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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Land & Resource Management Jul 20th, 2026

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our mission is to end America's affordable housing crisis. With House Bill 24, I want to...
  • the house at a smaller house size.
  • Both affordable housing, attainable housing, executive housing, we need it all in every community around
  • Both affordable housing, attainable housing, executive housing, we need it all in every community around
  • And a three-bedroom house.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
Summary: The committee met to monitor implementation of several housing-related bills from the 89th session, with the chair emphasizing Texas’s housing shortage and the need to review land-use laws. For House Bill 24, witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Reason Foundation, a church-affordable housing project, Habitat for Humanity, developers, and housing advocates said the bill’s higher protest threshold and simpler council override had reduced procedural barriers to rezoning, helped projects move forward, and supported lower rents and more multifamily development. Public testimony largely praised HB 24 as working as intended, and the chair noted it had passed the committee 6-1, the House 83-56, and the Senate unanimously. The committee then heard testimony on Senate Bill 1567, which preempted certain municipal occupancy limits based on unrelated-adult restrictions. Supporters, including Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Realtors, Texans for Housing, and Texas A&M student leaders, said the law improved clarity, reduced arbitrary local limits, and helped students and property owners use existing housing more efficiently. Opponents from College Station and Bryan-College Station neighborhood groups argued the law has encouraged investor purchases, tear-downs, and “stealth dorms,” displaced working-class residents, and harmed family homeownership. The chair noted SB 1567 had passed the committee 5-1, the House 101-19, and the Senate 30-1. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 15, which reduced minimum lot sizes in covered jurisdictions. Ed Pinto of AEI said the law had already led to thousands of new small lots and lower-cost starter homes, while recommending expansion to more counties and broader application to attached housing. Other witnesses from builders, Pew, and housing advocates said smaller lots can increase affordability, but some cities, such as College Station and Grand Prairie, were adding local standards that could blunt the bill’s effect. City representatives from El Paso described how they implemented the law by reducing lot sizes and widths, while urging broader applicability to more of the city. The chair said SB 15 had passed the committee 7-0, the House 86-43, and the Senate 24-7. Finally, the committee began hearing testimony on Senate Bill 840, a by-right multifamily redevelopment measure. City officials from Garland and Plano described how they had updated local standards to comply while preserving design and setback rules, and said the bill could help redevelop built-out commercial corridors and add housing without expanding city footprints. The transcript ended as the committee continued taking testimony on SB 840.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (07/16/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • adopt the rule accordingly. adopt the rule accordingly.
  • basic rule. basic rule.
  • With House Bill 1268 passed, the rules on education are no longer in effect.
  • > the<01:52:23.440> rules<01:52:23.840> on House Bill 1268 passed, the rules on
  • House Bill 1268 passed, the rules on education<01:52:25.119> are<01:52:25.440> no<01:52
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then took up several rule items. For Department of Safety rule 2611, DMV leadership explained the rule had been under development since January but needed to be updated to reflect a new statutory change and to align the rule with RSA 266. Members discussed narrowing the rule to road-safety items rather than automobile inspection provisions, and the department said it would issue a new public notice and hold another hearing. The committee voted to grant a waiver and postpone the item until the October 15, 2026 meeting. The Board of Active Puncture Licensing item 26-47 was postponed one month at the agency’s request so it could incorporate OS feedback, with no waiver needed. The Insurance Department’s claim settlement rule 25-234 and related item 26-78 drew more extensive discussion over waiver language. Committee members objected that the proposed language gave the commissioner broad discretion to set waiver periods without clear criteria, while agency counsel argued the rule already contained standards and that the language allowed temporary waivers. After discussion about consistency, permanency, and the need for clearer documentation, the committee voted to postpone 25-234 with a waiver and to postpone 26-78. Finally, the committee considered Health and Human Services rule 2690, which sets SNAP certification periods for a pilot demonstration authorized by SB 499. Staff explained that federal changes now require the age threshold for the 36-month certification period to be 65 instead of 60, and that the agency had been directed to make the change by August 12. Agency staff said the rule needed to be updated to match federal direction, and members generally agreed. The committee discussed whether the federal citation was sufficient and whether the rule should reference the law change directly, but no final objection was raised in the portion shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Info Briefing - Mon Jul 13, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Keywords: 910, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Friday, July 3, 2026

Appropriations

Keywords: 984, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Economic Competitiveness - Thursday, July 2, 2026

Economic Competitiveness

Keywords: 984, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Rules - Thursday, July 2, 2026

Rules

Keywords: 984, house, all
NC

North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

House: Session Jul 2nd, 2026

North Carolina House Floor Meeting

Keywords: 939, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Rules Committee Jul 2nd, 2026

Rules

Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jul 2nd, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move to suspend the rules for any bill... ...Committee.
  • Moving on to announcements pursuant to the House and Joint Rules, I'm ordering the desk to remain open
  • Pursuant to Joint Rule 51B(2), the House will stand in summer recess and reconvene on Monday, August
  • Johnson seconds that pursuant to Joint Rule 51B(2), this House stands adjourned until Monday, August
  • House Resolution 114. I have 67 no, 0. House Resolution 123. I have 67 no, 0.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Session - Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Michigan House Floor Meeting

Keywords: 984, house, all