Video & Transcript Research : 'counties authority'

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TX
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  • and legal relief if the commissioner goes outside the bounds of his statutory authority?
  • Also, our early alumni salaries are $20,000. dollars higher than peers in Dallas County.
  • We have many, many supporters in all 254 counties in the state of Texas.
  • Chairman, and thank you, Senator Campbell, for authoring the this legislation.
  • Just a quick question maybe to the authors.
TX
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  • In 45 rural counties, that number exceeded 80%.
  • A K-12 district in rural Erath County with a total enrollment under 350 students.
  • We have many, many supporters in all 254 counties in the state of Texas.
  • Chairman, and thank you, Senator Campbell, for authoring the this legislation.
  • Just a quick question, maybe to the the authors.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • Seeing none, we'll go to the vote to get this bill in the shape that the author would like it.
  • The bill also strengthens the authority for state agencies to share data with one another related to
  • in the executive branch with the existing carry forward authority in the legislative branch.
  • Forward authority in the executive branch with the existing carry forward authority in the legislative
  • This is an authority that county attorneys already have.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 27th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And so that will mean the author will explain the bill, the invited testimony will come, and then we'll
  • The Chair lays out Senate Bill 31 and asks the bill's authors, Senator Chairman Hughes to explain the
  • So, Senator Campbell, welcome the chair lays out Senate Bill 33 and recognizes its author to explain
  • Uh, so again, I'm very grateful to Senator Campbell, um, for, for authoring this bill.
  • for San Antonio and Bir County.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • </c> Authority called HISA. Authority called HISA.
  • </c> what's going to happen is the counties what's going to happen is the counties and<00:18:44.120><
  • This is an authority that county attorneys already have.
  • This is an authority that county attorneys already have.
  • This is an authority that<01:08:58.719><c> county</c><01:08:59.080><c> attorneys</c><01:08:59.600><c>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/27/25

Capital Investment

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  • </c> including 1.15 from this Henipin County. including 1.15 from this Henipin County.
  • Henipin County, bringing Henipin County Henipin County, bringing Henipin County kind<00:22:47.440><c>
  • Louis County? Is the county willing to put in some dollars for this project too, or not?
  • We have on board Washington Ramsey County, North St. Paul, Oakdale, Washington County.
  • Paul, Oakdale, Washington County. Uh St. Paul, Oakdale, Washington County.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • Members, are there other questions for the bill authors?
  • Cases, eviction cases in 2024 in each of the respective counties.
  • On average this year, 1,600 evictions are filed weekly in Harris County.
  • Members, are there any questions for the bill author?
  • Members, any questions for the bill's author? Okay, thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • Members, are there other questions for the bill author?
  • All right, members, any questions for the bill author?
  • Some counties interpret the law to require the application to be filed only in the county where the patient
  • And this happens in higher-level courts, such as constitutional county courts, county courts of law,
  • Interpreters for counties and, you know, as counties grow, their regulations are going to become more
TX
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  • Philip Clark, assistant district attorney, Dallas County.
  • In my county alone, scores of properties are stolen every year.
  • This bill would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso County that same authority.
  • This authority is not only necessary but critical.
  • In my experience practicing in Travis County, In my experience practicing in Travis County, 143 did limit
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard a series of bills focused on criminal procedure, public safety, victim protections, and law enforcement administration. SB 1537 would require criminal-proceeding interpreters to meet the same appointment standards used in the Government Code, and SB 993 would let the Comptroller’s Criminal Investigative Division seek mobile-tracking warrants directly in motor fuel theft and related tax-fraud investigations. SB 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notaries who notarize documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add continuing education for notaries. SB 1610 would tighten rules for civilly committed sexually violent predators at the Texas Civil Commitment Office, including penalties for new crimes and assaults on staff, sex-offender registration requirements, and removal of certain provisions from the filed version; the substitute reduced some of the harsher penalties and preserved parole/community-supervision eligibility. SB 836 would expand privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of certain trials, allowing pseudonyms earlier in the process, and protecting forensic exam evidence and invasive recordings under protective orders. SB 1563 would require county jailers to receive training on interacting with veterans, with testimony emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails. SB 906 would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo authority similar to other Texas tribes to commission peace officers under state law to enforce Texas laws on tribal land. SB 781 would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officers’ personal information and create a confidential departmental file system modeled on Chapter 143 civil-service practices, though members raised concerns about whether the bill could affect disciplinary records and existing disclosure rules. Testimony was largely supportive for the bills, especially from prosecutors, law enforcement representatives, victim advocates, and agency officials. Supporters of SB 693 described widespread deed fraud tied to improper notarizations; supporters of SB 836 stressed survivor privacy and the harms of livestreamed sexual-assault proceedings; supporters of SB 1563 said jailer training could help prevent veteran suicides and improve treatment; and supporters of SB 906 said state commissioning would improve public safety and coordination on tribal lands. SB 781 drew support from police and TCOLE witnesses who said the bill would extend confidentiality protections already used in civil-service departments, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or could be read to shield misconduct information. Public testimony included opposition to SB 1610 from a civil-rights advocate who urged waiting for Sunset review, and opposition to SB 781 from a family member of a person killed by police, who objected to expanding confidentiality for officers. Several bills were left pending after testimony because the committee lacked a quorum or chose to hold them for later action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Justice

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  • Philip Clark, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County.
  • And I'm involved with the one in Williamson County.
  • This bill would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso County that same authority.
  • This authority is not only necessary but critical.
  • In my experience practicing in Travis County,...
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Question of, do we have this authority, does the legislature agree that we have this authority?
  • Oh, okay, well, we have the authority to fix it. We've suddenly found the authority to fix it.
  • You had no authority to stop until all of a sudden, today, you have the authority to stop it, all of
  • You also have authority to seize without a warrant.
  • I think the author is the Dean of the Senate.
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
TX
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  • Members, any questions for the author? Hearing none, the chair opens up public comment.
  • The Chair lays out Senate Bill 21 and recognizes the author, Senator Swartner, to explain the bill.
  • The Comptroller is authorized to acquire, exchange, sell, manage, and retain investments in Bitcoin and
TX
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  • Members, any questions for the author? Hearing none, we're going to open up public testimony.
  • Members, any questions of the author? Hearing none, let's see, we're going to open up...
  • The code suggests that the Department of Insurance does not have the authority to create substantive
  • However, Chapter 36 includes a provision that grants increased departmental authority, stating that the
  • The other issue that's going on here is how much authority the administrative state has versus the authority
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 24th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

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  • like I standpoint rural counties like I standpoint rural counties like I represent like green county
  • hail county represent like green county hail county represent like green county hail county you know
  • like Tuscaloosa County that is county like Tuscaloosa County that is county like Tuscaloosa County that
  • county budget, you'll see that or your county budget, you'll see that or your county budget, you'll
  • schools, our defeated in our county schools, our defeated in our county schools, our county 4 to1.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 24th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

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  • However, in Volusia County, Martin County, Hernando County, and Indian River County,...
  • Entity County, Martin County, Volusia County, and of course if we look at those counties, if we look
  • Indian River County, Martin County, Volusia County, and of course if we look at those counties, if we
  • Indian River County, Martin County, Volusia County, and of course if we look at those counties, if we
  • House Bill 467, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Water Authority, Osceola County.
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives conducted legislative business including prayer, pledge, and voting on multiple bills. Key legislation included HB 1105 expanding Florida Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility, HB 443 on charter school regulations (passed 83-23), and HB 1539 on materials harmful to minors (passed 81-29) after extensive debate about book challenges in schools. Other bills addressed education funding, law enforcement benefits, parole guidelines, and various local issues. The Speaker announced budget negotiations with the Senate have stalled, with disagreements over spending levels and tax cuts. The House will not meet this weekend as originally planned. Session adjourned until tomorrow at 10 AM.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Great LaSalle County Day.
  • , County Commissioner...
  • Jim Hogg County King, Arnold Trevino, Little Miss Jim Hogg County Queen.
  • Delegation from Austin County is led by our county judge, Judge Tim Lappin.
  • and co-authors for HB5.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT-HHS Joint Info Briefing - Fri Mar 6, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • 49.520><c> system</c><00:40:50.000><c> statewide</c> As we build out our EMS system statewide, on a county-level
  • invest and build that out, we'll get more lessons learned for how to spread that into the other counties
Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 23

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • My husband is a firefighter with the County of Maui and a member of this bargaining unit.
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  • Um, also there were opposition from the Maui Police Department, the Maui County, Hawaii Island County
  • ,</c><01:32:53.040><c> Hawaii</c> Department, the Maui County, Hawaii Department, the Maui County, Hawaii
  • ><c> prosecuting</c> Island County, and Honolulu prosecuting Island County, and Honolulu prosecuting
Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137