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• It's a local bill that impacts my home county, Webb, but it also impacts El Paso and Cameron counties
• That's the case in Webb County and other counties along the border that are relying on the Rio Grande
• water from that county to Laredo.
• Members, this is a local water fight bill. regarding Travis County and Bastrop and Lee County.
• county employees.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Jeff Scala, Florida Association of Counties, speaking against.
• Jeff Scala, Florida Association of Counties.
• And then you have small county stuff.
• And then you have small county stuff.
• Mark Jeffries, Orange County, wave speaking against. That concludes.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving favorable reports. SB 132, as amended, would require the Department of Financial Services to contract for a study on whether Florida should recognize gold and silver as legal tender; an amendment advanced the report deadline to December 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1050, also amended, expands the intellectual and developmental disabilities managed care pilot program statewide, emphasizes that enrollment is voluntary, adds transparency and reporting requirements for APD, creates a statewide family care council, and requires related studies and coordination; it was reported favorably after supportive testimony about reducing the APD wait list. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s office, and the bill drew extended debate over church-state separation and concerns about political activity by the office; despite opposition from several senators, it was reported favorably. SB 1060 creates a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations, with supporters citing the size of the program and the need for stronger legislative review; it passed favorably. SB 7032 presumes Medicaid eligibility for permanently disabled individuals receiving certain long-term services during redetermination, to prevent gaps in care, and was reported favorably with broad support. SB 12, a claim bill for a minor injured in a DCF-related case, was also reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved several infrastructure and tax-related measures. SJR 318 proposes an ad valorem exemption for certain tangible personal property used in agriculture or agritourism, such as equipment and tractors, and was reported favorably with support from agricultural and business groups. SB 818, as amended, revises utility relocation funding for public road and rail projects, shifting the financing structure after constitutional concerns were raised and adding a $50 million grant program; it passed after discussion of the impact on local governments and utilities. SB 1348 modernizes DMV services through tax collectors, adds a distracted driving course option, bans appointment scalping, and extends certain disabled parking permit terms; it was reported favorably. SB 1664 requires voter reapproval of local taxes, including tourist development taxes and local option sales taxes, when they expire, with special rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds; it drew significant debate over impacts on tourism-dependent counties and was reported favorably despite opposition from some members and local government groups. SB 1050, SB 820, SB 1060, SB 7032, SB 12, SJR 318, SB 818, SB 1348, and SB 1664 all received favorable committee votes, and the meeting ended with final missed-vote requests and adjournment.

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• County. Thank you. Thanks, Madam County. Thank you.
• convicted in Allegany County. convicted in Allegany County.
• Baltimore County.
• Mary's County, Charles<02:25:03.520> County, Charles County, Charles County, anywhere<02:25:05.120
• County, please. County, please.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met in session, opened with a prayer, confirmed a quorum, and then moved through a long series of concurrence items and committee reports. Early on, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bills 14 and 573 and sent messages asking the Senate to recede or appoint conference committees. It also entered conference on House Bill 907 (third degree assault) and on several other measures where the chambers disagreed, including Senate Bill 233 (cemeteries) and Senate Bill 626 (sex designation on birth certificates and IDs). House Bill 501, dealing with sexual offenses by a person in a position of authority, was concurred in and passed unanimously. The House then took up a large concurrence calendar and passed a number of bills with Senate amendments, including House Bill 613 on living shoreline waivers, House Bill 315 on income-based housing subsidies, House Bill 548 on development rights and the Maryland Housing Certainty Act, House Bill 571 on nonprofit housing corporation tax exemptions, House Bill 895 on predatory pricing and protected class data, House Bill 1430 on charter school facilities funding, House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting, House Bill 624 on hospital staffing committees and plans, House Bill 811 on aging-in-place and multi-generational third places, House Bill 939 on birth certificate filing time periods, House Bill 1151 on a Medicaid hospice reimbursement study, House Bill 1367 on the Commission on Reimagining Healthcare in Maryland, House Bill 828 on State Board of Education membership, House Bill 130 on deed fraud, House Bill 281 on child care provider background checks, House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives, House Bill 1326 on child abuse and neglect records, and House Bill 525 on phone-free schools. Several of these were briefly explained on the floor, including changes to shoreline waiver timing, housing and tax provisions, contraceptive access concerns, hospital staffing protections, and the school phone policy’s exemptions. The chamber also received committee reports that advanced additional bills for third reading, including House Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 654 on the State Police Retirement System mandatory retirement age, Senate Bill 877 on Baltimore City stop sign monitoring systems, Senate Bill 940 on water quality testing, House Bill 44 on plain-language ballot questions, Senate Bill 215 on the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund, Senate Bill 627 designating Korean American Day, and Senate Bill 634 on county discrimination complaints. No final votes were taken on those reported bills in the portion provided; the report simply adopted favorable reports and ordered the bills printed for third reading.

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• Fremont County, Lincoln County were a couple of other counties that saw significant reduction.
• > were<00:32:11.919> a Fremont County, Lincoln County were a Fremont County, Lincoln County
• the county portion the county level for the county portion of<00:32:18.880> the<00:32:19.039>
• in Albany County.
• of the Plaque County Commissioners. of the Plaque County Commissioners.

Keywords: 916, all

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• County. County.
• County. County.
• County. County.
• County. County.
• County. County.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• The public gets Wyoming data county by county.
• Counties report discrepancies. sample. Counties report discrepancies.
• The public gets Wyoming data county<01:29:41.280> by<01:29:41.679> county.
• by county.
• To make the audit county by county.

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• Montgomery County.
• Recognizing the delegate from Baltimore<00:28:55.120> County. Baltimore County.
• Baltimore County.
• Montgomery County. Montgomery County.
• George's County. George's County.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 130 members present, approved the previous day’s journal, and read several groups of introductory House bills and a bond initiative, referring them to the appropriate committees. Senate bills were also introduced in the House and assigned to committees. The chamber then took up House Bill 1, concerning limits on cost recovery for investor-owned electric and gas utilities, with debate focused on whether the bill would reduce ratepayer costs or interfere with utility compensation and grid reliability. Two amendments to HB 1 were debated and both failed by roll call after floor leaders argued they would undermine the bill’s purpose of protecting ratepayers. One amendment would have allowed utilities to seek approval from the Public Service Commission to exceed pay or bonus limits for vital workers; supporters said it would preserve flexibility to retain critical employees and maintain reliability, while opponents said any extra compensation should come from shareholders, not ratepayers. A second amendment sought to exempt frontline workers involved in system reliability, emergency response, and storm restoration; supporters said it would protect the grid and allow quick response in emergencies, while opponents again said it would shift costs back onto ratepayers. The House also heard extended questioning about utility rates, PSC approval, and broader energy costs, including references to Empower charges and infrastructure expenses. After the amendment debate, the House voted to special order HB 1 for a later time, allowing additional amendment opportunities, and the bill was set aside. The session then moved to committee announcements, including briefings and bill hearings for Appropriations, Economic Matters, Environment and Transportation, Government, Labor, and Elections, Health, Judiciary, and Ways and Means, along with several subcommittee meetings later in the day.

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• So we will continue to ensure that counties, particularly your counties as well, will be made whole and
• And according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, this special election for Orange County alone
• And according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, this special election for Orange County alone
• All of those costs are specifically for Inyo County, Mono County, Mariposa County, Calaveras County,
• and Tuolumne County.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.

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• As a result, this amendment narrows the bill's application to Dade and Broward County.
• Sorry, Jess McCarthy, Miami-Dade County waives in opposition. Wishes to speak? Yes, sir.
• I'm trying to understand coming from the county context.
• sued the county and Waste Management over this issue because the county unilaterally kind of decided
• We had one before the Broward County Commission, the Broward County Planning Council, and the Broward

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• I'm a Franklin County I'm Terry Johnson. I'm a Franklin County deer farmer.
• could load a deer on a trailer and bring it to Cuffington County, Tuscaloosa County, Cuffington County
• , Tuscaloosa County, Elmore County, Blount County, down in Sumter County, over in Monroe County, up to
• Limestone County, down in Mobile County, over in Randolph County, Washington County, and Attala County
• Washington County, Attala County, over in Hale County, and down in Baldwin County.

Bills: HB509

Keywords: HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock

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• similar subpoena power that county similar subpoena power that county attorneys<00:13:11.920>
• Hennepin County Medical Center. Hennepin County Medical Center.
• I am the County Administrator for Hennepin County.
• from outside of Hennepin County. from outside of Hennepin County.
• County. County.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is Henderson, Anderson County.
• Then we have counties that don't even have GCDs, like... County and Liberty County, for instance.
• , Robertson County.
• It's three different counties, but only two counties in this groundwater conservation district.
• One doesn't have a GCD; that would be Houston County.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So, I think what's important with this is that the Hennepin County and Ramsey County are included right
• ' responsibilities to fulfill what Hennepin County and Ramsey County are doing to fulfill the requirements
• And that's one of the obstacles that our counties are working through.
• So, I'm going to be a no today, even though my county is one of the counties outside of the seven-county
• I am a Hennepin County legislator, so my county is one of the two counties that are being impacted by

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• First workgroup, statewide workgroup meeting, which includes county members from across the state, county
• I have the only three centers in Norman County.
• I'm Lori Halverson, Dakota County Commissioner.
• I'm here on behalf of the Association of Minnesota Counties and the Minnesota County and Minnesota Intercounty
• The Association of Counties represents all 87 counties, and we at the counties are your partners in getting

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• Lucie County or Project Lift in Martin County?
• We have in Taylor County, you know, we're currently in a state of transition.
• We have in Taylor County, you know, here in the past few years.
• He is a dual-enrolled student at Taylor County High School.
• They are choosing not to stay in Taylor County.

Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee met to hear an overview of Florida career and technical education (CTE) from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell and presentations from Big Bend Technical College and Santa Fe College. O’Farrell described Florida’s CTE structure, including career clusters, postsecondary program types, enrollment and completion growth, apprenticeship expansion, and the state’s credentials review process. He said postsecondary CTE enrollment is near 480,000 students and completions reached a record 76,806, with strong growth in nursing, law enforcement, EMT, and other public-safety credentials. He also discussed the CTE audit, which uses retention/success, employment or continued education, and labor-market demand metrics; programs not meeting thresholds would eventually require phase-out plans beginning in 2026. He highlighted the workforce development capitalization grant as a major driver of program expansion and facility renovation, and answered questions about business outreach, construction trades, apprenticeships, and space-industry training. Shelby McCall of Big Bend Technical College described how the college responded to hurricanes, mill closures, and regional economic disruption by expanding rural workforce training. She highlighted aluminum welding, millwright, welding technology, health sciences, and a new advanced manufacturing facility funded by state grants and local partnerships, along with a new LPN-to-RN bridge program. She said the college has strong placement and certification results and is working with employers such as Lippert, NAMO, and others to align training with local demand. Senator Simon praised the college’s role in Taylor County’s recovery and workforce development. Dr. Paul Brody of Santa Fe College said state workforce grants have helped the college expand nursing, skilled trades, apprenticeship, automotive, diesel, and manufacturing programs, including partnerships with Bradford County Technical College, UF Health, Habitat for Humanity, and local employers. He reported growth in CTE enrollment, nursing credentials, apprenticeship enrollment, and job placement rates, and described new efforts in semiconductor training, CDL training, and a charter school model that combines high school, an AS degree, and industry credentials. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentations and adjourned after Senator Berman moved to adjourn.

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• We have board of directors in less populous counties and a board of directors in populous counties, and
• Um, there are approximately 50 counties that fall into the populous counties bracket, um, and they all
• Um, also on the right part of this page, the map, the red counties in this map are the counties that
• So staying here in Travis County.
• government because these are now county prisoners.

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• , but we have Solano County with the LNU Complex Fire, Los Angeles County, Treasury Tax Electors represented
• , but we have Solano County with the LNU Complex Fire.
• We have Solano County with the LNU Complex Fire, Los Angeles County, Treasury Tax Electors represented
• County, Kern County, San Diego, and Imperial County, on behalf of the federal government.
• County, Kern County, San Diego, and Imperial County, on behalf of the federal government.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The county and North Memorial Hospital, which is in my district.
• county finances. county finances.
• count shoulders of county count shoulders of county government.<01:13:16.800> In<01:13:17.040
• And quite frankly, the state counties.
• And madam chair, just in counties.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It keeps whole Navarro County, which had previously been split, placing all of Navarro County into CD
• Uh, It keeps whole Navarro County, which had previously been split, placing all of Navarro County into
• Well, as you mentioned, CD 9 moved into Liberty County.
• Well, ah, As you mentioned, CD9, uh, uh, moved into Liberty County.
• Uh, the other one happens to be Corpus Christi in Oasis County.

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met to lay out House Bill 4, the House companion to Senate Bill 4, and no public testimony was taken at this hearing. Senator King explained that HB 4 was based on the House’s revised congressional map, which he said made only minor changes from SB 4 while aiming to comply with law, improve Republican political performance, and keep districts compact. He noted changes affecting several districts, including moving Fort Bliss into CD 16, placing all of Navarro County into CD 6, and moving Liberty County into CD 9, and said counsel had reviewed the map and found it legally compliant. Several senators criticized the process and the substance of the map. Senators Alvarado, Miles, and Hinojosa objected that the House substitute had not been subject to a public hearing and argued that communities in Houston, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, and South Texas were being split or paired with unrelated areas. They also questioned the compactness of the districts and raised concerns about racial effects, including changes in Black voting-age population in CD 9 and CD 18. Senator King responded that the committee had already heard extensive testimony on redistricting, that the Senate was following its usual companion-bill process, and that he had not relied on racial data but on historical voting patterns and legal review. After debate, Senator Parker moved to report HB 4 favorably to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be ordered not printed. The committee approved the motion by a 5-3 vote, with one absent, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• In 2019, the Travis County Commissioner's Court decided to borrow $328 million to build a new county
• And so we are, uh, working in conjunction with the county.
• My name is Barbara Parker and I serve as the county auditor for El Paso County.
• El Paso County is very conscious of that.
• And, and the, the last point I want to make is counties are your arms.