for a total of $45 million, to help with this response. Members and officials also discussed debris disposal, with the Pike County landfill expansion identified as a possible site to receive some of the debris and reduce costs. Representative Fugate thanked the agencies for their response and described severe local impacts, including water outages, road slides, damaged water treatment plants, and heavy debris in homes and driveways.

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• here, we need to relax some of these Regulations, and we have to understand that they look at the roadsides
• As a business person, you look at all the roadsides, all the things that are Coming into the state, what
• When you see roadsides like heads up, here comes this, here comes that, and it's massive things like

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

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• ... ...to provide additional protections to our law enforcement officers.
• I'm also not sure how this would be enforced if, to the question of an officer holding a line, if we
• You know, currently our law enforcement do a really good job, particularly in New Orleans, around all
• There is currently legislation on the books that protects law enforcement.
• And they do this to distract them, and it's dangerous for law enforcement.

Bills: HCR7 , HB76 , HB84 , HB132 , HB265 , HB275 , HB322 , HB635 , HB808 , HB883 , HB1054

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: juvenile justice, electronic monitoring, annual report, supervision outcomes, data transparency, inmate release, notification, law enforcement, victims, public safety, hit-and-run, crime of violence, felony, sentencing, battery, sound, intentional harm, physical pain, hearing impairment, video voyeurism

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• addition to on our land, we've watched with alarm as aggressive Callery pear trees have dominated roadsides
• addition to on our land, we've watched with alarm as aggressive calorie pear trees of dominated roadsides

Committee: House Conservation and Natural Resources

Summary: The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources heard House Bill 1624, sponsored by Rep. Sassmann, which updates Missouri’s invasive plant law. The bill makes clerical corrections to Latin plant names and extends the existing affidavit requirement, previously applied to nurseries and nursery dealers, to seed dealers so they cannot knowingly sell seeds of listed invasive species. Support came from the Missouri Municipal League, Sierra Club, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, an individual landowner, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, all describing the bill as a needed cleanup and expansion of last year’s law. One witness from Armourvine opposed the bill, arguing the plants have medicinal uses and warning against broader restrictions on landowner choice. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 1736, sponsored by Rep. Wellenkamp, a disaster resilience measure focused on parks and flood mitigation. The bill would allow cities and counties to use existing sales tax revenue tied to parks to buy repetitive-loss properties, remove structures, and convert those areas into natural floodways, greenways, or other stormwater management spaces that still function as parks. The sponsor and several members discussed repeated flood damage in St. Charles, St. Louis County, and other river communities, emphasizing that the proposal would help with voluntary buyouts, reduce long-term losses, and avoid expensive concrete infrastructure. Members asked about eminent domain, funding limits, and how the land would be kept from future development; the sponsor said the bill is limited to voluntary sales and local discretion. Support for HB 1736 came from St. Charles County and the Sierra Club, which said the bill would clarify eligible park fund uses, support natural stormwater infrastructure, and protect environmental and economic resilience. Committee members from affected districts described local examples where buyouts and park conversions had worked or where flooded homes remain a burden. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without a vote.

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• They do have roadside testing where they can pull someone over or if they're pulled over, they can test
• They do have roadside<00:05:41.759><c> testing</c><00:05:42.160><c> where</c><00:05:42.400><c> they</
• c><00:05:42.639><c> can</c><00:05:44.080><c> pull</c> roadside testing where they can pull roadside testing
• Then they also language on the roadside.
• pension plans or the law enforcement pension plans or the guard<00:17:56.559><c> firefighter</c><00:

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• enforcement enforcement and<03:01:45.600><c> it</c><03:01:45.920><c> says</c><03:01:46.399><c> on</c
• </c> enforcement. It's on local governments. enforcement. It's on local governments.
• <03:02:36.319><c> it,</c> enforce it, enforce it, but<03:02:38.399><c> they</c><03:02:38.640><c> don't
• </c><03:03:13.840><c> I</c> enforce this. Maybe they want to. I enforce this. Maybe they want to.
• These are roadside stands.

Bills: HB1752 , SB2053 , SB2494 , SB2851 , SB3073 , HB1678 , HB1721 , HB2475 , HB2246 , HB1667 , HB1516 , SB2532 , SB3131 , SB3154 , HB2297 , HB1737 , SB2143 , SB2398 , SB2623 , HB1740 , HB1920 , HB1682 , SB2153 , SB3140 , HB1515 , SB2835 , HB2282 , SB3083 , SB2031 , SB2519 , SB2667 , SB2140 , SB2544 , SB2069 , SB2697 , SB874 , SB2043 , SB888 , SB2721 , HB2152 , HB1334 , HB2385 , HB1643 , HB2314 , HB1688 , HB1692 , SB2568 , SB2983 , SB2108 , SB3136 , HB1959 , SB3156 , HB1511 , HB1753 , HB1824 , HB2137 , HB1810 , HB2279 , HB2309 , HB1548 , HB2078 , HB2293 , SB3262 , SB2169 , SB2607 , SB2964 , SB3255 , HB2576 , HB1481 , HB1864 , HB1550 , SB2818 , SB3067 , SB2061 , HB1728 , HB1881 , HB2361 , HB2395 , HB1823 , SB2050 , SB2397 , SB2876 , SB2175 , SB2852 , SB847 , SB3001

Keywords: education, funding, school districts, state budget, performance metrics, salvage vehicles, vehicle title transfer, electronic signatures, insurance, administrative efficiency, bribery, corruption, statute of limitations, public servant, criminal justice, deafness, traffic safety, law enforcement, vehicle registration, communication

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• swore out a local law enforcement swore out a local law enforcement swore out a warrant on warrant on
• about it long forgotten law enforcement about it long forgotten law enforcement they try to go to trial
• officers who were here law enforcement officers who were here law enforcement officers who were here
• labor labeling my law enforcement labor labeling my law enforcement officers are here to support what
• our friends at the County enforcement our friends at the County enforcement our friends at the County

Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

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• In our experience of roadside law enforcement, people that are in the business of stealing do know what
• In our experience of roadside law enforcement, people that are in the business of stealing do know what
• In our experience of roadside law enforcement, people that are in the business of stealing do know what
• We can get cooperation from out-of-state law enforcement, maybe even federal law enforcement.
• By the folks in law enforcement.

Bills: SF0007 , SF0008 , SF0009 , SF0010

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• First, the Attorney General may take enforcement action, including recovering civil penalties for enforcement
• First, the Attorney General may take enforcement action, including recovering civil penalties for enforcement
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the workplace.
• and state L&I enforcement.
• of action and AG enforcement.

Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• It's when the burn bans are actually enforceable.
• unpredictable and often dangerous unregulated primates and save overrun shelters and local law enforcement
• exceptions for research facilities, primate sanctuaries, shelters, veterinary hospitals, and law enforcement
• We take care of relinquished pets that have been brought in by law enforcement, lab, experimental retired
• primates and roadside zoos.

Bills: SB1550 , SB2065 , SB2110 , SB2111 , SB2114 , SB2152 , SB2159 , SB2172

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales, poultry, farmers market, direct-to-consumer sales, local food

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• or law enforcement organizations on this particular bill.
• You mentioned your partners in law enforcement.
• law enforcement agencies.
• With all immigration enforcement as it touches law enforcement agencies such as sheriffs is that this
• The bill says all law enforcement. Follow up.

Committee: House Local Government