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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Rules

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  • Next, the committee moved to Senator Burgess, Tab 6, CS for SB 504 on code inspector body cameras.
  • inspector's visit, and that the bill before the committee deals with the code inspector's visit to a
  • A senator then asked a related question about whether the bill would affect a code inspector's ability
  • Does this include conversations with the tenant who may be reporting a landlord for code violations?
  • There were two appearance forms: Andrew Kaleel of the Florida Association of Code Enforcement waved in
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with 14 members present and considered a long agenda of bills, including several open-government sunset reauthorizations, consumer and election measures, claims bills, and policy bills on public safety, ethics, and child protection. The committee reported favorably SB 7024 and SB 7026, which extend and consolidate public-records/public-meeting exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies, and SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It also approved SB 14 and SB 24, two uncontested Miami-Dade County claims bills, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan involving severe injuries after an unlawful arrest and transport incident in St. Petersburg. Several bills drew substantial testimony. SB 308, creating the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and designating St. Johns County as the museum site, received extensive support from advocates and lawmakers who emphasized preserving the full and accurate history of Black Floridians; some speakers urged safeguards to ensure historians and community members help shape the museum’s content. The committee also favorably reported CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, with supporters saying it would build civic engagement and help election offices. CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements, was also reported favorably after testimony both supporting the need for church security and cautioning that congregations should retain control over whether weapons are allowed. The committee approved CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection after a lengthy debate over transparency, foreign funding, and whether the bill would chill access to courts. Supporters said it would create guardrails and disclose foreign involvement; opponents argued it could burden plaintiffs and reveal litigation strategy. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 504 and SB 506, creating a framework and related public-records exemption for code inspector body cameras, with discussion about notice to property owners and protection of sensitive footage. Additional favorable actions included CS for SB 572, updating ethics law to reflect foster family relationships, and CS for SB 590, tolling the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the offense is known to law enforcement or another charging authority.
TX
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  • review or inspection to be completed by an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001 of the Occupational Code
  • Association and for my company, Metro Code.
  • From the life safety and building code aspect, but from the zoning perspective, removing the City of
  • Galveston's building codes are stricter.
  • Local jurisdictions enforce more than general state codes.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 19th, 2025

Transportation

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  • The committee substitute addresses transportation conflicts, code conflicts by allowing ready-mix trucks
  • to operate under 622.012, the transportation code and bridge the formula under 621.101.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

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  • SB1373 amends the Health and Safety Code to require hospitals to base privileging decisions on clinical
  • The current penalty structure outlined in the Health and Safety Code only accounts for factors such as
  • To ensure no unnecessary shutdowns occur, Senate Bill 437 would amend the Health and Safety Code, Section
  • committee substitute of Senate Bill 437 additionally amends Section 161.133 of the Health and Safety Code
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 12th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Under the Government Code, type C cities are governed by a mayor and two commissioners, as determined
  • by local government code.
  • House Bill 303 is a cleanup bill that amends Section 8.02, 88021A of the Local Government Code to remove
  • The bill amends the Government Code to include violations by county, municipal, and school boards as
  • I think it should be in line with the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • All right, so it's hard-coded, not the last set of data? Correct.
  • Opportunity development with the current administrative code.
  • Senate Bill 3029 creates a defined area in the Texas Water Code to allow for additional financing of
  • Yes, there are undesirable aspects of those provisions of the code. ...is what we use for SOBs, and I
  • dollar rehabilitation of a building with no economic value and subjected to... dozens of spurious code
TX
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  • Senate Bill 2675 creates a narrow exemption for McAllen in the local government code, removing the voter
  • today we have the opportunity to eliminate an unnecessary and burdensome tax completely from our tax code
  • of House Bill 22, we will remove an unnecessary burden on businesses, ensure consistency in our tax code
  • Senate Bill 2299 amends the local government code, section 9.0015, by adding the definition... ...of
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal Apr 29th, 2026

Municipal

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  • governing authority of the city of Shreveport after consideration of reports or findings from the Code
  • Well, the city would... ...comply with the code violations and all of the above. Yes, sir.
  • That term will also include building codes, zoning, vegetation, nuisance ordinances, and ordinances that
  • allows the City of Alexandria to use an administrative hearing process, for a wider range of city code
  • or pressured to compete with price... ...property owners are not unfairly penalized or pressured to
Summary: The committee met on April 29 and heard a series of local bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, planning boards, and other local issues. Early actions included adopting a three-minute rule due to the late hour and deferring several bills that were not to be heard that day. House Bill 483 was voluntarily deferred, while House Bill 484 on the New Orleans Regional Business Park was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 78 on the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority was amended to correct a district reference and then reported favorably. House Bill 66, expanding Alexandria’s administrative adjudication authority for ordinance violations, was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief to reside in the village, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several Shreveport blight-related bills. House Bill 1051, dealing with demolition of dilapidated residential property, was amended to allow the city to rely on reports from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and was reported favorably. House Bill 1080, a similar measure for condemned commercial property, was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he would consult the city attorney before floor debate. Senate Bill 148, allowing Lake Charles to pay a modest per diem to planning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably. House Bill 208, which would let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members, drew opposition from the police jury and failed on a recorded vote, 3-10. The committee also considered House Bill 1215 on the disposition of historical statues and monuments, adopting an amendment to prevent transferred monuments from being placed back in the parish where they were removed, and then reporting the bill favorably as amended. House Bill 793, a contested bill addressing subdivision plats filed without parish approval and the running of prescription, generated extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, the McCormicks, and a former appellate judge; the committee ultimately reported it favorably, with the author saying he would keep working on the language and send it to the Law Institute. Finally, House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization measures during declared emergencies, was amended to limit any local ordinance to the duration of a governor-declared emergency, tie increases to CPI, and cap the measure at 365 days; the bill remained under discussion with questions about its relationship to existing price-gouging laws and whether the committee should wait for a broader study.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • I saw some other code sections.
  • by and and again again I don't penalized by and and again again I don't know<00:42:24.640> how
  • And somewhere along the line, a section of code was omitted, and our intent was to include everyone,
  • Since you kind of rushed through that, what does this code say?"
  • does this code say? does this code say?
TX
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  • One, we've tightened the language of the code to better align with the current statute regarding trafficking
  • Oh, they would be the most, obviously, violent offenses that we have in the code, typically things like
  • Under Chapter 36 of the Human Resources Code, the Medicaid fraud claim provision, the state has to approve
  • We have seen how the state of New York has repeatedly refused to penalize violators of pro-life laws,
Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

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  • whether in writing or electronically, with a known member while the member is confined or committed in a penal
  • Senate Bill 659 simply amends the Texas Penal Code to expand certain provisions in the definition of
  • years, nonprofits motivated by faith to provide humanitarian aid have faced investigations under this code
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 13th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • And it would apply to all the codes, including three new codes: elections, penal, and health and safety
  • Three new codes: the elections code, the penal code, and the health and safety code.
  • We haven't even touched upon the implications for the penal code yet.
  • The code was very clear in the election code that counties maintain and register voters.
  • code if we start...
TX
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  • Over time, amendments to the Family Code have refined these provisions to balance parental rights with
  • record of a proceeding, the substitute will also establish that digital recorders must abide by a code
  • A lot of this stuff, page after page after page, is merely updating the code.
  • I mean, for example, there are lots of little changes to the civil practice and remedies code in the
  • The Bankruptcy Code has related-to jurisdiction, and it's under 28 U.S.C. § 1334 that has the related-to