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• Senator Hinojosa? Aye. Senator Huffman? Senator Miles? Senator King? Senator Higginbotham? Here.
• The chair will lay out House Bill 2217, recognizing Senate Sponsor Senator Higginbotham to explain the
• officers were killed.
• Senator Hinojosa? Aye. Senator Huffman? Aye. Senator Miles? Aye. Senator King? Senator Hagenbuch?
• Senator Hinojosa? Aye. Senator Huffman? Aye. Senator Miles? Aye. Senator King? Senator Hagenbuch?

Bills: HB2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers, 1185, senate, all

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• The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice has come to order. Clerk, call the roll. Chair Flores?
• Senator Hinojosa? Here. Senator Huffman? Here. Senator Miles? Here. Senator King? Here.
• Senator Hagenbuch? Here. The quorum is present.
• Senator Hinojosa? Aye. Senator Pena? Aye. Senator Huffman? Aye. Senator Miles? Aye. Senator King?
• Senator Higginbotham? Aye. Seven ayes, no nays.

Bills: HB2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers, 1185, senate, all

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• Will the officers of the Senate please move to the bar of the Senate for the oath of office?
• To the bar of the Senate for the oath of office. Welcome back. Welcome back. Good to have you.
• I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of the Senate of the State
• Senator Creighton, Chair; members, Senator Alvarado, Senator Huffman, Senator Hughes, Senator Parker.
• Members, Senator Alvarado, Senator Huffman, Senator Hughes, Senator Parker.

Bills: SR1, SR2

Keywords: Texas Senate, senate rules, caucus report, legislative administration, senate officers, parliamentarian, assistant parliamentarian, secretary of the senate, sergeant-at-arms, calendar clerk, journal clerk, doorkeeper, enrolling clerk, senate staff, employee policies, leave policy, compensatory time, outside employment, staff salaries, per diem

Summary: The Senate reconvened from recess and received a message from the House stating that the House was organized and ready to conduct business. The House also reported passage of SCR 7, which directs the State Preservation Board to begin steps to replace the Children of the Confederacy plaque with a plaque honoring victims of Texas’s convict leasing system. The Senate then took up and adopted Senate Resolution 1, the caucus resolution offered by Senator Zaffirini, which sets recommendations for Senate operations. The officers of the Senate were then sworn in. Next, the chamber considered Senate Resolution 2, the Rules Resolution, offered by Senator Hughes; it was adopted by a 31-0 roll call vote and makes only limited changes to committee structure while retaining prior rules. The Senate also authorized the President to appoint a five-member committee to notify the House that the Senate was organized and ready to transact business. Senator Eckhardt introduced the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Liu, a family medicine physician from Austin. With no further business, the Senate recessed until 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 22.

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• Will the officers of the Senate please move to the bar? Will the Senate for the oath of office?
• Of the office, your office, of the Senate of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve
• Committee to notify the House: Senator Creighton, chair; members: Senator Alvarado, Senator Huffman,
• Senator Hughes, Senator Parker.
• The Chair recognizes the Dean of the Senate for a motion. Senator: Thank you, Mr. President.

Bills: SR1, SR2

Keywords: Texas Senate, senate rules, caucus report, legislative administration, senate officers, parliamentarian, assistant parliamentarian, secretary of the senate, sergeant-at-arms, calendar clerk, journal clerk, doorkeeper, enrolling clerk, senate staff, employee policies, leave policy, compensatory time, outside employment, staff salaries, per diem

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• recruit and retain detention officers and corrections officers.
• an officer.
• So... ...retain an officer, but to retrain an officer.
• Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1537 renames the peace officer training equipment fund as the public
• Senate Bill 1537 renames the peace officer training equipment fund as the public safety de-escalation

Bills: SB1161, SB1215, SB1270, SB1400, SB1537, SB1538, SB1580, SB1584, SB1627

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

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• Senator Hinojosa. OK, Senator Huffman, Senator Miles, Senator King, Senator Hagen.
• Recognize Senator sponsor Senator Flores to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Members, are there any questions to Senator Flores at this time? proceed.
• Chair Flores, Vice Chair Parker, aye, Senator Hinojosa, Senator Huffman, Senator Miles, Senator King,
• Senator Hagen, 7 ayes, no nays.

Bills: HB 2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers

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• Senator Hinojosa, Senator Huffman, Senator Miles, Senator King, Senator Hagenbuch here.
• Five of those officers were killed.
• Senator Hinojosa, Senator Huffman, Senator Miles, Senator King, Senator Hagenbuch: Aye. 6 ayes, no nays
• Members, any questions for Senator Creighton? In your. It's done. Senator Creighton.
• Senator Hinojosa, Senator Huffman, Senator Miles, Senator King, Senator Hagenbuch: Aye. 6 ayes, 0 nays

Bills: HB2217

Keywords: law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met and considered two House bills. HB 2217 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement agencies equip patrol vehicles with bullet-resistant components such as windshields, side doors, and windows. Senator Hagenbuch explained that the measure is intended to improve officer safety in light of shootings through patrol car glass, and no invited or public testimony was offered. The committee voted 6-0 to report HB 2217 favorably to the full Senate and also recommended it for the open uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 2594, with Senator Creighton explaining that it updates venue rules for cybercrime and related theft cases involving intangible property such as cryptocurrency, online fraud, and intellectual property theft. The bill would allow prosecution in the county where the victim resides, where the defendant is apprehended, or where the defendant is extradited to, giving prosecutors more flexibility when crimes cross county lines. No questions or testimony were offered. The committee voted 6-0 to report HB 2594 favorably to the full Senate. It was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. After completing its business, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Senator Barfoot, Senator Carley, Senator Coleman, Senator Elliott, Senator Hatcher, Senator Hovie, Senator
• Jones, Senator Kitchens, Senator Livingston, Senator Price, Senator Roberts, Senator Singleton, Senator
• Smitherman, Senator Wagner, Senator Woods, Senator Williams, Senator Shelnutt. >> Here.
• Senator Hatcher, Senator Hovie. Senator Hovie. >> Hi. >> Senator Jones. >> Hi. >> Senator Kitchens.
• </c> Senator Hovie. Senator Hovie.

Bills: SB294, HB296, HB300, SB269

Keywords: public officers, bonding, risk management, notification, delinquency, consumer protection, rental home, marketplace guarantees, insurance, commissioner of insurance, healthcare, breast cancer screening, insurance coverage, deductible, copayment, emergency medical services, ambulance reimbursement, health care insurers, balance billing, provider networks

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• Senator Leach, thank you. Senator Kuby, you're on the floor. Thank you. Thank you.
• Thank you, Senator Leach. Mr.
• Senator Angus. Senator Epstein. Pass. Aye. Senator Epstein. Pass. Senator Fernandez. Mr. Chair.
• Senator Leach. Pass. Senator Rogers. Mr. Chair, may I explain my vote? You may.
• Senator Kavanaugh? Senator Farnsworth.

Bills: HCR2048

Keywords: elective officers, salary regulation, compensation, Arizona Constitution, voter approval, legislative commission, 1182, all

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• Senator Avila: Here. Senator Bradley: [No response recorded.]
• Senator Grall: [No response recorded.] Senator Polsky: Here.
• Senator Bradley? Yes. Senator Garcia? Senator Grohl? Yes. Senator Polsky? Yes. Senator Rouson? Yes.
• Senator Bradley? Yes. Senator Garcia? Senator Grohl? Yes. Senator Polsky? Senator Rouson? Yes.
• Senator Avila? Yes. Senator Bradley? Yes. Senator Garcia? Senator Grohl? Yes. Senator Polsky?

Bills: S1622, S1178

Keywords: financial disclosure, statement of financial interests, ethics, late filing, late-filed disclosure, automatic fine, waiver, Florida Commission on Ethics, public officials, state officers, local officers, state employees, ethics enforcement, government transparency, sunshine law, reporting persons, penalty reduction, first-time offender, election ethics, general revenue fund

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act, sponsored by Senator Garcia. The bill would expand state restrictions on foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including creating a state registration framework for foreign agents, banning gifts to public officials from covered foreign entities, requiring ethics training on foreign influence, tightening procurement limits for information technology and critical infrastructure, restricting sister-city/sister-state encouragement, revising linkage institute rules and tuition provisions, and criminalizing certain conduct tied to foreign governments or unauthorized enforcement of foreign law. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect election technology, software development, federal foreign-agent registration, educational exchanges, and the treatment of organizations such as CARE; the sponsor said the bill focused on ownership/control and foreign countries of concern, not specific components or general participation in events. An amendment by Senator Grall was adopted to clarify definitions, align penalties with willful violations, and specify that new ethics training content is additive. The committee then heard supportive testimony from Kelly Curry of State Armor and Rob Pierce of American Global Strategies, both of whom argued the bill would help Florida counter foreign influence, protect data and infrastructure, and improve transparency. CS for SB 1178 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure under specified conditions, including that the filer submitted the disclosure before the maximum fine accrued and had not previously received such a waiver. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified in support, saying the bill preserves transparency and compliance goals while making the fine and appeals process more workable. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. Finally, the committee took up confirmation hearings for appointments in tabs 3 through 26. No separate votes were requested, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointees was recommended favorably to the full Senate by roll call vote. The meeting then concluded with no further business.

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• for state office file with the State Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
• But candidates for local office file with a number of different authorities, and sometimes candidates
• for the same office, depending on the size or location, may file in different places.
• for state office file with the State Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
• for the same office, depending on the size or location, may file in different places.

Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943

Keywords: HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers

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• </c> other im federal immigration officers other im federal immigration officers entering<01:16:33.360
• At the Mano State Office for growth.
• Vice Chair Coulter: If that officer has a signed judicial warrant? No.
• What if someone is fleeing and hits a peace officer with a car?
• </c> state to regulate what federal officers state to regulate what federal officers do<01:47:48.880>

Bills: HF3432, HF3411

Keywords: resident tuition, employment, higher education, Minnesota, tuition rates, state universities, immigration status, immigration, postsecondary education, privacy, data access, federal officers, 1183, house

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• We have one bill today, Senate File 105 engrossed. But first, we will take the roll.
• So, Senate File 105 engrossed. Senator, welcome.
• Thank you, Senator, for being here.
• </c><00:09:54.399><c> Representative</c> for Senate File 105. Representative for Senate File 105.
• . jointly with the Senate. jointly with the Senate.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• Senator<01:04:49.039><c> Dogater.</c> Senator Dogater. Senator Dogater.
• Thank you, Senator Senator Boner. &gt;&gt; Okay. Thank you, Senator Senator Boner.
• Senator? Senator?
• Chairman, Senator, candidly, I appreciate the work of the Office of the Consumer Advocate, which is,
• Senator Boner? Aye. Senator Doater? Aye. Senator Landon? Aye. Senator Steinments? Excused.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• Senator Albertson, Senator Bell, Senator Cornley, Senator Coleman Madison, Senator Elliot.
• Senator Coleman Madison, Senator Elliot, Senator Figures, Senator Gavan, Senator Ore, Senator Singleton
• , Senator Smitherman, Senator Weaver, Senator Barfoot.
• Senator Albertson, Senator Bell, Senator Cornley, Senator Coleman, Senator Madison, Senator Elliot...
• , Senator Gavan, Senator Figures, Senator Gavan, Senator Ore, Senator Singleton, Senator Smith, Senator

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• B give the authority to the police officers to work with immigration.
• Senator [Last Name], are you ready? Yeah, Senator [Last Name], please go ahead.
• Senator [Last Name], I believe we did.
• Okay, thank you very much, Senator Kelly. Is Senate Bill 40 the same as yours? Mr.
• I'd like to look at Senate Bill 88. This is Senator Orr's bill on expungements.

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• That's Senate Bill 2 through 233.
• And Representative Ingram, you'll be carrying it for Senator Bell. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you, Chairman
• Uh, this is just the Senate version.
• Uh, this is just the Senate version.
• officer officer couldn't<00:09:22.399><c> shoot</c> couldn't shoot couldn't shoot could<00:09:24.480

Bills: SB233, SB233

Keywords: ad valorem, taxation, local governance, advisory committee, Alabama Department of Revenue, eluding officers, law enforcement, penalties, public safety, criminal justice, 1136, house, all

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• Clerk, please call the roll: Senator Barfett Senator Beasley Senator Bell Senator Carley Senator Chestine
• Senator Van Senator Hatcher.
• Senator Chestine Senator Van Senator Hatcher Senator Jones, here Senator Kelly, here.
• Let's call the roll: Senator Barfett, aye Senator Beasley, aye Senator Bell Senator Carley Senator Chestine
• Senator Chestine Senator Gavan Senator Hatcher Senator Jones, here Senator Kelly, aye.

Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor

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• This bill needs support from House Representatives all over the state, plus support from our state senators
• Yes, there was a security officer there through our normal security company, and he just... normal security
• Are we going to shut down the creeks that lead in there that run across Senator Williams' property because

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• we were in session and you guys passed out of committee and it actually passed the House and the Senate
• When they're stopped, officers cannot talk to them because most of our officers speak English only.
• When they're stopped, officers cannot talk to them because most of our officers speak English only.
• <c> our</c><00:24:22.559><c> officers</c><00:24:23.039><c> speak</c> because most of our officers speak
• because most of our officers speak English<00:24:23.679><c> only.

Bills: HB274, HB287, HB301, HB157, HB254, HB88, HB274, HB287, HB301, HB157, HB254, HB88

Keywords: Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation