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• A county may regulate planning and permitting in the ETJ of a municipality.
• So before any shovel of dirt is turned, before any permit is issued, we're brought into the conversation
• And that actually is then tied to the development as part of the permitting process.
• So we're before they even get the permits, right?

Bills: HB23

Keywords: property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property

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• Under Texas local government code chapter 242-001-D to a county may regulate planning and permitting
• starts when a developer has an initial site plan, so before any shovel of dirt is turned, before any permit
• And that actually is then tied to the development as part of the permitting process.
• So we're before they even get the permits.

Bills: HB23, HB363, HB447, HB954, HB23

Keywords: third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority

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• We have H.B. 579 by Representative Overdorf that deals with development permits and orders.
• This bill deals with development permits and orders, and it basically looks at holding local government
• accountable as they go through the reviews of development orders and permits.
• onerous to these local governments and may result in some unintended consequences of actually denying permits

Summary: The committee first temporarily postponed HB 381, then heard and passed HB 1015 by Rep. Hunschofsky, which expands flood disclosure requirements to long-term rental tenants in addition to homebuyers and clarifies that renters’ insurance does not include flood coverage. An amendment changed rental disclosure language to “dwelling unit,” and the bill received support from the American Flood Coalition, Audubon Florida, and the Florida Association of Realtors. Rep. Robinson praised the bill’s added protections, and the measure passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee then considered HB 247 by Rep. Connerly, an affordable housing bill requiring local governments to adopt ordinances allowing accessory dwelling units in single-family residential areas without added parking requirements, while limiting ADUs in planned unit developments and master-planned communities. Two amendments were adopted: one removed mezzanine financing language and another added certain newer manufactured homes to the ADU definition. Testimony was generally supportive, including from AARP, Florida Realtors, Americans for Prosperity, the Florida Chamber, and the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, but several members raised concerns about parking, infrastructure, historic neighborhoods, and short-term rentals. The bill passed favorably, though Ranking Member Cross voted no. Next, the committee took up HB 913 by Rep. Lopez, a broad condominium reform package addressing governance, financial transparency, reserves, insurance, voting, recalls, structural safety, and related issues. Three amendments were adopted: requiring seven years of posted meeting minutes online, allowing reserve contributions to be paused if a building is deemed uninhabitable, and clarifying that certain 2024 condo-law amendments do not apply retroactively to pending matters. Support came from AARP, the Florida Land Title Association, the Florida Bar’s Real Property section, Association Reserves, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Marriott, and others, while speakers urged continued work on reserve-account clarity and caution on hotel-condo provisions. Members praised Rep. Lopez’s work, and the bill passed unanimously. Finally, the committee heard HB 579 by Rep. Overdorf on development permits and orders, which would require clearer application requirements, hold local governments to existing review timeframes, provide fee refunds when deadlines are missed, and prevent local governments from arbitrarily limiting quasi-judicial hearings. Members asked about incomplete applications, substantive changes that restart timelines, and whether the bill should address additional land-use changes; the sponsor said he was open to continued discussion but believed the bill’s definitions were broad enough. Public testimony supported the bill, and after debate from Rep. Hunschofsky and Rep. Cross noting some remaining concerns, the bill passed favorably. The chair then reminded members to engage sponsors early on future bills and moved to rise from committee.

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• We also regulate specific entities through their permits.
• you are an MS4 stormwater system or a wastewater treatment facility, you have specific discharge permits
• , and we set those permits.
• We set those permits to meet whatever the water quality criteria are to ensure that they are not discharging

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources convened with a quorum present, heard opening remarks from Chair Rodriguez and member introductions, and discussed broad priorities including water quality, climate change, budget oversight, and accountability for environmental investments. Members emphasized concerns about nutrient pollution, springs, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, and the need for better data and measurable results. The committee then received a presentation from DEP Deputy Secretary Adam Blaylock on the state’s water quality restoration framework. He explained how water quality standards, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), and reasonable assurance plans work together to address impaired waters, and noted that BMAPs are updated every five years with annual reviews in between. He also described recent statutory changes requiring five-year milestones, restrictions on new septic systems in certain areas, and public-facing data tools to track projects and water quality trends. Members questioned whether BMAPs are producing enough improvement and whether the five-year update cycle is too slow. Blaylock said results can take years because of project lag and environmental variability, but that the department can adjust plans if data show they are not working. He also highlighted $2.9 billion in statewide water quality funding since 2019, nearly 1,100 funded projects, and a $1.1 billion water quality improvement grant program that now covers impaired waters beyond BMAP areas. The committee discussed agricultural projects, DEP and FDACS funding roles, and a new dashboard and centralized monitoring platform under development. No formal votes or other actions were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment moved by the vice chair.

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• Under the current law, their hands can be tied when that person applies for a permit to carry.
• permit to carry. permit to carry.
• It's a good bill. that have to sign these permits, we want that have to sign these permits, we want all
• a permit is issued, a thorough and accurate review occurred.
• People out there to process permits on a timely basis, which slows down things for businesses.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Okay. 296 building permits along private roads.
• Um, we're adding back in either conditional use permit pursuant to RSA 674:21.
• Um, we're adding back in either conditional use permit pursuant to RSA 674:21.
• neighborhood. uh and are not permitted neighborhood. uh and are not permitted to<01:17:50.480>
• <01:36:13.679> to<01:36:14.480> live permitted to live permitted to live together.<01:36

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Martinez: requires a two-thirds quorum to conduct business and implicitly permits members to withhold
• matters of policy, but we can all agree that the Texas Constitution allows quorum breaking and also permits
• Cole: 3 and 4 permit the assessment only of costs. Ms.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• sexual offenses to criminal justice, SJR 33 by Miles and Cook proposing a constitutional amendment to permit
• Senate Bill 763 by Alvarado relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete
• Senate Bill 817 by miles relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants to natural resources

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• Vehicle registration costs, building inspections, permits, and recreation fees have all dramatically
• <00:38:35.839> and<00:38:36.079> recreation inspections, and permits and recreation
• Kino now allowed by right in the community or do you need a conditional use permit?
• for a charitable conditional use permit for a charitable gaming<02:55:41.120> center.
• It could be done simply through a permit process through the Lottery Commission.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Just like your public schools when they do a renovation, they don't pay permit fees. Sorry.
• Just like your public schools when they do a renovation, they don't pay permit fees. Sorry.
• Oh, Oh, Oh, >> permit<03:31:51.040> fees.<03:31:51.439> Sorry.
• Thank you for >> permit fees. Sorry. Thank you for clarifying. clarifying. clarifying.
• This is about paying all those permit fees that we had to pay last year.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It creates a new permit for those wineries.
• , it would stop... ...up the redundancy for true Texas wineries from having to have multiple permits
• Farms or wineries do not have any permitting process, and now we're going to add one to it, correct?
• Speaker, Members, House Bill 163 permits entities in this state to adopt epinephrine maintenance and
• Sorry, mechanically, you've added in a provision that would permit the local prosecuting attorney to

Bills: HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90, SB1806, SB783, SB1271, SB326, SB1637, SB769, SB897, SB1035, SB1706, SB1185, SB1194, SB384, SB1426, SB1468, SB1215, SB1066, SB599, SB1930, SB2065, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HB1500, HB718, HB23, HB34, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2467, HB5333, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2508, HB2970, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB4041, HB1965, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB405, HB519, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB3016, HB3096, HB3248, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB4129, HB4163, HB4187, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, HB1749, HB1775, HB 118, HB1762, HB2520, HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, information network, health services, client referral, data privacy, disaster preparedness, accreditation, community services, sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination

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• Let's look at the building permit data as it comes out.
• building permit data as it comes out. building permit data as it comes out.
• ,<02:27:43.680> and away from planning, permitting, and away from planning, permitting, and
• So, building permits, no problem.
• The So, building permits, no problem.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So what does that exemption actually permit?
• Exemption actually permit?
• So, but does the recoil operational,... exemption actually permit?
• We changed the permit for licensing for alcohol stores just recently.
• I don't see that that's explicitly permitted under the bill.

Bills: SB48, HB250, SB17

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• Shelton: Permitting for all of the active producing wells in the state.
• Senator: And are you required to get a permit to do plugging?
• Or you issue the permit to Senator: The contractor, not just the order to do the plugging? Mr.
• So there is a permitting process for plugging a well.
• Because OCD controls the permitting process too. You guys control the permitting process.

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• HB 1899 by Longoria, relating to the required age for a public fireworks display permit.
• HB 1899 by Longoria, relating to the required age for a public fireworks display permit.
• House Bill 1899 lowers the age from 21 to 18 for a pyrotechnic operator's license and display permit.
• also hold a winery permit.
• This is the bill that permits digital publication of public notices. I move passage.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others. Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.

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• filed within one year from the time the incident was discovered or should have been discovered, a permits
• It also make sure that we're permitting public access and related amenities. We need bathrooms.
• I'd like to take Up Tab 16 Cs for SB 62 on Jai Alai permit orders Alders by Senator Rodriguez.
• permitted location within a 35 mile radius to any Jai alai permit holder.
• their facilities to other permit holders.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The law permits pharmacists to administer drugs, and we see this a lot of times with flu shots, other
• So the goal here is to reduce ambiguity in what a pharmacist is permitted to do, but the greater goal
• By permitting this action, by permitting it by pharmacists, we can hopefully improve outcomes and reduce
• <00:38:46.800> this<00:38:47.440> action<00:38:47.880> permitting<00:38:48.240><
• c> it<00:38:48.359> by permitting this action permitting it by permitting this action permitting

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to ensure appropriate review and permit to ensure appropriate protections<01:28:11.360> and<01
• permitting processes for data centers. permitting processes for data centers.
• Moreover, there is currently no operating permit for a data center in Minnesota.
• <01:42:07.120> process, an additional costly permitting process, an additional costly permitting
• Yet each is subject to local<01:42:50.400> review Local review and obtains permits specific to

Bills: HF4560, HF4559, HF2317, HF3179, HF4880, HF2862, HF4374

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• Chair, can you expand on those two permits? What's the need to expand for more permits?
• probably the most common permit probably the most common permit we<00:48:13.000> get<00:48
• We'll write them a permit so that forth.
• Chair, um I guess just on the permit side of things, any time I hear permits, my...
• Chair, I guess just on the permit side of things, any time I hear permits, my antennas go up and it means

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's
• We have an amazing permit.
• As permitted vendors, we work hard to operate our businesses legally and responsibly.
• So the way it'll work, first of all, anyone with a permit is simply excluded from the bill.
• Then, if you are selling the goods that are on that list without a permit, you can be cited.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.