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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • In any of the counties that I serve. Okay. Or I'm sorry, especially not Houston County.
  • The bill expands the SCR law from 33 to 74 counties, allowing a landowner in these counties to file a
  • And I wanted to mention one specific case, which is in Belton County.
  • This bill simply allows the county judge to fill a vacancy of which...
  • the vacancies filled by those same county judges.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 05:40 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't see county commissioner in there. I don't see county treasurer, county assessor in there.
  • Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher was appointed by the commissioners from undersheriff to sheriff in
  • And there was a situation where the county commissioners had approved some funds to be spent that was
  • commissioners or their county council members.
  • But even here, and the reason I bring up Thurston County is there's a commissioner here in Thurston County
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This has been a struggle for my community up in Skagit County.
  • because they just don't have the money they need to continue county government.
  • But this is... the money they need to continue county government.
  • So this is a good bill to support for Skagit County. They desperately need that.
  • Yakima County, through the surveys that are taken determining how many judges a county needs, we're over
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , Walla Walla County, Whitman County, and Clark County.
  • Whitman County is an important county in my district.
  • Areas like Benton County, Walla Walla County, Whitman County, and Clark County.
  • Whitman County is an important county in my district.
  • , Walla Walla County, Whitman County, and Clark County.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer from Tammy Stamphley, a Presbyterian minister and hospital chaplain. After approving the previous day’s minutes and receiving a Senate message, the chamber moved to second and third reading of several bills, with multiple measures advanced under suspended rules. The first major vote was on Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, which establishes a pre-K-related account to support up to 10,000 additional early learning slots for three- and four-year-olds. Supporters emphasized the Balmer Group’s private funding commitment and the value of early learning and family support; the bill passed 97-0. Substitute Senate Bill 5834, a Department of Retirement Systems request bill changing the fund source for legal, medical, administrative, and fraud-prevention expenses using interest earnings from pension funds, also passed 97-0. Substitute House Bill 2689, dealing with the Working Connections Child Care program, drew the most debate. Supporters said it aligned attendance policy with federal rules, adjusted reimbursement rates, and helped balance the budget while preserving child care resources. Opponents argued it cut support in rural and underserved counties, would worsen child care deserts, and placed budget savings on the child care industry; it passed 53-44. The House then passed Senate Bill 5922, allowing school districts to transfer vehicle depreciation funds with OSPI approval, by 59-38, and Senate Bill 6065, a narrower bill for districts under enhanced financial oversight such as Prescott, by 97-0. The session ended with announcements that both caucuses would meet later in the day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • making sure that we can complete the system that the voters in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties
  • And in Pierce County, I can tell you, Madam Speaker, we did not vote for this.
  • Last June, Douglas County PUD opened the state's first hydrogen fueling station in East Wenatchee.
  • Clerk will read: An act relating to removing city and/or county legislative authority.
  • You spend time here in my community here in Olympia, Thurston County, and you know that we have lots
Summary: The House received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 1570 and then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up a series of bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. An amendment to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but failed, and a separate amendment was ruled beyond the scope of the bill. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34. The House next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects. Several amendments were offered to require written consent from abutting property owners, preserve setback and seismic/critical-area protections, and add transparency provisions, but the scope challenge to the transparency amendment was sustained and the other amendments failed. Supporters argued the bill would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and reduce taxpayer costs; opponents said it gave a large transit authority too much discretion and weakened property-rights and land-use protections. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on personality rights and digital likeness protections, and Senate Bill 6136 on workers’ compensation transparency, both with strong bipartisan support. After caucuses and a rule suspension to work past 10 p.m., the House took up additional second-reading bills. It passed Substitute Senate Bill 6034 to codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization and AI in health care, Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act, Substitute Senate Bill 5720 on uniform consumer debt default judgments, Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding with labor-related concerns, and Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals and enrollment status subject to appropriation. Later, the House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 on e-motorcycle regulation, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators in some housing, Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen, Substitute Senate Bill 6189 extending time for Thurston County to pursue an aquatics public facilities district, and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment if retroactive union pay is received. Most bills passed with large majorities, though some drew dissent over labor, property rights, transit governance, or regulatory scope.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The remaining 90 percent is designated as county money and is distributed to eligible counties.
  • My county auditor, Steve Dunkel, is vastly different than the King County auditor or the Spokane County
  • My county auditor, Steve Dunkel, is vastly different than the King County auditor or the Spokane County
  • offices in our counties.
  • where one county is using ranked choice voting and one county is not.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Former County Commissioner Ralph Gonzales served Hays County for years.
  • He served Hays County for years as one of our county commissioners and I believe the first Hispanic county
  • commissioner in Hays County.
  • Former County Commissioner Ralph Gonzales served Hays County for years. He...
  • commissioner in Hays County.
Bills: HB1500 , HJR7 , HJR112 , HB34 , HB133 , HB 112 , HB 119 , HB 128 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB2756 , HB166 , HB406 , HB186 , HB271 , HB331 , HB380 , HB1583 , HB1584 , HB1819 , HB621 , HB303 , HB552 , HB366 , HB463 , HB 1211 , HB1327 , HB1461 , HB923 , HB1760 , HB2043 , HB2467 , HB5333 , HB5265 , HB1592 , HB1576 , HB1552 , HB2018 , HB3511 , HB1781 , HB2013 , HB2340 , HB2349 , HB2508 , HB2970 , HB2520 , HB865 , HB2851 , HB3385 , HB3336 , HB3529 , HB3309 , HB 1127 , HB 1232 , HB1397 , HB4236 , HB1804 , HB1926 , HB4041 , HB1965 , HB1964 , HB2679 , HB2730 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HCR77 , HB3354 , HB163 , HB201 , HB272 , HB333 , HB405 , HB519 , HB569 , HB654 , HB694 , HB791 , HB 1006 , HB 1136 , HB 1240 , HB 1266 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1842 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1894 , HB1943 , HB1990 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB2622 , HB2626 , HB2652 , HB2692 , HB2842 , HB2885 , HB2914 , HB3016 , HB3096 , HB3129 , HB3248 , HB3251 , HB3255 , HB3479 , HB3611 , HB3623 , HB3701 , HB3724 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3810 , HB3816 , HB3832 , HB3887 , HB4127 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB4163 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4238 , HB4454 , HB4588 , HB4643 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HB5616 , SB767 , SB1619 , SB1738 , HJR5 , HJR2 , HB1399 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB1445 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2558 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB2217 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB421 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB2775 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2341 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , SB1415 , SB1058 , SB487 , SB1499 , SB513 , SB1697 , SB1197 , SB1437 , SB1809 , SB836 , SB1879 , SB1145 , SB963 , SB1038 , SB1147 , SB914 , SB711 , SB1409 , HB3707 , HB589 , HB1360 , HB2337 , HB2391 , HB718 , HB23 , HB2436 , HB1500 , HJR7 , HJR112 , HB34 , HB133 , HB 112 , HB 119 , HB 128 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB2756 , HB166 , HB406 , HB186 , HB271 , HB331 , HB380 , HB1583 , HB1584 , HB1819 , HB621 , HB303 , HB552 , HB366 , HB463 , HB 1211 , HB1327 , HB1461 , HB923 , HB1760 , HB2043 , HB2467 , HB5333 , HB5265 , HB1592 , HB1576 , HB1552 , HB2018 , HB3511 , HB1781 , HB2013 , HB2340 , HB2349 , HB2508 , HB2970 , HB2520 , HB865 , HB2851 , HB3385 , HB3336 , HB3529 , HB3309 , HB 1127 , HB 1232 , HB1397 , HB4236 , HB1804 , HB1926 , HB4041 , HB1965 , HB1964 , HB2679 , HB2730 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HB3354 , HB163 , HB201 , HB272 , HB333 , HB405 , HB519 , HB569 , HB654 , HB694 , HB791 , HB 1006 , HB 1136 , HB 1240 , HB 1266 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1842 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1894 , HB1943 , HB1990 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB2622 , HB2626 , HB2652 , HB2692 , HB2842 , HB2885 , HB2914 , HB3016 , HB3096 , HB3129 , HB3248 , HB3251 , HB3255 , HB3479 , HB3611 , HB3623 , HB3701 , HB3724 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3810 , HB3816 , HB3832 , HB3887 , HB4127 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB4163 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4238 , HB4454 , HB4588 , HB4643 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HB5616 , SB767 , SB1619 , SB1738 , HCR77
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Health Finance and Policy

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  • </c> the administrative burden at the county the administrative burden at the county um<01:29:22.320>
  • </c><01:30:00.560><c> And</c> county and tribal partners with. And county and tribal partners with.
  • </c><01:31:36.320><c> on</c> that they're working with counties on that they're working with counties
  • that have a county um uh county<01:32:05.679><c> administered</c><01:32:06.320><c> system</c><01:32:
  • </c><01:40:27.199><c> and</c> oversight and support for county and oversight and support for county and
Bills: HF4609 , HF4401
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

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  • I see a lot of opportunity for abuse, and if there's no obligation, we have county deputies in our county
  • </c><00:10:02.240><c> law</c> enforcement and works for a county law enforcement and works for a county
  • </c> authorization or with the county authorization or with the county departments.<00:14:51.279><c>
  • county county uh<00:20:17.440><c> sheriff's</c><00:20:17.919><c> departments</c><00:20:18.400><c> of
  • </c> leave the county to the county deputies leave the county to the county deputies the<00:21:22.240
Bills: HB450 , HB469 , SB298 , HB450 , HB638 , HB469 , SB298
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So Pinal County and Apache County are precinct-based voting counties, I believe they've always been.
  • And so the difference between, in your example, Apache County and Navajo County: Apache County has precincts
  • ..and the overall success heavily lies within Coconino and Navajo County, whereas Apache County would
  • And then when we ask for more sites, we get denied by the counties, especially in Apache County.
  • And so that's how we operate in Apache County. So... And so that's how we operate in Apache County.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/11/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the metro counties, below the five or seven counties, depending on what you want to use as a metric
  • The biggest impact here in the metro counties below the 5 or 7 counties depends on what you want to use
  • As a metric county.
  • This is a pilot in Hennepin County.
  • So through the Commissioner, Lindsay's efforts with the Commissioner of Administration, we're going to
Bills: HF3727 , HF3684 , HF3467
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Here's one example shared from a foreclosure adviser in Washington County that is illustrative of the
  • /c><00:43:17.200><c> property</c> through the Henipin County property through the Henipin County property
  • , and the townships cities, the counties, and the townships for<01:19:19.600><c> regulation.
  • >> Assistant Commissioner. >> Thank you, Chair, Representative.
  • c> &gt;&gt; Uh assistant commissioner chair &gt;&gt; Uh assistant commissioner chair representative<01
Bills: SF1750 , HF704 , HF3479
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2019 and 2020, respectively, the University of Washington and the King County Department of Public
  • I have the honor of representing the 33rd Legislative District in South King County.
  • The 2025 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan The 2025 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan
  • The 2025 King County Strategic Climate Act, points that have not been made.
  • all greenhouse gas emissions in King County.
Bills: SB6124 , SB5652
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If the county imposes this local REIT after the city located in the county imposes the tax, the county
  • Heidi Eisenhower, County Commissioner from Jefferson County. Thank you.
  • For the record, my name is LaDawn Lindy, and I'm a Yakima County Commissioner.
  • Heidi Eisenhower, County Commissioner from Jefferson County. Thank you.
  • For the record, my name is LaDawn Lindy, and I'm a Yakima County Commissioner.
Bills: HB2559 , HB2135 , HB2133 , HB2442
Committee: House Finance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have data for administrative orders by county, but we have polluting facilities by county.
  • They attract rodents, present fire hazards, and are costly for counties to deal with, leading to county
  • We show you registered as Rick Thompson on behalf of the County Judges and Commissioners Association
  • Calhoun County in 2012 recovered $50 million. Dallas County recovered $560,020.
  • In 2021, Orange County recovered $3.1 million. In 2022, Brazoria County recovered $118 million.
Bills: HB456 , HB482 , HB1463 , HB1682 , HB1949 , HB5549 , SB763