Video & Transcript : 'Chapter 32' :
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1162, amending Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to health
- Senate Bill 1162, amending Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to health
- Senate Bill 1274, amending sections 32-2102, 32-2121, 32-2122, 32-2124, 32-2125, and adding section 32
Summary:
The House met in regular session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized several guests and personal privileges, including introductions of students and family members. The chamber also took up a motion to request the Senate return SB 1160 for reconsideration, and then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider measures on the calendar.
In Committee of the Whole, members considered SB 1118, SB 1178, and SB 1419. SB 1118 received an appropriations committee amendment and a floor amendment related to balancing housing affordability with historic preservation, and was recommended do pass as amended. SB 1178, dealing with naturopathic medicine accreditation and scope issues, drew debate: supporters said it would protect patient access and provider supply by updating accreditation-related definitions, while opponents argued it expanded scope too far and sidestepped federal accreditation concerns; the bill was ultimately recommended do pass as amended. SB 1419, concerning solar energy devices and disclosure protections for residential, multifamily, commercial, and industrial units, was also amended and recommended do pass as amended. SB 1497 was retained on the calendar.
The House then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1242 and SB 1270. SB 1242, which allows audio and audio-visual technology for mental health evaluations or treatment hearings, was amended to modify the definition of a mental health treatment agency and recommended do pass as amended. SB 1270 also received a floor amendment and was recommended do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole and additional Committee of the Whole reports, properly engrossing SB 1118, SB 1178, SB 1419, SB 1242, and SB 1270, while retaining SB 1497.
On third reading, the House passed SB 1162, SB 1274, SB 1426, SB 1552, and SB 1814. SB 1814, which establishes a substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight study committee, drew remarks in support of a study committee to address fraud, waste, abuse, and treatment reform. The House also announced upcoming committee and caucus meetings and adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 32 from the DHS Policy Bill exempts the Direct Care and Treatment Executive Board from the 18
- Sections in Chapter 245I. Section 25 is from House File 98.
- Section 27, also from House File 98, adds client grievance rights in Chapter 245I.
- The Mental Health Uniform Service Standards Chapter.
- Sections 30 to 32 are from House File 671.
Keywords:
human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- intent of the language as written there was to basically keep all of these references in the same chapter
- , Chapter 25, Title 46, that is being created by House Bill 494.
- intent of the language as written there was to basically keep all of these references in the same chapter
- , Chapter 25, Title 46, that is being created by House Bill 494.
- Page 2, line 42 says 'adoptive parents' applicants under this chapter and code.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee first considered House Bill 494, which would move background-check rules into statute. Representative Josh Wheeler and Department of Health and Welfare Chief of Staff Jared Larson said the change was needed to maintain access to the FBI’s national fingerprint database and to clarify who is subject to checks, without adding new categories of people. Senators questioned the bill’s reference to federal public policy and the FBI’s role, and some expressed concern about federal influence and state sovereignty. After debate, a motion to hold the bill in committee failed, and the committee voted to send HB 494 to the 14th order for possible amendment, with the intent of restoring language related to sex-offender background checks.
The committee then heard House Bill 526, which would expand Idaho’s cottage food law to allow certain time- and temperature-controlled foods to be sold directly by small entrepreneurs up to a $5,000 threshold. Representative Jeff Ehlers said the bill was meant to help startup food businesses avoid the cost of commercial kitchens and permits, while still requiring labeling and direct-to-consumer sales. Testimony from Food Northwest and public health district officials opposed the bill, warning that the foods involved carry greater foodborne illness risks, that the current cottage food labeling rules were designed for shelf-stable foods, and that the bill lacked training or safety standards. Supporters argued consumers should be able to choose and that regulation does not eliminate all risk.
After discussion, the committee voted to send HB 526 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Several senators voiced support for small business and consumer choice, while others noted concerns about food safety and liability. The committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the next day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
- Members, as a former president of my local FFA chapter in high school the son of an ag teacher and as
- H.R. 273 by Jones of Harris. honoring the Delta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
- Delta Xi chapter that led the way. Their legacy is one of perseverance, courage, and service.
- We have Benet Planche-Metier, the president. the undergraduate chapter.
Summary:
The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:07.440><c> people</c><00:32:07.679><c> and</c><00:32:07.919><c> communities</c><00:32:08.399
- </c><00:32:10.559><c> But</c><00:32:10.720><c> the</c><00:32:10.880><c> point</c><00:32:11.039><c> is
- <00:32:12.000><c> to</c><00:32:12.240><c> do</c><00:32:12.399><c> so.
- </c><00:32:17.039><c> will</c><00:32:17.279><c> not</c><00:32:17.440><c> have</c><00:32:17.519><c> the
- c> we</c><00:32:18.559><c> want</c><00:32:18.880><c> in</c><00:32:19.120><c> the</c><00:32:19.279><c>
Keywords:
apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (10/08/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:32:48.080><c> doctor</c><00:32:48.399><c> for</c><00:32:48.559><c> it</c><00:32:48.720><c> and</
- This is<00:32:56.320><c> not</c><00:32:56.559><c> something</c><00:32:56.799><c> that</c><00:32:57.039
- ><c> to</c><03:32:49.200><c> allow</c><03:32:49.600><c> to</c><03:32:49.840><c> to</c><03:32:49.920><
- always<03:32:56.880><c> confused</c><03:32:57.279><c> of</c><03:32:57.439><c> how</c><03:32:57.680><
- New Hampshire loves<03:32:58.560><c> to</c><03:32:58.720><c> lean</c><03:32:58.960><c> into</c><03:32
Summary:
The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment.
The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor.
The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> 12</c><00:32:12.399><c> months</c><00:32:12.639><c> we</c><00:32:12.760><c> get</c><00:32:12.880
- exactly how things<00:32:16.120><c> are</c><00:32:16.320><c> going</c><00:32:16.519><c> to</c><00:32
- :32:19.559><c> budget</c><00:32:19.880><c> Trends</c><00:32:20.440><c> committee</c><00:32:21.120><c>
- </c><00:32:24.600><c> grow</c><00:32:24.799><c> at</c><00:32:25.120><c> 88.5%</c><00:32:26.120><c> a<
- :32:56.080><c> uh</c><00:32:56.320><c> Cuts</c><00:32:57.120><c> 1</c><00:32:57.919><c> 76</c><00:32:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- in</c><00:32:07.120><c> at</c><00:32:07.360><c> this</c><00:32:07.600><c> time</c><00:32:07.840><c>
- > to</c><00:32:08.480><c> the</c><00:32:08.720><c> proposed</c><00:32:09.519><c> A6</c><00:32:10.000>
- Chair.<00:32:22.559><c> I</c><00:32:22.799><c> think</c><00:32:23.279><c> um</c><00:32:23.519><c> it<
- /c><00:32:23.760><c> would</c><00:32:23.919><c> be</c><00:32:24.000><c> fair</c><00:32:24.159><c> to<
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:32:08.080><c> He</c><02:32:08.399><c> pardoned</c><02:32:08.800><c> the</c><02:32:09.040><c>
- And let's<02:32:23.359><c> not</c><02:32:23.600><c> forget,</c><02:32:24.319><c> he</c><02:32:24.640>
- Donald</c><02:32:34.720><c> Trump</c><02:32:34.960><c> let</c><02:32:35.120><c> them</c><02:32:35.280
- </c><02:32:52.720><c> people</c><02:32:53.120><c> are</c><02:32:53.439><c> paying</c><02:32:54.000><c
- Tens<02:32:55.359><c> of</c><02:32:55.520><c> thousands</c><02:32:55.920><c> of</c><02:32:56.080><c>
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-4-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:00.159><c> Um</c><00:32:00.799><c> one</c><00:32:00.960><c> of</c><00:32:01.039><c> the</c
- ><00:32:04.799><c> you</c><00:32:05.279><c> I</c><00:32:05.519><c> think</c><00:32:05.600><c> what</c
- </c><00:32:12.159><c> In</c><00:32:12.399><c> this</c><00:32:12.640><c> world</c><00:32:12.799><c> of
- </c><00:32:14.559><c> a</c><00:32:14.799><c> wallet.
- And<00:32:16.399><c> a</c><00:32:16.640><c> wallet</c><00:32:17.039><c> is</c><00:32:17.200><c> what<
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/17/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- right hand<00:32:47.000><c> side</c><00:32:47.159><c> is</c><00:32:47.320><c> really</c><00:32:47.559
- ><c> just</c><00:32:52.080><c> talk</c><00:32:52.279><c> through</c><00:32:52.799><c> a</c><00:32:52.960
- it<04:32:03.960><c> would</c><04:32:04.319><c> be</c><04:32:04.439><c> you</c><04:32:04.520><c> know
- ><c> it</c><04:32:05.640><c> a</c><04:32:05.800><c> lot</c><04:32:06.000><c> more</c><04:32:06.239><c
- 32:25.880><c> to</c><04:32:26.560><c> go</c><04:32:26.720><c> to</c><04:32:26.880><c> a</c><04:32:27.040
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Supreme</c><02:32:26.000><c> Court</c><02:32:26.279><c> of</c><02:32:26.399><c> the</c><02:32:26.479>
- ><c> ruled</c><02:32:27.439><c> that</c><02:32:27.600><c> just</c><02:32:27.760><c> because</c><02:32
- ><c> don't</c><02:32:30.800><c> lose</c><02:32:31.040><c> their</c><02:32:31.560><c> rights</c><02:32
- 32:33.680><c> law</c><02:32:33.840><c> you</c><02:32:33.920><c> have</c><02:32:34.040><c> to</c> have
- /c><02:32:34.479><c> the</c><02:32:34.600><c> Firearms</c><02:32:35.080><c> they</c><02:32:35.160><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- :09.360><c> at</c><00:32:09.519><c> the</c><00:32:09.679><c> same</c><00:32:09.760><c> time</c><00:32
- /c><00:32:11.039><c> and</c><00:32:11.440><c> tie</c><00:32:11.679><c> into</c><00:32:12.080><c> systems
- </c><00:32:13.840><c> Um</c> uh<00:32:18.559><c> this</c><00:32:18.799><c> is</c><00:32:18.880><c> a<
- ><c> to</c><01:32:00.239><c> speak</c><01:32:00.480><c> to</c><01:32:00.719><c> this</c><01:32:00.960
- :01.760><c> has</c><01:32:02.000><c> not</c><01:32:02.159><c> yet</c><01:32:02.400><c> had</c><01:32:
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- The department<00:32:28.960><c> stands</c><00:32:29.200><c> on</c><00:32:29.440><c> its</c><00:32:29.600
- </c><00:32:32.799><c> The</c><00:32:32.960><c> department</c><00:32:33.360><c> feels</c><00:32:33.600
- c> us</c><00:32:38.399><c> to</c><00:32:38.559><c> roll</c><00:32:38.799><c> out</c><00:32:39.120><c>
- This was<00:32:43.360><c> for</c><00:32:43.600><c> all</c><00:32:43.840><c> law</c><00:32:44.000><c>
- </c><01:32:13.920><c> This</c><01:32:14.080><c> is</c><01:32:14.239><c> more</c><01:32:14.480><c> as<
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2485, which would require cardiovascular screening for student athletes. The Department of Education and Department of Health said they support the bill’s intent but noted that many screenings are already part of existing school-entry and well-child exams. The Attorney General’s office asked for clarifying language on who performs the screenings, where results go, how “positive findings” are defined, how referrals would work, and whether funding would be appropriated if DOE must hire health professionals. The American Heart Association strongly supported the bill, citing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes and arguing that sports physicals are an effective opportunity for early detection. No vote was taken, and the committee moved on after testimony.
The committee then heard HB 89, concerning a school psychologist working group and possible licensing or credentialing of school psychologists. The Department of Education and Board of Psychology supported the measure. The Hawaii Psychological Association said it supports licensing school psychologists but asked to be included in the working group, arguing it is an important stakeholder. The Hawaii Association of School Psychologists opposed including HPA, saying the issue is between school psychologists and DCCA and that HPA is not part of their organization. Testimony and discussion focused on the long-running disagreement over whether school psychologists should be regulated under the Board of Psychology or another mechanism, and on title protection and scope of practice. No action was reported during this portion.
The committee also took up HB 2445, relating to standardized emergency responses for immigration enforcement at or near schools. The Department of Education said it already issued internal law-enforcement guidance and questioned whether the bill was necessary, while also raising concerns about the bill’s 1,000-foot buffer language and the limits of school authority over activity off campus. The Board of Education echoed those concerns and suggested the bill may need clearer definitions. Supporters, including the White Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and an attorney testifying on Know Your Rights training, argued that recent federal changes have increased ICE activity near schools and that a law is needed to ensure clear, public protocols, staff training, and family protections. A student testifier said the measure was a top priority of the state student council. The transcript ends during testimony, with no vote or final committee action shown.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh,<00:32:16.640><c> and</c><00:32:17.080><c> just</c><00:32:17.280><c> one</c><00:32:17.440><c> thing
- </c><00:32:26.160><c> Up</c><00:32:26.400><c> next</c><00:32:27.560><c> uh</c><00:32:27.640><c> signed
- 32:34.679><c> is</c><00:32:34.800><c> Sam</c><00:32:35.080><c> Kim</c><00:32:35.600><c> with</c> the
- And<00:32:42.760><c> signed</c><00:32:43.040><c> up</c><00:32:43.200><c> on</c><00:32:43.440><c> Zoom
- Not<00:32:46.320><c> present</c><00:32:46.640><c> on</c><00:32:46.800><c> Zoom,</c><00:32:47.080><c>
Summary:
The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided.
The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location.
Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human services finance bill, HF3, passes MN House during 2025 special session 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:32:02.200><c> this</c><00:32:03.200><c> and</c><00:32:03.519><c> and</c><00:32:04.000><c> a</c><
- the folks that are<00:32:06.640><c> going</c><00:32:06.720><c> to</c><00:32:06.799><c> be</c><00:32:
- </c><00:32:09.760><c> Um,</c><00:32:10.159><c> what</c><00:32:10.399><c> are</c><00:32:10.559><c> we<
- <00:32:11.279><c> Are</c><00:32:11.519><c> we</c><00:32:11.679><c> going</c><00:32:11.760><c> to</c><
- going</c><00:32:18.240><c> to</c><00:32:18.480><c> invest</c><00:32:19.279><c> and</c><00:32:20.000><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/26/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- :28.519><c> it's</c><00:32:29.000><c> not</c><00:32:29.279><c> a</c><00:32:30.080><c> uh</c><00:32:30.679
- ><c> as</c><00:32:31.240><c> clean</c><00:32:31.600><c> of</c><00:32:31.799><c> a</c><00:32:32.320><c
- a a bill for<00:32:33.399><c> goo</c><00:32:33.880><c> bond</c><00:32:34.159><c> for</c><00:32:34.440
- 32:38.559><c> a</c><00:32:38.919><c> path</c><00:32:39.760><c> the</c><00:32:39.960><c> path</c><00:32
- is through Legacy<00:32:43.240><c> um</c><00:32:43.440><c> if</c><00:32:43.600><c> there's</c><00:32
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025 (9-22-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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- > and</c><00:32:32.720><c> they</c><00:32:32.799><c> they</c><00:32:32.880><c> they</c><00:32:33.440>
- can be profitable<00:32:34.880><c> but</c><00:32:35.360><c> it's</c><00:32:35.679><c> just</c><00:32
- </c><00:32:37.039><c> to</c><00:32:37.200><c> put</c><00:32:37.279><c> up</c><00:32:37.519><c> front<
- before you<00:32:38.720><c> can</c><00:32:39.440><c> uh</c><00:32:39.600><c> even</c><00:32:39.840><c
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:08
Discussion of Indiana Residential Infrastructure Fund 00:01:27
Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust Fund 00:33:30
Discussion of Urban Infill 01:12:37
Approval of Minutes from July Meeting 01:39:00
Adjournment 01:39:42, 958, all
Summary:
The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households.
Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable.
Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.
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House Science, Technology and Energy (03/04/2025)
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Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land met on March 18, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures related to state funds, public lands, wastewater, port infrastructure, and other land and water issues. Early in the hearing, SB 1395, relating to state funds and climate mitigation financing, drew support from the Governor’s office, the Hawaii Climate Advisory Team, the State Energy Office, and others, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii urged the committee not to revert to the original version because of concerns about a special fund and compliance with state statutes. After discussion, the chair said the bill would be deferred because of budget uncertainty and the need to preserve reserves, and members agreed to that recommendation.
The committee then took up SB 1393, SB 1669, SB 102, SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946, among others. SB 1393 and SB 1669 received support or comments from agencies including the Attorney General’s office, the State Energy Office, and other departments; SB 1669 was sent on with amendments and to Finance for further review. SB 102, concerning a third-party review process, prompted questions about who would select consultants and whether the bill would affect staffing and permitting costs; it was advanced with amendments, with one member noting reservations about the shift to private third-party review. SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946 also moved forward, generally with amendments or as amended, and several members noted reservations tied to budget impacts or statutory language.
The committee also heard testimony on HB 1393, which involved public lands and school facilities, where the Department of Education sought a change to the deletion language and the School Facilities Authority said it stood on its written comments. For SB 146, relating to the Ali Canal, the University of Hawaiʻi and DLNR supported the measure, and a member asked about the estimated annual cost, which was described as $125,000 per year. On SB 946, members discussed whether removing the term “person” could narrow the law too much; after that discussion, the committee agreed to restore the term and proceed with an HD1. The meeting ended with the committee recessing after completing its agenda and adopting the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.