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• I buy my supplies from the local grocery store and send my guests to the local casino.
• But it's a local control issue.
• Local control. This is an option they can use for local control. So I think this is a simple vote.
• The amendment is coded A3.
• The amendment is coded A4.

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• I will have one caveat: the Government Code that kind of controls some of this stuff, and I will give
• Code, 1502.057, Local Government Code, and case law.
• code, 1502, 057, local government code, and case law.
• Local governments are willing partners.
• Local governments are willing partners.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• What should we be doing as a government?
• That will be done by the code advisor afterwards.
• North Dakota Century Code.
• The criminal code in Section 12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, you have intentionally, knowingly
• And it is in the century code 12.1-29-07.

Keywords: 908, all

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• , the Penal Code, and the Government Code.
• SB 926 provides a reasonable funding methodology for providing local governments with funding to provide
• Just to summarize, the amendments that we are making are from the Local Government Committee and add
• Just to summarize, the amendments that we are making our committee from the local government committee
• Any law enforcement agency would have to enter into a written MOU, which we approved by the local governing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Local Government Committee hearing.
• Every year, we ask our local governments to do more for less.
• So local governments are still free to do as they see fit.
• So the local government should be aware of that before making those local decisions.
• AB 2385 clarifies state law by allowing local governments to create local reconstruction agencies.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The local wineries that sell at farmers' markets are very proud of their local connection.
• They're connected to the local growers. They're connected to their local communities.
• They burden local water and sewage systems, leading to harmful pollution in local waterways, a significant
• This creates a necessary disruption for local governments, businesses, and workers who rely on these
• SB 1171, Caballero, the motion is due pass to the Committee on Local Government. Valencia, aye.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What governments decide to do after that is up to the local governments. Chair: You're recognized.
• Other than allowing local governments to decide what to do.
• And local governments are businesses that people cannot fail.
• The answer is not consolidating or eliminating local governments.
• We have a spending problem in local government.

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• And why wouldn't you want a transparent government? But it makes it better.
• Senate Bill 2774 will remedy that by amending the Tax Code definition of retail trade.
• Code.
• Senator Hinojosa moves that it be certified for the local and uncontested calendar.
• Senator Nichols moves that it be certified for the local and uncontested calendar.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1574 by Senator Zaffirini, which would codify the Texas Judicial Council’s Centers of Excellence Program for courts and judges. Testimony from judges and the Office of Court Administration emphasized that the program promotes transparency, procedural fairness, mentoring, and public trust. A committee substitute expanded eligibility to justices of the peace and municipal judges and removed a merit-pay reference to eliminate fiscal impact. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the substitute and later voted it out favorably, though it was not certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 2774 by Senator Hinojosa, which would amend the Tax Code’s retail trade definition to include industrial uniform and linen rental businesses so they qualify for the lower franchise tax rate. Supporters said the change would put rental textile businesses on equal footing with other rental industries and help Texas employers and customers. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate. Members then considered SB 1211 by Senator Perry, which would broaden the existing fracking-related sales tax exemption for equipment used with non-fresh water sources, including recycled, produced, and brine water. The bill’s supporters argued it would conserve freshwater and reduce litigation over water definitions, while the Comptroller’s office discussed the fiscal note and production-related revenue effects. The committee also heard SB 2873 and SB 2900, both by Senator Kolkhorst and presented by Senator Nichols; SB 2873 would require electronic filers to file electronically, and SB 2900 would eliminate certain Comptroller-related advisory committees and boards. Both were later adopted in committee substitute form and reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HJR 4, sponsored by Senator Parker, proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit new taxes on securities transfers or financial transaction processing. Supporters said it would protect investors, especially retirees, and help position Texas as a financial center. The committee voted to report HJR 4 favorably to the full Senate. In each recorded vote after quorum was present, the measures passed with nine ayes and no nays.

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• And we have a QR code here, too.
• I'll start with regional governance and finance.
• They reviewed all of their governance documents, over 150 governance documents.
• They reviewed Century Code. They reviewed the history of the governance for the three systems.
• So those were created in Century Code in 61.35.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Local government, but actually a drag from federal.
• This costs the general fund about $10 million per year and all local governments combined about $6 million
• All local governments combined are estimated to have foregone about $38 million, with the bulk of that
• On the top line, about $16 million per year is the hold harmless payment to local governments that the
• State or local governments, because we have sizable deductions that we just went over.

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• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1080, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government
• government is going to raise impact fees, there should be a disincentive for local governments to wait
• It strips local governments of their ability to have input and control.
• government, and therefore the local government then says, I'm sorry, Mr.
• And local governments do it all the time. I was in local government for 12 years.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• This is coded 2000. Line 21 shows the other miscellaneous special revenue fund that's coded 2001.
• This is coded 2000. Line 21 shows the other miscellaneous special revenue fund that's coded 2001.
• This is coded 2000. Line 21 shows the other miscellaneous special revenue fund that's coded 2001.
• This is coded 2000. Line 21 shows the other miscellaneous special revenue fund that's coded 2001.
• <01:04:18.000> context<01:04:18.799> local schools based on local context local schools

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of the governed.
• governments, um, that's fine.
• governments, um, that's fine.
• <00:21:17.360> governments,<00:21:18.640> um enforcement and local governments, um
• enforcement and local governments, um that's<00:21:19.200> fine.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This bill would bring together local governments, tribal authorities, watershed groups, and others to
• The federal government has little interest in protecting public health these days, so we need state government
• Code, and Title V, but also lesser-known codes and minimum standards covering recreational camps, bathing
• Code, and Title V, but also lesser-known codes and minimum standards covering recreational camps, bathing
• my community, local public officials, and environmentally concerned citizens... ...by locals in my community

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.

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• local businesses that cannot compete. local businesses that cannot compete.
• through federal, state, or local through federal, state, or local governments<00:12:08.720> or
• Exemptions include state and local governments, various healthcare and HIPAA-related exemptions, related
• appropriate design code act. appropriate design code act.
• Vice President of Vermont Government Vice President of Vermont Government Sorry,<00:23:44.240>

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first took up House Bill 955, relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system. The chamber suspended rules to consider the Senate proposal of amendment immediately, and the House Education Committee reported that while it appreciated the Senate’s work, differences remained on issues including the timing of class size minimums, possible tuition or fees under the foundation formula, school construction details, and merger committee groupings. The committee voted 11-0-0 to refuse concurrence and request a committee of conference. After a brief correction on the committee straw poll, the House voted to refuse concurrence in the Senate amendment and appointed Representatives Conlin, Kornheiser, and Quimby as the House conferees. The House then suspended rules to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The House next took up Senate Bill 71, the consumer data privacy and online surveillance bill. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee recommended amendment, and the floor report described the bill as creating a comprehensive Vermont data privacy law effective January 1, 2028. The report outlined consumer rights to know, access, correct, delete, and port personal data, and to opt out of targeted advertising and sale of data; duties for controllers and processors; limits on sensitive data use; special protections for minors and health-related geofencing; Attorney General enforcement; and an 18-month cure period. The committee heard extensive testimony from a broad range of advocates, industry representatives, privacy experts, and other stakeholders, and it reported the bill out favorably with amendment on a vote of 11-0-0 before the House recessed for dinner.

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• county and municipal governments.
• governments.
• The federal government said that he... Related to the federal government and how they carve it out.
• and state governments.
• I did a commercial for the local—go to your local health department, and they have it available.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• local and federal government as well.
• And so pushback from local governments doing those kinds of things are a few examples.
• It's not something that people that was as front of mind as it is today, and I think local governments
• How do you navigate that and work with local governments to show them that?
• Bill Longley: My recollection is if you were to dig into 212 of the local government code, and I can

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• then there are those issues that are outside the control of the state government, as well as local and
• federal governments.
• And so push back from local governments regarding those kinds of requirements are a few examples when
• It was as front of mind as it is today, and I think local governments are recognizing that too.
• Sure, my recollection is if you were to dig into Section 212 of the Local Government Code, and I can

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Members, Senate Bill 2320 amends the penal code to enhance the penalties for all DWI offenses, including
• Therefore, a local PD are also carrying out poor training on behest of VA police.
• This simply, uh, prevents local governments for, from instituting their own going forward.
• But if it's, like I said, less than a million and it's just San Antonio or one local area.
• The purpose of this bill is, will repeal Section 1B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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• Um, local government premium tax. I want to bring that to your all's attention.
• <00:02:22.319> Um,<00:02:23.680> we<00:02:24.239> uh Um, local government premium
• So this is a large source of income for our local governments and uh municipalities.
• local governments and uh municipalities. local governments and uh municipalities.
• But as spending in the local economy.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:15 Department of Insurance Update 00:01:39 Department of Financial Institutions Update 00:37:07 Insurance Industry Update 00:54:50 Credit Union Industry Update 01:10:53, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.