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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 19th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It basically says that if you have homeless people within your community, municipality, or whatever the
  • case may be, that you may not transport them to another municipality without having some written permission
  • from that other municipality.
  • This was something that I first learned of perhaps 15 years ago when I sat as... ...a municipal court
  • There was at least one neighboring municipality, about maybe 40 miles away, that had individuals that
Bills: HB162 , HB376 , HB425 , SB96 , HB426
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 14th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's doing some great work in Lafayette with the municipality, and we just want to say thank you, and
  • Wallace for leadership during the recovery and revitalization of Lakeview in New Orleans, That municipality
Bills: HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , SCR3 , SCR22 , SB4 , SB18 , SB66 , SB106 , SB201 , SB256 , SB274 , SB292 , SB326 , SB386 , SB406 , SB422 , SB423 , SB456 , SB475 , HCR3 , HB1 , HB3 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB345 , HB366 , HB383 , HB446 , HB473 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB836 , HB983 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1126 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB180 , HB192 , HB284 , HB476 , HB915 , HB952 , HB1006 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB750 , HB911 , HB977 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB151 , HB193 , HB310 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill provides that a member of a county or municipal governing body acting in his or her official
  • The bill also requires the potential recipients of a county or municipal contract or grant to certify
  • The bill also prohibits a county or municipality from expending any funds, regardless of the source,
  • So as you look back, against a county or municipality that violates the section.
  • So if a county or a municipality, as the case may be, has violated what we're going to, Same.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all narrowed eligibility to certain properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added environmental and zoning criteria, and included exemptions for agricultural land, parks, military-adjacent land, and other areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably 8-0. The committee then heard SB 212 on sexual offenders and predators, as amended to add public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters emphasizing child safety and opponents arguing the bill lacked empirical support and would worsen homelessness and impose retroactive burdens. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably 8-1. Members next approved SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after adopting an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstate highways to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses while clarifying protections for critical areas, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and military installations. The bill drew opposition from a county Republican committee representative who argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive planning and encourage urban sprawl, while homebuilders and industry groups supported it. The committee also reported favorably SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a Florida Bar-backed update intended to modernize and harmonize nonprofit corporate law, and SB 1338 on charitable giving, which would create donor remedies for endowment restrictions and limit state reporting burdens on certain charitable organizations; members noted the latter would need further work on cy pres and related issues. The committee then approved SB 532 on court fees after a strike-all that would let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than splitting excess with general revenue, with clerks’ groups supporting the change and members citing long-standing funding shortfalls. SB 218 on land use regulations was also reported favorably; it would restore normal land-use authority to counties unaffected by the 2024 hurricanes while keeping SB 180 protections in place for damaged areas. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability passed 9-2 after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption was retroactive; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks and reduce class-action litigation, while opponents wanted stronger compliance requirements. Finally, SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended and passed unanimously as a process-reform measure allowing licensed professionals to conduct pre-application reviews, and SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools was reported favorably 8-3 after extensive testimony and debate over whether it would protect free expression or invite coercion and litigation. The committee also began consideration of SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor framing it as historical accuracy and opponents arguing it erased Palestinian identity; the transcript cuts off during that item.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 28th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Guy Cormier, and Debbie Hinton as well, with the Louisiana Municipal Association.
  • Under the amendment, the authority is limited to parishes, municipalities, and schools.
  • This is the 378 requirements for parishes, municipalities, and school boards.
  • Parishes, municipalities, and school boards.
  • I just wanted y'all to know that the municipalities are also on board.
Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So SB 21 simply changes the time period from 20 to 45 days for the official of a municipal corporation
  • This is only the official of a municipal corporation, police jury, or school board to post the minutes
  • And I've heard from a lot of different folks in municipalities that say, look, we just don't have, you
  • ability to hire an extra commissioner on elections like presidential and gubernatorial and certain municipalities
  • closed-party primaries to the list of what we already do in presidential and gubernatorial and certain municipalities
Bills: HB398 , HB906 , HB1201 , SB41 , SB47 , SB106 , SB210 , SB218 , SB220 , SB248 , SB289 , SB397
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Apr 13th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Municipal Association.
  • Every dollar non-compliant municipalities don't pay, your municipalities who are paying the bills are
  • Both municipal. Okay.
  • Both municipal. Okay.
  • They're filing them against the municipalities, okay?
Bills: HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB244 , HB306 , HB366 , HB446 , HB473 , HB514 , HB1043 , HB1082 , SB127
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 17th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • worth less than $375,000, you wouldn't pay any property tax at that point, unless you lived in a municipality
  • I think there's some ins and outs of actually municipalities having any homestead exemption whatsoever
Bills: HB287 , HB340 , HB412 , HB440 , HB514 , HB515 , HB521 , HB543 , HB553 , HB570 , HB961
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Mar 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • utilities if the municipal utility were forced to pay them.
  • Texas Municipal League has a ethics code for their city manager.
  • If they don't have something like the Texas Municipal League.
  • If they're using the Texas Municipal League, and Texas Municipal League uses one of their employees,
  • And not only that, Texas Municipal League for example, has a training manual.
Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB3 , SB6 , SB15 , SB35 , SB290 , SB706 , SB842 , SB917 , SB1281 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB19 , SB388 , SR261 , SR265 , SR276 , SR277 , SR281 , SR286 , SR293 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SB2425 , SB2880 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB388 , SB412 , SB495 , SB2425 , SB2880
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It helps municipalities avoid. overestimating revenue and makes tax collections more predictable, reducing
  • Residents, as well as counties, municipalities, and businesses, actually represent a few of the county
  • here on what is a very significant financial implication for the city of Arlington and other municipalities
  • abatement authority, a county-sponsored HFC is accountable to voters, including voters within a municipality
  • Since 1979, HFCs have been a local organization, a local tool that works within the municipality to provide
Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • what the bill would do is essentially While Article 11 of the Constitution makes them a home rule municipality
  • revoke that, um, but as you'll see in the bill that they still have the powers of a home rule municipality
  • We'd still need to, um, revoke their authority as a home home rule municipality, but nothing would change
  • As you all know, TPPA represents 72 municipally owned electric utilities and other publicly owned power
  • And, you know, it's not just uh uh public utilities, you know, the municipal utilities.
Committee: House State Affairs
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • electric co-ops, and it It basically brings clarity and further defines protections within SC and municipality
  • Leader, House Bill 4303 is simply extending the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • it was designed in the bill, but there is a provision in the bill that allows the lien that the municipality
  • places on the property as a result of the expenses that the county or the municipality incurs in cleaning
  • it was designed in the bill, but there is a provision in the bill that allows the lien that the municipality
  • places on the property as a result of the expenses that the county or the municipality incurs in cleaning
  • And under our existing law, that lien that the county or the municipality places on the property gets
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> uh leading us mis- municipalities uh leading us mis- municipalities um um um had<00:04:43.560><c
  • And I'm speaking in Municipalities.
  • :07:35.320><c> contract</c><00:07:35.840><c> a</c> municipalities will have to contract a municipalities
  • </c> for municipalities. for municipalities.
  • So, HB 404— So, HB 404 only authorizes class one municipalities, the only class one municipalities, to
Bills: SB32 , HB404 , SB105 , SB32 , HB404 , SB105
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also authorizes counties and municipalities to reduce speed limits in residential areas and clarifies
  • If there's a municipality that doesn't have a website, then that county, or that municipality resides
  • Senator Berman, you're recognized. have a website, then that county that that municipality resides in
  • This money is going into places to compensate people who have been avoidably harmed by municipalities
  • This money is going into places to compensate people who have been avoidably harmed by municipalities
Bills: S0036 , S0620 , S0796 , S0934 , S1080 , S1096 , S1366 , S1536 , S1548 , S1580 , S1588 , S1620 , S1756 , S7034 , S7044
Committee: Senate Rules
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • visited on things in the past, most of the fraud that occurs in this state apparently comes from municipal
  • talking about primaries, not talking talking about primaries, not talking about<00:12:51.760><c> municipal
  • And when we've visited about municipal.
  • </c><00:12:59.720><c> We're</c> comes from municipal elections.
  • We're comes from municipal elections.
Bills: HB91 , HB95 , HB255 , HB318 , HB91 , HB95 , HB255 , HB318