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• Um, there's usually a United States federal government representative in those meetings.
• OK, but The federal government has a, is a stakeholder here as well, correct?
• We cannot wait for the federal government in each and every one of these cases.
• , the state government.
• So now we're hoping to Join Florida to urge Congress to give states and governments this ability.

Bills: HB176 , HB180 , HB176 , HB180 , HB333 , HCR35

Committee: House S/C on State-Federal Relations

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• </c><00:12:06.959><c> potential</c> from the federal government potential from the federal government
• </c> number of reasons why local governments number of reasons why local governments may<00:22:56.320
• </c> that we we not allow local governments that we we not allow local governments to<00:23:51.200><c
• </c> quite familiar that any local government quite familiar that any local government maintains<00:24
• </c> we're all kind of for local government we're all kind of for local government for<00:25:33.840><

Bills: HF484 , HF483 , HF1447 , HF1496 , HF554

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice

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• The State Government Committee will come to order.
• Okay, welcome to the State Government Committee today.
• Well, if y'all have government technology fever, I have the bill for you. It is HB207.

Bills: HB320 , HB207 , HB208 , HB290

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: public works, sealed bids, bid notice, public notice, newspaper advertisement, centralized website, digital platform, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, county commissions, municipalities, contracting, procurement, construction bidding, Alabama code Title 39, bidding requirements, electronic bidding, online bid posting, HVAC, heating and air conditioning

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• of Texas does not mandate any specific education. ...or training requirements for individuals to function
• Namely, the Administrative Code Chapter 87, the Government Code Chapter 406, and the Civil Practices
• Scams take many forms, with individuals pretending to be government agencies, employers, or heads of
• House Bill 4737 amends the Government Code to require the Board of Law Examiners to process applications
• It adds language to the governing statute for the 15th Court that no civil notice of appeal filed in

Bills: HB5621 , HB4904 , HB5067 , HB5076 , HB5081 , HB5354 , HB4862 , HB3847 , HB4088 , HB4157 , HB2966 , HB2287 , HB4203 , HB4803 , HB4737 , HB5093 , HB783 , HB5411 , HB4281

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 5621, consumer protection, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code, attorney general, consumer protection division, district attorney, county attorney, local prosecutor, civil investigative demand, CID, voluntary compliance, financial institution records, bank records, privacy, protective order, in camera review, trade secrets, insurer

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• As we continue, House Bill 3413 aims to add a reporting function to the state's accounting system to
• And would you agree that in a here but in other places as well, this seems to be a government Funded
• I would assume that it came to General Government because it primarily deals with the legislature's governance
• That would be correct because They are under the purview of state government.
• But I don't think that it's the place of the government to be funding experiments on people.

Bills: HB3620 , HB3942 , HB3279 , HB3378 , HB3383 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3420 , HB3130

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

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• I think navigating through government, knowing kind of what we know behind the scenes, we don't talk
• I understand you, and I think that state government should play a factor in this.
• This bill simply transfers the function of issuing permits for land application of produced water from
• Hopefully, progress will be made along with addressing the gaps through the reporting function included
• And the answer is probably not, because when a city, a county, or the state does governmental functions

Bills: HB48 , HB49 , HB 1169 , HB1971 , HB2584 , HB2663 , HB2890 , HB48 , HB49

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• I'm Lauren Armour, Government Relations Director for Maricopa Community Colleges.
• I'm Lauren Armour, Government Relations Director for Maricopa Community Colleges.
• I'm Lauren Armour, Government Relations Director for Maricopa Community Colleges.
• Oversight is one of the most cost-effective tools government has.
• That doesn't speak to operational function.

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment, recreation, state appropriations, biennium, 2026-2027, fees, licensing, regulation, tourism, parks, fairgrounds, carnivals, arcades, HB4156, capital outlay, appropriations, capital projects

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• The committee on retirement and government sources shall convene.
• We're clearly, they didn't budget enough for those furnishings or the interior needs, and we can't function
• employees, when You're looking at OPER's employees, like the fire department has a law enforcement function
• So, I want to make sure because I'm on that commission too, anything we do in government, I want to make
• So, are they also receiving some pay or are they using money to perform some other function elsewhere

Bills: SB134 , SB1356 , SB1407 , SB1611 , SB1639 , SB169 , SB1722 , SB182 , SB1870 , SB2039 , SB432 , SB609 , SB715 , SB716

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles

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• That right is from God, not from the government, including government schools.
• We do not co-parent with the government, and we do not give our children over to schools for emotional
• right to say that their child should be supported, that it's the government's decision, that the government
• This bill is government overreach dictating which students teachers can show respect to and how.
• With the weaponization of state agencies, with government, with bad policies that take away their agency

Bills: HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843 , SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• Local governments, including public school districts, should not be treated. any differently.
• One of the chief goals of TASB is to provide efficiencies to... ...government.
• I think we called it governance something or whatever it was. Lone Star Governance, thank you.
• It's money that the government no longer has to do other essential services.
• What their kids should be reading, not the government or a committee of strangers.

Bills: SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57 , HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• They were still being governed by method of play.
• I'm the VP of Government Affairs at Jackpocket and DraftKings. And we'll have some questions.
• By way of background, I've spent most of my... my career in government service.
• At the end of the day, it's a math function, right? Sure. Simple. Thank you, sir. Yes, sir.
• This system functions much like a regressive tax.

Bills: SB28 , SB687 , SJR34 , SCR9 , SB523 , SB62 , SB847 , SB706 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB 28

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

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.

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• Local government impact is projected to be no significant fiscal implication to units. ...of local government
• Most Texans expect their city governments to police the streets, put out fires, and fill potholes.
• Endeavors outside of those core functions, like running one or more public banks, siphon away finite
• Austin is actually a prime example of a city focused on non-core functions to the detriment of its chief
• And third, this measure prevents the government from interfering in the free market.

Bills: SB414 , SB621 , SB2395

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank

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• <c> budget</c><00:05:02.479><c> in</c> Our agency adds value by serving this body and the state government
• ><00:05:25.520><c> and</c><00:05:25.840><c> the</c><00:05:26.080><c> state</c><00:05:26.400><c> government
• </c><00:05:26.880><c> with</c> this body and the state government with this body and the state government
• Um, for those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of the state
• Uh, there is a separate state government policy bill which is also moving forward.

Bills: HF2783

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• 2 3 The Committee on the Delivery of Government Efficiency will come to order.
• We need more open government, not less. We need more access, not less.
• We've had our government services affected.
• government was formally filling in the gaps.
• So, I think one of just generally for the functioning of the agency.

Bills: HB150 , HB869 , HB876 , HB 1043 , HB1494 , HB1522 , HB150

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• The idea has been supported in reports from the Government Accountability Office and USDA's Office of
• accountability office and the government accountability office and usda's<02:58:08.600><c> office</c
• In December of 1890, the government sent the Army's Seventh Cavalry to disarm the Lakota near Wounded
• does not hold the F federal government does not hold title<03:10:06.239><c> instead</c><03:10:07.160
• <c> uh</c> the government our government sent uh the government our government sent uh the<03:11:25.080

Bills: HR187 , HR186 , HR375 , HR165 , HR204 , HR197 , HR207

Keywords: government oversight, accountability, federal employees, transparency, administrative leave, Elon Musk, conflict of interest, government efficiency, federal contracts, renewable fuels, ethanol, E15, ethanol-15, renewable fuel standard, RFS, RINs, renewable identification numbers, refinery capacity, farmers, refiners

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• </c> economics tells us that when government economics tells us that when government subsidizes<00:08
• Trump is suing the government.
• They were run by the government.
• They were run by the government.
• They were run by the government.

Bills: HCR58

Keywords: socialism, government control, dictatorship, individual liberty, freedom

Bills: S0964

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: financial disclosures, ethics, government transparency, gift reporting, procurement

Summary: The Ethics and Elections Committee met with a quorum present and Senator Polsky excused. The committee first considered Senate Bill 964, sponsored by Senator Wright on behalf of Senator Linda Stewart, which revises reporting requirements for certain gifts and honoraria. The bill implements Commission on Ethics recommendations to clarify that reporting individuals must file Form 10 paper forms with the Commission, rather than attaching them to electronic financial disclosures. Carrie Stillman, executive director of the Ethics Commission, testified in support, explaining that the change will align the statute with current filing practice and allow the Commission to update its rules and forms. After brief discussion and no opposition, SB 964 was approved unanimously and reported favorably. The committee then took up Tabs 2 through 15, a group of confirmation appointments that had been provided in advance and were not requested for separate consideration. On motion and second, the committee approved all of the nominees together by unanimous roll call vote and reported them favorably to the Senate. With no further business, the committee adjourned after a final motion to rise was adopted unanimously.

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• Finance and Government Operations Committee.
• </c> government operations committee. government operations committee.
• </c> operating within a more functional operating within a more functional framework.<00:58:37.839><c
• That's both been for government.
• </c> government subsidy. government subsidy.

Bills: HF4319 , HF3295 , HF3589 , HF3587 , HF3588 , HF4295 , HF3571 , HF3895

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• </c> federal government. federal government.
• from government action where government from government action where<00:15:59.120><c> it</c><00:15:59.279
• </c><00:32:33.440><c> It</c> governments. This does two things. It governments.
• </c> objectives of the federal government. objectives of the federal government.
• State and local government. Okay. is it? State and local government. Okay.

Bills: HF3477 , HF3414 , HF103 , HF3661 , HF3146

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability

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• In those cases, the sponsor may function more like a trade organization.
• In those cases, the sponsor may function more like a trade organization.
• And in those cases, the sponsor<00:34:24.800><c> may</c><00:34:24.919><c> function</c><00:34:25.320><
• more</c><00:34:25.480><c> like</c><00:34:25.640><c> a</c><00:34:25.720><c> trade</c> sponsor may function
• more like a trade sponsor may function more like a trade organization. organization. organization.

Bills: SB2567 , SB2448 , SB3046 , SB2231 , SB2526

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety