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• You have in front of you a report by the Legislative Budget Board that was issued in December of 2024
• So we partner with municipalities all over the county, right?
• They want to come into a municipality without their permission and do a deal.
• Representative Rosenthal: So being from a local municipality...
• This bill is not about budgets. This is bigger than money. It's about power.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• As you know, municipalities rely on this revenue.
• So we partner with municipalities all over the county.
• The legislative budget board mentioned that $15 billion was wiped off.
• They want to come into a municipality without their permission to do a deal.
• This bill is not about budgets. This is bigger than money. It's about power.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• THEY ARE IRRELEVANT AND INCIDENTAL TO THE TRUE GROWTH OF THE BUDGET.
• OUR BUDGET WILL NOT ONLY BE LOWER THAN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET; IT WILL ALSO BE LOWER THAN THE
• BUDGET PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE LAST TERM.
• It has been in the budget for 10 years.
• The current law allows for the municipality that provides water to another.

Keywords: sales tax reduction, budget cuts, boating safety, water treatment, municipal utilities, school safety, medical malpractice, firearm purchase age, cursive writing instruction, first responder support, veto overrides, veterans funding, infrastructure projects

Summary: The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.

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• This is just a local ordinance, yeah, and a municipal ordinance, yes.
• It's very specific in that agreement between the municipality.
• It does not interfere with how municipalities set or manage their rates.
• So this gives the government or the local municipality... ...municipalities the option to create this
• It doesn't have to add to the budget. It just depends on how much they want to do it.

Bills: HB303 , HB 1107 , HB 1063 , HB1517 , HB1991 , HB2464 , HB3509 , HB3527 , HB303

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• In some counties and municipalities, the growth of local budgets has far exceeded the rate of population
• The budgeting process can be a very difficult process for taxpayers to engage with because many municipalities
• Our budgets, every county out there, but certainly my members. We put all our budgets online.
• It's a massive budget. How large is the city of Austin's budget?
• Your budgets are huge; it probably didn't hit your budget very well. hard.

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• improvement districts, freshwater supply districts, water control and improvement districts, and municipal
• By recognizing thermal networks as public infrastructure, we empower municipalities and developers to
• It aims to increase transparency and public involvement by requiring municipalities.
• Do you have money in the budget for this, or is it just another unfunded mandate?
• Yes, and it actually helps the more rural areas because you have tighter budgets.

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• </c><00:05:11.120><c> Government</c> of the County and Municipal Government of the County and Municipal
• </c><00:30:32.720><c> or</c> the county and municipalities or the county and municipalities or anywhere
• </c> municipality to venture down that path. municipality to venture down that path.
• Municipalities. Municipalities.
• </c><00:52:19.760><c> Municipalities</c> to Senate Bill 148. Municipalities to Senate Bill 148.

Bills: SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165 , SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: law enforcement, taser, restrained individuals, police procedures, civil rights, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees

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• Today is our committee budget day.
• and we're not in the governor's budget.
• And we're not in the governor's budget.
• I think that it was in the governor's budget. We did not change that. It's not.
• I think that it was in the governor's budget. We did not change that. Okay.

Bills: SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: SB143, solid waste, garbage collection, trash fees, refuse collection, municipal fees, county fees, fee exemption, veterans benefits, veteran household, disabled veteran, VA benefits, Social Security exemption, low-income households, poverty level, county commission, municipal governing body, Alabama solid waste law, certificate of exception, public health

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• I guess my mind is thinking that it would need to be updated equipment for some of those municipalities
• I can't give you details about any particular municipality or county or school district.
• Or they can argue that there's been a decrease in their property value due to the city or municipality
• So, it affects a handful of municipalities in the state of Oklahoma. Yield for questions.
• We're just going to tell municipalities, 'Hey, it's your fault, you need to fix it.

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

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

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

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• Welcome to the joint public hearing, or the public hearing, of the Joint Committee on Municipalities
• I'm Jack Patrick Lewis, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
• This was filed at the suggestion of changes from shelters across the state, municipalities across the
• they looked at the cost of animals being held in municipal animal facilities, damage, and... ...being
• So basically, right, the expense to municipalities when the animals are not spayed or neutered and the

Bills: H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication

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• responsible budgeting practices.
• Y'all know we're budget night.
• They went over budget by $1.
• I wish there was more things in this budget, but this is not some runaway liberal budget.
• We adopt a budget that is. below the increase of population plus inflation, we adopt a budget.

Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB1 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• House Bill 3985 simply states that if a local municipality starts trying to circumvent the law, property
• Committee, House Bill 3883 requires governing bodies of the public utilities, mainly the municipalities
• House Bill 4335 aims to establish a framework to regulate pet shops and municipalities and counties.
• There's nothing in this bill that would prevent a municipality from passing rules and regulations to
• 3463 is a bill request from the state auditor's office that updates and modernizes their Oklahoma municipal

Bills: HB3985 , HB3883 , HB4335 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3619 , HB3624 , HB3463

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, public utility, municipal water, wastewater services, liability protection, third-party contractors, infrastructure maintenance, emergency response, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations, animal shelter licensing, county purchasing, procurement practices

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• We're getting close, ladies and gentlemen, on the budget coming up from the house. Um, yeah, so...
• Speed, and um, Miss Asia has reminded me that should y'all have a budget request, now's the time to start

Bills: SB208 , SB216 , HB187

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: Montgomery, retirement system, employees, constitutional amendment, city council, retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312

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• The amendment basically exempts the sales tax, allows local municipalities to opt in, saying that they
• to to opt in allows local municipalities to to opt in saying<00:44:55.119><c> that</c><00:44:55.359>
• Second, if you have things you want to talk to me about the budget, please do that sooner rather than
• ,</c><00:55:37.119><c> please</c><00:55:37.359><c> do</c> talk to me about the budget, please do talk
• to me about the budget, please do that<00:55:37.680><c> sooner</c><00:55:38.079><c> rather</c><00:55

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• </c> individually and went through the budget individually and went through the budget with<00:14:22.079
• That's less than 1% increase over the 2026 budget.
• </c><00:18:50.320><c> So</c> conservative as we are on the budget.
• So conservative as we are on the budget.
• The budget will start with us next year.

Bills: SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , HB224 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , HB224 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: supplemental appropriation, FY2025 budget, general fund, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Unified Judicial System, court automation, advanced technology and data exchange, judiciary funding, transportation debt service, highway bonds, bridge bonds, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALDOT, public highways, federal matching funds, state appropriations, bond principal and interest, special funds, budget amendment, SB143

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• House Bill 4303 represents a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Municipal League and the Press
• Association to extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 1f days to 30 days.
• Currently, members with over 10 years of service are not in half pay and are actively pursuing municipal
• Municipal police officer jobs, and this will allow them to vest with other pensions.
• OpLla calls for paying for it through an appropriation out of our budget directly into the pension that

Bills: HB1739 , HB1784 , HB1889 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB3625 , HB2939 , HB3028 , HB3265 , HB3313 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3420 , HB3588 , HB3748 , HB3721 , HB3852 , HB4132 , HB4263 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension

Bills: HB514 , HB1652 , HB2117 , HB2298 , HB3269 , HB46 , HB46

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• I represent the Arizona Municipal Power Users Association.
• They set budgets. They definitely have policymaking authority and more.
• That $2 million annual expense represents 0.0182% of the county's budget, right? Mr.
• It's 0.082% of their budget. I vote yes.
• It's 0.082% of their budget. I vote yes. Members, my vote, five eyes. Mr.

Bills: SB1246 , SB1338 , SB1428 , SB1443 , SB1501 , SB1566 , SB1571 , SB1645 , SB1646 , SB1663 , SB1688 , SB1805 , SB1808 , SB1825 , SCR1023 , SCR1029 , HB2079 , HB2080 , HB2130 , HB2239 , HB2324 , HB2375 , HB2610 , HB2619 , HB2620 , HB2716 , HB2745 , HB2749 , HB2837 , HB2857 , HB2968 , HB4064 , HB4066 , HB4087 , HB4130 , HCR2048 , HCR2058

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

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• It's not about municipal services.
• All right, so that all those standards on a municipal level already go through that legal review.
• All right, so that all those standards on a municipal level already go through that legal review.
• It'll place a lot of paperwork burden and financial burden on municipalities.
• This previous speaker said, well, hey, these municipalities are imposing requirements that don't even

Bills: SB1176 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1286 , SB1446 , SB1458 , SB1515 , SB1616 , SB1641 , SB1668 , SB1670 , SB1678 , SB1747 , SB1787

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine

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• These are hardly austerity budgets, hard hit by state tax cuts.
• They have a $3.95 billion budget. $155 million is a drop in the bucket.
• It's a rounding error in their one-year budget. And guess what?
• They're going to have a larger budget next year.
• And then they're going to have a larger budget the next year.

Bills: SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1435 , SB1567 , SB1571 , SB1686 , SB1745 , SCR1024 , SCR1025 , HB2671 , HB2676 , HCR2044

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access