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• This amendment also allows clarifying language to ensure that the transfer of a well is certified to
• In other words, when you transfer a well, you have to certify that you're in compliance and that the
• Truck-to-truck transloading often involves transferring fuel to vehicles that have already exceeded the
• Although overweight corridors were designed to facilitate efficient and safe transfers of overweight
• And I think what it does is protect legal terminals, which have bulk transfer facilities.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• Most of that is due to an increase in the transfer from GRF. are at a PTRF of 3.5 billion.
• Recommendations also include a 15.8 billion dollar transfer from GR to the PTRF.
• The new voucher program, the new voucher fund, with a GR transfer.
• A LBB transfer, a GR transfer, it has to come through the appropriations committee to be appropriated
• so that we won't see a transfer outside of session, outside of the appropriator's purview.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Put another way, before you transfer it to somebody else, you have to get it serialized under federal
• one of these ghost guns, so transfer one of these ghost guns, so what<02:08:01.040> so-called
• :08:08.639> it<02:08:08.800> to<02:08:09.040> somebody way, before you transfer
• it to somebody way, before you transfer it to somebody else,<02:08:09.679> you<02:08:09.920>
• a ghost gun and transfer that that's transfer<02:08:54.000> it<02:08:54.159> to<02:08:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• energy and mass throughout the transfers energy and mass throughout the solar<00:20:05.200> system
• <04:15:09.600> via and other equipment are transferred via and other equipment are transferred
• And<04:23:32.239> while<04:23:32.640> FMS<04:23:33.279> transfers<04:23:34.479><
• <05:24:40.798> of CCP's harassment and forced transfer of CCP's harassment and forced transfer
• and services required to be transferred and services required to be transferred under<06:37:12.558

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You know, has there been any attempt to solve the issue within the school before transferring?
• the child into parent wants to transfer the child into or<03:32:30.399> hire<03:32:30.760>
• <03:45:15.880> a<03:45:16.040> child<03:45:16.560> to uh to want to transfer
• a child to uh to want to transfer a child to um<03:45:20.199> Simon<03:45:20.600> school
• to schools and the multiple transfers to schools and the lack<03:49:14.600> of<03:49:14.760><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials. Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• community colleges face significant barriers to A-G completion, dual-enrollment opportunities, and transfer
• Completion, dual-enrollment opportunities, and transfer pathways are limited due to access to college
• We need equitable access and support with A through G and transfer guarantees from community college
• Where it's happening is literally happening: 21%, almost 22%, compared to 18% statewide, of transfer
• One of them is AB 1647, the Voice Act, which protects young people's ability to speak during their transfer

Summary: The Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color held its second hearing, focused on cradle-to-college-and-career pipelines and education. Members opened with remarks emphasizing bipartisan support, the need to address opportunity gaps, and the committee’s prior hearing in Los Angeles, which helped generate legislation. The chair framed the day around school safety and discipline, community schools, and college/career pathways, and noted that public comment would be included at the end. In the first panel, witnesses described persistent disparities in school discipline and policing, even as suspension rates have declined statewide. Dr. David Turner cited reductions in suspensions tied to reforms such as bans on willful defiance suspensions, but warned that Black and Native boys remain disproportionately suspended and that “ghost suspensions” and police referrals still push students out of class. Other advocates called for stronger accountability, more restorative and culturally rooted practices, and greater investment in community-based supports. Members asked about the role of state and local policy, rural versus urban differences, and how to measure which interventions work best. The second panel centered on community schools. Advocates from Californians for Justice, Reclaim Our Schools LA, MILE, and the Sierra Health Foundation argued for the governor’s proposed $1 billion ongoing investment in the California Community Schools Partnership Act. They said community schools improve attendance, reduce suspensions, strengthen belonging, and create shared decision-making with families and students. Panelists described the role of community school coordinators, the importance of authentic partnerships, and the need to track informal discipline practices. Committee members pressed for a plain explanation of community schools and heard that the model is intended to be a high-return equity strategy that can save the state money over time. The final panel addressed college and career pathways. Speakers from the California Faculty Association, UC Student Association, Brotherhood Crusade, A Men, and Improve Your Tomorrow highlighted barriers facing Black, Latino, Native, and other boys and men of color in higher education, including financial aid gaps, weak transfer pathways, underinvestment in student support, and low campus belonging. They urged continued funding for community schools, expanded dual enrollment and ELOP access, and support for mentorship and culturally responsive programs. Public commenters echoed support for community schools and youth investment, including calls to redirect prison spending toward education and prevention. The chair closed by thanking the panelists, reflecting on his own school struggles and the role of mentorship, and adjourned the committee.

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• By law, it would transfer ownership once it percolated into the ground.
• So in the future, I believe that we all should understand that both surface water and groundwater transfers
• recognize concerns highlighted in recent developments related to proposed large-scale groundwater transfers
• While HB24 aims to limit out-of-district transfers to 5% of modeled available groundwater, we are concerned
• comprehensive groundwater management strategies, promote conservation, and encourage responsible transfers

Bills: HB24, HB27, HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all

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• So I would argue that we have not eliminated the cost to make a phone call; we've simply transferred
• This bill repeals that account and the annual transfer. Thank you.
• The legislation also transferred $70 million... ...dollars from the general fund into the account and
• This bill eliminates that account and transfers the balance of $42 million to the general fund.
• The family was understandably very upset, and they were transferring their anger to law enforcement.

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• opportunity to present House Bill 3773, which directs the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to transfer
• counties are incurring excessive costs for housing and caring for the detainees as they wait for transfer
• There's 1,719 folks waiting to be transferred out of jail for mental health facilities.
• Uh, currently in Comau County, as of today, we have 8 that are waiting, uh, transfer.
• If that's not the case, then, um, uh, let us take the folks that are, are in the jail and then transfer

Bills: HB153

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• opportunity to present House Bill 3773, which directs the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to transfer
• There are 1,719 folks waiting to be transferred out of jail to mental health facilities. ...all on the
• Currently in Comal County, as of today, we have eight that are waiting transfer.
• If that's not the case, then let us take the first step. folks that are in the jail, and then transfer
• Transfer them to them within five days of conviction, and three, Let us write these folks, use some of

Bills: HB153, HB1410, HB1461, HB1760, HB1762, HB3261, HB3773, HB153

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing

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• PFAS biomonitoring and firefighters item utilizes unspent funds for this project and allows. us to transfer
• This bill transfers some land in northern Minnesota from the state to the Leech Lake tribe.
• of Leech Lake Reservation, which includes the State-owned parcels that House File 1587 would help transfer
• The small transfer of land from our state government to our tribal government is a unique opportunity
• I believe that's the reason also behind the support that we have from DNR on this transfer as well.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• there's a voluntary framework, there will be no mandatory requirements in terms of the overland transfer
• whether you're a motorized boat or a non-motorized paddle sport craft, so that we can prevent the transfer
• There's a sense of fairness issue that was out there because you could transfer in a canoe.
• You could transfer the invasive species fairly easily, and water could be trapped there and stuff.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard and advanced three bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would ease permit and fee requirements for homeowners in the western Joshua tree region who need to remove or trim up to 10 trees for health, safety, or defensible-space reasons. Supporters included the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members emphasized balancing conservation with homeowner needs. The bill was moved out of committee on a do pass as amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, addressed the spread of golden mussels and other aquatic invasive species by creating a statewide decontamination framework for watercraft, reciprocity among California water bodies, and longer-term funding ideas. Testimony from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency described Tahoe’s invasive-species prevention program and warned of major ecological and economic harm if golden mussels spread further. Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution but said it was not in opposition, raising concerns about fairness, reciprocity, and post-infestation management. The committee discussed committee amendments and the bill passed do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would help expedite groundwater recharge permitting by directing the California Council of Science and Technology to complete a watershed-wide water availability analysis that applicants could use in permit applications. Supporters said the bill would reduce expensive data-analysis burdens and improve climate resilience by helping capture excess water during wet periods. Some members raised concerns about impacts on existing water rights and regional water interests, especially in the San Joaquin Valley, but the author said the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed do pass to Appropriations. At the end of the meeting, the committee also took add-on votes confirming passage of the bills, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The second is the unclaimed property transfers into the state and those are affecting the state school
• than the law allows them to have that that Carryforward piece and then second is provide expected transfer
• That's been a transfer of funds from the AAA into step up for students.
• lot of questions initially as we start bringing them in on, for example, the timing of when that transfer

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• We're linked to the abolishment of Texas Health Commission and transfer of its functions to the Department
• fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing numbers a certain person and transfer
• relating to the prosecution of officers' offenses of unlawful carrying of certain weapons and unlawful transfer
• by Howard, proposing a constitutional. dedicated certain general revenue that would otherwise be transferred

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In most cases, transfers still rely on dispatchers manually calling one another.
• to our specific mobile crisis line through a true warm handoff process, allowing information to transfer
• to our specific mobile crisis line through a true warm handoff process, allowing information to transfer
• the kind of 988 vision is the ability to, like, pull reports, for example, on how many 988 calls transfer
• In 2025, this interoperability was further demonstrated operationally through successful live transfers

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on AB 988 implementation and suicide prevention in California Indian communities. Members and the chairs emphasized that 988 was intended to create a behavioral health crisis system with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and then turned to the disproportionate suicide burden facing Native youth and the need for culturally responsive outreach and services. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, the bill’s author, said the law has already saved lives but argued that key parts of the system—especially interoperability between 911 and 988, mobile crisis dispatch, and adequate funding—are not yet working as intended. The first panel of stakeholders and call center leaders largely said California’s 988 network is underfunded and not fully integrated. Speakers from the Steinberg Institute and 988 California said call, text, and chat demand has grown sharply, but staffing and funding have not kept pace, leaving text/chat answer rates far below the state’s goals and sending many contacts to out-of-state backup centers. They also said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 statewide, and that the state’s current governance and funding structure is too fragmented. WellSpace Health and other providers described 988 as the “front door” to crisis care, urged more stable funding, and recommended broader use of the CCBHC model to support mobile crisis and behavioral health infrastructure. San Joaquin County offered a local success story, describing a countywide crisis continuum that links 988, mobile crisis, behavioral health access lines, and follow-up services through warm handoffs and coordinated outreach. County officials said the model has reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds, and they noted that local partnerships and repeated community meetings were key to implementation. Members asked about staffing, tribal outreach, and how to make the system more measurable and interoperable; panelists said staffing projections should be based on actual call volume and contact length, and that tribal-specific outreach has often depended on temporary grant funding. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS then described the five-year implementation plan, the roles of multiple agencies, and current performance data. They said California’s 988 system has handled more than 74,000 contacts in a recent month, with in-state answer rates of 87% for calls and lower rates for chats and texts, and that unanswered contacts are routed to backup centers. They highlighted training efforts, LGBTQ+ competency work after the end of the federal “Press 3” option, and efforts to improve reimbursement for mobile crisis services. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• <00:10:13.480> that<00:10:13.760> credit a person to uh transfer that credit a person
• to uh transfer that credit immediately<00:10:15.399> rather<00:10:15.640> than<00:10:15.800
• <00:19:01.280> its<00:19:01.520> burdens<00:19:02.240> onto state as transferring
• its burdens onto state as transferring its burdens onto the<00:19:02.679> shoulders<00:19:03.080

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Writer 15 additional funding sources and cash flow contingency provides for the direct temporary transfer
• Turning to page 8, the tables show Terp expenditures and trust fund transfers during the 22-23 biennium
• , the trust fund is required to transfer any remaining balances at the end of the biennium to TxDOT,
• An estimated total of 423.4 million from sporting goods sales tax transfers to four.
• The purpose of the TWF is to hold and transfer money to other agency funds and programs, allowing the

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• <00:05:17.520> public<00:05:17.840> permitting<00:05:18.240> liability transferring
• public permitting liability transferring public permitting liability wholesale<00:05:19.120> onto
• Welcome. >> Um, so I know in your testimony that it would be on the person that's transferring the tax
• ,<01:28:24.000> a<01:28:24.239> temporary<01:28:24.719> educational transfer, a
• temporary educational transfer, a temporary educational sabatical,<01:28:25.840> serious<01:28

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on five housing-related measures. SB 2232 would create a three-year tiny home grant pilot program within HHFDC, with annual reporting to HHFDC and the Legislature; testimony was mixed, and the bill was later recommended for passage with amendments, including a full-time housing development specialist, a residential-use-only restriction for the tiny homes, and a blanked appropriation. SB 2192 would bar county down-zoning that reduces housing capacity unless equivalent capacity is added elsewhere in the county; it drew support from housing advocates and comments from planning officials, and was also recommended for passage with amendments. SB 2378 would clarify insurance requirements for single- and multifamily projects seeking expedited county permitting; engineers and housing groups supported it, while one testifier opposed it, and it was recommended for passage with a technical amendment. SB 2524 would appropriate funds to the City and County of Honolulu for housing-related departments to comply with prior acts; the Honolulu department supported it, and members asked about prior spending and funding sources. SB 2398 would require residential housing utility availability maps; the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed the bill as written, citing infrastructure security, accuracy, liability, and administrative burden concerns, while supporters said it would improve transparency for developers. The chair proposed amendments to make the maps broad and geographic rather than parcel-specific, remove contested-case and reliance provisions, allow disclaimer language, and change the date; the bill was then recommended for passage with amendments, with one member noting reservations. All five measures were ultimately passed out of committee with amendments, with votes recorded and some members excused.

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• I am honored today to present AB 1412, which would make the transfer process consistent for all types
• of school transfers for special needs students.
• Existing law requires that when a student with an IEP transfers, because... school districts to adopt
• Existing law requires that when a student with an IEP transfers, because. Students.
• This 30-day timeline does not exist for transfers from outside of the state.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote. The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.

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• <00:31:14.080> of<00:31:14.200> land we went over with the transfer of land we went
• over with the transfer of land exemption<00:31:15.080> why<00:31:15.240> create<00:31:
• It authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer funds from RHRF into the mixed-income subaccount.
• authorizes director Finance to transfer authorizes director Finance to transfer funds<01:06:50.079
• We'll also adopt language from SB 35 to give the corporation the authority to transfer funds into and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096. The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.