Video & Transcript Research : 'infrastructure development'

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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Housing Development Fund. of the Housing Development Fund.
  • balances within the Housing Development balances within the Housing Development Fund<00:04:39.120
  • Housing Development Fund. Housing Development Fund.
  • <00:14:39.200> uh Infrastructure uh Infrastructure uh housing<00:14:40.360> infrastructure<
  • Housing Development Program. Housing Development Program.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 20, 2025 - 11:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most of the bonded projects have to do with infrastructure projects, and I believe infrastructure projects
  • will remain sort of infrastructure projects.
  • They're critical tools as we build our infrastructure.
  • The most important part to me is the infrastructure.
  • The most important part to me is the infrastructure.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 20, 2025, and first approved HB 4025, creating the Duke Farm Stewardship District in Lee County, on a 17-0 vote. The committee then advanced HJR 1215, which proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt agricultural tangible personal property from property tax, after extended debate about the fiscal impact on counties, especially rural and fiscally constrained ones; it passed 16-1. HB 411 also passed unanimously after an amendment, extending affordable housing tax exemption treatment to certain nonprofit projects on leased land, including Habitat for Humanity projects. The committee likewise approved CS/HB 669, allowing local governments to purchase certain unrated bonds, and CS/HB 4017, codifying the Vermont Drainage District charter in Charlotte County, both without opposition. The committee also approved HJR 1039, which would let the Legislature prevent assessed-value increases for homestead properties that are improved to mitigate flood damage, and the related implementing bill HB 1041; both passed 17-0. Public testimony on these items included some opposition to the flood-related amendment, but no floor debate changed the outcome. The final major item was CS/HB 1221 by Rep. Miller, which would require local option taxes to be renewed by voter referendum every eight years, with longer terms allowed for bonded projects. That bill drew the most extensive testimony and debate, with counties, tourism groups, and local officials warning about impacts on tourism funding, infrastructure, schools, and public safety, while supporters argued for taxpayer accountability and periodic review. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably on a 13-4 vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Limiting local governments from mandating HOAs 3/2/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • generally have the development put in and pay for the building out of internal infrastructure.
  • generally have the development put in and pay for the building out of internal infrastructure.
  • It does not prevent them from building any kind of infrastructure that is necessary for the development
  • It does not prevent them from building any kind of infrastructure that is necessary for the development
  • that is necessary for the infrastructure that is necessary for the the<00:40:34.160> development.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: House File 2614 was heard with a delete-everything amendment adopted at the outset. The bill, as explained by the authors, would prevent local governments from requiring amenities or common property that effectively force the creation of a homeowners association, while still allowing developers to create HOAs voluntarily when needed. The authors said the language was negotiated with stakeholders, including the League of Minnesota Cities, and was intended to be moved on to the Housing Committee for further discussion. Supportive testimony came from Housing First Minnesota and the Minnesota Homeownership Center. They argued that unnecessary HOA mandates can raise housing costs, reduce homebuyer choice, and shift public infrastructure costs onto homeowners through dues in addition to property taxes. Testifiers cited examples involving single-family developments, a Burnsville case involving a large roof assessment and disputed ACH withdrawal, and the Heritage Park development in Minneapolis, where an HOA was required but later became difficult to dissolve. They said the bill would preserve HOAs where they are genuinely needed, such as townhomes or shared-amenity developments. Members raised questions about the removal of county-specific language in the amendment, the meaning of the bill’s references to services and common property, and whether the bill would still allow neighborhood signs or other developer-requested features. A major point of concern was stormwater ponds and drainage infrastructure: one member argued that prohibiting cities from requiring HOA maintenance of such facilities could shift costs to taxpayers, while the authors responded that the bill was meant to stop cities from mandating discretionary amenities and that maintenance issues had been partly addressed in the amendment. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, but the amendment was adopted and the bill was discussed for referral onward.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • HF 2148 adds another tool in our housing infrastructure toolkit.
  • HF 2148 adds another tool in our housing infrastructure toolkit.
  • HF 2148 adds another tool in our housing infrastructure toolkit.
  • HF 2148 adds another tool in our housing infrastructure toolkit.
  • Development Corporation or Development Corporation or mmcdc<01:02:33.000> the<01:02:33.119>
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WTL Public Hearing 03-07-2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • interesting because the development interesting because the development around<00:21:54.120>
  • development.
  • What DLNR plans to do is build industrial development, kind of as an employment center or workforce development
  • <00:39:09.720> kind industrial Industrial Development kind industrial Industrial Development
  • Going to be the biggest infrastructure need and the biggest challenge.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land opened with housekeeping remarks about testimony limits, video availability, and that decision-making would follow the hearing. The committee then heard and considered several SCRs authorizing long-term nonexclusive easements over state submerged lands for existing public or private infrastructure on Oahu, including stormwater outfalls, shoreline protection structures, concrete stairs, seawalls, and a rock revetment. DLNR supported each measure and generally requested only technical or clarifying amendments; for SCR 3, DLNR asked that the title be clarified to specify the easement would be granted to the City and County of Honolulu. After discussion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations, passing SCR 3 with amendments and SCRs 4, 6, and 7 unamended, while SCR 5 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. Senator Meli noted general concerns about seawalls and hardening but said he would support the measures because they involved repair of existing structures and public access, though he indicated a reservation on SCR 6. The committee then took up governor’s messages for HCDA appointments. For GM 58, Gerald Gordner was nominated to the Kalaeloa district seat; HCDA’s executive director and another supporter praised his urban planning, housing, zoning, GIS, and collaborative skills, and Gordner described his interim service and background in housing affordability and disaster recovery. Members also discussed a former military hangar in Kalaeloa and possible future uses, with Gordner noting he understood there had been restrictions that were later lifted, while the chair raised concerns about airport operations and modular housing use. The committee also heard support for GM 559, nominating Micki Lidstone as cultural specialist; HCDA said she had been an active and reliable board participant and cultural resource, and Lidstone said she valued learning from Native Hawaiian testimony and helping balance community perspectives. Finally, GM 688 nominated Deborah Kabibi to the Leeward Oahu/Maui district seat; HCDA said her community ties would be valuable for South Maui planning, and Kabibi said she had learned a lot from the board’s collaborative process and was eager to represent her community. The transcript ends during discussion of GM 688, before any vote on the nominations is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 2/18/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first is the Greater Minnesota Business Development public infrastructure grant program.
  • The second is the Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure program.
  • the transportation Economic Development the transportation Economic Development infrastructure<01
  • The second program is the Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure program, which I'll call
  • transportation Economic Development transportation Economic Development infrastructure<01:04:39.279
Keywords: 1183, house
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In short, the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure is moving forward, but the development of hydrogen-specific
  • state, we're going to have huge infrastructure spend.
  • center development.
  • center development.
  • PG&E has $73 billion worth of approved infrastructure work.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments. The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations. SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • incentives for infill development in urban areas.
  • creates some development incentives for um<00:16:01.639> infill<00:16:02.600> development<
  • using some new schemes for development using some new schemes for development approval<00:16:51.079
  • to put in a residential development like that in an urban area where there is existing infrastructure
  • <00:37:40.319> to into account current infrastructure to into account current infrastructure
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and took up several bills, mostly focused on local planning, zoning, and municipal administration. House Bill 403, a simple measure giving coroners a six-month grace period to complete continuing education, was presented by Rep. Deanna Gordon with testimony from Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelson and received unanimous support. House Bill 555, a technical bill affecting audit deadlines and flexibility for small cities and certain expo center audit arrangements, was explained by JD Cheney of the Kentucky League of Cities; he said it would help about 97 cities comply with audit requirements and allow more flexibility when municipalities are making good-faith efforts. The committee approved HB 555 on a roll call vote, with one no vote from Rep. Griffee and others in favor, and reported it favorably to the House floor. House Bill 321, also presented with JD Cheney and Rep. DJ Johnson, would expand the time for planning commission and board of adjustment members to complete orientation and continuing education, with a focus on housing supply and accessibility. Supporters said it would help recruit more members and concentrate training on land-use impacts on housing; Rep. Roarx and others discussed Louisville Metro’s planning process, while Rep. Brown and Rep. Fleming raised concerns about infrastructure and long-range planning. The committee passed HB 321 favorably after roll call, with one no vote from Rep. Griffee. House Bill 18 drew the most extended debate. Sponsor Rep. John Hodgson said the committee substitute would create incentives for infill development in urban areas and extend a moratorium on zoning district classification changes for two more years, arguing that local elected officials should have more control over major density changes and that unelected boards were approving projects without adequate infrastructure review. Opponents, including Liam Gallagher of Americans for Prosperity Kentucky and several members, argued the bill would restrict housing development, interfere with property rights, and limit Louisville Metro’s ability to update its Land Development Code; supporters countered that the bill would not stop development but would require elected officials to weigh in and address traffic and infrastructure concerns. After discussion, the committee approved HB 18 as amended by the substitute and reported it favorably to the House floor, with several members explaining their votes and some opposing the moratorium on local zoning changes.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Then moving to DEED for the Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program
  • economic development infrastructure, $2 million.
  • For the transportation economic development<00:13:54.200> infrastructure,<00:13:55.120> 2
  • development infrastructure, 2 million. development infrastructure, 2 million.
  • Floodwood West Development Project, $1.5 million. Ghent Water Infrastructure, $3 million.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section. House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package. Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House International Trade

International Trade

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it the infrastructure funding?
  • And yes, to that point, right there is the critical need for housing and infrastructure development,
  • We have the infrastructure. We have the ports.
  • And it's a significant infrastructure.
  • And it's a significant infrastructure.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House Committee on International Trade held its first meeting of the year, with members introducing themselves and the chair emphasizing Arizona’s role in foreign relations, especially with Mexico. The committee then heard presentations from the Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce and related local partners about the region’s importance as a trade, tourism, agriculture, logistics, and mining corridor. Chamber representatives described efforts to support small businesses with bilingual resources, digital and procurement assistance, entrepreneurship training, Google certificates, and workforce development tied to the South32 mine and other emerging industries. They also highlighted tourism promotion efforts to counter negative perceptions of Nogales, noting increased online engagement and stronger visitor activity. Members asked about state and federal improvements that could help trade, and witnesses said the top needs were infrastructure upgrades, especially roads and port-of-entry access, along with more pedestrian-friendly crossings and housing to retain workers. The Santa Cruz County Provisional Community College District described its unusual provisional status, its contract with Pima College, and the challenge of limited spending authority despite expected revenue growth from mining. The college said it is expanding workforce training, especially in AI, advanced manufacturing, trades, and ESL support, and is working toward eventual accreditation. The committee also heard from cattle industry representatives from Cattlemex, T4 Ranch, and J.M. Fletcher Cattle Co. They urged the reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to live cattle imports, arguing that Sonoran cattle are safe, traceable, and vital to Arizona’s economy and the national beef supply. Witnesses said the New World screwworm-related border closure has reduced imports, raised beef prices, hurt feedlots and packing plants, and shifted cattle trade to other states. They asked lawmakers to advocate with USDA for a Sonora-specific reopening and to support Arizona’s livestock infrastructure and grazing lands. No bills were heard and no votes were taken.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/19/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our transportation economic development infrastructure program, or TED, we're also asking for $2.5 million
  • The transportation economic development infrastructure program, or TED, is where we pay for non-trunk
  • .<02:01:07.840> It<02:01:08.080> lowers<02:01:08.480> development infrastructure
  • It lowers development infrastructure.
  • the transportation economic development the transportation economic development infrastructure<02
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Conference Committee on SF2298 5/8/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • /c> workforce housing development program workforce housing development program also<00:09:41.760>
  • /c> manufactured home park infrastructure manufactured home park infrastructure grants<00:09:47.839><
  • It allows the use of housing infrastructure bond proceeds on adaptive reuse for the development of both
  • entities for the economic development entities for the economic development and<00:15:45.199>
  • We support 100 million in housing infrastructure bonds, while HIBs support an array of housing development
Keywords: 1183, house
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Local governments and developers identify infill infrastructure needs together and are required to demonstrate
  • fees, but infrastructure requirements remain a blind spot.
  • It doesn't limit infrastructure requirements in any way.
  • Using the framework for development impact fee disclosure and transparency developed in AB 1820, Chiu
  • , that was... ...development impact fee disclosure and transparency developed in AB 1820, Chiu, that
Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of local government, housing, transportation, and public safety bills. Early items included SB 762, which would give certain local governments a voter-approved path to seek additional local sales tax authority to address fiscal pressures; SB 1400, which would modernize Alameda Health System governance and give Alameda County more flexibility and oversight; and SB 1408, which would authorize Contra Costa County to place a renewal of its transportation sales tax on the ballot. Supporters for those bills included local officials, county representatives, labor groups, fire and police organizations, and transit advocates, while no organized opposition was presented on those measures in committee. The committee also heard SB 1272, which would give homeowners more time to correct certain inherited code violations and allow an affidavit process for buyers who did not know about the violation at purchase. The bill drew support from the California Apartment Association and opposition from code enforcement and county groups, who argued it would reduce local enforcement discretion and create health and safety risks. After questions about disclosure and enforcement, the committee approved SB 1272 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations. SB 1055, dealing with procurement flexibility for Pajaro flood control and levee repairs, also passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee approved SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner and create an independent medical examiner system. The author and supporters argued the change was needed for transparency and independence in in-custody death investigations, while opponents raised labor, cost, and governance concerns; some opposition was softened after the author agreed to employee-protection amendments. The committee also passed SB 1172, limiting consultant compensation and adding transparency rules for local tax-sharing agreements, and several housing bills from Senator Grayson: SB 1003 on pro-housing infrastructure financing districts, SB 1014 on early disclosure of infrastructure requirements for housing projects, and SB 1169 on extending tentative vesting map validity. The committee took votes on consent items and later add-ons, with most measures passing on bipartisan or unanimous votes and several being re-referred to Appropriations or Housing and Community Development as appropriate.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a developing industry. It's a very competitive industry.
  • and economic development.
  • The cattle industry is important here, but because of our lack of infrastructure and our lack of development
  • lacking a little bit of infrastructure.
  • This has Workforce Development Secretary Nair.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the land grant side, it would be for a variety of infrastructure types for community development,
  • We have land grants that are developing affordable housing developments.
  • infrastructure fund.
  • Prior for the priority for water and tribal infrastructure and land grant was that, um, in acequia infrastructure
  • This is currently where the tribal infrastructure and the Housing Infrastructure Fund sit in the law.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate - 01/22/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:10.879> very with companies who are developing very with companies who are developing
  • <00:04:17.320> and can uh attach to our infrastructure and can uh attach to our infrastructure
  • Developers like Tract come in.
  • Does that infrastructure money...
  • infrastructure?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Now on to the progrowth infrastructure fund.
  • to those development areas all across the state of Oklahoma.
  • And then last but not least is the FY25 infrastructure funding.
  • So, the long-term infrastructure revolving fund has been set up.
  • Development as we get ready for Don's arrival in quarter two of 2027.
Keywords: 914, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HED Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is relating to the Center for Climate Resilient Development.
  • Um, our research abides by the principles of climate resilient development, which formally means that
  • . infrastructure. infrastructure.
  • <00:23:02.480> and shocking amount of infrastructure and shocking amount of infrastructure
  • saves the public money in infrastructure saves the public money in infrastructure costs<00:28:08.399
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard SB 657 SD1 HD1, which would appropriate funds for SOEST at UH Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Testimony was strongly in support from UH researchers, DLNR, and several other organizations. Supporters said the center’s modeling and data are already used by state and county agencies for sea level rise, shoreline setback, flood, and infrastructure planning, and that local funding is increasingly important because federal climate research funding is uncertain. Members discussed how the work might be framed to avoid federal political pushback, and witnesses said the research can be described in terms of infrastructure protection, public safety, and cost savings. They also confirmed the funding would primarily support salaries for climate modelers and would help backfill federal cuts. The committee recommended and adopted passage of the bill unamended. Members also discussed the practical value of the center’s work, including Kauai’s sea level rise constraint district, future rainfall and flooding modeling, and the need for more granular data than current FEMA maps provide. Additional support was noted from the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Ulu Pono Initiative, Surfrider Foundation, Hawaii Region Climate Protectors, Hawaii Coalition Earth, and the Climate Change and Health Working Group. The committee then voted to pass SB 657 SD1 HD1 as recommended. The committee later took up SB 1252 SD2, a bill requiring the Board of Regents to establish a specialized training program for health care providers on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and appropriating funds. The chair explained that the HD1 version incorporated suggestions from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, added a preamble recognizing existing programs and the need for coordination, and left a blank appropriation and FTE count in the bill while including the amounts in the committee report. With no discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 1252 SD2 with amendments.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • development.
  • The need for more infrastructure development. Is the price signal clear?
  • Now, I want to be clear: there are some developers, third-party developers, that develop data centers
  • We are an infrastructure developer exclusively in West Texas.
  • We provide the land, the civil, Infrastructure developer exclusively in West Texas.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In short, the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure is moving forward, but the development of hydrogen-specific
  • , we're going to have huge infrastructure spend.
  • and gas infrastructure with different lenses for depreciation.
  • center development.
  • PG&E has $73 billion worth of approved infrastructure work.
Keywords: 988, house, all