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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 11th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm from District 9, Payette, Washington County.
  • Before you is a bill regarding the ...Payette, Washington County.
  • I’m Doug Pickett, and I represent District 27, Cassia and I am in the Minidoka counties.
  • This is groundwater conditions in the Treasure Valley.
  • The Treasure Valley is not a one-layer cake.
Summary: The House Resources and Conservation Committee met to consider several RS drafts and receive agency updates. The committee introduced RS 33151, described as a federalism bill intended to clarify state and federal roles in Idaho code; RS 33217, which would clarify distribution of the big game depredation fund so remaining money is paid pro rata to farmers and ranchers; RS 33284, proposing hunting as Idaho’s state sport; and RS 33287 C1, a revised version of a prior bill related to notice language and fish and game issues. RS 313185 was removed from the agenda at the sponsor’s request. The committee also approved pending rule docket 24-3501-2501 for the Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board. The committee then heard an extensive update from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Officials said the division now oversees more than 259,000 licenses across 44 boards and three safety programs, has consolidated offices and systems to improve efficiency, and is moving toward two-year renewals and more function-based organization. They also outlined upcoming executive legislation on controlled substances, board consolidations, and unified disciplinary procedures, and reported on fee reductions, zero-based rulemaking, and board cash-balance corrections under prior legislation. The Department of Water Resources and the Idaho Water Resource Board provided lengthy presentations on budget holdbacks, water administration, groundwater conditions, recharge, cloud seeding, the Bear River Compact, and a proposed merger with the Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Director Weaver described budget reductions, staffing challenges, delivery-call enforcement on the Eastern Snake Plain, expansion of groundwater administration into tributary basins, and new monitoring and modeling work in the Treasure Valley. Chairman Raybould reviewed state water funding, recharge and canal-efficiency projects, cloud seeding, and the ESPA sustainability program, including grants for groundwater-to-surface-water conversion and telemetry. The committee asked questions about aquifer management, canal lining and recharge, Bear River depletion rights, and conversion projects. The meeting ended with approval of the February 3 minutes and notice that another RS would likely be taken up at the final meeting later in the week.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • year to delegate investment authority to their county treasurer.
  • This bill is sponsored by the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors and has
  • With me to testify this afternoon is Chuck Lomeli, the Solano County Treasurer-Tax Collector and vice
  • chair for the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors.
  • This change promotes efficiency for the treasurer, the county administrator, and the Board of Supervisors
Summary: The Local Government Committee met on March 25, 2026, hearing eight bills, with several measures focused on housing, water, and local government administration. AB 1621 by Assemblymember Wilson sought to speed post-entitlement housing permits by setting clearer timelines, limiting repeated plan checks, and restricting field changes that conflict with approved plans. Supporters from the building, apartment, business, and housing sectors said the bill would reduce delays and costs, while county and city representatives opposed it unless amended, warning it could limit local enforcement of building and environmental codes and create problems for incomplete applications. The bill passed after a roll call vote, with the committee noting it would continue working with local government groups on amendments. The committee also heard AB 1712, which would help Santa Fe Springs sell its small, financially strained water system to a larger regulated provider without requiring a municipal election, using a protest process instead. The author and city officials said the system faces contamination, major deferred maintenance, and rate increases that could otherwise triple; water industry representatives supported the bill and no opposition was heard. AB 2080, sponsored by county treasurers, would make county delegations of investment authority to treasurers ongoing until revoked rather than requiring annual renewal, with supporters saying it would reduce administrative burden and avoid technical lapses. AB 2640 would allow local governments to offset reductions in reimbursement for disallowed state mandate claims against other unpaid mandate reimbursements; Shasta County testified in support, describing a large audit disallowance and long-delayed state payments. Both bills passed. The committee also approved consent items AB 1622 and AB 1834. AB 2180, which would codify a framework for proportional water rates under Proposition 218 based on the Dreher decision, drew broad support from water agencies and local government groups, but opposition from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the California Association of Realtors, who argued the bill was premature while the Supreme Court reviews related case law. Despite that opposition, the bill passed on a 6-2 vote, and the remaining bills were advanced with roll calls left open for additional votes before adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Texas Ethics Commission Jun 12th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Robert, the campaign treasurer for Make More Room for Our Kids, will not be appearing.
  • Somebody said, "We want you to be a treasurer."
  • The Republican Party, El Paso County Republican Party.
  • We're moving to agenda item 19: proposed treasurer terminations.
  • Commissioners may terminate the filer's campaign treasurer appointment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Mar 25th, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • year to delegate investment authority to their county treasurer.
  • This bill is sponsored by the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors and has
  • With me to testify this afternoon is Chuck Lomeli, the Solano County Treasurer-Tax Collector and Vice
  • Chair for the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors.
  • This change promotes efficiency for the treasurer, the County Administrator, and the Board of Supervisors
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Mar 3rd, 2026 at 08:30 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • We craft those for various customer groups from the public to new filers to even experienced treasurers
  • We craft those for various customer groups from the public to new filers to even experienced treasurers
  • So someone who's a campaign treasurer who's very skilled at, user experience for everyone.
  • Ports were for a while—the smaller ports were—and then we had, I think, a race in Clark County... ...
  • We get a lot of treasurers in that class, as well as in some of our other classes.
Keywords: 904, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • County, on behalf of L.A. County, as someone that represents L.A. County as well.
  • This bill has created a strong support coalition of the California Association of County Treasurers and
  • I serve as the Director of Finance and the Treasurer-Tax Collector for Sacramento County.
  • California counties.
  • I'm here to support AB 2705 on behalf of our bill sponsor, the California Association of County Treasurers
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills dealing with tax policy, local revenue authority, consumer protections, and incentives for development. AB 1726 would create catastrophe savings accounts for homeowners to save pre-tax dollars for disaster mitigation and recovery costs; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, while the California Teachers Association opposed it because of the General Fund and Prop. 98 impact. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to ask voters to approve local transaction and use taxes to offset projected federal funding cuts affecting health care and safety-net services; it received broad support from health providers and county representatives, opposition from one member and a resident, and passed the committee 5-2 to the Assembly Local Government Committee. The committee also considered AB 1790, which would repeal the Waters Edge corporate tax election and require worldwide combined reporting for multinational corporations. The author and supporters argued it would close a loophole, raise several billion dollars annually, and help fund schools, Medi-Cal, and other programs; opponents warned of double taxation, compliance burdens, retaliation from foreign governments, and job losses. After extensive testimony and member debate, the bill was referred to suspense. AB 2020 would provide a full property tax exemption for the primary residence of 100% disabled veterans and surviving spouses, and AB 2069 would create a targeted sales and use tax exemption to spur development projects at fairgrounds; both measures had support from sponsors and related organizations, no opposition, and were referred to suspense. Finally, AB 2705 would regulate third-party “asset finders” who help claim excess proceeds from tax sales by requiring written agreements, disclosure that claims can be filed free with the county, and a cap on fees at 10%. County officials and local government groups supported the bill as a consumer protection measure, while recovery companies and related firms opposed it, arguing the work is complex and the cap would reduce access to services. The committee moved AB 2705 to the Assembly floor on a 4-0 vote.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Doug Ricks, Senator District 34, Rexburg-Madison County.
  • A lot of counties have ordinances that you can't break off any amount of land unless it's 30 or 40 acre
  • Currently, Utah and Wyoming have similar language that allows their state treasurer to park money in
  • The treasurer can make that decision on their own, whether they want to store it here in Idaho.
  • So, you know, if this went into play, then cities and counties would not be able to do that.
Keywords: 989, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • County and generation capacity.
  • Ma, our Treasurer, California State Treasurer, alongside Christina Cerrone, here to provide technical
  • Deputy Treasurer Martin. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • As said, Deputy Treasurer Cany Morton, on behalf of State Treasurer Fiona Ma, the sponsor of SB 1265,
  • The Treasurer is proud to sponsor SB 1265.
Summary: The committee heard several energy, telecommunications, and regulatory bills. SB 929 by Senator Jones would require the California Energy Commission chair to appear annually and report to the Legislature on the commission’s activities, plans, and outreach; it was presented as a low-cost oversight measure and drew no opposition. SB 1138 by Senator Padilla would let load-serving entities trade hourly resource adequacy obligations under the CPUC’s slice-of-day framework to reduce overprocurement and lower ratepayer costs; supporters said it could save tens of millions of dollars, while questions focused on reliability and whether savings would reach customers. SB 913 by Senator Becker would create a clearer pathway for customer-sited distributed energy resources, such as home batteries and smart thermostats, to participate in resource adequacy markets; supporters said it would unlock existing clean capacity and reduce costs, and members asked about reliability, opt-in participation, and compensation for homeowners. The committee also heard SB 1197 by Senator Niello, which would move California to permanent standard time if federal law allows, with testimony from a sleep medicine physician supporting the health and safety benefits of ending the time switch and opposition from golf industry representatives who urged a broader analysis of economic, recreational, and public safety impacts. Members debated whether the 2018 voter approval required another vote and whether Congress would need to act. SB 1265 by Senator Richardson would codify and expand the Go Green financing program by creating a new fund and allowing broader partnerships beyond current IOU service areas; supporters said it would expand access to clean energy financing statewide. SB 1337 by Senator Richardson would create a working group to coordinate fuel transition policy and refinery-related issues following SB 237, with supporters emphasizing the need for better interagency coordination and some members asking how it would avoid duplicative work. The committee also considered SB 1191 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, which would extend the California High-Cost Fund A and B programs for rural telephone service through 2033; supporters said the surcharge-funded program is essential for affordable service and emergency connectivity in remote areas. After discussion, the committee adopted amendments where offered and voted all of the bills out of committee, generally on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with SB 1265 receiving one no vote. Several bills were held on call briefly and then later passed when the committee reconvened, and the hearing adjourned after all listed measures were reported out.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda May 11th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Treasurer Ellsworth, Mr. Chairman. Good morning.
  • I am the Idaho State Treasurer, and I'm representing myself.
  • The grand opening for the Power County Museum was very well attended as well.
  • The county leaders, they want to know when it's going to come.
  • Sorry, that's a treasure thing. Okay, and keep scrolling down.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council met with a quorum and approved the April 20, 2026 minutes. Staff gave a financial update showing $68,267.67 unobligated in the commemorative fund, $440,710 spent to date, and $205,852.93 in celebration grants dispersed, with about $35,000 left to distribute. The committee also approved a motion to reallocate $10,000 from a project coordinator travel line to cover higher final production costs for the hanging Declaration of Independence display. Treasurer Ellsworth gave an extensive update on America 250 outreach, highlighting ambassador activity across cities, counties, businesses, schools, and veterans groups; numerous community events; the Revolutionary Spud “take-home” packs and coloring book; the Liberty Bell quarter-drive fundraising effort; the Liberty Bell carriage project; the service challenge nearing $250,000; and the final storybooks and Spuddy Buddies materials moving toward print. Members praised the strong engagement with schoolchildren and local communities, and Ellsworth said the signature collection for the declaration display was complete. Secretary McGrane reported that planning for the July 4 celebration is intensifying, with logistics, volunteers, the Veteran Entrepreneur Alliance, the parade, the Foundations and Freedom Tour, and Capitol displays all being coordinated. Director Gallamore summarized state agency efforts, including a new America 250 license plate, oral history interviews, the Move 250 campaign, educational tiles, the Great American State Fair, and other events tied to the commemoration. Hannah Laurie Hine outlined federal and national America 250 initiatives, including the congressional caucus, oral history efforts, the Great American State Fair, and the extended student art contest deadline. The Idaho Lottery previewed an America 250 scratch ticket going on sale statewide, and the Senate described plans for a Capitol for the Day event with schools and agencies. The committee set its next meeting for Tuesday, May 26, in the afternoon, and then adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 46 (3-13-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 149, an act relating to the office of county treasurer. Senator from Taylor. Mr.
  • Because the county treasurer is responsible for handling county funds and financial transactions, this
  • Because<01:20:46.800><c> the</c><01:20:47.040><c> county</c><01:20:47.360><c> treasurer</c><01:20:47.760
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  • </c> appointment structure for county appointment structure for county treasures, treasures, treasures
Keywords: 958, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Apr 21st, 2025 at 09:15 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, dealing with the counties, non-oil counties, 11.5% is $42.5 million. That's on page 8.
  • Also in this section, it redefines the oil-producing counties and non-oil-producing counties.
  • And the counties are getting 35%. And so... And the counties are getting 35%.
  • And then it's distributed from the counties to the cities because that 35% is both counties and cities
  • Counties to the cities, because that 35% is both counties and cities.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee met to consider Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, with Representative Brandenburg presenting a detailed House amendment package and Speaker Robin Weisz explaining the overall funding strategy. The discussion focused on restructuring transportation funding streams, including moving Prairie Dog money into a flexible transportation fund, adjusting gas tax distributions, increasing the legacy earnings transfer from 7% to 8%, and authorizing a $155 million bond for Highway 85. Members also discussed DOT operations, bridge funding, rest areas, electronic titling, and the use of funds for grants to counties, cities, and townships. A separate provision would let the DOT consider whether local ordinances or policies unreasonably restrict permitted agriculture or energy projects when scoring grant applications, which drew significant debate about local control and whether the language was punitive. Testimony from Brandenburg and Weisz emphasized that the plan was intended to provide more predictable funding, preserve the ability to match federal dollars, and direct money where needs are greatest through a grant process. Weisz said the package was designed to simplify multiple revenue buckets, ensure DOT can meet federal match requirements, and free up money for the general fund while still supporting transportation needs. Several members raised concerns about whether cities, counties, and townships would receive as much as under the prior Prairie Dog structure, whether the bridge allocation was correctly reflected in the bill, and whether the local-policy language would penalize subdivisions that oppose energy projects. Supporters argued the state needed to protect revenue tied to energy development and that local governments would still receive distributions plus additional grant opportunities. The committee adopted the House amendment to SB 2012 by a vote of 19-1-3, then rejected an amendment to remove the local-policy language on a 5-15-3 vote. The committee then passed SB 2012 as amended on a 20-0-3 vote, with Representative Brandenburg designated as the carrier. The chair announced that Senate Bill 2014 would not be taken up at that time and the committee recessed until called back.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Honorable Deanie Morrison served Victoria County and surrounding counties in House District 30 from
  • The Honorable Deanie Morrison served Victoria County and surrounding counties in House District 30 from
  • for the Northeast Travis County Democrats.
  • for the Northeast Travis County Democrats.
  • I'm now the former treasurer. We have... We have a system in place. I'm now the former treasurer.
Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes. The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting. The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, today I'm proud to recognize county treasurers from across the state of Texas.
  • There are 244 county treasurers in Texas, and two-thirds of them serve in rural counties.
  • That's the county treasurers. I move adoption.
  • President, I would be remiss if I didn't welcome my county treasurer. Where's Pauline Madrano?
  • And now she's the county treasurer, along with these other county treasurers that do a great job in terms
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory. The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 9th, 2026

Resources and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • or adjoining county from that irrigation district.
  • , I only represent a portion of Ada County.
  • I only represent a portion of Ada County. This has been my new shtick.
  • I'm just a little jealous of those of you who have multiple counties to represent.
  • So I only get part of one county. Mr.
Keywords: 989, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • from the Attorney General's office where she was a member of the capital murder team that assisted counties
  • Uh, she's alleged to have formed two PACs with her husband and failed to appoint campaign treasurers
  • You are still listed as the treasurer.
  • Now, uh, so are you now the treasurer Mr. Fart? I, I am not.
  • These are our proposed treasurer terminations.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 23rd, 2026

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • . 31st District of Northern and Western Green County.
  • This does not allow the treasurer to play the market.
  • This does not allow the treasurer to play the market.
  • So this fund, again, its oversight is done by the treasurer.
  • and Miller County in this great state of Missouri.
Keywords: 959, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the bill regarding enterprise-related activities and county zoning exemptions.
  • related bill regarding uh enterprise related activities activities activities and<00:40:40.360><c> county
  • </c> and county zoning exemptions. and county zoning exemptions.