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• These bills will be presented by the authors and heard in committee.
• Nicole Young, Placer County, Moms for Liberty.
• The author claims this bill just codifies existing federal Affordable Care Act...
• So if there's no authors here, we take the next author who appears in the committee hearing room.
• On January 7, 2025, the first ICE raid took place in Bakersfield, in Kern County.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met as a subcommittee and announced a large agenda, including a consent calendar and several bills pulled for separate hearing. Early in the hearing, the committee heard AB 1876, which would codify federal nondiscrimination protections in state health care law. The author and supporters said it would protect access to coverage and services for all protected classes, including transgender people, while opponents argued it would force coverage of disputed gender-affirming treatments and impose penalties on providers and insurers. No vote was taken during the informational-style presentation, and the author requested an aye vote when a quorum was present. The committee then heard AB 1650 on requiring rental vehicles used by government agencies for enforcement to be clearly marked, with supporters describing it as a transparency and public-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement activity and opponents later withdrawing opposition after discussions with the author. AB 635, dealing with the Mobile Home Residency Law Protection Program, would extend and revise a resident-funded legal assistance program for mobile home owners; supporters said it improves access to justice and enforcement, and there was no opposition. AB 1697 would extend the date for enforceability of certain employment contract provisions under AB 692 and add an urgency clause; the NFL supported it, SIFMA was support-if-amended, and the chair noted sympathy for some workers while expressing concern about high-paid executives. The committee also heard AB 2784, the annual State Bar fee bill, which held fees flat while making governance and reporting changes; it drew support from the State Bar and no opposition. AB 2782, the Assembly Judiciary Committee civil omnibus bill, made minor clarifying code changes and also drew no opposition. Other measures heard included AB 2662 on monitoring and reporting federal immigration enforcement impacts, AB 2235 on allowing judges to use alternate mailing addresses for safety, AB 1544 on courthouse access and transparency, AB 2624 expanding Safe at Home protections to immigrant service providers, AB 1857 to block grocery restrictive covenants that prevent new grocery stores in underserved areas, AB 1892 clarifying HOA duties and election notice rules, AB 634 banning products containing tianeptine, AB 1684 limiting HOA restrictions on home cooling systems, AB 1752 increasing appraisal reimbursement in eminent domain cases, AB 1660 improving compliance by financial institutions with public guardian requests, AB 782 narrowing a prior housing redevelopment law for certain charter cities, and AB 2195 limiting occupational license suspensions for low-income parents owing child support. Across these bills, testimony was largely supportive, with several measures drawing “support if amended” or no opposition after negotiations; the transcript does not reflect final votes on the bills discussed here.

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• custody when federal in state or county custody when federal immigration<00:54:05.599><c> authorities
• </c> already done with their authorized list. already done with their authorized list.
• authorities to federal authorities to authorities to federal authorities to use<03:40:47.600><c> the<
• </c> with federal authorities. with federal authorities.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.

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• We get a letter from a county judge in Blanco County trying to justify he needs a sergeant in his county
• Washington County, same thing.
• It doesn't serve just one county. It serves a lot of counties around.
• Is that capital authority just specific for two buildings or capital authority for facilities?
• Is that capital authority just specific for two buildings or capital authority for facilities?

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• </c><00:04:09.200><c> the</c><00:04:09.439><c> four</c> support to authorize the four support to authorize
• c> minimum</c><00:10:22.880><c> um</c> Authorization to put in minimum um Authorization to put in minimum
• </c> the authorization of the federal funds. the authorization of the federal funds.
• County, so I was in person at the county commission yesterday.
• County so I was in person at the county County so I was in person at the county commission<01:47:51.199

Keywords: 916, all

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• Phil Leary: Phil Leary, Chairman of the Putnam County School Board.
• I am speaking in opposition to SB 1134 as a resident of Duval County.
• Nearly a third of Hillsborough County, where I am from, is Hispanic.
• Harrison Lundy: There's a ton of events that are hosted by the county.
• which is local and concentrated within Orange County.

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• County.
• Uh went went chess state championships, championships, championships, county, county, county, uh uh uh
• County. County. &gt;&gt; Correct. &gt;&gt; Correct. &gt;&gt; Correct.
• Senate Bill 2597: DFA authorizes transfer and conveyance of ABC warehouse to Madison County Economic
• Development Authority.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Chairman, if I might, that against the background of federal law, the county doesn't really have authority
• The county can object and make an objection to... The county really does not have authority.
• So the county doesn’t really have authority to prohibit that.
• And Rolette County was the county that qualified for this.
• And our service area is Ramsey County and Benson County.

Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and heard an extended discussion with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and program directors about government-to-government relations with the state. Chairwoman Street and others outlined a number of concerns and requests, including taxation of tribal and trust lands, state school support for non-beneficiary students, homelessness services, Indian-managed health care, gaming/e-tabs, the Feather Alert system, industrial farming near waterways, tourism and cultural issues, and the need for more consistent tribal consultation. Committee members responded that many of these issues had previously been passed along without direct action, and several members emphasized the committee’s role in education, communication, and preparing possible legislation or resolutions for the next session. Tribal representatives also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to help legislators better understand tribal jurisdiction and billing issues. A major portion of the meeting focused on Spirit Lake Fish and Wildlife concerns, especially jurisdictional “gray areas” around hunting and fishing on the reservation, recognition of tribal licenses, and the boundary of the reservation around Spirit Lake/Devils Lake. Tribal officials said they wanted a co-stewardship agreement or MOU with the state to clarify jurisdiction, improve cooperation, and address invasive species and aquatic nuisance species. Committee members discussed whether to draft legislation or a resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and they asked for further input from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at a future meeting. The committee also discussed county involvement in land status changes and trust land issues, with Spirit Lake leaders describing a past Benson County resolution that tried to block fee-to-trust transfers and saying it was later rescinded. The committee then heard from Benson County tax equalization director Randy Thompson, who explained how the county values land and handles tax-exempt, inundated, and fee-to-trust parcels. Members asked about the impact of tax-exempt lands on county services and discussed prior legislation that helped counties with large tax-exempt bases. The committee also received a presentation from Dr. Steven Smith of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, including support for non-beneficiary students and workforce training. Members asked about expanding tribal college education into correctional settings, and Smith said the idea was worth exploring through the tribal college system. Finally, HHS interim medical services director Christoph Framing presented remotely on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion, explaining current state funding mechanisms for inpatient and residential behavioral health services and the bill draft directing HHS to pursue a waiver for IMD payments.

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• the county district. attorney.
• Today we have more than 272,000 policy holders in our coastal counties.
• County alone. The price of reinsurance has risen significantly since 2020.
• Matagorda County on July 7th of 2024. It was classified as a.
• Meaning you have to be in one of the 14 coastal counties.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The bill extends that same authority to the county property appraisers.
• Lucie County.
• White Springs Town Council applied for and received funding from the Hamilton County Development Authority
• They had a town attorney at the time, who is the county attorney for Columbia County.
• I've asked the county to fund us. Since I've been there in 21, county hasn't funded us $1.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 8, 2025, and first took up several local bills that were presented briefly and then approved without public opposition. HB 4035 would merge the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District and the Lee County Mosquito Control District, contingent on approval by voters in both districts at the 2026 election; it passed 15-0. HB 307 would extend to county property appraisers the same authority tax collectors already have to use salary savings for employee bonuses or incentives, and it passed 17-0 after testimony from property appraisers and their associations in support. HB 4047 and HB 4049 would adjust assessment caps for the Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District and the North St. Lucie River Water Control District, respectively, with inflation indexing, annual increase limits, and referendum approval requirements; both passed unanimously. The committee also adopted an amendment to the committee substitute for HB 1169, a broader water management district bill covering quorum and meeting rules, lobbying restrictions, ad valorem taxing authority for certain capital projects by referendum, budget reporting, bidding preferences, and additional oversight and funding information; the amended bill passed 16-0 and was reported favorably with committee substitute. The final and most heavily debated item was HB 4079, which would dissolve the Town of White Springs and return it to unincorporated Hamilton County. The sponsor argued the town had a pattern of mismanagement, including financial problems, audit findings, canceled elections, and public safety concerns, and said dissolution would lower taxes and preserve services through the county. Committee members asked about the town’s finances, audits, law enforcement, fire protection, debt, and whether the county could absorb services and liabilities. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of dissolution cited audit findings, alleged illegal gambling operations, double taxation for law enforcement, high administrative costs, and intimidation at meetings. Opponents, including current and former town officials and residents, said the town had made progress, had corrected audit issues, maintained reserves, and was working to restore services and governance; they asked for more time and pointed to an upcoming election. No vote was taken on HB 4079 in the portion provided.

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• </c> data and when you think of 87 counties data and when you think of 87 counties in<00:38:15.599><c
• for Hennepin County and another county name that sounded like “NOA County” [questionable].
• </c> for a bill that we are both co-author for a bill that we are both co-author I'm<01:30:34.600><c>
• </c> I'm carrying and and she's a co-author I'm carrying and and she's a co-author on<01:30:36.679><c

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• patient, and it will help providers correctly identify authorized surrogates and exclude those not authorized
• patient, and it will help providers correctly identify authorized surrogates and exclude those not authorized
• I want to thank the author for bringing this forward.
• GSAs formed through JPAs have additional enforcement authority, such as the authority to impose liens
• Our other issue is with the ...amendments taken by the author.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills focused on health care planning, mental health court participation, homeowners association governance, groundwater enforcement, pet-policy disclosure in rentals, and post-disaster property speculation. SB 1088 would update California’s POLST and DNR laws by renaming POLST to Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, allowing electronic signatures, clarifying who may sign on a patient’s behalf, and making clear that these forms are voluntary; it drew support from the Coalition for Compassionate Care and no opposition. SB 1242 would let original family petitioners participate in CARE Court for care coordination and information-sharing, while preserving judicial discretion to exclude them if harmful; supporters said it would improve treatment coordination, while Disability Rights California opposed it as coercive and a removal of patient consent. The committee advanced SB 1242 on a 7-0 vote, with the bill placed on call. The committee also considered SB 1007, which would require more HOA budget transparency, disclosure of evidence for violations, and a lower cap on regular assessment increases without a homeowner vote. Supporters argued it would improve accountability and protect homeowners from steep fee hikes, while HOA industry groups warned it could undermine funding for insurance, maintenance, and other operating costs. Members raised concerns about the cap and the need for flexibility for large expenses; the bill passed 6-1 and was placed on call. SB 1364, as amended, would prevent a person convicted of sexual assault from obtaining custody or visitation of a child conceived from that assault, while preserving the possibility of voluntary co-parenting and aiming to qualify California for federal grant funding; it passed 8-0 and was placed on call. Later, SB 997 would give the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to enforce fees and its groundwater sustainability plan, addressing an enforcement gap for a GSA created by special legislation rather than a joint powers agreement. It drew support from agricultural and county groups and passed 9-0, placed on call. SB 1296 would require landlords to disclose pet policies up front on applications, websites, and ads, and allow refund of an application fee if disclosure was not provided before payment; supporters said it would reduce wasted application costs and pet relinquishment, while rental housing groups said the ad disclosure requirements were impractical. The bill passed 8-0 and was placed on call. The final bill, SB 1090, was introduced to prohibit large property owners from making unsolicited purchase offers for five years in wildfire-disaster areas, responding to investor activity after the Eaton and Palisades fires; the author and a SAGE witness described it as a protection against disaster capitalism and predatory low offers to displaced residents.

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• I am from Gila County, so...
• She's from Maricopa County. Commissioner Clay Hernandez is from Pima County.
• Santa Cruz County and Commissioner Buchanan is from Apache County. Okay, okay, just wondering.
• Chair and members, House Bill 2100 allows a county board of supervisors to adopt regulations authorizing
• Chair and members, House Bill 2100 allows a County Board of Supervisors to adopt regulations authorizing

Bills: HB2023, HB2100, HB2147, HB2158, HB2159, HB2162, HB2197, HB2497, HB2787, HCM2006

Keywords: land division, property disclosure, real estate, affidavit, Arizona Revised Statutes, small land subdivision, land use, real estate regulation, county ordinance, water supply requirements, property access, civil penalties, wildlife management, deer permits, private land, landowner rights, human-wildlife conflict, predatory animals, hunting regulations, game and fish

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• This is a similar trend line for county courts looking at county civil and county criminal.
• Also, the changing county court jurisdiction in 2000, the jurisdiction of county courts went from claims
• And yet I understand in one county, there is a, in one circuit, in one county, there's an incumbent who
• And yet I understand in one county, there is a, in one circuit, in one county, there's an incumbent who
• And that was it for four counties. Was it for four counties.

Summary: The committee first heard an update from the Florida Department of Corrections on the proposed Lake Correctional Institution mental health project in Clermont. Tim Fitzgerald explained the project’s history, including the 2016 Disability Rights Florida litigation, the 2018 consent decree, and the original plan for a 550-bed inpatient mental health facility. He said inflation and design changes pushed the project above the bond amount, leading the department to shift to a “continuum of care” alternative with 572 beds total: 92 inpatient beds and 480 residential treatment beds in three special housing units. Fitzgerald said the project is currently paused pending House concurrence, while the Senate has already agreed to the alternate plan, and noted the bond balance, prior expenditures, and the need to spend down the tax-exempt bond by August 2026. Members questioned how the new plan differs from the original facility, whether it satisfies the consent decree, and what caused the cost increases. Fitzgerald said the department believes it has already met the consent decree through systemwide improvements to housing, staffing, programming, and out-of-cell time, though he said he would confirm the court documentation. He also said the original scope grew from 275,000 to 350,000 square feet as treatment, nursing, security, and programming needs were refined, and that inflation, fees, permitting, and contingencies contributed to the higher cost. Several members asked for follow-up information on Senate approval, consent decree documentation, and the project’s impact on crisis-stabilization capacity. The committee then received a joint court-system presentation from State Courts Administrator Eric McClure and Clerks Corporation Executive Director Jason Welty on caseload trends, case tracking, and staffing. McClure described statewide filing trends, the use of weighted caseload studies to certify judicial need, and recent Supreme Court rule changes aimed at active civil case management, including differentiated case tracks, stricter deadlines, and proportional discovery. He said the latest workload study led the Supreme Court to certify a need for 23 circuit judges and 25 county judges. Welty reviewed clerk workload trends, the statewide case maintenance and CCIS systems, and declining clerk FTE despite rising case volumes, and said clerks are seeking additional funding for injunctions, Baker Act/Marchman Act/sexually violent predator work, and juror management. In questions, members pressed both presenters on data quality, case-weight calculations, filing fees, and whether current resources are enough to reduce delays. McClure clarified that the workload weights are based on judge time studies and that a capital murder case averaged 3,177 minutes, while other examples such as auto negligence and dissolution cases were much lower. Welty said the Legislature could help by increasing funding or potentially revisiting filing fees, and noted that many clerk services are unfunded or underfunded, especially indigent and protective filings. The chair and members also raised concerns about backlog, inconsistent case reporting across circuits, and enforcement of judicial time standards; McClure said there is no direct sanction in the rules, and compliance is largely managed through chief judges and the Supreme Court. The meeting ended with no votes taken and adjournment by motion.

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• , former Washington County Commissioner with us.
• I would like to introduce my favorite president of Farm Bureau from Idaho County, Eric Forsman.
• He's served as a former county commissioner for 10-plus years. He's worked on many projects.
• for all taxpayers. authorized for all taxpayers.
• The author is Earl Taylor Jr. Having cited the source, under the rules the Senator may read.

Keywords: 989, all

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• There's no authority there.
• County Office of Education.
• The authority will rely on information prepared by the chartering authority and the submission of a good
• in a school district-based authorizing program.
• Ashley Lugo, on behalf of the California County Superintendents.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Counties share the goals of the author and the need for better support for access to mental health services
• The second bucket would be for counties and tribes, and the third bucket would be county-to-county capacity
• Ramsey County residents.
• Ramsey County residents.
• </c> County shelters come from Ramsey County County shelters come from Ramsey County say<01:48:13.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:14:17.440><c> and</c> for the state as well as County and for the state as well as County and
• ><c> with</c> on a County on local levels with on a County on local levels with increase<00:14:31.720
• County.
• The county has no authority to hold a detainee beyond their sentence.
• Local, state, and county corrections and law enforcement have the authority they need and are already

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• County Rural Assistance Program and $20 million for the Small County Outreach Program.
• Is that for all 67 counties, or do some of the counties have it now and some of the counties do not?
• , and rural counties.
• It removes the $2 million slot machine licensing fee for certain permit holders operating in County County
• But when it says in a county where the Seminole Tribe operates two or more casinos in the same county

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• By the Honorable Todd Hunter of Nueces County and the Honorable Cody Vassute of Missouri County.
• Ramos of Dallas County.
• of Tarrant County.
• Burroughs of Lubbock County.
• for David Cook of Tarrant County.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So, I'll start with the healthcare authority.
• Really, the healthcare authority is the regulatory entity.
• Update, Anthony Demas, the County Manager of McKinley County, had to cancel.
• as well as Torrance County.
• county office manager when there should be five.