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• You're a county commissioner for Webb County, is that correct?
• And this, I believe, was done through history for when all the counties were small counties.
• You see the county auditor.
• I know Dallas and Denton County, which are a little larger, actually, very large counties, do have that
• For civil service exemptions, House Bill 4477...

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• My name is Anne Broscoff, and I'm the Director of Human Services for Brown County, and I'm here today
• If any individual has any contact with your county social services, you are in this system, and I think
• If any individual has any contact with your county social services, you are in this system, and I think
• If any individual has any contact with your county social services, you are in this system, and I think
• If any individual has any contact with your county social services, you are in this system, and I think

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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• House File 1346, so I will move House File 1346 before the committee to be re-referred to the Human Services
• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%
• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%
• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%
• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%

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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• This is the Baldwin County local. This is the Baldwin County local legislative delegation meeting.
• The first bill on the calendar is a Baldwin County annexation within the...
• Is a Baldwin County annexation within the city of Daphne.

Bills: HB446, HB485

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• But if the good senator. from Otero County that represents Otero County, if that dollar amount is not
• President and Senator, were counties represented by Democrats treated differently than counties represented
• It's disgusting what came out of this session in regards to Torrance County, Otero County, and I think
• it was Cibola County.
• prevention type service and leave it on the treatment type service.

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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• 00:01:22.400> new >> I represent District 89, which is all of Pike and North and West Dale County
• Representative Crow is replacing Representative Cynthia Almond, who's now the Public Service Commission

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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• The way it goes is, in Harris County, it's... ...one of the three counties in the state where we elect
• It allows counties with populations under 50,000 adjacent to both a county over 2 million... and one
• I'm from Atascosa County.
• HB 3205 enables counties, if they so decide, county clerk filing for real and personal property.
• where the county sees fit.

Bills: HB1597, HB2364, HB2437, HB3205, HB3253, HB3310, HB3648, HB3906, HB4259, HB5645

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

Bills: HB1532, HB2731, HB3483, HB4308, HB4580, HB4582, HB5509, HB5663

Keywords: Lake Houston, dredging, maintenance district, flood control, environment, public works, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code, unincorporated areas, right-of-way, public highway, parking lot, livestock sales, live animals, vendor regulation

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee briefly convened and then immediately moved to recess. Senator Paxton made a motion to recess subject to the call of the chair, which was accepted. No bills, testimony, or substantive policy issues were discussed during the meeting. With no other business before the committee, it stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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• Under current law, only the largest counties can regulate roadside vending, leaving mid-sized counties
• This authority currently applies to Hidalgo County, Cameron, El Paso, and Webb counties.
• Tarrant County?
• of the senators in Collin County, nor any other county around this state.
• Is Dallas County okay? Senator Dallas County has reviewed the bill.

Bills: HB1532, HB2731, HB3483, HB4308, HB4580, HB4582, HB5509, HB5663

Keywords: Lake Houston, dredging, maintenance district, flood control, environment, public works, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code, unincorporated areas, right-of-way, public highway, parking lot, livestock sales, live animals, vendor regulation

Summary: The committee heard and discussed several local-government-related bills, mostly with committee substitutes. House Bill 2731 would let certain border counties regulate roadside vendors selling live animals in unincorporated areas and along public rights-of-way; the substitute narrowed the bill to live animal sales only and excluded livestock and other roadside commerce. House Bill 3483 would streamline TCEQ review of special utility district revenue bonds by removing tax-bond requirements that do not apply to SUDs. House Bill 4308 would create a county industrial development district framework, limited in the substitute to certain counties including Fort Bend County, to help finance industrial sites and related infrastructure. House Bill 5663 would create a Wood County Hospital District memory-care-focused district with no taxing power, intended to help pursue grants and other funding for a new facility. House Bill 4582 addressed attainable housing in Dallas and Tarrant counties, allowing local reimbursement tools for developers under a uniform, optional framework. House Bill 5509 would let municipalities suspend or revoke a hotel’s certificate of occupancy if law enforcement and a criminal court both find probable cause of human trafficking, with the substitute adding due-process protections. House Bill 1532 created a Lake Houston dredging and maintenance district funded by revenue from dredged material sales and revenue bonds, with no taxing authority or eminent domain. House Bill 23, heard as pending business, would revise the process for local governments to rescind development documents and adjust third-party reviewer liability and eligibility rules. House Bill 4580, concerning property tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as the Houston Rodeo, was amended to remove language about exempting revenue from property use and instead focus on land used for agricultural, youth, and educational support. Public testimony was generally supportive on the bills heard, with witnesses including county officials, utility and water association representatives, hotel industry representatives, and housing developers. Several speakers emphasized the need for faster financing or permitting tools, flood mitigation, housing affordability, anti-trafficking enforcement, or local economic development. Some members raised concerns about scope, precedent, consultation with affected senators, and due process, particularly on House Bill 4582 and House Bill 5509, but the committee largely accepted the committee substitutes as improvements. No public testimony was offered on several bills, and most measures were left pending before later being voted out. The committee took recorded votes on multiple pending bills and reported them favorably, often with committee substitutes adopted in lieu of the filed versions. House Bills 1532, 2731, 3483, 5509, 5663, and 4580 were reported out, with 1532 and 5663 passing unanimously and 3483, 2731, and 5509 also receiving favorable votes despite one present-not-voting on 3483. House Bill 23 and House Bill 4582 were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until adjournment or later.

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• Louis County.
• Louis County. And if you could from St. Louis County.
• Louis County.
• <00:15:26.959> Our the county can't do this alone. Our the county can't do this alone.
• You know, counties will multiplies.

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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• In fact, there are 27 counties in Texas that already have no printed newspaper in their county, and that
• Anybody in the world could register to, uh, look for bids in any county or any city in Texas.
• And if there is no newspaper in the county, there is no online presence.
• , uh, with an amazing, uh, Wharton County Junior College with satellite campuses.
• It requires online services to monitor their content and depending on the services mix, requires even

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• A really, really big county, Galveston County. Okay, so you.
• The route is in Galveston County. 25% is in Chambers County.
• What exactly do You want Chambers County is a neutral county in this area.
• County.
• in your county?

Bills: HB2007, HB2863, HB2921, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3720, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4346, HB4880, HB5603, HB4337

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

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• Line 149 says the governing body of a county or municipality may but is not required to appoint.
• The substitute just says that the governing body of the county or municipality may appoint one or more
• <00:08:46.640> or governing body of the county or governing body of the county or municipality
• Uh with our county rural problem.
• Uh with our county government,<00:16:38.639> we<00:16:38.800> we<00:16:39.199> have<

Bills: HB446, HB446

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• Uh, in Washington County, these funds pay for community service navigators.
• Uh, in Washington County, these funds pay for community service navigators.
• And in Crow Wing County, they use these funds to connect families with necessary services to make sure
• I am the director of community social service and behavioral health for Anoka County.
• and behavioral health for Anoka service and behavioral health for Anoka County.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• these people can't get the services these people can't get the services andor<00:15:14.000> benefits
• , Senator Kitchens County, and you have to have a death certificate to be buried there, but he couldn't
• ,<00:16:32.320> Senator was from Marshall County, Senator was from Marshall County, Senator
• Kitchens<00:16:33.600> County,<00:16:34.000> and<00:16:34.399> um<00:16:35.120>
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Bills: SB63, HB156, HB289, SB80, SB84, SB63, HB156, HB289, SB80, SB84

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, out-of-state warrants, criminal procedure, extradition, Alabama Code, arrest authority, interstate cooperation, Marshall County, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, in-lieu-of-taxes, payments distribution, local legislation, school funding, education finance

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• This authority currently applies to Hidalgo County, Cameron County, El Paso County, and Webb County.
• that border a county with a population of more than four million. which is currently Fort Bend County
• I'm a Fort Bend County Commissioner representing Fort Bend County, and I'm testifying for House Bill
• Of the Senators in Collin County, nor any other county around this state.
• Is Dallas County okay? Senator, Dallas County has reviewed the bill.

Bills: HB1532, HB2731, HB3483, HB4308, HB4580, HB4582, HB5509, HB5663

Keywords: Lake Houston, dredging, maintenance district, flood control, environment, public works, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code, unincorporated areas, right-of-way, public highway, parking lot, livestock sales, live animals, vendor regulation

Bills: HB1532, HB2731, HB3483, HB4308, HB4580, HB4582, HB5509, HB5663

Keywords: Lake Houston, dredging, maintenance district, flood control, environment, public works, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code, unincorporated areas, right-of-way, public highway, parking lot, livestock sales, live animals, vendor regulation

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• President: When the Senate adjourns today, I'd ask they do so in memory of a pillar of Jefferson Davis County
• in 2022 by naming the James Russell ...honored by naming the James Russell Dumas Medical Dental Services
• as we adjourn today, I'd ask that we please do so in the memory of a ...a firefighter in Jackson County
• would like to adjourn in memory of Coach Henry Fant, a long-time educator and coach in the Leflore County
• area, and he was currently a member of the Leflore County Consolidated ...the Leflore County Consolidated

Bills: SB3408, HB4171, SB3403, SB3404, SB2210

Keywords: economic development, industrial authority, Yazoo County, trustees, grants and loans, local government, taxation, tourism, parks and recreation, Ackerman, restaurant sales tax, local funding, suffrage, voting rights, restoration of rights, felony conviction, Mississippi legislation, restoration, criminal record, legislation

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• Fiscal years of the county.
• , certainly, Hays County.
• County at not quite the same, but just north of you in Collin County.
• the county?
• I'm the Pecos County Judge.

Bills: HB5691, SB427, SB2623, SB2858

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

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• The duplication of service across references, we should have those things in place.
• The duplication of service across agree.
• The duplication of service across references,<00:34:58.079> we<00:34:58.400> should<00:
• /c><00:45:52.160> here<00:45:52.319> from<00:45:52.560> XYZ<00:45:53.680> County
• <00:45:54.000> or got this notice here from XYZ County or got this notice here from XYZ County

Bills: SB61, SB8, SB58, SB60, SB167

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission