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• I am Stuart Marks, a city council member for the City of Hunters Creek Village.
• the city of Houston.
• I believe it's city-mandated.
• I am honored to serve as the City Manager for the City of Commerce.
• city.

Bills: HB24 , HB2015 , HB2149 , HB2559 , HB2701 , HB2797 , HB3172 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

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• whether the city should incorporate amortization into its city ordinances, although the Lubbock City
• Quite a few cities.
• So if the city rezones the... property to make that use no longer allowed, you can operate as a non-conforming
• This is based on the Dallas City Code, and most cities are generally the same.
• So if the restaurant is still operating, if the car shop is operating, if the muffler shop is operating

Bills: HB24 , HB2015 , HB2149 , HB2559 , HB2701 , HB2797 , HB3172 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

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• We went back and checked for the city and the county, and there weren't any violations written.
• In the handicap spot, Montgomery County has not done a violation in the city or the county.
• I think we ran out of time primarily with cities and counties.
• .. ...the cost of buying debt, and many times you find that in the smaller populated counties and cities
• Without going too far into the weeds here, there are some concerns by some municipalities that operate

Bills: HB134 , SB217 , SB180 , HB157 , HB92 , HB335

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency

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• I am currently a city council member for the City of Vancouver, Washington.
• I am currently a city council member for the City of Vancouver, Washington.
• My name is Gloria Mans, and I'm the City Services Administrator for the City of Spoken Valley.
• I'm City of Everett Government Affairs Director Jennifer Gregerson, speaking on behalf of our city and
• Our primary concern is the bill removes the authority for cities to require operational agreements and

Bills: SB6069 , SB6167 , SB6201 , SB6205 , SB6001 , SB6026 , SB6054 , SGA9278 , SGA9279

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting

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• The house amendments to Senate Bill 563 came out of a change related to the city of Tulsa.
• to the city or the county.
• Then, the city or the county can determine the best way to handle it.
• It doesn't have anything to do with DUI while operating a watercraft.
• of Oklahoma City.

Bills: HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HB1370 , SB2154 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , HB3021 , SB893 , SB206 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB633 , HJR1077 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1806 , HB3004 , SB1572 , HB4342 , SB1618 , SB2 , SB237 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1461 , HB4432 , SB1948 , SB1589 , SJR52 , SR46 , HCR1030 , SB2071 , SB2182 , SB1451 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , SB2185 , SB893 , HB3021 , SR46 , SB206 , SB237 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB625 , SB633 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1378 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1572 , SB1618 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1806 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1948 , SB2071 , SJR52 , HB1370 , HJR1077 , SB2 , SB1451 , SB2182 , HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• It provides more flexibility to the size of the produced water unit, and it allows an operator to start
• Megan and her husband Kyle own and operate aimons breeder farm, where they are raising their two Daughters
• and managing the daily responsibilities of a family-run agriculture operation before transitioning to
• working in banking, gaining valuable experience in finance, customer service, and organizational operations
• Senator Coleman, you are recognized to present Jacob Bull from Ponca City for the partial term of the

Bills: HB2992 , HB3183 , HB3464 , HB4170 , HB4338

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection

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• Hotels already operate under extensive safety expectations, including clear rules for pool operations
• I'm also a self-storage operator here in Washington.
• But other operators might not act in the same way.
• We operate over 60 facilities throughout the state of Washington.
• So that's both for the consumer and for the operator on both sides.

Bills: HB2477 , HB2501 , HB2465 , HB2512 , HB2240 , HB2624 , HB2536 , HB2476

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: real estate, appraisal, consumer protection, business operations, regulatory compliance, HB 2501, real estate disclosure, seller disclosure notice, residential property, home heating oil tank, oil tank insurance, pollution liability insurance agency, PLIA, heating oil contamination, remediation assistance, Washington real estate, property sale, buyer disclosure, seller obligations, oil heat

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• But this is a bill that basically addresses safety equipment on owner-operators' vehicles.
• You have two types of drivers: company drivers and owner-operators.
• , and the training can be done as it relates to that equipment while still maintaining the owner-operator
• It maintains the status quo about the relationships between owners and operators, while at the same time
• I've personally had over 1,000 owner-operators in my business.

Bills: SJR27 , SB53 , SB311 , SB1164 , SB2807 , SB1574 , SB 53

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• So, it's been a pretty interesting little city.
• And it is a big economic boost for the city, with people coming in.
• These programs allow Texas cities to compete for major events and win against cities from competing states
• We have a progressive mayor and a City Council, and its first-ever full-time city administrator, a supportive
• . of Alpine, and their city council now requests the repeal of this requirement to bring the city of

Bills: SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.

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• for their operation.
• Good morning, my name is Ryan Skobarczyk, and I am here today on behalf of the city of Corpus Christi
• The City of Corpus, as the regional water provider to a seven-county region, is It's facing prolonged
• Our city is building a large-scale municipally owned and operated desalination facility.
• sized cities involved, right?

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• like this operator let's decertify this operator. then what does the city take it over or is it sold
• by the city.
• And they decertify that that operator and then they can either take it on as a city or have a contract
• You know, we're working with the city.
• So having a... permanent dredging operation that operates continually out there to keep Removing the

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• Lisa Ford, Justin Green, and David Pickle, also City Manager Spurgeon.
• We're operating in the correct title.
• And so this is becoming Standard operating procedure of life in the United States.
• It would be wrong to operate under the assumption that it's one company.
• That's the way we operate now, and these companies are willing to do that here.

Bills: SB2102 , SB1940 , SB1625 , SB1442 , SB1623 , SB1242 , SB1949 , SB1592 , SB1913 , SB592 , SB992 , SB1241 , SB259 , SB1928 , SB1426 , SB1531 , SB1561 , SB1122

Keywords: credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees

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• the prohibition on using a portable wireless communication or standalone electronic device while operating
• On the use of such devices while operating a motor vehicle.
• And so that's how we operate in Apache County. So... And so that's how we operate in Apache County.
• Aside from this concern, there are real operational concerns.
• There are real operational concerns.

Bills: HB2006 , HB2085 , HB2109 , HB2167 , HB2205 , HB2410 , HCR2016

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• So there is a cap of 12% outside the city of Seattle, so adding the 4% would be 16% outside the city
• to the City Council, in particular to me, offering to do a 5% tax on their stays for the city.
• to the City Council in particular to me offering to do a 5% tax on their stays for the city.
• Cities may impose an excise tax on each sale of real property within the limits of the city.
• which the city is located has not, or the city, sorry, or the county in which the city is located has

Bills: HB2559 , HB2135 , HB2133 , HB2442

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, local government funding, housing programs, community development, financial assistance, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, permanent legislation, local government, tax authority, sales tax, use tax, real estate excise tax, REET

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• Your city limits set what, and your city size set, and your population set what your ETJ was going to
• So in the city, is it not expressively?
• If it's limited to cities, I'll let my great friends from TML and cities cover it.
• Chairman, so for the cities, you'd have to ask the cities about that.
• because that's a city issue.

Bills: SB1708 , SB2523 , SB1450

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision

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• Now, a couple of things: the exclusion is counties and cities.
• Cities and counties would be affected by the cost of utility relocations, driving up overall project
• The amendment and classification are based on the number of people in the city.

Bills: HB606 , SB271

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas

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• That the city of Tulsa and the city of Broken Arrow both use separate technologies.
• The only place that's getting funding is from Tulsa, Oklahoma City.
• Now, the Oklahoma City and Tulsa, any funds going into this right now are coming from Oklahoma City and
• Oklahoma City and Tulsa are the ones that are putting in funds.
• They are housed out of the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Bills: HB1002 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3008 , HB3045 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB3695 , HB3831 , HB4107 , HB4408

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25

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• I love my job, I love my city.
• Horses built our cities. Horses have been in our cities for as long as we've had cities.
• , and surrounding cities.
• I can't say general revenue, just the maintenance and operation versus the bonds of the city.
• City Hall is, if a meteor hit the edge of City Hall and took the stinger out of the City Hall...

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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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• Instead of obtaining a separate permit for every single city they operated in, even if those cities were
• In San Antonio alone, last year, the five horse carriage companies operating within the city gave rides
• The city. The city of San Antonio. So the city has taken formal actions.
• Espy, who is the city vet.
• I proved that I was a lawful business that had been quietly operating in the city for all this time and

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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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• Cities planning under the Growth Management Act must also allow for Cities planning under the Growth
• The county or city could The county or city could exclude residential development in an area zoned for
• So every city is different.
• But every city is different. And Seattle's different. The city is different.
• operate.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5995 , SB5467

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits