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• I now still train law enforcement across the state.
• I chair the law implementation and training subcommittee, working directly with law enforcement and the
• judiciary on how these laws are applied and enforced.
• I saw a lot of law enforcement officers in this committee hearing.
• Law enforcement officers are significantly at risk of also being harmed and killed.

Bills: HB343, HB378, HB394, HB396, HB426, HB439, HB491, HB523, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB1025, HB1038

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• And when you have enforcement, whether law enforcement or other enforcement to look for crimes, fraud
• <c> or</c> enforcement whether law enforcement or enforcement whether law enforcement or other<00:18:
• </c><00:27:11.960><c> the</c><00:27:12.120><c> laws</c> Attorney General that enforces the laws Attorney
• law enforcement other I would have most law enforcement other I think<01:00:31.640><c> this</c><01:00
• ><c> agencies</c><01:22:04.719><c> um</c> to law enforcement for state agencies um to law enforcement

Bills: HF1, HF2

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• It is our understanding that, as the state's Medicaid agency, we have requirements under federal laws
• ><00:35:11.560><c> and</c><00:35:11.800><c> rules</c><00:35:12.440><c> around</c> under Federal um laws
• and rules around under Federal um laws and rules around ensuring<00:35:13.359><c> program</c><00:35:
• And so we have to follow the law based on the requirement from the CMS and also other requirements.
• And so we have to follow the law based on the requirement from the CMS and also other requirements.

Bills: HF1, HF98

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• </c> 0.26 it says um notwithstanding any laws 0.26 it says um notwithstanding any laws to<00:07:22.759
• the laws.
• <00:20:04.360><c> and</c><00:20:04.520><c> enforcing</c><00:20:04.960><c> the</c><00:20:05.120><c> laws
• </c><00:20:05.640><c> an</c><00:20:05.840><c> oig</c> enforcing and enforcing the laws an oig enforcing
• and enforcing the laws an oig is<00:20:06.480><c> tax</c><00:20:07.120><c> tasked</c><00:20:07.600><

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• That was a bookkeeping error, so should they have been reported to law enforcement?
• That was a bookkeeping error, so should they have been reported to law enforcement?
• </c><00:37:49.079><c> enforcement</c> appropri appropriate law enforcement appropri appropriate law enforcement
• </c> sending a correctable violation to a law sending a correctable violation to a law enforcement<00
• </c> to law to law enforcement<00:38:20.839><c> uh</c><00:38:21.040><c> thank</c><00:38:21.200><c> you

Bills: HF1, HF779, HF1034

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• enforcement training.
• Um, yeah, I mean, there's the— we're already understaffed on law enforcement, and we need to make sure
• There are so many different areas of law enforcement that are understaffed, and that was one of the decisions
• Um, yeah, I mean, there's the—we're already understaffed on law enforcement, and we need to make sure
• There are so many different areas of law enforcement that are understaffed, and that was one of the decisions

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• So I will ask you the same question: when these referrals are made to local law enforcement and the BCA
• So I will ask you the same question: when these referrals are made to local law enforcement and the BCA
• So I will ask you the same question: when these referrals are made to local law enforcement and the BCA
• So I will ask you the same question: when these referrals are made to local law enforcement and the BCA
• So I will ask you the same question: when these referrals are made to local law enforcement and the BCA

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• another crime or when law enforcement is investigating another crime.
• There are many of them and very few law enforcement officers.
• We've seen this work with local law enforcement.
• In Florida, law enforcement is allowed to work with each other.
• In Florida, law enforcement is allowed to work with each other.

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

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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• The cogs have come to me and asked me to run one for law enforcement now to do the same thing with law
• Enforcement.
• This bill says rural law enforcement. I looked at the map of these 11.
• If I were the person hired to do that, I would be looking at the rural law enforcement areas in that
• Mandatory two-hour domestic violence training will not increase the 24-hour training that law enforcement

Bills: HB2993, HB3850, HB3595, HB3763, HB3760

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment

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• Would you agree that this is cleanup language to help our DMVs along with law enforcement make the event
• The law proposed says if you are out of state, you're just discounted as A person at that prison, so
• I think regardless of whether we change this law or not, you will still be the person who stands up for

Bills: HB2993, HB3850, HB3595, HB3763, HB3760

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment

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

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

Bills: HB13, HB13

Keywords: firearms, assault weapons, minors, prohibition, criminal penalties, HB13, Laken Riley Act, illegal immigration, immigration enforcement, ICE, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Department of Justice, DOJ, immigration detainer, detainer request, I-247, Law Enforcement Support Center, LESC, county jail

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• Next, we have Ernest Rebello, Deputy Director for DLE, Department of Law Enforcement and Support. >>
• I'm a deputy director with the Department of Law Enforcement.
• I'm a deputy director with the Department of Law Enforcement.
• enforcement leadership service. statewide law enforcement leadership statewide law enforcement leadership
• enforcement operations, and consistent application of the retirement law while preserving integrity

Bills: SB2141, SB2593, SB2824, SB2135, SB2115

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• Florida just passed a law along these lines, as did Arkansas and Missouri.
• Currently, 26 states are in the process of passing their own version into law.
• Let Texas not be the last to pass into law such a win-win bill for everyone. Thank you.
• I'm testifying from my law firm, Stone Hilton, in support of the legislation.
• This is authorization by law. Thank you. Thank you very much for being here. Mr. Carter.

Bills: HB42

Keywords: special prosecutor, state law, criminal justice, accountability, law enforcement

Summary: The committee heard Senator Flores lay out the committee substitute for HB 2894, which would expand state reimbursement eligibility for local governments disproportionately affected by the disabled veterans homestead exemption. Flores said the bill would add certain municipalities in Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas counties if lost ad valorem tax revenue equals or exceeds 10% of general revenue, while existing recipients would remain under the current 2% threshold. Lampasas and Bell County officials and the City of Killeen testified in support, describing significant revenue losses and urging adequate funding. One witness, Howard Avery, argued any reimbursement should be counted as property tax revenue for voter-approval rate purposes to avoid a windfall. The committee later adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably, with one nay. The committee also heard SB 782, which would create a temporary severance tax exemption for restimulated inactive oil and gas wells, intended to encourage investment in mature wells. The Comptroller explained the revised fiscal note as effectively zero because the wells are currently marginal and not generating meaningful tax revenue, while industry witnesses said the bill could extend well life, support local economies, and reduce orphan-well liabilities. Public testimony was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Members then heard HB 3033, a DPS-related grant program funded by voluntary $3 donations on driver’s license and ID applications to support nonprofits aiding injured or fallen DPS officers and their families, including memorial highway signs. The DPS Officers Association supported the bill, citing existing foundation assistance and the need for a steady funding stream. The committee later reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 524, which would permanently extend the franchise tax and fee exemption for qualifying veteran-owned businesses for their first five years; testimony from a veteran business owner and veterans advocates supported the measure, and the committee adopted the substitute and reported it favorably. Additional measures were laid out and left pending or voted out: HB 3594, a local San Antonio retiree health care fund bill with agreed changes for contributions, spouse benefits, and remarriage rules, was supported by stakeholders and reported favorably; HB 4738 would repeal small administrative fees tied to certain loans and was reported favorably; HB 42 on HEAF funding and HB 5246 on the Texas Space Commission were heard and left pending. The committee also reported HB 3474, a cleanup bill for the Pension Review Board’s investment performance review schedule, and HB 2802, the Austin firefighter retirement fund bill, both favorably. Finally, the committee took up HB 1056, which would allow gold and silver held in the Texas Bullion Depository to function as legal tender through debit-card transactions. Supporters framed it as a way to use hard assets and expand financial options, while bankers and some senators raised major operational, consumer-protection, tax, and constitutional questions; the bill remained under discussion as testimony began.

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• enforcement to cooperate, and thus he has pulled out because of that the federal law enforcement, and
• Law enforcement and immigration enforcement have different goals.
• enforcement officers who are trying to enforce the laws.
• was cooperation now from local law enforcement.
• who actually has it, I think the choice of law enforcement and all of those who serve us in law enforcement

Bills: SB1047, SB1365, SB1474, SB1618, SB1620

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

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• We ask a lot of our rural law enforcement officers.
• This bill is not anti-law enforcement. I am certainly not anti-law enforcement.
• They're law-abiding citizens, and they're definitely not anti-law enforcement. Thank you.
• Again, absolutely not anti-law enforcement. We love our law enforcement.
• Under current Texas laws, law enforcement may ticket the individual but lacks the authority to tow a

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• All right, the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement is called to order.
• New notification procedure... compliance burden on every law enforcement agency in Arizona.
• I don't think that our law enforcement agencies should be working for free.
• It essentially turns every law enforcement officer into a federal immigration enforcement agent.
• It essentially turns every law enforcement officer into a federal immigration enforcement agent.

Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107

Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy

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• 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> Enforcement as class 8 members of ERS. Enforcement as class 8 members of ERS.
• </c> retirement benefits, if a law retirement benefits, if a law enforcement<01:06:30.640><c> officer
• </c><01:21:18.880><c> also</c> unauthorized practice of law. also unauthorized practice of law. also

Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251

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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• officers for certain roles in law enforcement.
• enforcement agency who is commissioned to enforce state criminal laws generally.
• State law provides a non-exhaustive list of limited authority law enforcement agencies, and for that
• That includes both federal and state law enforcement, period.
• the federal courts and the federal law enforcement agencies.

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

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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• </c> that we believe in in law enforcement. that we believe in in law enforcement.
• </c> work of law enforcement professionals. work of law enforcement professionals.
• </c><01:48:26.239><c> enforcement</c> circumstances where law enforcement circumstances where law enforcement
• This bill pits state and local law enforcement against federal law enforcement.”
• </c> law enforcement. law enforcement.

Bills: HF3433, HF3402, HF3412, HF3405, HF3404

Keywords: assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine