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• federal government with the HUD and COC. federal government with the HUD and COC.
• government of one of my constituents. government of one of my constituents.
• But it's our local governments who absorb those downstream costs, as well as the rest of our infrastructure
• But it's our local governments who absorb those downstream costs, as well as the rest of our infrastructure
• Is it a local municipality?

Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• Airbnb decided to engage What I have found through some research over the last couple of days is that local
• I would encourage you all to reach out to your local law enforcement to see if they're seeing this issue

Bills: SB1195, SB1245, SB1379, SB1420, SB1473, SB1534, SB1743, SB1769, SB1945

Keywords: nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment

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• So, the intent here is this would be a different type of TIF district that these local governments could
• What do we expect the fiscal impact to be on local government? That's a good question.
• So, if we don't have an understanding of the total impact on local government, how can we know that this
• Local rural schools more so than schools in the metro area.
• My understanding is yes, local law enforcement.

Bills: SB1302, SB1389, SB1401, SB1776, SB1809, SB1858, SB1985, SB2053, SB2148

Keywords: income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit

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• Of the sponsor and our folks at TRD to help us bring this important change into our state code.
• government here?
• Chairman, on the FIR on page three, it says, from a local government perspective, counties continue to
• So from RISET, predictability, fairness, and local flexibility are key.
• And when the state invests in our area, structures work, local governments can focus on delivery instead

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• You know, metropolitan redevelopment areas are so important for local governments to really remove.
• Development areas are so important for local governments to really remove blight and rejuvenate areas
• Chair and Vice Chair, this section of our tax code does need cleanup.
• government level.
• Study the effectiveness of these kinds of decisions when they are made at the local government level.

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• We had to put this on our planes whenever the federal government said, "Hey, you got to have it on there
• out of uh using of services government out of uh using of services as<00:14:01.600> that's<00
• >> goes to the locals. >> goes to the locals.
• >> and then of course heard from my local >> and then of course heard from my local
• And I'll tell you, anybody that's got a local airport, I'm sure you've heard, you know, I've talked to

Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• government because we don't have the same Requirements in government that you're putting on industry
• I'm kind of torn because I believe in local government and best governments closest to the People.
• But it is State government overreach and local government. That's where I'm kind of torn.
• No, states local control. States local control. Madam Chair, Senator, tell me again.
• How this stays local control, Madam Chair, Senator. It does not. remove local control completely.

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• It also can shorten the administrative cost of local government for the registries.
• Approval or denial of plats will still rest with local government.
• We work really closely with local governments on their comprehensive plans.
• government oversight to completeness checks only, bars additional fees, and prohibits local governments
• government oversight to completeness checks only, bar additional fees and prohibits local governments

Bills: S0014, S0016, S0024, S0168, S0288, S0548, S0686, S0830, S1138, S1234

Keywords: negligence, settlement, police conduct, municipal liability, personal injury, compensation, injuries, Miami-Dade County, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, impact fees, transportation capacity, local government, interlocal agreements, growth management, community planning, extraordinary circumstances

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of local claims, public records, growth management, permitting, and nuisance bills. It first heard and approved SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24, all uncontested claims bills providing relief related to injuries or settlements involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County. The committee also approved SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, which narrows statutory language to protect co-op decisions on generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections, and SB 830, which creates a public records exemption for certain personal information of county and city managers and their families due to reported threats against local officials. Members then considered SB 1138 on qualified contractors and development review, which would create a registry of licensed professionals to help local governments process pre-application reviews and plats more quickly. Local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, while private-provider supporters backed the bill; Senator Sharief voted no, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 168, expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increasing penalties, and SB 686 on agricultural enclaves, which revises the enclave process, adds a public hearing path, limits it to certain residential projects in urban service areas, and was amended to change a date to June 30, 2026 before being reported favorably. The committee next approved CS for SB 548 on growth management and impact fees, which clarifies plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for improper fee collections. Testimony reflected support for clearer standards but also concerns about fee increases and refund administration. Finally, SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was reported favorably; it would extend permit validity, exempt some low-value work from permitting, create a statewide residential permit form, speed review timelines, and expand private-provider use, drawing opposition from a Miami-Dade building official who argued for continued local oversight and support from private-provider advocates. Senator Jones requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on several tabs and negatively on tab 9, and the committee adjourned after all bills were disposed of.

Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB20, HB19, HB18

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner

Summary: The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon. Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.

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• House Bill 18 amends the government code to expand the allowable uses of the Broadband infrastructure
• We've contracted with, um, some local governments to provide funds to them as well to you.
• DSHS will be required to develop a communications plan for local governments and state agencies to ensure
• We don't, they are existing employees usually of the local governments or the counties today that we
• The council would administer a grant program to help local government, uh, local governments purchase

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Bills: SB 250, SB 375, SB 536, SB 845, SB 1633, SB 1944, SB 1957, SB 2081, SB 2137, SB 2262, SB 2299, SB 2419, SB 2452, SB 2522, SB 2549, SB 2594, SB 2605, SB 2631, SB 2639, SB 2675, SB 3029, SJR 60, HB 22, HB 1392, HB 2525

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, housing tax credits, disaster recovery

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• children and what few adults there are on Medicaid are truly eligible, and in fact, the federal government
• Well, I didn't write the rules as far as eligibility; that's the federal government.
• Again, I just want to, you know, I do still have faith in our government workers, so I would just love
• Alabama Code Section 17-1-16-2 outlines how our state conducts recounts.
• Most of you have in your packets a QR code that takes you to a video.

Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30

Keywords: SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks

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• reduce the financial burden on our local reduce the financial burden on our local taxpayers<00:05
• they saw patients from 591 zip codes they saw patients from 591 zip codes which<00:11:42.000>
• <00:37:29.880> the there are um the the local the there are um the the local the Metropolitan
• with the issuance of local with the issuance of local debt<01:03:17.079> chair<01:03:17.880
• we're going to pay for government we're going to pay for government spending<01:21:40.239> when

Bills: HF1833, HF148, HF1127, HF1227, HF1681, HF1974, HF1106, HF1016, HF2197

Keywords: sales tax, education funding, construction, Aitkin Public Schools, tax exemption, refundable credit, HF148, use of force training, deadly force, peace officer training, police training, law enforcement, POST Board, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, scenario-based training, de-escalation, defensive tactics, force-on-force training, stress management, officer wellness

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• We are all for the most efficient, lowest cost government that we can have.
• Of course, the comparison to the federal government is something else entirely.
• by government.
• So that ensures that the of government.
• It's moving towards a more efficient government.

Bills: SB197, HB140, SB214, HB214, HB147, HB270, SB73

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates

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• Committee on Local Legislation. Signed, John Treadwell, Clerk.
• When the Black Barons played Sunday home games, local pastors would often...
• . against is the federal government telling us basically where we are.
• Then the local funding is already covered under existing law.
• The local boards will continue to cover that, but the local boards will not have to cover the cost of

Bills: SJR 1, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 36, SJR 1, SJR 5, SB 9, SB 40, SR 61, SR 91, SR 97, SR 103, SR 104, SR 112, SR 115, SR 116, SCR 16, SB 26, SB 26

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, Texas Music Advocacy Day, music industry

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• This bill will allow local food entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in new ways, and it will provide
• increased options for consumers to purchase healthy, locally produced food in our state.
• the... of 2021 by providing increased flexibility to producers in where and how they produce their local
• increased options for consumers to purchase healthy, locally produced food in our state.
• And if we can source it locally, all the better. Member, any other questions on the bill?

Bills: HB3056, HB3391, HB3657, HB3617, HB4055, HB3720, HB3902

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• The females almost seven times as much as we are appropriated on the local level.
• So we took this bill and we said, let's just allow local governing bodies to enhance the pay of the commissioners
• They don't have the local following that our local auctioneers have. ...
• Following that, our local auctioneers have.
• But we do have a better local following, and it would give local people more of an opportunity to purchase

Bills: HB27, HB143, HB205, HB308, HB311, HB417, HB430, HB562, HB812, HB1129

Keywords: inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation, hazardous waste, cleanup fund, environmental protection, state treasury, Consumer Price Index, law enforcement, firefighters, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette

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• Um, feel like I've been spending all session hanging out in state government, but uh this one is here
• ,<00:20:26.559> but<00:20:26.960> uh in in state government, but uh in in state government
• I'm sure in this commercial code I'm sure in this committee<00:20:56.640> that's<00:20:56.880
• They they developed the uniform<00:20:59.520> commercial<00:20:59.919> code<00:21:00.080
• regarding these types state governments regarding these types of<00:31:33.679> transfers.

Bills: HB55, SB15, SB247

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

Bills: HB447, HB447

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all