Transcript Highlights:

• and cutting back on maintenance and absolving themselves a lot of the responsibilities of community owners
• And even the mom-and-pop owners of parks have started increasing rent at similar rates just to keep up
• And even the mom-and-pop owners of parks have started increasing rent at similar rates just to keep up
• <00:03:08.159> over down on Trailer Park owner over down on Trailer Park owner over deplorable
• stating that our community was owner stating that our community was going<00:09:03.040> to<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the owner should be responsible.
• The owner can't pay, won't pay, whatever, right? Correct.
• The owner can't pay, won't pay, whatever, right? Correct.
• > won't<00:35:02.480> pay, >> The owner can't pay, won't pay, >> The owner
• , unless the owner pays for care.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• HB 577 enables a property owner to build an ADU by right up to 950 square feet, and the property owner
• restrictions upon Property Owners restrictions upon Property Owners ability<00:06:48.120> to<
• I am the owner and executive manager of Belt Howard Property Management.
• Property owners should have the freedom to develop their land.
• Property owners should have the freedom to develop their land.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In the north gallery, I have Dana Shoemaker and Abby Garcia, who are the owners of Casey Pharmacy in
• Speaker, sitting next to Miss Haffey is the owner of North Town Pharmacy here in Jackson, Dr.
• Speaker, sitting next to Miss Haffey is the owner of North Town Pharmacy here in Jackson, Dr.
• He's the owner of Lab Discount Drugs. Let's make him welcome. Welcome, sir. >> [applause] Mr.
• He's the owner of Lab Discount Drugs. Let's make him welcome. Welcome, sir. >> [applause] Mr.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House opened with a prayer by guest minister Lee Carson, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. After a quorum was confirmed, the journal reading was dispensed with and there were no reports from select committees or resolutions, petitions, or memorials. Members then introduced a large number of guests, with many of the introductions focused on pharmacists and pharmacy owners from across Mississippi, along with visitors from the Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind and other local guests in the galleries. During the floor proceedings, members also announced that students from the Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind would be available to meet legislators in Room 402, and the clerk announced a public utilities joint hearing with the Senate Energy Committee later that day. Representative Powell reminded members that the Beam office had broadband maps available in Room 204 for review. Representative Eubanks distributed information about the Morgan Freeman Symphonic Blues Experience, and Representative Ford announced an evening Builders and Contractors of Mississippi crawfish boil. On the legislative calendar, Representative Robertson moved to invite conference on House Bill 1395, and the motion was adopted. The House then recessed subject to call so members could wait for state championship teams expected from the Senate for recognition, but before that occurred, the chamber later adjourned on motion of the gentleman from Rankin until 10:00 a.m. the following day.

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• Single-vessel owners and multi-vessel fleet owners have talked about this in various ways, both in favor
• The fund is funded by 21 owners, she said. Yes. Yeah, there's, yeah.
• About half the permits, half the permits, but then how many owners is it?
• So that rich boat owner theory... I'm making less than my guys on deck.
• So that rich boat owner theory was past tense. I have to work.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Massachusetts sea scallop fishery, especially the economic importance of the industry, federal scallop management, and two policy questions: reopening the Northern Edge area on Georges Bank and allowing permit stacking/permit consolidation. Chairing senators emphasized their interest in hearing both sides, their frustration with federal bureaucracy, and their view that the issue should be guided by science while protecting the long-term resource and local communities. Dr. Kate O’Keefe of the New England Fishery Management Council and Kevin Stokesbury of UMass Dartmouth described the Magnuson-Stevens framework, annual catch limits, rotational area management, and the role of industry-funded surveys and the research set-aside program. They said scallops remain the most lucrative council-managed commercial fishery on the East Coast, but recent changes include more small scallops, lower biomass in some areas, higher natural mortality, and shifting abundance toward Georges Bank. On the Northern Edge, they explained that the council previously considered opening the area through a framework/joint action with habitat management, but discontinued the action in 2024 because of conflicting objectives involving scallop yield, habitat protection, and other species. They said the issue could be revisited through future council priority-setting. Representatives of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund argued that the fishery needs modernization to remain economically viable. They supported reopening the Northern Edge and strongly backed permit stacking, saying it would allow two permits on one vessel while keeping ownership caps in place, reducing costs, improving safety, and helping family-owned fleets avoid financial distress and outside investment. Port of New Bedford representative John Regan stressed the port’s central role in the state economy, the need to protect working waterfront infrastructure, and the importance of any permit changes preserving local ownership and participation. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members asked that the witnesses keep the committee informed as the council and federal agencies consider next steps.

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• Our other residential property owners are typically seasonal, with full-time homes elsewhere.
• When we were founded, all property owners got a vote.
• Our other residential property owners, 300 to 400 full-time residents.
• Our other residential property owners are typically seasonal with full-time homes elsewhere.
• When we were founded, all property owners got a vote.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Our other residential property owners are typically seasonal, with full-time homes elsewhere.
• When we were founded, all property owners got a vote.
• Our other residential property owners, 300 to 400 full-time residents.
• Our other residential property owners are typically seasonal with full-time homes elsewhere.
• When we were founded, all property owners got a vote.

Bills: HB344

Keywords: campaign finance, elections, transparency, political committees, reporting requirements, enforcement

Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee heard several election- and campaign-related bills. House Substitute 2 for House Bill 155 would make Public Integrity Commission reports publicly available on the commission’s website, add a specific travel-expense reporting category, and remove the FOIA requirement for accessing reports; Senator Richardson said he supported the transparency measure and asked to be added as a co-sponsor. The committee also took up House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would create state protections against voter suppression and vote dilution, expand language access, prohibit intimidation and deception, and allow court remedies for violations. The bill drew strong support from advocacy groups including YWCA Delaware, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, and the Legal Defense Fund, and several senators voiced support and interest in moving it quickly. House Bill 430, a constitutional amendment proposal, would make explicit that only natural persons may vote in Delaware elections, including municipal elections, in response to concerns about corporate or other artificial-entity voting in some towns. The discussion focused heavily on Fenwick Island, where the mayor testified that the town’s charter has long allowed certain artificial entities to vote in local elections and said the system is limited and has worked for years; other speakers argued the bill was needed to prevent corporate dilution of residents’ votes. Senator Richardson expressed concern about restricting entities with a local stake, while Senator Hoffner and others emphasized the principle of one person, one vote. Senator Townsend presented House Bill 344, which would tighten campaign finance rules by requiring Delaware bank accounts for candidates and committees, recurring training, better documentation of candidate loans, longer record retention, automatic filing extensions, and inactive status for noncompliant committees; one public commenter opposed the bill on cost grounds. He also presented House Bill 448, which would allow campaign funds to be used for reasonable security expenses for candidates and elected officials, with guardrails, and a commenter suggested allowing electronic security systems without a cap. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 472, a local de-annexation measure for Noble’s Pond in Cheswold to remove scattered residential lots from town boundaries and resolve uneven tax treatment; Senator Hoffner noted local law enforcement supported the change. The committee adjourned after hearing no further public comment on HB 472, and the vote to adjourn was unanimous.

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• I'm the owner of Urban Space.
• Um, at our core, we're a housing company and we are the nation's largest owner developer of affordable
• The person also must not be a current or former tenant of the property owner, and the provision, this
• The bill also allows the property owner to recover damages between $1000 and $300,000 if the property
• And I think right now it's time for Texas to step up and protect property owners.

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• I'm the owner of Urban Space.
• The person also... ...must not be a current or former tenant of the property owner.
• The bill also allows the property owner to recover damages between $1,000 and $300,000 if the property
• in 2024 unanimously, and I think right now it's time... for Texas to step up and protect property owners
• For the property's legitimate owner, the issue is about property rights.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Currently, the burden of any form of dispute lies squarely on the shoulders of the vehicle owner.
• It just allows a vehicle owner to retrieve their vehicle on the same day of their... ...process.
• As business owners, they know people are not interchangeable.
• As business owners, they know people are not interchangeable.
• Times after the L.A. fires to make sure that rental property owners and businesses understood.

Summary: The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call. SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.

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• correctly, the 12-month compliance period from the time the transfer takes place, the new property owner
• , the new property owner, then has the responsibility.
• Currently, the burden of any form of dispute lies squarely on the shoulders of the vehicle owner.
• As business owners, they know people are not interchangeable.
• As business owners, they know people are not interchangeable.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• cost to East Kentucky Powers owner cost to East Kentucky Powers owner members,<01:01:54.319>
• East Kentucky Power and their owner East Kentucky Power and their owner members<01:03:58.319>
• we only have three member owners. we only have three member owners.
• ongoing growth of our member owners. ongoing growth of our member owners.
• owners on the transmission score. owners on the transmission score. 99.99%. 99.99%. 99.99%.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• Revenue so it's a $50 penalty if owners Revenue so it's a $50 penalty if owners don't<00:42:12.760
• commitments that we make to land owners commitments that we make to land owners to<00:49:31.280>
• , resort owners, and others interested in Minnesota's lake and river heritage.
• and cabin owners Anglers Resort owners<00:53:58.760> and<00:53:59.000> others<00:53:59.400
• > interested<00:53:59.839> in owners and others interested in owners and others interested

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman and members, many counties across the state of Texas allow property owners to split payments
• Property owners cannot reasonably be expected to pay half their bill by December 1st because they do
• House Bill 2742 addresses this contingency by allowing property owners additional time to pay their taxes
• Currently, municipalities require apartment building owners and business owners to have original certificates
• time, but they still require the original document and will not currently allow a business owner to

Bills: HB198, HB303, HB1535, HB2742, HB3305, HB3348, HB3505, HB3711, HB4753, HB2715, HB21, HB30, HB21, HB198, HB303

Keywords: HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test

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• However, there have been multiple situations in which a building has had multiple owners.
• The city then has a record that they issued a certificate of occupancy to the business owner at that
• House Bill 4753 allows a property owner to acquire a document proving that a certificate of occupancy
• The incredibly strict requirements placed on property owners of smaller tracts of land under 10 acres
• The result, again, these property owners...

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Summary: The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.

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• the powers and duties of a unit owners the powers and duties of a unit owners associations<00:07
• I'm one of the owners of Advantage Town Home Management.
• I'm one of the owners of Advantage Town Home Management.
• Again, impact to current compliant owners.
• <00:48:43.280> decides restriction and u a unit owner decides restriction and u a unit owner

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I get to speak with a lot of our resort owners and hear their concerns.
• As property owners, it is a burden that we are assessed at a different rate.
• So I get to speak with a lot of our resort owners and hear their concerns.
• As property owners, it is a burden that we are assessed at a different rate.
• <00:53:49.359> we few land owners um as Resort owners we few land owners um as Resort owners

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

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• property, which is driven or attended by any person to make restitution to the vehicle or property owner
• The exceptions are law enforcement during felony Prevention's subscription based services with owner
• Simply does is take the situation where the the most owners intending it to be a one night stay.
• We understand that the owners of these establishes of saboteurs do not want to be subject to chapter
• And then the property owner may struggle to be able to tell them that they need to leave.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create accessory dwelling
• Under this bill, the property owner retains his homestead exemption for that portion of the property
• on which the owner maintains a permanent residence.
• And should result in a lower National Flood Insurance premium for the property owner and potentially
• To date, the division has received over 12,000 applications from property owners statewide, which was

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard several housing and disaster-recovery items. The committee heard SB 48 by Senator Gates, which would require local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, preserve homestead treatment for the owner-occupied portion of the property, limit undue parking restrictions, require 30-day minimum rentals, extend certain density bonuses for military families, and allow reusable tenant screening reports. The bill drew strong support from the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals and several others, and it was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 34 by Senator Sharif, creating a historic cemeteries program to help preserve historic African-American cemeteries and allow sale of excess vacant land if proceeds are used for long-term maintenance; it was also reported favorably. The committee then considered and recommended confirmation of Fox Henderson to the Board of Directors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. Members also received a presentation from the Department of Commerce on the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program and Rebuild Florida. Deputy Secretary Justin Domer described the state’s administration of HUD disaster recovery funds, including more than $4.3 billion received since 2017, housing repair and replacement programs that have completed 5,271 homes, and infrastructure and mitigation projects such as sewer conversion in Alford, the new Calhoun-Liberty Hospital, and the Florida Keys desalination plant. Members asked about average project costs, contractor oversight, corrective actions for deficient work, and audit procedures; Domer said the department uses inspections, vendor oversight, and financial penalties, and noted stricter contract consequences in newer programs. The Division of Emergency Management also presented on Elevate Florida, a federal mitigation program that allows homeowners to apply directly for elevation, reconstruction, acquisition/demolition, or wind-mitigation projects, with a 75/25 federal-homeowner cost share and no state funds. Director Kevin Guthrie said the program is designed to reduce repetitive flood losses and keep homeowners in place, and that it has received more than 12,000 applications, with about 1,500 prioritized, 500 on a wait list, and 305 submitted to FEMA for final approval. Members asked about the 25% match for seniors, the wait list, contractor procurement, and how projects are classified; Guthrie said the program uses insurance proceeds where available, has competitively procured 27 contractors, and may shift projects from elevation to reconstruction depending on damage and flood rules. The committee adjourned after the presentations and discussion.

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• , often 5% to 10% more than standard property owners.
• , often 5% to 10% more than standard property owners.
• , often 5% to 10% more than standard property owners.
• Will it put business owners and Workers out of business?
• For a small business owner like myself, every dollar matters. The act helps bridge that gap.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all