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• An entity referred to as, quote, other unit of local government or political subdivision, will still
• , and other local government entities.
• It does not eliminate local government authority.
• The local governments would handle all that.
• , or because of government regulation and/or fees.

Bills: S0218, S0380, S0936, S0948, S0962, S0984, S1020, S1180, S1434, S1444, S1612

Keywords: land use, disaster recovery, local government, federal assistance, Hurricane relief, legal notices, public accessibility, government transparency, digital publication, government agencies, temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, affordable housing, land development, starter homes, local government regulations, housing shortage

Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.

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• It expands the entities able to issue the permit and permit revisions to the control officer, and modifies
• It supports ag and energy development and ensures local governments stay within their legal lane.
• As you've heard, it preempts county government from preventing restrictions.
• The government failed to enforce a way to put it away, and it has cost lives in my area.
• It authorizes the reports to be suspended by the governing body of the public power entity or the Arizona

Bills: HB2014, HB2113, HB2145, HB2331, HB2340, HB2389, HB2400, HB2401, HB2428, HB2494, HB2696, HB2756, HB2795, HB2955, HCM2008

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• My name is Brandon Reese; I'm the Vice President of State Government Affairs for the Motion Picture Association
• I've been working in state government affairs in Atlanta for more than 20 years.

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• If Texans cannot use the PAA to learn why the government is conducting these investigations, the government
• entities are following the rules they've sworn to uphold.
• same government training. and requires open government training for outside attorneys hired by governments
• We realized that most government officials want to follow our open government laws, the Texas Public
• threats. foreign adversaries.

Bills: HB3146, HB3719, HB3895, HB3923, HB4748, HB4751, HB4936, HB4952, HB4990, HB4991, HB5061, HB5196, HB5238, HB5246, HB5487

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• going to call this hearing Tuesday, March 18th, of the Minnesota House of Representatives State Government
• And so, they had the votes to make this pass through the government.
• And so, they had the votes to make this pass through the government.
• And so, they had the votes to make this pass through the government.
• So, they had the votes to make this pass through the government.

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• Without public safety, nothing else we do as a government. matters.
• The muds are limited. government entities, so they only have the power that the legislature gives them
• The backstop is the... entity entering into the contract.
• Allows advisory boards to hold meetings by telephone conference. 551.127 of the government code governs
• code or the government code.

Bills: HB336, HB554, HB849, HB 1033, HB1338, HB 1246

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriff, constable, contracts, county governance, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales, seasonal fireworks sales, Fourth of July, Independence Day

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• I have been active in the governance and nominating committee and I am presently on the audit committee
• bill, if this action were to happen, an agency director or agency leadership taking a job with an Entity
• House Bill number 4428 as follows: number one on page one, line 21, by inserting after the word 'entity
• House Bill number 4428 as follows: number one on page one, line 21, by inserting after the word 'entity
• our pension systems, it will be business as usual where they have contracted with somebody or some entity

Bills: HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty

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• And sometimes this involves guidance that comes from the federal government.
• there's going to be any kind of guidance document, whether it's memos or something from the federal government

Bills: HJR1032, SB1273, SB1433

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, state government, task force, agency review, board review

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• And sometimes this involves guidance that comes from the federal government. They'll put out...
• Sometimes this involves guidance that comes from the federal government.
• there's going to be any kind of guidance document, whether it's memos or something from the federal government

Bills: HJR1032, SB1273, SB1433

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, state government, task force, agency review, board review

Summary: The Senate Administrative Rules Committee met to discuss upcoming rule-review packets and then considered three measures sponsored by Senator Bergstrom. Chairman Bergstrom said the committee’s first packet covered judiciary rules, a second packet on education would follow, and members were expected to review the materials and raise questions so agencies could provide written responses. Senate Bill 1273 created the Oklahoma State Agency, Board, and Commission Review Task Force to examine the efficiency, effectiveness, and necessity of state agencies, boards, and commissions and recommend legislative action. Members asked about overlap with existing committee work and whether the task force would require staff or create a fiscal impact. Bergstrom said it would use existing House and Senate staff and should have no fiscal impact. The bill passed 9-0. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act, would require state agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents, memos, bulletins, and similar materials in a searchable database so they cannot function as undisclosed rules. Bergstrom said the measure was intended to prevent agencies from regulating through unofficial guidance and that the governor’s office and Secretary of State supported it. After questions about staffing and whether agencies could evade disclosure, the bill passed 7-2. House Joint Resolution 1032 would align Service Oklahoma rules with existing law and prior executive action regarding changes to birth certificates and state IDs related to sex or gender identity changes; Bergstrom said the rules, not statutes, were being moved. It passed 7-2. The meeting ended with Bergstrom urging members to review the rule packets and submit questions before adjournment.

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• Johnson that transparency is good for local government.
• So the government would have to give them a camera, about $1,000.
• I have a bachelor's degree in government and legal assistance studies.
• I have a bachelor's degree in government and legal assistance studies.
• , having now worked more than 15 years across all branches of state government.

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• parents fail us, when our religious institutions that we look to for guidance fail us, We look to our government

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• Members, HR1028 honors all those who contribute to the effective functioning of our state government
• The version that changed the equability of any foreign country by stating that data must be in the U.S
• In addition to that, language was placed in the bill under the foreign doctors section, which required
• We could lose out on the ability to bring in foreign-trained doctors from anywhere so that we don’t get
• As Presiding Officer and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Economic Development

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

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• families, and they treat our deployed service members stationed at U.S. installations overseas as foreign
• Foreign recipients. recipients. Foreign recipients.
• Um, I kind of echo Representative Rick Rehm on, you know, the federal government has done a lot to crack
• you know, Representative Rick Ree on, you know, the<00:33:09.760><c> federal</c><00:33:10.480><c> government

Bills: HB585

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, 1136, house, all

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• Private entities, which must include a fee schedule for services provided.
• , then if the state entity owns something, it would not be subject to property tax.
• , then if the state entity owns something, it would not be subject to property tax.
• This is terrible governance.
• This is terrible governance.

Bills: HB2747

Keywords: budget sustainability, state finance, fiscal policy, economic growth, government spending, 904, all

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• So it would just say in the law something that we already do, uh, as mandated by the federal government
• That's one of the key things from our committee is holding people accountable within the state government
• </c> uh as mandated by the federal government uh as mandated by the federal government and<00:03:10.080
• </c> accountable within the state government. accountable within the state government.
• So I think this kind of government.

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 11:00 A.M., 925, all

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• </c> a business or from a government a business or from a government structure<00:02:06.880><c> perspective
• And then the other state government.
• Chairman, I'm government. And Mr. Mr.
• </c><00:07:54.720><c> agency</c> we're creating a new government agency we're creating a new government
• And and I I will I'm state government.

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 4:30 PM, 925, all

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• Um, you're operating as a unit of government.
• </c><00:10:14.880><c> Uh</c> operating as a unit of government.
• Uh operating as a unit of government.
• and you're going as a unit of government and you're going to<00:10:21.760><c> seek</c><00:10:22.079>
• </c><00:21:03.600><c> structure</c> that discussed in government structure that discussed in government

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 10:30 AM, 925, all

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• Uh I speak from experience government.
• </c><00:04:06.799><c> more</c> ideas on how to make government more ideas on how to make government more
• </c> of government. Yeah. of government. Yeah.
• </c> committee is tasked with with government committee is tasked with with government structure<00:19
• </c><00:48:13.440><c> no</c> governments and other municipalities. no governments and other municipalities

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• We don't cut local government aid. We don't cut county program aid. We don't do any of that stuff.
• We don't<00:04:44.560><c> cut</c><00:04:44.800><c> local</c><00:04:45.040><c> government</c><00:04:45.360
• </c><00:04:45.600><c> We</c><00:04:45.759><c> don't</c> don't cut local government aid.
• We don't don't cut local government aid.

Bills: HF2437

Keywords: tax credits, tax increments, housing development, local government, economic aid, 1183, house