Video & Transcript Research : 'unit owner'

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OK
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  • you're going to see heat and air people, you're going to see carpenters, you're going to see ranch owners
  • States... ...determined by the federal policy that's being dictated by the United States Department
  • other than it's merely an allegation that the president has grifted money from the coffers in the United
  • and will operate under the same mechanisms that every other traditional IRA operates under in the United
  • The rules were propagated by the United States Treasury. And in the simple fact, Mr.
OK
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  • These units and these people represent the best of Oklahoma.
  • On page 7, line 3, basically says 100% of the surface owners within the boundaries.
  • So no one is being forced to join this, what you would call this bill's unit. Absolutely.
  • Future owners and lenders may inherit the consequences of this structure.
  • Future owners and lenders may inherit the consequences of this structure.
OK
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  • They've been supported by United Way and the like.
  • She is the co-owner of Serenity Mental Health Group in Norman, Oklahoma, and is deeply committed to helping
  • For more than four decades, the bond between the United States and Taiwan has been rooted in shared values
  • been putting effort into this, we couldn't do it without the help and without a partnership from the United
  • She started a nonprofit called United for Peace.
OK
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  • They're one of the premier goat research stations in the United States.
  • Arthur, I'm kind of reading through your bill here, and as a landowner and a mineral owner as well, I'm
  • And that mineral right owner does have a right... ...right and that mineral right owner does have a right
  • don't they, I mean, doesn't the ownership revert back to the original landowner, original mineral owner
  • don't they, I mean, doesn't the ownership revert back to the original landowner, original mineral owner
TX
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  • Simply terminating or charging staff from the unit may be unacceptable.
  • Why not remove him from the prison, send him to another unit, or put him in solitary at a different unit
  • last two years by the same Texas dog trainer, who held their bodies for days before notifying the owners
  • The second thing you're asking is, is there a units, or would there be a unit practical on the state
  • We do have a public integrity unit with the Texas Rangers.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1808 prohibits a condominium unit owners association, or a planned community
  • Chair, members, Senate Bill 1246 modifies condominium unit owner association and planned community association
  • requirements for common expense liens and records of accounts for each unit or property owner.
  • The bill increases the amount over which a unit owner in a COA must be delinquent from $1,200 to $10,000
  • Just as one example, I had a 95 condominium unit association. 45 of those units was experiencing water
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1825, which would shift precinct committeeman vacancy applications in certain cases from county party chairs to legislative district chairs and require the list of nominees to be submitted within five days. Supporters said the bill would streamline a bottlenecked process and better reflect local party leadership, while the County Supervisors Association said it had no issue with the basic structure but objected to the five-day deadline. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 5-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then considered SB 1566, a measure aimed at preventing municipalities, counties, the state, and state agencies from maliciously delaying permits or approvals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and civil penalties. After a strike-everything amendment narrowed the bill mainly to single-family residential construction and clarified terms, the sponsor and home builders argued it would deter intentional delays that increase housing costs, while one member raised concerns about breadth and public safety or planning issues. The amended bill passed 3-2, with two not voting. SB 1571, as amended, would bar monopoly utilities with a defined customer base from passing marketing, sponsorship, community relations, and similar costs through to ratepayers, and would require annual public reporting and an attestation that such costs were not passed on. Support came from the sponsor, the Home Builders Association, and environmental advocates, while a municipal power users representative warned the language could be too broad for small public utilities and emergency communications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the bill a do pass as amended recommendation by a 4-2 vote, with one not voting. Later, the committee approved SB 1501, which expands the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee’s review authority to include whether agency rules or policies exceed statutory authority, and SB 1805, which requires county recorders to verify that a notary on a quitclaim deed is actively commissioned before recording the deed. It also passed SB 1808, as amended, to prohibit HOAs and condominium associations from banning flags of nations designated as major non-NATO allies, and SB 1688, as amended, to require certain membership associations receiving public dues support to disclose fees and allow opt-outs. SB 1246, as amended, increased the delinquency thresholds and time periods before HOA/condo foreclosure on common expense liens, and passed unanimously. Finally, SB 1428 was introduced to expand county boards of supervisors in larger counties, with debate focused on representation, cost, and the differing constitutional roles of counties and cities; the transcript cuts off before any final action on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • Will the owner of a multi-family unit, will they see their property tax bill go down?
  • So whether, whether it's a homeowner, uh, rental property owner, small business owner, it's going to
  • owner owns or manages.
  • small business owners here, we as a state are saying, hey, small business owners, you guys contribute
  • As I said, I am one of those small business owners.
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means May 5th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unsophisticated property owners do not pay attention to the market value of their land as long as they
  • It places an undue burden on property owners, limits public oversight, and hinders transparency.
  • States Marine Corps for four years, and as an officer in the United States Air Force for 30 years.
  • My name is Michael Lakos, Colonel, United States Air Force. and I'm a disabled veteran.
  • I did file that way, yes, sir, as a small business owner and as a realtor member.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a United States Air Force Reservist and National Guard, 17-year veteran.
  • I'm Greg Harrell, the State Commander of the Arizona Veterans of Foreign Wars, United States, retired
  • So that’s really our fix here for this private property owner.
  • could apply for that thank you yes ma'am It applies generally, so any property owner could apply for
  • Bottom line is, a non-domiciled CDL means the holder is not domiciled anywhere in the United States.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1803, which would regulate non-accredited assistance with veterans’ benefits claims by requiring disclosures, fee limits, written agreements, and Attorney General enforcement. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill creates needed guardrails against predatory actors while preserving veterans’ choice to use free or paid help. Opponents, including the VFW and American Legion, said the bill still conflicts with federal accreditation rules and should require accreditation rather than create a separate state framework; a VA-accredited attorney also raised preemption and unauthorized-practice concerns. After extensive testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and advanced SB 1803 on a 5-2 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1232, a strike-everything amendment dealing with outdoor advertising signs in a military compatibility overlay area near Luke Air Force Base. The bill was presented as a narrow fix for a property owner whose billboard permit had been denied because of zoning technicalities, with testimony that ADOT, the county, and the base had been involved and did not oppose the clarification. Some members expressed concern about whether the measure was too tailored and about ADOT’s absence, but the bill was amended and passed 4-3, with several members reserving the right to change their votes on the floor. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1511, which would prohibit operating a commercial motor vehicle in Arizona without proof of lawful presence and authorize impoundment of the vehicle and cargo if the operator cannot provide it. The sponsor framed the bill as a public-safety and liability measure tied to commercial trucking, citing concerns about accidents, contraband, and shell companies. The transcript ends during the presentation of SB 1511, before any vote or final action on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Apr 9th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So then the property owner and the unsuspecting buyers are victims.
  • Senate Bill 1734 creates a legal process allowing property owners to seek judicial determination that
  • By providing a streamlined ex parte approach, it will help rightful property owners clear fraudulent
  • Property owners can often face expensive legal fees just to clear these fraudulent claims.
  • It lets an owner designate one or more beneficiaries.
Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • Now, some of you who might not believe that we have the best property tax system in the United States
  • Seventy-nine, when I was at Ways and Means, each of the taxing units did their own assessment.
  • My 47 years of experience in the United States. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, members.
  • Very simply, our board realizes that school taxes are the largest share of our property owners' tax bill
  • In the United States, he said, "That may be fine for you, but my constituents don't believe it.
Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, there have been multiple situations in which a building has had multiple owners.
  • The city then has a record that they issued a certificate of occupancy to the business owner at that
  • House Bill 4753 allows a property owner to acquire a document proving that a certificate of occupancy
  • The incredibly strict requirements placed on property owners of smaller tracts of land under 10 acres
  • The result, again, these property owners...
Summary: The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The result, again, these property owners...
  • it, and each unit could get a window.
  • It's hard to get multi-bedroom units.
  • , and we're seeing large units.
  • A four-story wood-framed affordable housing unit.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that way each unit can get a window.
  • It's hard to get multi-bedroom units.
  • What single-stair does is a Family unit today in America.
  • , and we're seeing larger units.
  • A four-story wood-framed affordable housing unit.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • There were discussions about not having any multifamily units or anything like that, and anyway, so we
  • build up to 1,900 connections that will build out, including single and multifamily housing. housing units
  • The comptroller released a report in August of 2024, saying we needed 300,000 more units. ...try to keep
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here on behalf of the members of Wyoming Gun Owners, and we are very much in support of House Bill
  • <00:18:26.880> uh<00:18:27.039> under future to protect gun owners uh under future
  • to protect gun owners uh under the<00:18:27.440> next<00:18:27.679> administration.
  • My name is Mark Jones, and I'm a national director with Gun Owners of America.
  • <01:04:05.920> States are argue in front of the United States are argue in front of the United
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it puts critical civil penalties into the law that let individual gun owners defend their rights
  • Aaron Door on behalf of the members of Wyoming gun owners.
  • of Wyoming gun owners. of Wyoming gun owners.
  • <00:17:05.360> And um person in in the United States.
  • And um person in in the United States.
TX
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  • Um, without this owner vote, a majority of all owners have to vote to approve going over this 5% cap.
  • So it's board members made up of owners elected by owners. Number one.
  • per-unit credit cost.
  • And they're all 80-unit deals.
  • That might mean more units at individual properties, but less properties and fewer units. ...units overall