Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

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• ballots, and so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county
• And so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county clerk's
• I'm Mary Langford, and I have the honor of representing the county clerks of the state of Wyoming.
• It doesn't require that some modifications need to be re-registered with the county.
• So, we don't registered with the county.

Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

Bills: SB8, SB4, SB3, SB6, SB8, SB4

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• There will be skeptics in each of our districts, but I'm absolutely convinced that 15 years from now,
• Based prevention plans.
• In January of this year, I joined a small biotech company based here in Austin, which is developing therapies
• The results of these trials provide an evidence base for treatment guidelines for other clinicians caring

Bills: SB5, SJR3, SB 5, SJR 3

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules

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• It makes him competitive with other municipalities or counties of that size.
• So this bill simply allows the Montgomery County City Council to be authorized to...
• We have the Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County, at the airport.
• I am, I do the county too. My bad. Okay.
• So, we had asked for the county to come in this morning, but I just don't see any of them here.

Bills: HB424, SB286

Keywords: HB424, Montgomery County, sheriff, county sheriff, salary increase, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, public official compensation, law enforcement pay, elected official salary, Montgomery County legislation, sheriff compensation, term-based salary, retirement system, Montgomery City Council, constitutional amendment, employees, service credit

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• bill that based on a super rural area. bill that based on a super rural area.
• Some of those counties are urban and some of those counties are rural.
• We're based here director of operations. We're based here in<00:28:33.360> Montgomery.
• You take a county like Lowndes County that's rural.
• County to answer a call.

Bills: HB424, SB63, SB269

Keywords: HB424, Montgomery County, sheriff, county sheriff, salary increase, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, public official compensation, law enforcement pay, elected official salary, Montgomery County legislation, sheriff compensation, term-based salary, immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens

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• Happy to answer any questions. at the county level. We have invested at the county level.
• But the base grant is $16.9 million a year. the base grant is $16.9 million a year.
• I reside in Ramsey County.
• I reside in Ramsey County. I'm Clapper. I reside in Ramsey County.
• Everything goes back to the counties. Everything goes back to the counties.

Bills: HF3738, HF2295, HF3520, HF3666

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

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• Counties meeting this definition often have a limited tax base, not because of the lack of effort or
• Not only is Beltrami County limited in its tax base, but we also have disproportionate need for services
• 07:18.880> have<00:07:19.120> more In closing, requiring counties with small tax bases
• , counties, county agencies, counties, county representatives,<00:38:00.960> and<00:38:01.200>
• So think about that for a tax-based stretch district just like Representative Fischer's, about saying

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• , uh, of Hayes County and by the Barton Springs Groundwater district.
• We have four operating groundwater districts in our county, and this is the only groundwater district
• It's been hamstrung since its inception under different rules than the other three districts in our county
• Is that based upon a, a prior agreement before we knew that your, your county was going to grow as much
• Uh, the Hayes Trinity Groundwater District manages the aquifer for one of the fastest growing counties

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• County and by the Barton Springs Groundwater District.
• We have four operating groundwater districts in our county, and this is the only groundwater district
• It's been hamstrung since its inception under different rules than the other three districts in our county
• Is that based upon a prior agreement that your county was going to grow as much as it has?
• The Hays Trinity groundwater district manages the aquifer for one of the fastest-growing counties. ..

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• This provides the authority for counties to amend district boundary amendments up to 25 acres for the
• The bill does provide for, uh, greater authority to counties to do district boundary amendments for 25
• The bill does provide for, uh, greater authority to counties to do district boundary amendments for 25
• The bill does provide for greater authority to counties to do district boundary amendments for 25 acres
• County of Honolulu in support. County of Honolulu in support.

Bills: HB1719, HB1742, HB1737, HB2049, HB1725, HB1726, HB1738, HB1799, HB1700

Keywords: housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting

Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• And they're boundaries based on biological truth. They're boundaries based on biblical truth.
• When institutions put ideology above common-sense, sex-based boundaries, it is the women and girls—our

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB15, SB9

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

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• Senate Bill 4 relates to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB15, SB9

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

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• <00:03:43.840> or teachers in the school district or teachers in the school district or charter
• <00:20:03.679> and encourage and empower districts and encourage and empower districts and
• Representative Bennett districts.
• districts or schools are coming with? districts or schools are coming with?
• number of districts that are cutting. number of districts that are cutting.

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• Electoral districts. And this map is drawn based on political performance.
• By failing to create a new Hispanic Opportunity District in Harris County.
• And Oasis County, also split the county between Congressional District 34 and Congressional District.
• It can also be school districts and counties and cities and portions of cities.
• You've now taken District 33 and frankly put people in different rural counties into that new district

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• They said that these race-based considerations from these special districts were created, making them
• Under the current map, it's all of Madison, every county currently in one district.
• County just south of Tarrant County?
• And you currently represent a district that goes all the way from Laredo to Travis County, correct?
• Would it surprise you to know that out of Travis County, or I think it's at least three of his districts

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• of Texas to rectify these race-based considerations from these specific districts.
• The ones that say coalition districts are race-based. I find it difficult to understand.
• Tarrant, Dallas, and Harris—Harris, I think I counted nine congressional districts in one county.
• This mid-districting, or this re-districting, it's just a tactic and another assault.
• Will race-based considerations influence the creation of certain districts in 21?

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• Good afternoon everybody, Welcome to the County Municipal Government meeting.
• have a business tax, and the municipalities that are in the county do.
• This really only involves Mobile County, as we know, at our detention center.
• The County Commission Association put in a 90-day limit for us.
• Not merit-based and they're not held under ethics.

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

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• The Senate Local and County Government Committee meeting will come to order.
• I can't give you details about any particular municipality or county or school district.
• One board member must be elected by each county commissioner's district, and the remaining two board
• members must be elected by the county at large.
• Just briefly, what we're trying to address is that in every county, it allows the county to decide how

Bills: HB3002, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3463, HB3919, HB3985, HB4303

Keywords: counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust