Bills: HB530 , HB559 , SB317 , HB568 , HB530 , HB559 , SB317 , HB568

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: tax exemption, Kidz Eatz, sales tax, non-profit, local government, loitering, mask mandate, public safety, school policy, college regulations, law enforcement, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board

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• </c> we're not impacting local jurisdictions. we're not impacting local jurisdictions.
• “Chair Gomez and I have had some experience with local tax task forces that are overloaded with local
• </c> local government members. local government members. Uh<00:57:12.760><c> yeah.</c> Uh yeah.
• </c> everything from, you know, local option everything from, you know, local option sales<00:57:51.040
• </c> something we like never do on on local something we like never do on on local taxes. taxes. taxes

Bills: HF2715 , HF2499 , HF3420 , HF3657 , HF2303

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: HF2715, homestead credit refund, property tax refund, property tax relief, homeowner tax relief, homestead credit, co-pay reduction, Minnesota property taxes, tax rebate, state refund, income thresholds, inflation adjustment, property tax circuit breaker, housing affordability, elderly homeowners, fixed income, taxation, Minnesota Statutes 290A.04, renters credit, income tax

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• Members, I've worked with the attorney general and the district attorney's office on House Bill 4113
• You know, there are a number of provisions that people can enact through signature at the local level
• Ultimately, the way this was initially written is look, our local county commissioners are elected just
• I have to have the correct attorney, and I have to have the correct venue for this.
• It is us telling local municipalities beyond what the constitution says that they must Do things in a

Bills: HB3057 , HB3130 , HB3310 , HB3314 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4486

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval

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• And it's the largest enabler of local sales tax revenues in the city of Nogales, Arizona.
• So we all agreed local control and more housing is what we need most.
• A county attorney provides you a lawyer if you cannot afford one on your own.
• But that attorney is still under the county attorneys.
• But that attorney is still under the county attorneys.

Bills: HB2113 , HB2237 , HB2824 , HB2926 , HB2939 , HB2950

Committees: House Rural Economic Development , House House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

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• House Bill 3985 simply states that if a local municipality starts trying to circumvent the law, property

Bills: HB3985 , HB3883 , HB4335 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3619 , HB3624 , HB3463

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, public utility, municipal water, wastewater services, liability protection, third-party contractors, infrastructure maintenance, emergency response, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations, animal shelter licensing, county purchasing, procurement practices

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• Substitute also modifies notice requirements and effective dates for local REET and lodging tax rate
• Currently, counties and cities can make changes to local REET and lodging tax rates effective on any
• Request, and it's a simple alignment and improvement on several local taxes.
• As a reminder, DOR is the centralized administrator of many local taxes.
• For instance, when a local government changes a local REET rate, under current law, they must give the

Bills: HB2367 , HB1974 , HB2650 , HB2626

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation

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• By way of background, Washington cities are permitted to levy local B&O taxes.
• Forty-nine of Washington's 281 cities levy a local B&O tax.
• We appreciate that this bill provides an option for local governments rather than a mandate.
• There is a key provision in that bill that I want to highlight: local government.
• They provide essential goods, support the local economy, and act as community hubs.

Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB2038, Washington, B&O tax, business and occupation tax, social media tax, platform tax, youth behavioral health, mental health, adolescent mental health, children's mental health, telebehavioral health, behavioral health account, state treasury, digital services tax, internet platform, social media companies, youth services, depression, anxiety, public health funding

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• This will require the use of the local network, having reliance on the local network to convey or to
• support local travel.
• trips to use the local network.
• In the safer roads topic area, local jurisdictions are doing safety planning.
• Local jurisdictions are doing safety planning. They're collecting data.

Bills: SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6238 , SB5824 , SB6110 , SB5839 , SB6032 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, disability, parking privileges, accessibility, special parking, local government, oil tankers, restricted waters, environmental safety, maritime regulations, state law, fifth-wheel, travel trailers, vehicle regulation, transportation

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• state to folks outside of our state and outside of our country, and to pull them in and then help local
• Representative Penner said the bill has no revenue threshold or size limit and treats a local startup
• The fourth bill considered is House Bill 2397, requiring timely reimbursement of state agencies and local
• So this is a terrific program that allows for local flexibility also to help create innovative programs

Bills: HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503 , HB2397 , HB2278 , HB2417

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• No fiscal note is available for local governments.
• For local governments, based on historical information, there would be an indeterminate fiscal impact
• A number of cities have begun adopting local ordinances regarding e-motos, but we understand there's
• And I've actually had our local—I live in Ellensburg—and I had our city manager reach out to me and say

Bills: HB2307 , HB2374 , HB2379 , HB1823 , HB2111

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: commute trip reduction, definitions, transportation, environmental impact, urban planning, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation, vehicle classification, tolling, emergency suspension, public access, state highways, transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match

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• Hello and welcome to Local Government. I'm so happy to be back, I can't tell you.
• Good morning, local government committee chair and members. My name is Marcus Johnson.
• If the local government doesn't make a determination within that time frame, then the project permit
• Local governments may change or add to the types of permits that each deadline applies to, but default
• More likely, a local jurisdiction ends up taking months to update their comprehensive plan and their

Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2418 , HB2381

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning

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• Uh, this can include anything from a calculator app to a local pizza app.

Bills: HB69 , HB114 , HB161 , HB69 , HB114 , HB161

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: firearms, possession, Class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties, federal law, stolen firearms, prohibited persons, HB114, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, dental board, dental licensing, dentist regulation, professional licensing, occupational licensing, healthcare regulation, licensure board, state agency continuation, agency sunset review

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• Most states do not tax glasses and contacts; they do their local ... Contacts, okay.
• They do their local ... Is there still a local tax? In the states that do tax, they're exempt.
• So, I appreciate the opportunity for our local hospitals.
• It gives not only jobs locally but also care locally.
• Because we don't get local tax dollars to fund brick and mortar as typical local schools, we greatly

Bills: SB1 , HB176 , HB86 , SB1 , HB176 , HB86

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• And in fact, that is an opportunity at the local level for communities where a local government has an
• These are publicly owned entities, you know, our local counties, cities who are doing this work.
• Just know that, you know, for this particular program, it is our local partners at the local level who
• Just know that, you know, for this particular program, it is our local partners at the local level who
• We understand the need for a local contribution from our community.

Bills: HF919 , HF1192 , HF212 , HF214

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• How do we address the issue of if that attorney is removed and the governor appoints a new district attorney
• On our court-appointed attorneys, those are cases where the state is paying for an attorney on both sides
• Maybe to provide an attorney for one side.
• And so how are the local...
• I've tasked the Chief Judges with inviting the local representatives, both local bodies, also senators

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• Constituents elect local officials to make these decisions.
• Or by the Attorney General.
• This is true for a prosecuting attorney attempting to access files to suppress criminal charges against
• Withheld by the district attorney in Uvalde.
• are liable for all of the attorney fees for the state.

Bills: SB 8 , HB7 , HB15 , HB265 , HCR13 , SB8 , HB7 , HB15 , HB265 , HCR13

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• No one else can prosecute those. No one else can defend us in the Ninth Circuit.
• That would be in the Attorney General's budget, and also in the Department of Corrections.
• And if the comparison is really going to be between this and the Attorney General's office, I'd point
• out that the Attorney General's office is filled with very highly paid lawyers who can probably more
• laboratory services, whose responsibilities include testing, inspection, training, and outreach to local

Summary: The committee met to review the general fund update and several budget-setting items, with staff explaining how to track the latest “green sheet” online and how JFAC actions were affecting the FY 2026 and FY 2027 bottom lines. Members also discussed whether work group progress should be summarized more broadly, but leadership emphasized that work groups were intended to remain independent and that members should consult analysts directly rather than have a running public summary of each group’s internal deliberations. The committee then acted on a series of agency budgets. It approved the Idaho State Tax Commission enhancement package after revising it to remove the chief operating officer personnel item and adopted language limiting use of $550,000 for fast tax collection vendor payments, with any unused amount reverting to the general fund. It also approved supplemental and enhancement requests for the Office of Information Technology Services, including Chinden campus furnishings, E-Core grant staffing and funding, enterprise security/firewall upgrades, the IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, and a one-time cash transfer language item to cover transition-year health insurance costs. The Military Division’s request for $120,000 for Office of Emergency Management indirect cost recovery was approved, but an alternate motion to also add $190,800 for the state education assistance program failed, and the original motion was later held in committee. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets were both advanced with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund needs, OITS hardware, and replacement laptops. The Department of Fish and Game budget was also advanced, with approval of a large package of dedicated and federal funds for fishery habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, hatchery and laboratory inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and replacement items, along with reappropriation authority for prior-year funds. The committee then took up the Department of Health and Welfare Division of Public Health Services, where competing motions focused on the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, laboratory testing, HIV and hepatitis prevention, suicide prevention, and moving the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development. Both the substitute motion and the original motion failed after split votes in the House and Senate committees, leaving that budget held for later action. Finally, the committee considered new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer to require monthly reconciliation of cash balances between Luma and TARS from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, with a report due by the fall interim JFAC meeting and documentation retained for audit. Members discussed the need for accurate cash reconciliation and the resources available to the Controller’s office, but no final action was taken before adjournment. The chair announced upcoming budget-setting meetings and reminded members to complete work group motions by the end of the day.

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• Um, how long is the average wait time for state or local law enforcement to intervene on the scene on
• Yes, yes, because we, we currently work closely with all the local and state federal agencies, and I
• So most of that is a local control issue handled locally based on resource or need. OK. Thank you.
• It also allows the governor to appoint a team to meet directly with Mexican authorities at the local,
• My name is Daniel Woodward, and I'm a policy attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project.

Bills: HB176 , HB180 , HB176 , HB180 , HB333 , HCR35

Committee: House S/C on State-Federal Relations

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• broadly the departments of human services, Department of Health, the Department of Education, all local
• <00:51:00.520><c> of</c><00:51:00.600><c> Education,</c><00:51:01.680><c> all</c><00:51:01.920><c> local
• </c> Department of Education, all local Department of Education, all local school<00:51:02.480><c> districts
• I'm a healthcare and government relations attorney with the law firm of Larkin Hoffman.
• those who are stealing from prosecute those who are stealing from our<01:30:44.520><c> most</c><01:30

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• For the record, Kellyn Wright, staff to the Local Government Committee.
• I'll be briefing the bill as amended by the Local Government Committee.
• This bill is anticipated to also impact certain local governments.
• control and the merits of what passed out of Local Government.
• some local consideration for the local governments, and we do want to be able to maintain some local

Bills: SB5420 , SB5877 , SB5868 , SB5109 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights