Transcript Highlights:

• And<00:14:08.480><c> we</c><00:14:08.720><c> said</c><00:14:08.880><c> to</c><00:14:09.120><c> them,<
• Oh,<00:14:17.519><c> well,</c><00:14:17.920><c> this</c><00:14:18.079><c> is</c><00:14:18.160><c> a</
• </c> And<00:14:23.600><c> where</c><00:14:24.079><c> have</c><00:14:24.320><c> you</c><00:14:24.480><
• We<00:14:27.519><c> said,</c><00:14:27.680><c> from</c><00:14:27.920><c> the</c><00:14:28.079><c> well
• We<00:14:37.279><c> said</c><00:14:37.519><c> these</c><00:14:37.760><c> wells,</c><00:14:38.079><c>

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:14:08.560><c> Yes,</c><00:14:08.800><c> Madam</c><00:14:09.040><c> Chair,</c><00:14:09.279><c> I<
• Uh,<00:14:14.959><c> Madame</c><00:14:15.360><c> Chair</c><00:14:15.600><c> and</c><00:14:15.839><c>
• :18.320><c> a</c><00:14:18.959><c> um,</c><00:14:19.680><c> a</c><00:14:20.000><c> proposal</c><00:14
• 14:42.320><c> uh</c><00:14:42.560><c> which</c><00:14:42.800><c> we</c><00:14:43.199><c> which</c> there
• :14:48.240><c> to</c><00:14:48.320><c> the</c><00:14:48.480><c> use</c><00:14:48.639><c> of</c><00:14

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• align<00:14:02.639><c> New</c><00:14:02.800><c> Hampshire</c><00:14:03.120><c> with</c><00:14:03.279
• federal tax policy.<00:14:04.959><c> um</c><00:14:05.120><c> it</c><00:14:05.360><c> really</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:14.399><c> So</c><00:14:14.560><c> for</c><00:14:14.720><c> a</c><00:14:14.959><c> state</
• <00:14:18.160><c> think</c><00:14:18.240><c> this</c><00:14:18.480><c> is</c><00:14:18.560><c> a</c><
• 14:46.400><c> of</c><01:14:46.719><c> the</c><01:14:46.960><c> way</c><01:14:47.120><c> we</c><01:14:

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• it's</c><00:14:01.639><c> been</c><00:14:01.880><c> so</c><00:14:02.079><c> people</c><00:14:02.279><
• c> for</c><00:14:04.720><c> them</c><00:14:05.600><c> and</c><00:14:05.720><c> then</c><00:14:05.839>
• ><c> and</c><00:14:22.560><c> set</c><00:14:22.800><c> up</c><00:14:23.240><c> uh</c><00:14:23.360><c
• :25.120><c> do</c><00:14:25.320><c> that</c><00:14:25.480><c> so</c><00:14:25.639><c> they</c><00:14:
• ><c> um</c><00:14:33.240><c> focus</c><00:14:33.560><c> our</c><00:14:33.800><c> attention</c><00:14:

Summary: The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests. State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction. School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model. Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.

Transcript Highlights:

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• And we tried<00:14:08.160><c> to</c><00:14:08.320><c> do</c><00:14:08.480><c> that</c><00:14:08.720><
• Um, and it<00:14:15.440><c> allows</c><00:14:15.760><c> us</c><00:14:15.920><c> to</c><00:14:16.079><
• , she was my<00:14:49.120><c> guest</c><00:14:49.360><c> at</c><00:14:49.600><c> the</c><00:14:49.760
• . and a<00:14:52.320><c> lot</c><00:14:52.480><c> of</c><00:14:52.639><c> people</c><00:14:52.880><c>

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• Um, Um, Um, you<01:14:02.000><c> know,</c><01:14:02.080><c> I</c><01:14:02.240><c> I</c><01:14:02.360
• 14:04.400><c> that</c><01:14:04.640><c> part</c><01:14:05.000><c> of</c><01:14:05.240><c> the</c><01:
• </c><01:14:32.520><c> Um,</c><01:14:32.720><c> so</c><01:14:32.840><c> that</c><01:14:33.120><c> that
• > that</c><01:14:35.480><c> I</c><01:14:35.560><c> would</c><01:14:35.720><c> have</c><01:14:35.880><
• </c><01:14:40.120><c> But</c><01:14:40.240><c> if</c><01:14:40.360><c> we</c><01:14:40.480><c> stick<

Bills: SB2607 , SB2031 , SB2043 , SB2623 , SB2876 , SB2396 , SB2964 , SB2089

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

Transcript Highlights:

• One<00:14:00.240><c> is</c><00:14:01.199><c> a</c><00:14:01.440><c> person,</c><00:14:02.160><c> you<
• I don't<00:14:14.560><c> think</c><00:14:14.720><c> we</c><00:14:14.959><c> should</c><00:14:15.199><
• <00:14:28.800><c> Well,</c><00:14:29.040><c> that</c><00:14:29.199><c> was</c><00:14:29.360><c> part<
• /c><00:14:29.600><c> of</c><00:14:29.680><c> the</c><00:14:29.839><c> the</c><00:14:29.920><c> the</c
• :14:42.000><c> do</c><00:14:42.240><c> just</c><00:14:42.399><c> a</c><00:14:42.560><c> few</c><00:14

Committee: House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><00:14:07.040><c> take</c><00:14:07.120><c> action</c><00:14:07.440><c> on</c><00:14:07.680
• :08.560><c> So,</c><00:14:09.040><c> all</c><00:14:09.279><c> in</c><00:14:09.440><c> favor</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:15.839><c> So,</c><00:14:15.920><c> we're</c><00:14:16.160><c> three</c><00:14:16.320><c>
• Senator<00:14:17.519><c> Rashardy,</c><00:14:18.880><c> do</c><00:14:19.040><c> you</c><00:14:19.199>
• All<00:14:44.959><c> in</c><00:14:45.120><c> favor</c><00:14:45.360><c> of</c><00:14:45.440><c> the</

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• .<00:14:00.240><c> you</c><00:14:00.480><c> know</c><00:14:00.639><c> your</c><00:14:00.800><c> terms
• </c><00:14:01.120><c> of</c><00:14:01.279><c> what</c><00:14:01.519><c> you</c><00:14:01.680><c> got<
• </c><00:14:06.720><c> it</c><00:14:06.880><c> a</c><00:14:07.120><c> you</c><00:14:07.360><c> can't</
• ><c> puts</c><00:14:08.959><c> a</c><00:14:09.040><c> lean</c><00:14:09.279><c> on</c><00:14:09.360><
• </c><00:14:16.000><c> But</c><00:14:16.160><c> evidently</c><00:14:16.720><c> we</c><00:14:16.880><c>

Summary: The subcommittee took up HB 164, dealing with homeowners and certain service agreements tied to residential real estate. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be framed as prohibiting “service agreements” or more specifically as banning “future right to listing” agreements, and whether the bill should mirror Maine’s newer law. Mike Padmore of AARP New Hampshire presented suggested edits, including clarifying that the agreements are unenforceable, striking a provision at Roman 6C, and adding language making clear that registry of deeds staff are not liable when they record documents they are statutorily required to file. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors said the bill and Maine’s law reach the same result, but he preferred simpler wording and argued the bill should not include a two-year time limit because legitimate listing agreements should not create liens at all. Members and witnesses debated whether the bill should simply make the practice illegal outright, whether the Consumer Protection Act is the right enforcement vehicle, and whether the lien-removal process should be modeled on the recent undischarged mortgage bill. A consumer protection official said the bureau supports the statute and explained that under RSA 358-A, consumers could seek damages and equitable relief to strike a lien, while also noting that the bureau often uses the Consumer Protection Act as an enforcement tool. The committee also discussed narrowing the bill to residential real estate, with the sponsor and witnesses saying the problem has been seen in residential transactions and that commercial property was not the focus. The testimony described the underlying problem as companies, often national rather than New Hampshire-based, using long-term or future listing agreements to impose liens or penalties on homeowners, sometimes in connection with estate transfers or home sales. Witnesses said legitimate real estate listings do not normally place liens on houses, but these arrangements can include hidden or unclear penalties, including a reported 3% charge on home value. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the committee appeared to be working through possible amendments and whether to adopt Maine-style language or a simpler New Hampshire-specific approach.

Transcript Highlights:

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• 14:11.839><c> 37</c><00:14:12.480><c> for</c><00:14:13.040><c> male</c><00:14:13.440><c> C</c><00:14:
• council.<00:14:17.839><c> Uh</c><00:14:18.079><c> this</c><00:14:18.240><c> comes</c><00:14:18.399><
• 14:25.199><c> general</c><00:14:25.440><c> fund</c><00:14:25.680><c> in</c><00:14:25.920><c> 2829.
• Uh,<00:14:28.240><c> on</c><00:14:28.480><c> line</c><00:14:28.720><c> 38</c><00:14:29.040><c> for</c

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• and<00:14:28.320><c> they</c><00:14:28.399><c> do</c><00:14:28.560><c> a</c><00:14:28.720><c> background
• </c><00:14:31.279><c> That's,</c><00:14:31.760><c> you</c><00:14:32.000><c> know,</c><00:14:32.320><c
• </c><00:14:33.760><c> And</c><00:14:34.000><c> so</c><00:14:34.480><c> I</c><00:14:34.720><c> wonder<
• And so I wonder how<00:14:35.199><c> many</c><00:14:35.360><c> of</c><00:14:35.519><c> those</c><00:14
• <00:14:49.360><c> about</c><00:14:49.600><c> here,</c><00:14:49.920><c> the</c><00:14:50.320><c> drivers

Bills: HF3521 , HF3563 , HF82 , HF2689 , HF1794 , HF3544 , HF3516 , HF1752

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:14:07.440><c> challenges</c><00:14:07.920><c> is</c><00:14:08.399><c> um</c><00:14:08.880><c>
• ><c> you</c><00:14:15.199><c> deal</c><00:14:15.360><c> with</c><00:14:15.760><c> um</c><00:14:16.240
• to do is um<00:14:26.880><c> get</c><00:14:27.199><c> back</c><00:14:27.680><c> the</c><00:14:28.079
• ><c> in</c><00:14:33.600><c> the</c><00:14:33.839><c> in</c><00:14:34.000><c> the</c><00:14:34.160><c

Bills: SB2709 , SB3154

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:14:09.440><c> if</c><00:14:09.560><c> you</c><00:14:09.680><c> guys</c><00:14:09.839><c> want
• 14:15.120><c> chair</c><00:14:15.360><c> Westrom</c><00:14:15.839><c> members</c><00:14:16.120><c> of
• c><00:14:22.680><c> short</c><00:14:23.680><c> today</c><00:14:24.000><c> we</c><00:14:24.079><c> are
• Council<00:14:45.560><c> that</c><00:14:45.680><c> started</c><00:14:45.920><c> in</c><00:14:46.199>

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:

• of<00:14:12.640><c> work</c><00:14:12.920><c> that</c><00:14:13.120><c> was</c><00:14:13.320><c> similar
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• and mental<00:14:27.760><c> health</c><00:14:27.960><c> literacy</c><00:14:28.600><c> in</c><00:14:28.840
• grant program<00:14:32.560><c> for</c><00:14:32.720><c> those</c><00:14:33.360><c> and</c><00:14:33.680

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• c><00:14:41.320><c> the</c><00:14:41.440><c> court</c><00:14:42.160><c> U</c><00:14:42.320><c> the</c
• </c><00:14:43.199><c> so</c><00:14:43.920><c> yes</c><00:14:44.199><c> it</c><00:14:44.600><c> has</c
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Summary: House Majority Leader Harry Niska discussed House File 20, a bill he said would amend Minnesota’s Data Practices Act by adding the words “on individuals” to clarify that the private-data exemption applies only to information actually tied to an individual person. He argued the bill would overturn a 2022 Minnesota Supreme Court decision in Energy Policy Advocates v. Allison that, in his view, allowed the Attorney General’s office to withhold policymaking and closed investigative data even when no individual privacy interest was involved. Niska framed the measure as a transparency and democracy issue, saying the Attorney General’s office should not have a special secrecy privilege that other state agencies and prosecutors do not have. In response to questions, Niska said the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing concerns about the cost and burden of data practices requests and raising a broader question about whether some businesses might have privacy interests similar to individuals. Niska said the bill is not meant to eliminate legitimate privacy protections for actual individuals, including sensitive investigative information, but to prevent the office from using the private-data category to shield non-personal information. He also said the issue arose in part from information about outside influence on the Attorney General’s office, including funding for positions through NYU and the Bloomberg Foundation. Niska said the bill had been introduced by Republicans two years earlier but did not receive a hearing, and he expected it to come to the House floor because Republicans now control committees. He said Democrats were expected to vote as a bloc against it, and he suggested the vote would show where members stand on transparency. He also said other GOP priorities may move through committees and to the floor as they are ready, mentioning permitting reform, repeal of the nuclear moratorium, and an OIG-related bill, but he did not provide a detailed schedule. No vote on the bill was taken during the exchange.

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• And<00:14:05.880><c> so,</c><00:14:06.280><c> not</c><00:14:06.520><c> only</c><00:14:06.680><c> has<
• 14:11.680><c> had</c><00:14:11.920><c> a</c><00:14:12.480><c> great</c><00:14:12.760><c> deal</c> us.
• ><c> as</c><00:14:15.400><c> we</c><00:14:15.520><c> move</c><00:14:15.760><c> to</c><00:14:15.880><c
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Summary: The Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met and first heard a presentation from Johnny Cole III, president and CEO of the African American Forum in Lexington. Cole described the organization’s 30-plus year history, its signature events and programs, and its mission to promote African American arts, culture, education, and community development. He said the group has reached more than 60,000 people through events and more than 90,000 students through its arts partnership work, and estimated its programs have generated about $4.5 million in local economic impact. He also outlined a proposed legacy project in Lexington’s First Council District that would include a facility, culinary kitchen, food court, mobile truck, and expanded communications and internship opportunities, and said the organization was seeking a $3 million state request to help purchase a building and expand its mission. The committee then discussed a juvenile justice funding proposal presented by Senator Catoria Herring. Herring said the bill would create a juvenile justice fund for prevention, early intervention, alternatives to detention, re-entry, and wraparound services, with money coming from state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. She said the proposal was based on her experience in juvenile justice and on concerns that the state has invested heavily in detention facilities but not enough in upstream services. She cited recent facility spending and said the bill would seek $9 million. Members asked how the fund would work, who could apply, and how it would be overseen; Herring said she envisioned a grant program open to local governments, law enforcement, nonprofits, and school districts, with reporting requirements and oversight through the juvenile justice system. No vote was taken, and the discussion ended with general support and a suggestion to adjust the request amount to a round $9 million figure.

Transcript Highlights:

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• :14:18.079><c> you're</c><00:14:18.320><c> going</c><00:14:18.399><c> to</c><00:14:18.480><c> hear</c
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Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) on Kentucky’s metals industry. Speakers described metals manufacturing and recycling as a major economic backbone for the Commonwealth, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper operations, with broad impacts across production, fabrication, supply chains, and related businesses. They emphasized that the industry supports high-paying jobs, significant capital investment in Kentucky, and is aligned with broader efforts to expand U.S. manufacturing. A central theme was workforce development. MI2 leaders said the industry faces a persistent talent gap and that current education programs do not always produce the skills needed for modern metals jobs. They argued for stronger exposure and awareness, more direct industry involvement, and a dedicated metals career pathway through high schools, area technology centers, career and technical centers, and KCTCS. They also described pilot efforts in Logan, Warren, and Carroll counties that would introduce students to metals careers in middle school, move them into credits and pathways in high school, and connect them to internships, apprenticeships, and postsecondary training. Recycling and supply-chain security were the other major topics. Testimony stressed that recycled inputs are far cheaper than raw ore extraction and that recycling is increasingly important to competitiveness, environmental performance, and keeping materials from leaving the U.S. Speakers also raised concerns about China’s large steel and aluminum capacity and said unfair trade and global market manipulation make it harder for Kentucky producers to compete. Committee members and presenters framed MI2 as a collaborative effort among industry, state government, and academia to strengthen workforce pipelines, recycling, and long-term industry growth. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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Bills: HF1247 , HF628

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

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Committee: House Housing