Bills: SB8 , SB10 , SB16 , SB8

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement

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• As a reminder, House Bill 2648 concerns state and local law enforcement interactions with federal immigration
• Local, so federal law enforcement officers go to the jails to pick up the dangerous people, so they're
• Local, so federal law enforcement officers go to the jails to pick up the dangerous people, so they're
• for bomb-related stuff or whatever, or a federal drug enforcement task force comes in, every law enforcement
• officer, a federal law enforcement officer, now has to be just watched and taking pictures of.

Bills: HB1591 , HB2146 , HB2220 , HB2430 , HB2526 , HB2641 , HB2648

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, survivor protections, legal remedies, defendants, sexual exploitation, minors, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, criminal justice training commission, CJTC, law enforcement training, peace officer certification, decertification, corrections officer certification, tribal police certification, police accountability, police oversight

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• c> federal</c> local law enforcement is and federal local law enforcement is and federal agents<00:29
• agents and state treating um, federal agents and state law<00:31:00.880><c> enforcement</c><00:31:01.360
• law enforcement um, in just treated all law enforcement um, in the<00:31:09.120><c> operating</c><00
• </c><00:31:37.440><c> enforcement,</c><00:31:38.640><c> law</c> States and law enforcement, law States
• Officer to page one, line six; law enforcement to substitute the words “exceeds the federal agent statutory

Bills: SB2363 , SB2054 , SB2057 , SB2377 , SB3322

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: public lands, county authority, public health, safety regulations, cultural preservation, public safety, Hawaii National Guard, military deployment, governor authority, federal assistance, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2033 on renewable energy, focused on rooftop solar and grid-ready homes. Members discussed amendments intended to clarify retrofit provisions for new homes, cost-sharing requirements for interconnecting customers, compliance with relevant safety standards or certifications, and a date change. The chair recommended passage with amendments, and the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously. The joint committees then heard Senate Bill 2363 on county authority over access to encumbered properties such as streams. The City and County of Honolulu, along with the Department of Transportation and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, testified in support, saying the bill would help protect public safety, reduce flood risk, and prevent illicit activity. A Libertarian Party representative opposed the measure, arguing the problem stemmed from mismanagement and that the bill granted overly broad new powers. No action was taken during the hearing. The committees also heard Senate Bill 2054 and Senate Bill 2057, both relating to public safety and immigration-related state authority. Testimony on SB 2054 largely supported limiting state resources for federal or out-of-state deployments when the governor objects, with the Hawaii National Guard raising concerns about unclear obligations for service members and the distinction between Title 10 and Title 32 authority. On SB 2057, supporters including ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and the Legal Clinic said the bill would curb cooperation with ICE, protect constitutional rights, and preserve trust in immigrant communities; one witness also noted the rapid growth of 287(g) agreements nationwide. The committee then moved on to SB 2377 on property damage to critical infrastructure, where Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom supported the bill and asked for clarification to include broadband and telecommunications, while the Public Defender questioned whether the higher penalty was justified. Finally, the committee began SB 3322 on law enforcement, with testimony emphasizing clearer separation between local police and federal agents, limits on immigration enforcement cooperation, and protections for community trust; the hearing continued with additional testimony and questions.

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• </c><01:01:17.119><c> with</c><01:01:17.359><c> established</c><01:01:17.839><c> federal</c> state law
• with established federal state law with established federal standards<01:01:18.720><c> provides</c><
• But the retirement benefits, if a law enforcement officer comes from the county and wants to join the
• </c> employee, uh, of the Department of Law employee, uh, of the Department of Law Enforcement<01:05:
• </c> retirement benefits, if a law retirement benefits, if a law enforcement<01:06:30.640><c> officer

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• that law enforcement number two ensuring that law enforcement share<01:08:37.560><c> information</c>
• </c><01:13:02.679><c> enforcement</c> appropriate law enforcement appropriate law enforcement process
• Was it due to a lack of cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal immigration officials
• </c><01:43:15.040><c> enforcement</c><01:43:16.040><c> and</c><01:43:16.599><c> federal</c> local law
• enforcement and federal local law enforcement and federal immigration<01:43:17.719><c> officials</c>

Bills: HF1051 , HF16

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

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• ><c> law</c><00:15:42.399><c> enforcement</c> offduty Minnesota law enforcement offduty Minnesota law
• So, correct, federal has federal laws and state have state laws.
• </c> abide by federal law. abide by federal law.
• Any joint operations um involving law enforcement with or enforcement of federal law uh would basically
• of law enforcement with or enforcement of federal<01:05:26.880><c> law</c><01:05:27.599><c> uh</c><01

Bills: HF3477 , HF3414 , HF103 , HF3661 , HF3146

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability

Transcript Highlights:

• to enter into agreements with federal authorities to support the enforcement of federal immigration laws
• Federal authorities to support the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Mr.
• support the enforcement of federal immigration laws. 287(g) program and support the enforcement of federal
• enforcement to cooperate, and thus he has pulled out because of that the federal law enforcement, and
• Train their officers to be members of ICE and enforce federal law that they should not be enforcing because

Bills: SB1047 , SB1365 , SB1474 , SB1618 , SB1620

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding

Bills: SB 8 , SB 650 , SB 667 , SB 779 , SB 1349 , SB 1355 , SB 1378 , SB 1585 , SB 1721 , SB 2312

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, public nuisance, civil actions, legal claims, abatement, Texas law, transnational repression, foreign law enforcement, criminal offenses, law enforcement training, first amendment rights, public safety, liquor, distiller, wholesaler

Transcript Highlights:

• For context, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is a federal law enforcement agency under the
• That includes both federal and state law enforcement, period.
• of the federal courts and the federal law enforcement agencies.
• of the federal courts. immigration, and federal law enforcement duties are under the jurisdiction of
• the federal courts and the federal law enforcement agencies.

Bills: HB2217 , HB2558 , HB2641 , HB2648 , HB1239 , HB1591 , HB2209 , HB2310 , HB2526

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: rehabilitation, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, first-time offenders, pathways to rehabilitation, mental health, sentencing alternative, criminal justice, diversion programs, HB 2641, ICE out act, law enforcement hiring, immigration and customs enforcement, ICE officers, former federal employees, sworn officer, police staffing, general authority law enforcement agency, limited authority law enforcement agency, immigration enforcement

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• 00:04:25.440><c> students</c><00:04:26.000><c> and</c> federal law to keep our students and federal law
• Our schools That's current federal law.
• As a direct result of federal law enforcement activity in our communities, we are experiencing unprecedented
• </c><01:02:24.640><c> community</c> law enforcement or the school community law enforcement or the school
• And you know, I got to federal law.

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: SB8 , SB4 , SB3 , SB6 , SB8 , SB4

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• We add enforce federal gun control laws.
• It enforce federal gun laws in Wyoming.
• stopped the assistance to federal law stopped the assistance to federal law enforcement<01:02:51.280>
• enforcement of federal law.
• enforcement of federal law.

Bills: HB0130 , HB0147

Committee: Senate Revenue

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• Number one would be the public safety component of it is bad when we don't have the law enforcement to
• We believe policing and law enforcement is a very important function of municipal government.
• Law enforcement and the counties, at the state level like that, they don't want to go in and take over
• law enforcement.
• The state itself has struggled in hiring at the law enforcement level.

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

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, school safety, resource officers, law enforcement, public schools, private schools, liability insurance, contracting, library governance, board appointment, library diversity

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• enforcement, state law enforcement, federal law enforcement, if a person dies during a use-of-force
• enforcement, state law enforcement, federal law enforcement, if a person dies during a use-of-force
• enforcement, state law enforcement, federal law enforcement, if a person dies during a use-of-force
• </c> ...enforcement of federal civil immigration law, including agreements under AUSC law, including
• Law enforcement is law enforcement.

Bills: HF3405 , HF3413 , HF3769 , HF3768 , HF3771 , HF3465

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

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• But on the other side of it, when somebody is being mistreated by law enforcement, um, I mean, they don't
• </c><00:07:51.640><c> enforcement,</c><00:07:52.640><c> um</c> mistreated by law enforcement, um mistreated
• by law enforcement, um I<00:07:53.480><c> mean,</c><00:07:53.640><c> they</c><00:07:53.760><c> don't
• </c><00:08:52.200><c> Um</c> should law enforcement be doing? Um should law enforcement be doing?
• white law enforcement.

Bills: SB293 , SB293

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• ><c> enforcement</c> state and county law enforcement state and county law enforcement agencies<00:12
• assist or facilitate conduct by federal immigration agents that exceed their law enforcement duties
• Prohibits law enforcement officers from assisting or cooperating with federal immigration agents...
• But it does require state law enforcement agencies to cooperate where federal law requires it.
• by federal law.

Bills: SB2057

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 5, for a series of decision-making agendas and considered a long list of Senate bills. Early measures included SB 2151, which clarifies state and local authority during emergencies and revises the definition of “emergency”; the committee agreed to restore the broader, long-used definition and add a sunset date, then passed the bill with amendments. SB 3055, concerning false impersonation of an employee organization representative, was amended to remove liquidated damages and passed. Several technical or conforming bills also advanced, including SB 3067, SB 3077, SB 3131, SB 3134, SB 3144, SB 3152, SB 3154, and SB 3249, with most passed with technical amendments or unamended; some members noted reservations on SB 3249. The committee also took up bills affecting public safety, health, and education. SB 3083 was amended to narrow notice requirements for protective orders involving military-affiliated individuals to a designated military security force, and SB 3118 on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children passed as is. SB 3134 modernized emergency medical services statutes, while another SB 3134 item addressed dangerous intoxication and civil protective custody. SB 3262, requiring the Hawaii State Teachers Board to submit nominees to the Board of Education, was amended to include a defective effective date. SB 3315, allowing a one-time medical cannabis purchase while registration is pending, was also amended to a delayed effective date and passed. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on law enforcement and immigration-related proposals. SB 3322, which restricts facial coverings by law enforcement, requires visible identification, and sets agency policies on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, was amended to remove an affirmative defense, make the penalty a misdemeanor, and incorporate exceptions for undercover work and related preparation; it passed with one no vote. SB 3251, barring certain former ICE and Border Patrol personnel from employment in specified state agencies, was narrowed to apply to those with more than 90 cumulative days of such work during a defined period and passed with reservations. SB 2057, a reconsideration measure limiting use of state personnel and funds to assist federal immigration agents beyond their authority, was further amended to clarify definitions, protect First Amendment activity, and preserve cooperation required by federal law; it then passed without objection. The committee adjourned after adopting each measure considered.

Bills: SB 8 , HB 7 , HB 15 , HB 265 , HCR 13

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting

Transcript Highlights:

• law enforcement leaders in Texas.
• So there is a pathway into Texas Law... on enforcement for other federal agencies, but not for this.
• or state law enforcement checkpoint.
• It's not preempted by federal law. It's not in conflict with existing federal law.
• Law enforcement are given the same protections given to other law enforcement in two ways.

Bills: HB214 , HB626 , HB647 , HB658 , HB668 , HB674 , HB908 , HB214

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• , CREATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMIGRATION GRANT PROGRAM TO AWARD TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
• COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENCIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.
• IT'S ALSO IN THIS BILL, A ONE-TIME BONUS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT PARTICIPATES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AS OPPOSED TO A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, IS THAT CORRECT?
• IS THAT WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING OR DEPUTIZING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT? STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT?

Keywords: immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection

Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.

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• House Bill 2351 doesn't stop federal law enforcement from doing its job.
• We do know that it's happened with federal law enforcement agencies.
• There is a potential here where we have federal law enforcement officers seeking to do an enforcement
• We do know that it's happened with federal law enforcement agencies.
• There is a potential here where we have federal law enforcement officers seeking to do an enforcement

Bills: HB2186 , HB2351 , HB1170

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: economic development, federal funds, state funding, infrastructure, grants, local government, emergency responders, emergency response, disaster response, obstruction of law enforcement, gross misdemeanor, public safety, incident command system, emergency operation zone, emergency management, law enforcement restrictions, warrant requirement, search and seizure, civil liberties, due process