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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

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  • Awards Level 1 and Level 2 certificates serve students who may not meet traditional college entrance
  • programs planned at SHSU Polytechnic College for the fall of 2025 include Paralegal Studies, Level 2
  • Instead of using the class rank average, we propose using the class rank median.
  • The bill also caps the program at $2 million in total assistance per biennium.
  • On the other side, many nursing programs in Texas struggle to completely fill their classes, which is
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • This is for the House Montgomery County Municipal Utility District.
  • Well, so after students have been admitted, now they're taking classes.
  • HB1677 by Canales, relating to the investigation of municipal firefighters in certain municipalities.
  • House Bill 2 in committee, and charter schools really...
  • Schools pay our teachers at 2% based on the minimum salary.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Jun 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • It was on Senate Bill 2 back in 2019 because they were sure that I was a wild-eyed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jun 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

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  • And I think it was 1978 California voters passed a referendum that caps everything at 2%, and so their
  • valuation growth is 2%.
  • You know, one of the first things the class that was elected in 2016 did when we came in 2017 was to
  • The only question I had, we should talk about this a lot in class when we were talking about it.
  • Right now, it is almost entirely made up of some type of municipal or fire representative.
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  • Then a city couldn't get that 2%? Correct. The cities would continue to collect their tax.
  • While law enforcement actively investigates trafficking operations, municipalities have historically
  • Bill 5509 allows municipalities to suspend or revoke the certificate of occupancy for a hotel if law
  • The bill already specifies that a municipality shall follow procedures that are consistent.
  • We're giving the municipalities... municipalities can already go through the process of revoking a certificate
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Local Government

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  • To waive the 2 mile 1 year rule only for high opportunity developments.
  • Currently, the 2 mile 1 year rule prevents TDHCA from allocating housing tax credits to an affordable
  • housing development within 2 miles of another tax credit development awarded in the same year.
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  • district in lieu of taxes. ...allows housing authorities to do their own development outside of municipal
  • that, and we're proud of the relationship that we have with the city of Fort Worth and other municipalities
  • , ma'am, the insurance that has to be there requires an agreement with the community, with the municipality
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • the county fire marshal to delegate authority to administer and enforce a county fire code to a municipality
  • I am the fire chief for Bear County ESD No. 2.
  • However, the municipalities do not have representation on the district's board of directors.
  • Senate Bill 2523 explicitly allows for a municipal ETJ to be reduced via petition or election filed in
  • to provide notice to all area residents if the municipality receives a removal petition.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and limited public testimony to two minutes per person. The committee heard Senate Bill 628 by Senator Zaffirini, which would clarify that counties may enter interlocal agreements with emergency service districts to administer and enforce county fire codes, including for multi-county ESDs in the committee substitute. Witnesses from Travis County ESD-11, the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office, and a member of the public supported the bill as a way to reduce duplication, costs, and jurisdictional confusion. Public testimony was closed and the committee substitute was left pending. The committee then heard several housing-related bills. Senate Bill 208 by Senator West would create a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund to provide zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders for workforce housing; Habitat for Humanity representatives, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, and housing advocates supported it as a way to finance infrastructure and land development for affordable homes. Senate Bill 2835 by Senator Johnson would allow cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings for small-scale, multi-story housing; supporters said the design is safe and could expand housing supply, while the Texas APA expressed qualified opposition over code-process concerns and fire-safety questions. Both bills were left pending after testimony. Additional bills heard included SB 1042 updating the Kimble County Hospital District’s enabling law; SB 1708, a committee substitute protecting familial property divisions from platting requirements; SB 2778 raising the ESD expenditure threshold requiring board approval from $2,000 to up to $50,000; SB 2608 expanding LIHTC eligibility for certain public housing projects; SB 3044 adding board representation for Marfa and Presidio on the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District and adjusting an exemption; SB 2367 extending park board authority to Waller County; SB 2523 clarifying ETJ reduction procedures and owner opt-out rights; SB 2521 requiring death-certificate reporting to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead exemption issues; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in larger cities. In each case, the bills were laid out, testimony was taken, and the measures were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • , all municipal entities.
  • , all municipal entities.
  • Well, one way or the other has to fall under the 2% local cap.
  • They are an ISO Class 1... ...of Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2.
  • They are an ISO Class 1 department.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • the county fire marshal to delegate authority to administer and enforce a county fire code to a municipality
  • I am the fire chief for Bexar County ESD No. 2.
  • However, the municipalities do not have representation on the district's board of directors.
  • Senate Bill 2523 explicitly allows for a municipal ETJ to be reduced via petition or election filed in
  • to provide notice to all area residents if the municipality receives a removal petition.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.
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  • Members, in 2011, Acton Municipal Utility District. and Johnson County Special Utility District teamed
  • Last year, Acton Municipal Utility District purchased Johnson County Special Utility District's interest
  • I'm the general manager of Acton Municipal Utility District.
  • This bill, SB 1579, seeks to extend the same authority to El Paso County's municipalities which have
  • properties in addition to the full municipal service tax that the City of Austin is charging.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

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  • Uh, we voted on 2.
  • After 2 years of employment, he was eligible.
  • They came in and took 1/3 of the street and put 2 bike lanes in.
  • You're not walking them 2 and 3 miles to a school.
  • Over 2 million. It's the only mode of transportation that does that.
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  • The only thing that my concern is that typographical error piece on page 2, line 12, that if it is an
  • And if this gets passed on to them at $11.91 or even $2, I don't care. Whatever it is.
  • He then asked whether, if they had taken 10% of the additional $2 billion spent on education while they
  • Agenda 2 will come forth in the next little bit. So, all right. See you all then. We're adjourned.
  • Agenda 2 will come forth in the next little bit. So, all right. See you all then. We're adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference - Fri Apr 29, 2022

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • I didn't realize I I was part of the elite class today that is not technically challenged, Mr.
  • What this does do is expand the state's footprint down to municipalities and tells municipalities we
  • A 2/3 vote on. The emergency. I declare the bill emergency to have passed.
  • Having received the 2/3 vote of those elect to in constantute.
  • Like on page 2, line 21, it says 'may charge up to' a base fee of 20 dollars.