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• To rest on the counties. Am I right?
• Have a number of counties locally in our role.
• Work requirement work for counties.
• Thank you to the counties as well.
• It puts so much burden on the county and frontline workers, both at the state and at the county.

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• So this bill is tailored just for Harris County. It's a local bill. It's not any other county.
• And in our county, that is not the situation.
• Again, this is only a local bill for Harris County.
• Further, with many counties such as Harris County having overworked docket, These pro se defendants are
• You're clearly in Dallas County because we're in a Dallas County Court.

Bills: HB303

Keywords: jail standards, living conditions, Harris County jail, safety, inmate welfare

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• This is a total of about $99 million for Montgomery County, Palestine, Sunrise Canyon, UT Tyler, and
• So the county built this facility? I am not fully advised. I believe so.
• This is specific to a facility that was built about in 2011 or so, I say at a county level.
• Is this the MOU between the state and the, and the county to build this facility? I'm not aware.
• Flexibility, but also the LPB and the governor still have the final say authority there, so.

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• author of the other bill, presented for both.
• </c> occurrence of where uh some County occurrence of where uh some County municipality<00:03:46.560>
• </c><00:04:32.400><c> or</c> um part of a county or um part of a county or town town town um<00:04:36.280
• Louis County.
• Louis County.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a data center preference in Pierce, King, and Snohomish counties.
• I serve as the CEO of the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority.
• Data centers have helped diversify the economy in Chelan and Douglas counties.
• I live in Okanogan County, and I'm the state director of the Sierra Club.
• Grant County, over since 2025, has seen a 131% increase in its tax revenue for the city and county.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on Senate Bill 5941, which would exempt certain school districts from a Washington State Energy Code requirement for onsite renewable energy systems on large new commercial buildings or additions. The committee adopted Senator Short’s amendment narrowing the eligible school district definition from 1,000 or fewer students to 500 or fewer students, then approved the bill as amended and sent it to the Rules Committee with a do pass recommendation. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 6171, a proposed substitute addressing emerging large energy use facilities, primarily data centers. Staff explained that the bill would require utilities serving such facilities to adopt tariffs or policies to protect other ratepayers, require long-term contracts and full cost recovery, allow curtailment during emergencies, add reporting and sustainability requirements, create a fee to fund energy assistance, weatherization, and higher education programs, and impose new clean energy and labor-related requirements. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to protect affordability, reliability, transparency, and the public interest as data center demand grows. Testimony was mixed. Supporters, including community action groups, environmental organizations, some utilities, Ecology, and student representatives, argued the bill would prevent cost shifting, improve transparency, support low-income energy assistance, and help manage grid and climate impacts. Opponents, including data center representatives, public utility district and business groups, and some local government and port officials, said the bill was too prescriptive, could raise costs, threaten competitiveness, duplicate existing utility practices, and interfere with existing CCA/CETA provisions and local flexibility. No vote was taken on SB 6171 during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after public testimony.

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• There's not a specific process for each county; each county does it differently.
• The county has chosen not to, and it's not... the counties are playing gatekeeper, essentially.
• </c><01:01:30.640><c> the</c><01:01:30.799><c> county</c> it's submitted to the county the county it's
• > playing</c> this County it's counties are playing this County it's counties are playing gatekeeper<
• You're a county guy. I like this.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Additionally, we've had, also we've had, counties.
• And who authorizes them to operate? Mr. Chair, committee members, there's no authorization.
• Regarding State Farm, what authority are they challenging?
• From cities to counties, whatever it's going to take.
• We're the most interesting beings in the county.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Johns County Day at the Capitol.
• Johns County Day at the Capitol.
• Johns County, established in 1821.
• Former House member Kathleen is on the County Commission. She does a great job.
• Johns County, and before there was Florida, there was Manatee County.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests and observances, including St. Johns County Day at the Capitol, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, AMI Kids Day at the Capitol, Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The chamber also heard a report on executive appointments from the Ethics and Elections Committee, which recommended confirmation of 65 gubernatorial appointees. Senator Smith spoke in opposition to confirming Tina Vidal-Douart, citing contracts tied to the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and the Hope Florida Foundation; Senator Pizzo spoke in support, describing her assistance during COVID testing efforts. The report was then adopted by a 37-0 vote. On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing by a 38-0 vote. The bill requires local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, limits certain local restrictions, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, requires ADU leases of 30 days or more, and extends density bonus incentives for housing affordable to military families. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578 on the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative by a 38-0 vote. That bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, brain health, and outreach to older adults and higher-risk populations. Appropriations Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying work was progressing well and announcing a revised schedule: budget rollouts in appropriations committees on February 12 and full appropriations consideration on February 18. Rules Chair Passidomo moved to waive rules so bills passed that day could be immediately certified to the House, and the motion was adopted without objection. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, February 11, or upon the call of the President.

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• So at one time, 13 cities in one county had this as an ordinance, and Ada County rescinded theirs after
• Ada County rescinded theirs after trouble just this last December.
• Every city or county in this state possesses only the authority that the state delegates to them.
• That accounts for Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties.
• That accounts for Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties.

Summary: The House convened with 64 members present, approved the previous journal, and received Senate Concurrent Resolutions 117, 118, and 119 for first reading and committee referral. Standing committee reports moved several measures forward, including House Bills 500, 533, 555, 551, and 526, House Joint Resolution 7, and House Joint Memorial 11, while a number of newly introduced bills were read and referred, including bills on environmental cleanup and hazardous waste provisions, property tax administration, emergency response programs in schools, city annexation, IT services, campaign finance, and digital content funding. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 557, which would preempt local ordinances imposing anti-discrimination requirements beyond state law. Supporters argued it would create statewide uniformity, protect religious freedom, and prevent local ordinances from creating litigation or conflicts over business and private-space access. Opponents argued it was an overreach that would weaken local control, ignore the ability of cities to address local concerns, and send a hostile message to LGBTQ residents and businesses. The debate included references to the Sandpoint YMCA situation, the Hitching Post case, and broader arguments about state versus local authority. House Bill 557 passed the House on a roll call vote of 53 ayes, 16 nays, and one absent excused, with the title approved and the bill transmitted to the Senate. The House also unanimously held House Joint Memorial 12 and House Concurrent Resolution 5 on the third reading calendar for one legislative day, then moved to announcements and adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026.

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• So at one time, 13 cities in one county had this as an ordinance.
• Ada County rescinded theirs after trouble just this last December. Sam...
• Ada County rescinded theirs after trouble just this last December.
• Every city or county in this state possesses only the authority that the state delegates to them.
• That accounts for Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties.

Keywords: 989, all

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• This bill will cut the testing time in half for Washoe County students.
• This bill will cut the testing time in half for Washoe County students.
• Again, Dylan Shaver on behalf of Washoe County School District for the record.
• We have i-Ready testing in Washoe County. We have SBAC testing.
• On behalf of Washoe County? Okay.

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• Uh, served in the Senate District 34, Eddy and Otero Counties.
• I represent uh part of San Juan County, Northwest New Mexico. Good morning, everyone. Buenosia.
• I represent House District 9, which is uh Gallup, McKinley County.
• We also have the county supported Medicaid revenue, uh, which was about 63.7 million.
• So we can see and use McKinley County for an example. I think Sierra is another one.

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• This bill removes prior authorization.
• That's not prior authorization. Prior authorization is a long and lengthy process.
• One of our biggest concerns is related to the prior authorization prohibition.
• I think it's important to get the prior authorization piece.
• And given the county public defenders defend children who may have moved out of county, this, coupled

Bills: SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

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• and the trademark holder authorizing the commercial use of the name Donald J.
• So we really have left that up to the discretion of Palm Beach County. Thank you.
• Todd Bonalern, Chief Deputy County Administrator with Palm Beach County.
• Are you with the airport authority as well? Well, my name is Ron Creel.
• I'm not with the airport authority.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and first took up CS/SB 86, which would make operation of a commercial motor vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and require lawful presence, a valid CDL, English proficiency, and ability to communicate with law enforcement. The bill also authorizes impoundment, a $250,000 civil penalty on the motor carrier, and an out-of-service order until violations are corrected. After adopting an amendment and hearing support from the Florida PBA, the committee reported the bill favorably on a vote with Senator Arrington voting no. The committee then considered CS/SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment added FAA approval, trademark authorization, and a flexible implementation period for Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County representatives supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1670, a specialty license plate bill for the “outsider” plate, after amending the distribution of proceeds so the Huber Brothers Foundation may receive up to 10% instead of 25%. Next, the committee approved CS/SB 1054, which increases penalties for traffic infractions that result in a crash after running a red light or stop sign, including higher fines, license suspensions, and a one-year bodily injury insurance requirement after an injury crash. Law enforcement testimony supported the bill. The committee also considered CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation surveillance data, which would bar use of that data to calculate or collect landing-related fees; an amendment narrowed the prohibition to landing and touch-and-go fee scenarios. Aviation groups and pilots supported the bill as protecting safety and preventing surprise billing, while airport representatives said they could still charge landing fees but would need to rely on more manual methods. The committee reported CS/SB 422 favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all measures were approved.

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• And manage county jails.
• Jurisdiction: sheriffs have the authority throughout their county, particularly in unincorporated areas
• within a county has no valid basis in the text. ...and federal law enforcement authorities within a
• All 15 counties protect us. And we love our sheriffs. All 15 counties protect us.
• In Maricopa County.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing March as International Women’s Celebration Month. Members also welcomed guests from several school districts and the Arizona FFA. The chamber then moved through first readings of numerous Senate bills and took up several motions, including reconsideration of HB 2169 and referral of HB 210 and HB 2103 to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2100 and HB 2103 with technical amendments and due-pass recommendations. It then considered a series of bills on Calendar 2, including HB 2048, HB 2364, HB 2415, HB 2775, HB 2833, HB 2862, HB 2870, HB 2995, and HB 4067. Debate centered on election administration, sovereignty and international organizations, private school regulation, law enforcement face coverings, domestic violence and coercive control, and voter roll categories. HB 2862 drew the most procedural attention, with a division vote on a substitute amendment; the House rejected a motion to replace the adopted amendment, and the report was later adopted. On Calendar 3, the House considered education bills. HB 2093, which repeals the requirement for K-12 health education to include mental health instruction, prompted extensive debate over student suicide prevention, school counseling, parental responsibility, and whether schools should provide mental health support; it received a due-pass recommendation by a 27-22 division vote. The House also advanced HB 2313, which was described as responding to a Tucson Unified School District work stoppage tied to a political protest, and HB 2423, HB 2478, and other education measures after amendments and, in one case, withdrawal of an appropriations amendment. The session continued into HB 2830 as the transcript ended.

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• county, city, and taxing district officials will be filing online for the first time.
• Senators, the county clerks are in support of this legislation.
• Is that a new authorization under this account? Or is the account already doing this?
• Trades are essential to Pocatello and to Bannock County. We pride ourselves in educating...
• He worked for the Blaine County Recreation District for 13 years, serving as the CEO.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Speaking of McDowell County, today is McDowell County Day at the legislature, and we've got quite a few
• The McDowell County National Bank, John Reed, president.
• We have Seanita Evans from the Hope Coalition, from McDowell County Tourism.
• President, it has been an honor to represent McDowell County as one of the counties in the Sixth Senatorial
• We have lots more work to do, and we're chipping away at it in McDowell County.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The West Virginia Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous introductions of honorary pages, guests, chaperones, and visitors, including a large McDowell County Day delegation. The Senate also received a governor’s executive message containing 76 nominations, which were referred to the Committee on Confirmation, and then set those nominations as a special order of business for 4 p.m. later that day. On legislation, the Senate rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 493 on open captioning for motion pictures and requested the House recede, saying the amendments changed the bill’s intent by making captioning mandatory and expanding its scope. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 587 on county officials’ salaries, adopted an amendment restoring county control over future pay increases while keeping a 5% raise, concurred in the House amendments as amended, and passed the bill 34-0 with immediate effectiveness. The Senate also fast-tracked and passed several supplemental appropriations bills, all by 34-0 votes and all made effective from passage: House Bill 527 for health facilities, House Bill 528 for the Department of Agriculture’s spay-neuter assistance fund, House Bill 5307 for the Division of Culture and History, House Bill 5317 for the Division of Natural Resources, and House Bill 5694 for the Department of Education. The Senate received House Bill 5286 on corrections and referred it to Finance. Finally, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 66 designating March 14, 2026, as McDowell County Day at the legislature, with remarks highlighting the county’s history and current economic efforts, and then recessed for 30 minutes.

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• </c> this testifying from the City and County this testifying from the City and County of of of Honolulu
• </c><00:01:51.759><c> of</c> jordina ferm with the city in County of jordina ferm with the city in County
• </c> to the grant um through the county to the grant um through the county process<01:00:05.720><c> um
• as a as a also been um authorized as a as a authorized<01:26:53.920><c> project</c><01:26:54.520><c>
• This authorization is required by statute.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• It also applies to the county of St. Louis and the county of St.
• And Madison County, similar to my county, is very small, very, very limited in tax revenue.
• Well, the mine operators would, but I'm talking about the county specifically, because the county is
• Louis County, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Louis County, thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I see Snohomish County in the House.
• Those families and those structures exist in the following counties.
• So we have an opportunity to work with those tribal housing authorities.
• No, there was never clear direction from the housing authority or to...
• Certainly, the tribal housing authority governance changed over time.

Bills: HB1542, HB2527

Keywords: senior housing, independent living, 55 and older, older adults, elderly, retirement housing, retirement community, resident rights, tenant protections, consumer protection act, unfair or deceptive practices, housing discrimination, assisted living distinction, Department of Commerce, Washington RCW, housing provider, community living, security cameras, resident meetings, anonymous complaints