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• Birmingham's the largest city in Jefferson County. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. Okay.
• Uh, is this for all 67 counties? >> January. >> Oh, January. Okay. Thank you.
• Uh, is this for all<00:27:08.799> of<00:27:09.039> the >> counties?
• <00:27:12.559> 67<00:27:13.120> counties. >> counties? 67 counties.
• >> counties? 67 counties. >> January. >> January. >> January.

Bills: SB182, SB251, SB252, HB74, HB159, HB292, SB182, SB251, SB252, HB74, HB159, HB292

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill

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• But most of the counties that I represent are very rural counties with smaller populations.
• The intent of the bill is admirable and certainly makes sense in counties that border large counties.
• My name is Lauren Rodgers, and I'm the elected county and district clerk for Sherman County.
• County.
• to county.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• And if there's not a county chair, I don't think we can run a candidate in that county.
• So at the county conventions, you nominate candidates like For county commissioner, county judge, and
• the county delegation.
• There's not a county one.
• We've got counties with no county party chair, and then you go five.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• We have all these counties; there are 254 counties in the state, and of that, 219 counties have oil and
• Martin County is one, and Midland County is the other one. ...and Midland County is another.
• They are mobile facilities.
• I'm the Reeves County judge and serve on the Reeves County. for seven years.
• I mentioned it was a small rural county, and I am a small rural county.

Bills: HB188, HB265, HJR35, HJR47, SB1901, HB188, HB265, HJR35

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

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• , which is really kind of cleaning up the housing authority statutes both for municipalities and counties
• One is for municipal housing authorities, and one is for county housing authorities.
• One thing that the Alabama Association of Counties did request that we add in the...
• Counties did request that we add in the statute, which we did add, was that with respect to when they
• Is this the same thing, but just dealing with county authorities? Yes, sir. Right.

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• The Cancer Center is a vital center for not just Silver City, but Grant County, Luna County, Hidalgo
• County, Catron County, Sierra County.
• Well, I'd reach out to the counties and see if that's an option.
• If the county purchases it, the money goes to county, and then they get the money from the rural health
• care fund and pay the lease to the county, then there's no cost to anybody.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• All of our citizens deserve access to high-quality and affordable fixed and mobile broadband.
• And affordable fixed and mobile broadband.
• On page 17, we included fixed and mobile in the definition of both unserved and underserved areas.
• Do they go through their county or do they go to...? Mr.
• We have $5 million available through that fund to support tribes, counties, and local municipalities.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

Bills: HR9, HB709, HB1011, HB1057, HB1186, HB1245, HB1247, SB49, SB425, SB479

Keywords: human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code

Bills: SB683, SB1579, SB1389, SB1387, SB1390, SB1391, SB2063, SB1829, SB2060, SB1842, SB1398, SB1212, SB2158, SB102, SB1772, SB1958, SB2010, SB1595, SB1687, SB1684, SB2049, SB1966, SB1989, SB1191, SB1258, SB1920, SB1936, SB2143, SB2122, SB330, SB2071, SB2169, SB2069, SB2095, SB2157, SB1806, SB1430, SB206, SB1547, SB1849, SB1428, SB1653, SB1984, SB1644, SB1561, SB1813, SB1570, SB1796

Keywords: education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles

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• by the counties.
• My county in Crook was one the counties.
• And my county chose to vote that down as a county, and that would have meant $15 million to the county
• And my county chose to vote that down as a county, and that would have meant $15 million to the county
• County School Board. County School Board.

Bills: HB0147, HB0127

Keywords: property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201

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• what we can do, what we can't do, what, so what, what, um, what we passed out are, are, uh, data by county
• Uh, provide you by county we, we get the data from the CDC and from, uh, another organization called
• the medical school, and we do, we perform transplantation at the University Hospital, which is a county
• Rural counties underscoring the urgent need to expand the maternal care workforce.
• , to have upward mobility to be able to learn something and to.

Bills: HB46

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• Pope, Grant, and Traverse counties. Pope, Grant, and Traverse counties.
• <01:03:34.280> Social<01:03:34.600> Services for County Social Services for County
• Rural County Association. Rural County Association.
• Counties appreciate the recognition of the state-county partnership when individuals are affected by
• counties. Thank you. counties. Thank you.

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• Henipin's at the total of any county.
• <00:40:04.480> Ramsey's is um Max County at 1.21. Ramsey's is um Max County at 1.21.
• Um and support from the larger counties.
• uh counties are under a lot of pressure. uh counties are under a lot of pressure.
• <00:40:38.880> veteran this is also I know the county veteran this is also I know the county

Bills: HF3540, HF3522, HF3544

Keywords: veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard

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• I'm not exactly sure how many counties out of the seven have county zoning that would apply out in the
• I'm really asking if there were some counties, and there are a few that have county zoning, would this
• only to the counties, which I think are in the majority that do not have county zoning.
• larger than the smaller counties.
• In a smaller county, many counties don't have TIFs at all, but if they happen, what we're asking for

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• We'll stay on the mobility in the air. We have the space.
• So this bill came out of meetings with the sheriff, Heala County Sheriff's Department, and their county
• As a result of meetings with the sheriff, Heala County Sheriff's Department, and their county attorney
• and Maricopa that are the counties, and the rest of them.
• I know that us smaller counties do need the help.

Bills: SB1020, SB1107, SB1117, SB1160, SB1216, SB1308

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and approved several bills, beginning with SB 1107, which creates an alternative Arizona peace officer certification pathway for honorably discharged veterans who served as military police. The sponsor and a former military police officer testified that the bill would recognize existing training while still requiring Arizona-specific training, certification testing, background checks, and fitness standards. The committee adopted a clarifying amendment limiting the pathway to military police veterans and then passed the bill 7-0. The committee then passed SB 1308, which creates a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office in the Attorney General’s Office and related funds to pursue consumer fraud claims involving technology from foreign adversaries and to help replace such technology in critical infrastructure. Supporters argued the bill would address both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to foreign-made technology in utilities, communications, and other infrastructure. The bill was approved 7-0. The committee also passed SB 1020, creating an Arizona Space Commission specialty license plate to support the commission’s work; supporters said it would raise voluntary revenue and promote Arizona’s growing space industry. That bill also passed 7-0. SB 1160 was approved after amendment. The bill restricts drones near ticketed entertainment events, and the amendment expanded the restricted area from 400 feet to 5,280 feet. The sponsor, along with representatives from NASCAR and Live Nation, said the measure would close a public safety gap and protect large crowds from unauthorized drones. The committee passed the bill as amended 7-0. SB 1117 was also approved 7-0; it appropriates funds to DPS crime lab services for processing evidence from counties with populations under one million, with the sponsor saying it would help rural counties handle DNA and other evidence backlogs. Finally, the committee passed SB 1216, which removes the sunset on traumatic event counseling for public safety employees and expands eligibility to include crime scene and digital forensic technicians. Testimony from the Arizona Police Association supported making the counseling program permanent and extending it to additional employees exposed to traumatic material. The bill passed 7-0, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• The bill as filed requires all county tax assessor collectors to clearly post on the county's internet
• We have worked with a county tax assessor and with urban county administrators to incorporate their feedback
• With multiple jurisdictions along the border, it is up to each county to determine how to approach a
• It only applies to counties along the Texas-Mexico border.
• I am founder of Native Texas Nursery, a wholesale nursery operation based here in Travis County.

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: HB 195, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Schedule IV, controlled substances, mifepristone, misoprostol, carisoprodol, Health and Safety Code, drug scheduling, pharmacy regulation, prescription drugs, reproductive health, abortion medication, medication abortion, women's health, prescribing, dispensing, law enforcement, drug control, education reform

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• cut the state side within the county. cut the state side within the county.
• County<00:15:08.800> can County can County can That's<00:15:11.120> correct<00:15:11.440
• Louns County provider in those counties.
• We are receiving patients from Kofi County, from Geneva County into Houston County.
• We are receiving patients from Kofi County, from Geneva County into Houston County.

Bills: HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312, HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS

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• It has to go through the county. Does that answer your question?
• It has to go through the county. Does that answer your question?
• But at the end of the day, the county clerk...
• Historically, a large portion of that work has been borne by the county clerks.
• Every election, as my colleague pointed out, in every county.

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• I'm from Texas County honor for honor against the bill. I'm for the bill. OK, anyway.
• As mentioned under the current statute, when a county road is closed, abandoned, or vacated, a county
• commissioner's court, county judges must convey the land on which the county road is located.
• I am the Webb County planning director, and I'm here in support of this bill.
• Uh, what is happening in Webb County is that we have a county road that the adjoining property or the

Bills: SB 35, SB 1113, SB 1365, SB 1394, SB 2243, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2199, SB 2200

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• In Tarrant County, for example, the chief appraiser's contract, which I have, includes a performance
• Thompson is here on behalf of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas.
• Rick Thompson, representing the County Judges and Commissioners Association.
• So especially when you get into these smaller counties, where two percent or one percent of three and
• I'm not aware of any or many counties out there abusing this, but this is something that our counties

Bills: SB1277, SB1531, SB2452, SB2520, SB2521, SB2529, SB2538, SB2539, SB2541, SB2873

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax