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• This language came to me by the Texas Association of Counties in collaboration with the Texas Association
• The Chair calls Jennifer Doinoff with the Texas Association of County Election Officials.
• Here representing the Texas Association of County Election Officials, and you're neutral on the bill?
• So we have you registered as Jennifer Doinoff, and you're representing the Texas Association of County
• The Chair calls Jennifer Doinoff with the Texas Association of County Election Officials.

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

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• letter of support for this bill from the Association of Minnesota Counties.
• letter of support for this bill from the Association of Minnesota Counties.
• The Association of Minnesota Counties supports this approach because it reflects that local communities
• The Association of Minnesota Counties supports this approach because it reflects that local communities
• My question is: what if a county adopts an ordinance, say Hennepin County, and then the city of Bloomington

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• So out of the $50 million, $44 million will go directly to the counties and $6 million of that would
• Louis County, heart of Duth within St.
• :27:02.159><c> National</c><00:27:02.559><c> Association</c><00:27:03.039><c> of</c> chapter of the National
• Association of chapter of the National Association of Social<00:27:03.520><c> Workers.
• I’m president and CEO of the Minnesota Multi Housing Association.

Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• Do you know if our two associations in our two in-state associations are they in support of or non-support
• Another concern I had with the language of the bill is on page two it says any association on lines 21
• And this would give access for multiple options of different associations. Yes, you would.
• I'm curious why we only go after teacher associations instead of running a bill on any other association
• Senate Bill 2174 changes who appoints and the makeup of the board of the state fire marshal. commission

Bills: SB2063, SB1877, SB1884, SB2174, SB1525, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1365, SB1810

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68

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• And I've always been with any association that wants to be a part of those meetings.
• Do you know if our two associations and our two in-state associations are in support or non-support of
• different insurance carriers, and this would give access for multiple options of different associations
• I'm curious why we only go after teacher associations instead of running a bill on any other association
• Senate Bill 2174 changes who appoints and the makeup of the board of the State Fire Marshal Commission

Bills: SB2063, SB1877, SB1884, SB2174, SB1525, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1365, SB1810

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68

Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bill 263, then took up several other measures. Senate Bill 1877, which would create a centralized reporting system for reports through the Secretary of State, was discussed as similar to House Bill 3047 and was reported due pass by a 6-0 vote. Senate Bill 1884, concerning access for statewide educator associations and individual school employees, drew questions about union access, off-campus recruitment, right-to-work law, and possible conflicting language on fees and reimbursement; it was reported due pass 6-1. The committee then advanced tourism and public safety measures. Senate Bill 1365 would update promotional fund language and allow the Tourism and Recreation Department to make certain merchandise purchases outside the central purchasing process up to $75,000; it passed 6-2. Senate Bill 2174 would change the appointment and makeup of the State Fire Marshal Commission board and was reported due pass 8-0. Senate Bill 1525, as amended by a PCS, would let the Tourism and Recreation Department contract for support of its annual tourism conference and charge registration fees to recoup costs, with emergency language added; it passed 6-2. The committee also approved House Bill 1810, which would allow expert testimony in human trafficking cases and add trafficking victims to existing victim services, by an 8-0 vote. On workforce and agency administration, Senate Bill 1771 would expand the Workforce Commission’s authority to collect funding, expenditure, and performance data and to hire outside counsel; it passed 5-2. Senate Bill 1805 would bar certain group homes and post-adjudication treatment facilities from using contract staff, due to concerns about records access and staffing; it passed 6-1. Finally, Senate Bill 1960 would move the Oklahoma Receivership Office under the Oklahoma Insurance Department to modernize and reduce duplication, and it was reported due pass 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• of the recommendations of the Special Education Funding Commission into this bill.
• Sent from the board of the Texas Public Charter School Association to the board of Valeri, which is,
• Alicia Noyola, testifying on behalf of the South Texas Association of schools, and yourself, and you'll
• I serve as the Executive Director of the South Texas Association of Schools, representing districts across
• Randy Willis, Executive Director on behalf of Texas Association of Rural Schools. for the bill but not

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Its basic allotment of $220 falls way short of what we are capable of doing.
• Through the recommendations of the Special Education Commission, you'll see that deficit go down.
• Part of the commission that are still members of the house have encouraged me to continue on with what
• I'm here to testify on behalf. of shared service arrangements which is what a Parker County co-op and
• I serve rural Parker County, so all the small districts outside of Weatherford ISD.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• I'm Paige Williams, Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
• Thank you for considering the needs of our community schools in the 14 coastal counties by including
• My name is Joe Munoz, Executive Director of the Texas Music Educators Association and co-chair of the
• At Uplift, we have the lowest student-to-advisor ratio in all of Dallas County at 75 to 1, while the
• We have a college completion rate of 55%, compared to 22% for Dallas County and 26% for the state of

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• All of those have significant spins associated with them.
• Joe Kocera on behalf of Texas Association of Midsize Schools. and yourself.
• I'm the Associate Executive Director of Government Relations.
• You're representing the Texas Association of Scholars.
• Crawford, you represent the Association. of 49 of the larger skilled districts, is that right?

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Chairman and members, many counties across the state of Texas allow property owners to split payments
• administrative cost cap to $300,000 and limits the effect of the bill to Collin County.
• This bill expands removal provisions under Chapter 87 to include a broader range of officials: county
• I'm president of the Texas State Association of Firefighters.
• But I'll take an amendment; we'll pop that up to get all those small counties out of that. Okay.

Bills: HB198, HB303, HB1535, HB2742, HB3305, HB3348, HB3505, HB3711, HB4753, HB2715, HB21, HB30, HB21, HB198, HB303

Keywords: HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test

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• Reese, I have you here on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America, registered on the bill
• The legislature changed the name of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to the Texas Commission
• Julia Hatcher, I have you here on behalf of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys and yourself
• And and I'm the president of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys.
• In 2018, the Supreme Court Children's Commission published a report on the state of legal representation

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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• she's a Maricopa County Board of Supervisor.
• I am here on behalf of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona.
• numerous meetings with the League of Cities and County Supervisors Association, among others.
• Tom Dorn, I'm here on behalf of the Vapor Technology Association of the U.S.
• Directors of the association for a violation of shade structure restrictions.

Bills: HB2128, HB2255, HB2397, HB2429, HB2591, HB2680, HB2834, HB2868, HB2911, HB2951, HB2979, HB2991, HB2996, HB2999, HB4001, HB4011, HB4017, HB4020, HB4026, HB4086, HB4088, HB2244, HB2342

Keywords: homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure

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• I suppose now, I guess I can use deductive reasoning that the rating of the school is associated with
• These reforms… Allowed municipal, county, and state elected officials to best represent the wishes of
• , you know... 24 of us totally in the county and only four county commissioners.
• We also engaged with a local nonprofit and received a resolution of no objection from both the county
• House Bill 5645 is Representative Holt's bill related to the... the term of a chair of the County Ethics

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• It's part of the Secretary of State's election security package of legislation, which further strengthens
• of the OMV.
• They do an evaluation process of each of our...
• two members appointed in collaboration by the presidents of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents
• group so that it would read two members appointed by the president of the Louisiana Association of School

Bills: HR118, HR196, HR237, HR285, HCR85, HB442, HB443, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR63, SB25, SB202, SB319

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• Pike and North and West Dale County, and it's the home of Troy University.
• House District 63, which is Tuscaloosa and a part of Northport, Alabama.
• I represent the University of Alabama and also Shelton State Community Colleges in our town.
• House District 63, which is Tuscaloosa and a part of Northport, Alabama.
• I represent the University of Alabama and also Shelton State Community Colleges in our town.

Bills: HB87, HB96, HB28, HB87, HB96, HB28

Keywords: HB87, Marengo County, coroner, deputy coroner, county commission, expense allowance, mileage allowance, travel reimbursement, local act, local legislation, county general fund, public official compensation, county office, Section 45-46-60, Alabama Code, salary increase, allowance increase, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment

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Bills: SB874, SB2098, SB2110, SB2126, SB2154, SB2160, HB818, SB2047, SB2116, SB2246, SB2250, SB2334, SB2505, SB2520, SB2561, SB2721, SB2820, SB2971, SB3019

Keywords: veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, Hawaii agriculture, plant propagation, conservation, soil health, climate change, food security, small farmers, technical assistance, Hawaii, grant program, small farms, midsize farms

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• So they changed every county from two years of funding to one.
• of the poorest counties that we need jobs in.
• It's disgusting what came out of this session in regards to Torrance County, Otero County, and I think
• I just talked to the chair of the Otero County Commission, and I was reassured.
• President, so when we say revenue, do we mean revenue to counties or loss of revenue? Yes, Mr.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• Estimate of the total number of jobs and economic losses that will accrue to these three counties and
• House took away their jobs because of President Trump in some of the poorest counties that we need jobs
• It's disgusting what came out of this session in regards to Torrance County, Otero County, and I think
• I just talked to the chair of the Otero County Commission, and I was reassured, and I think the documents
• The Superintendent Association, school board association, and the unions have all spoken in support of

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

Summary: The Senate convened on the 30th day of the 2026 session, established a quorum, heard an invocation from Chaplain Harry Eberts, and received several announcements and House messages. The chamber then took up multiple concurrence and third-reading items, including Senate Bill 273, Senate Bill 37, Senate Bill 100, Senate Bill 41, House Bill 34, House Bill 20, House Bill 43, House Bill 38, and House Bill 256. The body also heard that House Joint Memorial 2 was moved from the President’s table to the calendar, and later received messages from the House on several other Senate and House measures. The most contentious action was concurrence on Senate Bill 273, which concerns correction facility loss of revenue for counties affected by the loss of ICE detainees. Senators debated the economic impact on Torrance, Otero, and Cibola counties, with supporters arguing the bill provided partial relief and critics saying it did not come close to replacing lost jobs and revenue. The Senate ultimately concurred with the House amendments by a vote of 22-18. On Senate Bill 100, which would have expanded burglary-related definitions to include an “extension of a dwelling,” several senators argued the House language was too broad and legally vague, and the Senate voted not to concur, sending the bill back to the House. Senate Bill 41, with a technical correction and addition of second-degree criminal sexual penetration, was concurred with by voice vote. Among the bills passed on third reading, House Bill 34 updated school nurse licensure rules and supervision pathways and passed 38-0. House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill, clarified retirement and survivor-benefit provisions, and passed 39-0 after questions about whether it affected PERA’s unfunded liability; sponsors said it did not. House Bill 38 expanded insurance coverage for powered mobility devices and prosthetics, including coverage for batteries and in-state provider requirements, and passed 38-0. House Bill 256 expanded cardiac emergency response planning and AED requirements to athletic activities and schools, including private schools on a phased-in basis, and was debated over cost and scope before passing. House Bill 20, which would allow Native American designation on driver’s licenses and IDs, prompted extended discussion about tribal support, documentation, and possible profiling concerns; the transcript cuts off before final disposition of that bill.

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• This meeting of the Senate Local and County Government Committee will come to order.
• in which they have liens that is owned by a county or a city on the request of that city or the county
• Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety shall jointly notify the county?
• And as I'm thinking of Department of Public Safety, do you want to...
• Members, that concludes this week's meeting of the Senate Local and County Government Committee.

Bills: SB1265, SB1198, SB2046

Keywords: municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, Oklahoma, municipalities

Summary: The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first announced that Senate Bill 1619 would be laid over to a later date. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1265, which would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, with supporters citing the decline of daily newspapers and the need to help cities meet publication requirements. The bill received a due pass recommendation and advanced on an 8-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1198, which would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to release liens on property owned by a city or county when requested by the local treasurer. Senator Mann explained that the measure is intended to help local governments reuse tax-delinquent or code-violation properties for affordable housing, since liens can exceed the value of the property. The bill advanced on a 7-1 vote. After a brief recess, the committee took up Senate Bill 2046, as amended by committee substitute, which would allow the Department of Environmental Quality to determine the legality of campsites and evaluate whether sanitary and environmental standards are met. Members questioned the bill’s definitions, reporting thresholds, timelines, fiscal impact, and the role of DEQ and the Department of Public Safety in notifying counties and ordering removal of camps. Following debate, the bill advanced on a 6-2 vote.

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• With me today is Jeff Tolison, the president of the Minnesota Technology Association, and Andrew Thomas
• Jeff Tolison said he serves as president of the Minnesota Technology Association and, on behalf of all
• Jeff Tolison said he serves as president of the Minnesota Technology Association and, on behalf of all
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Bills: HF1936, HF849, HF989, HF1130, HF1223, HF1907, HF1847, HF1957

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise