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• I'm with the Texas affiliation of affordable housing providers.
• Arriaga, Executive Director for the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, TAP for short.
• Roger Arriaga, Executive Director for Texas Affiliation of Affordable housing providers on the bill.
• And Gene Latshaw, also with Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, on the bill.
• I know you're here speaking to things. developments that apply in affordable housing and use the tax

Bills: SB502 , SB513 , SB622 , SB670 , SB731 , SB732 , SB916 , SB961 , SB1122

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• . ...affordability of employer-sponsored plans.
• They are trying to offer affordable benefits and attract employees, but it just gets a little harder
• When it was originally passed out of the House, they brought it over to...
• I'm representing Texans for Affordable Health Care.
• Texas for Affordable Health Care is a nonprofit grassroots organization that represents families and

Bills: SB502 , SB513 , SB622 , SB670 , SB731 , SB732 , SB916 , SB961 , SB1122

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• and reduce burdens and to and to allow employers throughout the state of Texas to provide more affordable
• adherence, timely access, reduced waste due to dose adjustments, better cost, and overall more affordable
• many mandates that limit the flexibility that employers have, they are trying to, uh, to offer affordable
• When it was originally passed out of the house, they brought it over to y'all.
• Um, Texans for Affordable Healthcare is a nonprofit grassroots organization that represents families

Bills: SB 502 , SB 513 , SB 622 , SB 670 , SB 731 , SB 732 , SB 916 , SB 961 , SB 1122

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• I call this meeting of the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• Troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• </c> uh agenda today is House File 4266. uh agenda today is House File 4266.
• It helps thousands of students across our state afford college each year.
• </c> allowing them to be able to afford allowing them to be able to afford college.<00:12:44.720><c>

Bills: HF4266

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• in quotations, affordable options for people to stay here.
• And as you know, unfortunately, it's not counted in for 40B as affordable housing, which is another issue
• Our neighbors in manufactured housing communities are in crisis.
• Some are no longer insured because they can't afford it.
• The second benefit of this bill is affordability.

Bills: S2732 , S2738 , S2739

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding

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• House Bill 3448.
• The committee substitute to House Bill 4055. Bill 4055 is withdrawn.
• House Bill 3713 removes this obligation.
• for or against House Bill 3713.
• Thank you for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 4272 today.

Bills: HB3713 , HB3953 , HB4055 , HB4272

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• And so just changing House District 4 to House District 2. That's the only change?
• He took out his two daughters' houses, his father's house, and his house, and he sold us 120 acres all
• We should look at affordability as it relates to each and every housing type.
• to this resolution to study a comprehensive view of not just rent stabilization, but affordable housing
• That's why we support this comprehensive study on rent stabilization and affordable housing.

Bills: HR217 , HB66 , HB204 , HB208 , HB326 , HB472 , HB483 , HB484 , HB793 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1087 , HB1111 , HB1215 , SB78 , SB148

Committee: House Municipal

Keywords: rent stabilization, affordable housing, cost burdened, Louisiana housing, housing policy, emergency rental protections, Alexandria, municipal ordinances, administrative adjudication, code enforcement, housing violations, building codes, zoning, nuisance ordinances, vegetation ordinances, sewerage, drainage, licensing, permits, local government

Summary: The committee met on April 29 and considered a series of local and special bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, development districts, and term limits. Early action included a motion to apply a three-minute rule. House Bill 483, concerning the Fulberg/Marini Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish, was voluntarily deferred after discussion and no support cards. House Bill 484, which revised the New Orleans Regional Business Park board by reducing membership from 12 to 11 and giving the mayor four direct appointments with removal authority, was adopted as a substitute and reported favorably. Senate Bill 78, dealing with the Shreveport Downtown Development District, was amended to correct a legislative district reference and then reported favorably. The committee also heard announcements that several previously deferred bills would not be heard that day. Several Shreveport-related blight bills were advanced. House Bill 1051, authorizing demolition of certain dilapidated properties in Shreveport, was amended to allow the city to rely on findings from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and then reported favorably. House Bill 1080, addressing condemned commercial property in Shreveport, was also reported favorably, though the author said he would continue consulting with the city attorney before floor consideration. House Bill 66 for Alexandria expanded the city’s administrative adjudication authority to cover a broader range of ordinance violations, including building, zoning, vegetation, nuisance, sewer, drainage, licensing, and permit matters; it was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief candidate to reside within the village, also passed favorably. House Bill 793, a contentious bill concerning recorded subdivision plats and prescription, drew extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, a former appellate judge, and the McCormick family. Supporters said the bill closes a loophole exposed by recent court rulings that could let noncompliant plats become enforceable after five years without actual notice to local governments, while opponents argued the current substitute still creates uncertainty and could burden property owners; the author said the bill was prospective only and would also go to the Law Institute. Despite the debate, the committee moved the substitute favorably. Senate Bill 148, allowing municipalities to pay a modest per diem to planning and zoning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably with support from Lake Charles. The committee rejected House Bill 208, which would have let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members. The bill’s author argued the people should decide, but the St. Helena Police Jury opposed it and committee members emphasized local control; the final vote was 3 yeas to 10 nays. House Bill 1215, concerning the disposition of historical statues and monuments, was amended to bar the Office of State Parks from placing transferred monuments back in the parish from which they were removed, and then was reported favorably. House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization ordinances during a governor-declared emergency, was amended to limit such ordinances to the emergency period, tie increases to the consumer price index, and cap them at 365 days; discussion continued on whether the measure duplicated existing price-gouging laws and whether a broader study would be preferable.

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• The resulting impact has been detrimental to the accessibility of affordable housing.
• So the impact is more than simply the affordability of housing; it's also an economic impact.
• housing options.
• Counties regulating density in this manner have a direct impact on housing affordability and accessibility
• In conclusion, The affordability and attainability of new housing in these jurisdictions have been severely

Bills: SB840 , HB2025 , HB2512 , HB3139 , HB3798 , HB3892 , HB4373 , HB4398 , HB4582 , HB4689 , HB5187 , HB5658 , HB5666

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: HB 2025, Texas Property Code, plat filing, replat, amended plat, condominium plat, subdivision, county clerk, tax certificate, ad valorem taxes, delinquent taxes, property records, real property, land use, local government, property development, subdivision recording, condominium recording, tax receipt, eminent domain

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• of affordable rental housing for low-income individuals.
• The Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers in Texas for Housing are in support of this bill
• Association of Affordable Housing Providers, otherwise known as TAP, as you mentioned.
• And I'm also a developer of affordable rental housing based out of the Houston market.
• getting affordable housing off the ground.

Bills: SB840 , HB2025 , HB2512 , HB3139 , HB3798 , HB3892 , HB4373 , HB4398 , HB4582 , HB4689 , HB5187 , HB5658 , HB5666

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: HB 2025, Texas Property Code, plat filing, replat, amended plat, condominium plat, subdivision, county clerk, tax certificate, ad valorem taxes, delinquent taxes, property records, real property, land use, local government, property development, subdivision recording, condominium recording, tax receipt, eminent domain

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• housing and ensuring that... ...housing organization, and we advocate for policies that improve access
• So, different housing conference.
• So, different housing conference, apartment housing conference.
• Even though there are federal housing subsidies... ...has federal housing subsidies to rent.
• that move and to afford that rent.

Keywords: Virginia Housing Commission - Fees in Residential Rental Agreements Workgroup, 976, house, all

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• And we know it’s a housing crisis here; it’s a crisis around the country. What’s affordable, right?
• They are more affordable to build and maintain, faster to deploy than conventional housing, flexible
• Too many college graduates leave the Commonwealth because they simply cannot afford the cost of housing
• Working families in Fitchburg will have access to beautiful, modern housing they can actually afford.
• Chief among them is the lack of affordable and attainable housing, which threatens the very workforce

Bills: H5386

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Keywords: economic development, innovation, investment, housing, small business, global trade, infrastructure, 1212, all

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• Investment Dream Act that'll be created looks like in House Bill 4071.
• House Bill 4072, the $200 million that's being transferred from... Revenue stabilization?
• past utilization numbers, past numbers turned in by the two chairmen, respectively, Stinson in the House
• chairmen that handle that aglar two subcommittee chairman again being Representative Stinson on the House
• again, that'll be left to the discretion of future legislative bodies if they what the senate future house

Bills: SB1177 , SB1177

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• about it in Generality, because the bill hasn't been drafted, but in the budget agreement between the House
• Additionally, you saw the child care teacher recruitment programs reflected in House Bill 2778.
• That's a bill that has come off the senate floor and it's now over in the house for them to take up.
• So, this budget does, and the appropriations committees and for votes in the Senate and the House ultimately

Bills: SB1177

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• Today we have just one bill before us: House File 2437, the omnibus tax bill.
• House File 2437, the omnibus tax bill. Um, and we intend to move this on to the general register.
• So, I'll make the motion that House File 2437 be recommended for placement on the general register.
• All those in uh I renew my motion<00:08:41.039><c> that</c><00:08:41.279><c> House</c><00:08:41.519><
• File 2437 as amended motion that House File 2437 as amended be<00:08:44.159><c> recommended</c><00:08

Bills: HF2437

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: tax credits, tax increments, housing development, local government, economic aid, 1183, house

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• We'll move on to House Bill 2405. Substitute House Bill 2405.
• Second Substitute House Bill 2345 is an act relating to responding to Second Substitute House Bill 2345
• It passed the House 94-0.
• House Bill 291 is before us.
• House Bill 2264 is before us.

Bills: HB1526 , HB1069 , HB1347 , HB2091 , HB2264

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: liquor license, snack bar, state regulations, alcohol sales, business licensing, collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, education, funding, student loans, affordability, higher education, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation

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• Convening this morning's joint hearing of the House Committee on Tourism as well as the House Committee
• </c><00:18:01.440><c> Bill</c> House Bill 1947 relating to tourism.
• They touch land and water, infrastructure, housing, transportation, public safety.
• They touch land and water, infrastructure, housing, transportation, public safety.
• Vice Chair, voting on House Bill 1947. Chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments.

Bills: SB2187

Committee: House Tourism

Keywords: housing, economic development, tourism, state department, renaming, Hawaii Revised Statutes, 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Tourism and Water and Land hearing focused on HB 1947, which would repeal the Hawaii Tourism Authority, create an Office of Tourism in DBEDT, and establish a Division of Destination Management in DLNR. The Attorney General opposed provisions allowing the new tourism office or advisory board to hire independent attorneys, and also noted civil service and transfer-of-functions issues, including the need for standard transition language for employees, contracts, records, and equipment. DNR said it stood on its written comments, while the Department of Taxation also stood on its written testimony. HTA opposed the bill, arguing that Act 132 had already improved its governance and that destination management should remain within a single, holistic tourism framework. HTA said it is better positioned to coordinate with counties, communities, and state agencies on both tourism promotion and mitigation of impacts, and pointed to its strategic plan and DMAP work as evidence. The County of Kauai Office of Economic Development also opposed the bill, saying tourism issues cross multiple agencies and that coordination is best handled by one entity rather than splitting responsibilities between DBEDT and DLNR. One member of the public testified in support with reservations, saying Hawaii needs stronger leadership and control, but also warning that dissolving HTA would be a major change. During questioning, committee members pressed HTA on why destination management should not simply be handled by DLNR if HTA already consults with it on land-use and conservation issues. HTA responded that its role is broader than conservation alone and includes balancing economic development, visitor management, and resident quality of life, while deferring to DLNR on matters within DLNR’s jurisdiction. The hearing then moved to decision-making, where the chairs announced amendments that removed the transfer of destination management to DLNR, added counties and state/county agency assistance to the Office of Tourism, and made other conforming changes. The House committees voted to recommend HB 1947 pass with amendments, with several members voting aye and some voting with reservations, and the hearing was adjourned.

Keywords: Housing Study Committee - Room 216, Oct. 30, 2025; 1:00 PM, 925, all

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2926 allows municipalities to establish and maintain a workforce housing
• Selina Bliss from Historic District 1, sponsoring House Bill 2926, known as the Workforce Housing Accelerator
• So it's going to help support and uphold affordable housing.
• Affordable projects make up a very small percentage of overall housing builds.
• Affordable projects make up a very small percentage of overall housing builds.

Bills: HB2113 , HB2237 , HB2824 , HB2926 , HB2939 , HB2950

Committee: House Rural Economic Development

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

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• Many towns and cities cannot afford that. Thank you. We do.
• He added that the state also has a major housing shortage and affordability issue, and if bold action
• I think the Affordable Homes Act is a perfect example to look at.
• The Climate Superfund will fund adaptation, The Ahead Act, which is affordable housing and environmental
• housing and environmental trust funds.

Bills: S2542

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: climate resilience, resilience bond bill, environmental bond, infrastructure spending, flood control, coastal resilience, PFAS, clean water, wetlands, nature-based solutions, housing permitting, flood disclosure, land conservation, biodiversity, forest reserves, municipal vulnerability preparedness, MVP grant program, food security, agricultural resilience, solid waste

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• As a reminder, this is a companion to House Bill 2311.
• And with that, we will close the hearing on House Bill 5931 and we'll open up the House hearing public
• Senate Bill 5963 is the companion to House Bill 2586.
• I think you missed Ross—sorry, I was looking up whether we saw this bill already in the House.
• This will help these students feel more secure in their financial ability to afford college.

Bills: SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility