Bills: HF2618 , HF2148 , HF2255 , HF2061 , HF2296 , HSB552 , HF2531 , HF2213

Committee: Joint Local Government

Keywords: local planning, Iowa smart planning, comprehensive guidelines, zoning regulations, urban development, smart planning, local development, comprehensive planning, zoning, Iowa Code, county assessor, county recorder, redaction, personally identifiable information, PII, public records, electronic documents, online records, privacy, elected officials

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• for future population growth, and the centerpiece of all this planning is a comprehensive plan.
• Turning now to this bill, it would prohibit a local government that is planning under the Growth Management
• efforts, such as the Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plan and the city's comprehensive plan.
• plan.
• We ask that you return local control back to the locals who can actually work through the nuances and

Bills: HB2459 , HB2480 , HB2530 , HB2129 , HB2223

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses

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• With respect to local codes, local governments may add additional requirements beyond what is required
• to fund our local transportation projects.
• The Washington Transportation Plan recently completed, and the information gathered during that planning
• That plan used to be the department's most consequential planning document, and it served as the starting
• That plan used to be the department's most consequential planning document, and it served as the starting

Bills: SB6253 , SB6311 , SB6262 , SB6335

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: public transportation, governing bodies, transit authorities, local government, community planning, pedestrian safety, construction, accessibility, public safety, urban planning, vehicle weight, transportation, fees, public infrastructure, funding, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities

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• plans that include certain elements by July 1, 2027, and review and update the plans every 10 years.
• This would remove language requiring county extreme heat response plans to include plans for government
• with the local health jurisdiction, county emergency management department, and other local governments
• It would also remove the requirement that county extreme heat response plans must ensure that the plans
• It would also remove the requirement that county extreme heat response plans must ensure that the plans

Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2381 , HB2418 , HB2388 , HB2183 , HB2224 , HB2267 , HB2174 , HB1529

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, performance-based codes, building regulations, residential construction, energy efficiency, sustainable design, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development

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• Local governments that plan under the Growth Management Act are also subject to additional requirements
• One such requirement is that a local government planning under the Growth Management Act must determine
• Finally, the bill would require by June 30, 2027, that local governments planning under the Growth Management
• Finally, the bill would require by June 30, 2027, that local governments planning under the Growth Management
• More likely, a local jurisdiction ends up taking months to update their comprehensive plan and their

Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2418 , HB2381

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning

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• This is a local bill that has been properly advertised.
• Basically, what this bill does is a local bill for the city of Alexandria.
• In practical terms, this bill is about local enforcement flexibility.
• planning and zoning commissions for attending official meetings.
• It was a local bill properly advertised. I'm not, that's not my question.

Bills: HR217 , HB66 , HB204 , HB208 , HB326 , HB472 , HB483 , HB484 , HB793 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1087 , HB1111 , HB1215 , SB78 , SB148

Committee: House Municipal

Keywords: rent stabilization, affordable housing, cost burdened, Louisiana housing, housing policy, emergency rental protections, Alexandria, municipal ordinances, administrative adjudication, code enforcement, housing violations, building codes, zoning, nuisance ordinances, vegetation ordinances, sewerage, drainage, licensing, permits, local government

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• ladies and gentlemen, this removes the prohibition against municipal officers serving on a municipal planning

Bills: HB468 , SB366 , HB468 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council

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• issue, the city would need approval from the city council, and it would need to submit a detailed plan
• They are local solutions for local government. The first amendment is minor charter corrections.
• Collectively, these amendments represent thoughtful, limited improvements to our local charter.
• The bill is not merely a local government reorganization.
• It asks the Legislature to abolish A local government reorganization.

Bills: H5426 , H5434 , S3084 , S3087 , S3088 , S3092

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: North Attleborough, town charter, home rule charter, municipal government, local option, charter amendment, Parks and Recreation Commission, Park Commission, write-in candidate, sticker candidate, ballot access, town election, bylaw, ordinance, board membership, local approval, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, planning board, associate members

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• Cities planning under the Growth Management Act must also allow for Cities planning under the Growth
• Comprehensive plan.
• Welcome to Local Government. Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome to Local Government.
• Years and years and years of work have been done to create locally tailored specific plans.
• planning priorities.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5995 , SB5467

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• Welcome to Local Government.
• Okay, well, welcome back to Local Government in the House.
• plans regulations to protect the character of rural areas.
• Local 52 has 120 members that cover marine clerk work, checking, tallying, directing cargo, planning
• Hello, Nick Mattson, ILWU Local 51, Vice President.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5467 , SB5995

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• Welcome to the Senate Local Government Committee.
• The comprehensive plan. Correct.
• of the local fire marshal.
• I think with the resiliency planning that we're doing at the comprehensive plan level that came with
• Bill 1181 from a couple of years ago, we're trying to get our local jurisdictions to be able to plan

Bills: SB5633 , SB6279 , SB6291 , SB6274 , SB6309 , SB5903 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6132 , SB6189

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: land subdivision, zoning, property development, local government authority, real estate, infrastructure, wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, building code, fire-resistant construction, defensible space, hazard map, risk map, state building code council, department of natural resources, fire marshal, regional fire defense board, roofing standards, exterior walls

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• While current law under Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code and the Texas Constitution provides
• In reality, historic designation unlocks significant incentives: federal and local tax credits, state
• I think what I'm trying to point out is that When you look at the existing federal, state, and local
• The fact that you need a supermajority at both Historic Landmark Commission, Planning Commission, and
• We have good tenants, local businesses that are thriving.

Bills: SB2215 , SB2639

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, municipality, municipal immunity, governmental immunity, local government, Chapter 211, Texas Local Government Code, land use, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, mandamus, attorney's fees, court costs, property rights, home rule city, code enforcement, planning and zoning, land development, municipal ordinance, historic landmark

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2215, which would clarify that property owners may challenge municipal zoning ordinances that are adopted without following Chapter 211 procedures, and would expressly waive municipal sovereign immunity for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus actions in those cases. The bill sponsor and witnesses argued it would simply enforce existing notice, hearing, and due process requirements and give landowners a practical remedy when cities fail to comply. Testimony in support came from attorneys and a landowner describing alleged zoning actions in Selma that they said occurred without proper notice or hearings and caused significant financial harm. After questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2639, which would add disclosure and compensation requirements for local historic designations, including compensation based on the greater of repair/restoration costs or the difference in appraised value with and without the designation. The bill author said it was intended to address situations where historic designation delays or blocks redevelopment and to ensure property owners are fairly compensated. A property owner testified in support, describing an Austin case in which a demolition permit led to historic designation and what he said was a costly forced rehabilitation. Opponents, including a preservation advocate and an East Austin resident, argued the current process is already rigorous, rare, and balanced, and that the bill would undermine cities’ ability to preserve historic places and community heritage. During closing on SB 2639, the chair raised a concern that Section 3B appeared to apply retroactively to pending cases, which he said could be unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution’s prohibition on retroactive laws. The committee did not resolve that issue during the hearing, and the bill was left pending. The committee then adjourned.

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• plan to fulfill the high school and beyond plan requirements if they choose to do so.
• plan for their IEP students.
• high school and beyond plans and IEP transition plans as well as some areas of difference.
• plan.
• transition plan with her team.

Bills: SB5952 , SB5961 , SB5969 , SB5841 , SB5943

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: physical education, school districts, student requirements, education policy, high school, early literacy, childhood literacy, book distribution, Imagination Library, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, preschool, pre-K, reading readiness, school readiness, birth to age five, young children, nonprofit contract, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, DCYF

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• I mean, not for me, not planning to get divorced, but I don't have any plans.
• I mean, it's a, not for me, not planning to get him divorced, but I don't have any plans.

Bills: SB1049 , SB1053 , SB1058 , SB1093 , SB1160 , SB1211

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: concealed carry, gun permits, firearms training, public safety, criminal history checks, local recognition, firearms, merchant codes, financial privacy, Second Amendment, data protection, riot, planning, racketeering, criminal conspiracy, aggravated harassment, lifetime injunction, victim protection, felony offenses, domestic violence

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• The most important part of this planning is a comprehensive plan.
• These plans must be developed by the local Board of Health or Health District in the county in cooperation
• updates its comprehensive plan.
• Counties already maintain emergency response plans, hazard mitigation plans, and other frameworks.
• The bill assigns planning and plan development to county planning but also to local boards of health

Bills: HB2267 , HB2183 , HB2174 , HB1529

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: urban forestry, local government, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, heat response, counties, public health, emergency management, climate action, crash prevention, traffic safety, roadside regulations, emergency zones, public safety, state legislation, infrastructure, county resources, road construction, maintenance

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• It would ensure that both the transition plan and the high school and beyond plan, and any overlapping
• The transition plan is really the beyond of the high school and beyond plan, right? Correct. Good.
• plan as well as the high school and beyond plan, that any overlapping areas, that there's no duplication
• So the transition plan is really the beyond of the high school and beyond plan, right? Correct.
• For our students in Chelan, the draining of those local levy dollars meant to support programs locally

Bills: SB5992 , SB5918 , SB5951 , SB6042 , SB5952 , SB5961 , SB5969

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: youth development, funding, positive programs, youth services, community programs, school funding, education, supplies, operating costs, K-12 education, albuterol, access, public schools, private schools, healthcare, school safety, emergency preparedness, mapping, local education policies, curriculum requirements

Bills: HB447 , HB447

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

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

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• Today, I'm here to talk about a local issue for Hays County.
• I believe it's communication. management and a plan.
• I guess so that people in local areas and local districts are able to see what projects they may have
• We made it very clear that we need to plan for our budget.
• Local officials can prioritize transportation initiatives based on local needs, creating regional coordination

Bills: HB2007 , HB2863 , HB2921 , HB3331 , HB3332 , HJR144 , HB3514 , HB3528 , HB3720 , HB3751 , HB3859 , HB3947 , HB4148 , HB4346 , HB4880 , HB5603 , HB4337

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

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• Main Street in our city's core to speed away from our local skate park, our local Battleground Little
• League fields, and local businesses.
• This directly conflicts with the city's planned growth under our comprehensive plan.
• plan again.
• ...restrictions, comprehensive plans.

Bills: SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• for the Public Works Board, and there's $42 million in other regional and local projects.
• We plan to continue to maintain that into long-term forestry, so thank you very much.
• Our community strongly supports the project, and our local delegation stands behind it.
• contractors, and delivering wood to local mills.
• All construction requires extensive planning.

Bills: SB6003 , HB2353 , HB2431 , HB1983

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval