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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 27th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just think that the question is new. It's new.
- Member from Harris County: Thank Member from Harris County: you for your detailed answer.
- , and a few other rural counties into the program.
- Members, this bill adds Kirk County and a few of the rural counties to the Rural... Mr.
- Ward Johnson: HOAs of these other counties, the county is still on the hook.
Keywords:
ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert
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Transcript Highlights:
- That's new as of just about two years ago.
- You know, you, you were a Harris County elected official.
- earlier, as did the County Judges and commissioners Association of Texas.
- Are they all within Harris County? I believe so.
- So are you saying it's only for Harris County? I just want to make sure. I just don't.
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
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Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Senate Bill 2858 does not create any new regulations on the city or county.
- County, not one new regulation or burden of regulation.
- for Dallas County, for any large urban county.
- And to say that we have a no new revenue rate for Hays County that's growing by 5-6% every year, Dallas
- the county?
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
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Block asked how many of those went to Santa Fe County, Sandoval County, and Doña Ana County
- like Otero County.
- She applauded MFA for focusing the majority of its efforts in rural counties in New Mexico, saying that
- County, and Doniana County, in the remainder?
- in New Mexico.
Keywords:
Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- New restaurants are opening up, new attractions are opening up, and I've got to go there and build new
- The change in Pinal County has been especially striking.
- Pinal County offers something rare.
- Today, Pinal County is attracting industries that define the future.
- So we have families all across this county, Pinal County, where we have two and sometimes three families
Keywords:
SNAP, nutrition assistance, fast food, vitamins, waiver, food policy, municipal planning, homeowner association, building permits, single-family home, property rights, design standards, development fees, municipalities, infrastructure, public services, annual reporting, property development, tourism improvement area, TIA
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:50:23.839><c> they</c><00:50:24.079><c> will</c> counties were hopeful that they will counties were
- County ordinances are all different.
- County ordinances are all different.
- There of cats and dogs in each county.
- Why environmental impact in each county.
Keywords:
agriculture, sugarcane, permitting process, land use, conservation district, diversified agriculture, economic impact, invasive species, plant sales, weed risk assessment, consumer protection, environmental impact, workforce development, biosecurity, training program, partnerships, tax credit, Hawaiian home lands, investment costs, nonrefundable
Summary:
The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter.
The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers.
HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.
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Keywords:
grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Koch from County, which is a small West Texas County with 3,200 people, manages the health
- for a county auditor, a county treasurer, or another comparable office in county government, as our
- In southern Bexar County, southern Medina County, and northern Atascosa County, it provided water to
- Harris County is the only large urban county in Texas whose security staffing model relies primarily
- peace officers, aligning the county with other major counties in Texas.
Keywords:
family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties
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Transcript Highlights:
- In 2021, we had a situation in Williamson County, in my county, where the city of Austin purchased a
- hotel and they didn't give the county any heads up.
- property was located in Austin but within Williamson County.
- So I'm new, so I'm just trying to figure this out.
- We had a bunch of trouble in the county the other day. I did.
Bills:
HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356
Keywords:
construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million
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Transcript Highlights:
- and down in Bexar County rings a bell.
- I was not pleased when I saw their new regulation or their new ordinance banning the...
- Counties adjacent to those counties can also adopt fire codes.
- allows emergency services districts that span multiple counties to enter into a contract with a county
- Travis County adopted and began... enforcing a fire code in 2005, shortly before the county adopted its
Bills:
HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356
Keywords:
construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 21st, 2026
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 20th, 2026
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 17th, 2026
House Appropriations & Finance
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 18th, 2025
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 17th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Oct 1st, 2025
Senate Health & Public Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justices Aug 25th, 2025
NM