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• Number two, through deed restrictions, these units will be owner-occupied, preventing them from being
• The homebuilding industry is a $5.4 billion contributor to our state’s economy. deed restrictions these
• units will be deed restrictions these units will be owner<00:22:21.279> occupied<00:22:22.200
• But most importantly, ladies and gentlemen, they can form a neighborhood because, by deed restriction
• The assessing offices, we receive deeds from the registry, so we can certainly check a deed.

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• of deeds and either collect when the property sells or eventually take ownership by tax deed.
• put a lean on the deed at the registry<01:10:28.440> of<01:10:28.600> deeds<01:10:29.239
• <02:25:18.960> or are not supposed to be as restrictive or are not supposed to be as restrictive
• it, and I think that we don't need to have administrative rules to restrict it.
• administrative rules to restrict administrative rules to restrict it<02:29:07.680> I'm<02

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• But I truly believe this is a DEED should be rested indeed and not here in mind.
• But I truly believe this is a DEED should be rested indeed and not here in mind.
• But I truly believe this is a DEED should be rested indeed and not here in mind.
• But I truly believe this is a DEED should be rested indeed and not here in mind.
• Although I do do disagree with the deed Although I do do disagree with the deed thing.<01:41:18.800

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• Five, it addresses private restrictions, including HOA and deed provisions that can block housing.
• First, the deed restrictions.
• It does so by overriding outdated deed restrictions while preserving HOA communities' ability to control
• Yeah, the goal here was to thread the needle between dealing with these old deed restrictions, maybe
• So it deals with deed restrictions, but not HOA communities. Does that make sense?

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• This is a restricted reserve fund transfer request. The first one...
• We can try to take it out of restricted reserves.
• The first two years not only was eligibility restricted, but use of the funds was restricted.
• Okay, so there are going to be some restrictions on the deed. ...to the federal government.
• Okay, so there are going to be some restrictions on the deed, and those are going to be listed as exceptions

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a restricted reserve fund transfer request. The first one...
• "We can try to take it out of restricted reserves.
• The first two years not only was eligibility restricted, but use of the funds was restricted.
• Okay, so there are going to be some restrictions on the deed. ...to the federal government.
• Okay, so there are going to be some restrictions on the deed, and those are going to be listed as exceptions

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

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• Policies like redlining, restrictive covenants, and discriminatory lending were not about equality.
• restrictions on these homes to make them permanently affordable, allowing existing residents to remain
• Allowing jurisdictions to claim credit for the acquisition of these types of homes and preserving them as deed-restricted
• If those units were occupied by a lower-income person, they have to be replaced by a deed-restricted
• restricted lower income unit and also low income people being displaced must get relocation assistance

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 249, which would require youth-specific coordinated entry assessments for homeless services. The author and supporters from Larkin Street Youth Services and the California Coalition for Youth argued that current vulnerability tools are adult-focused and can disadvantage young people; the bill was described as a developmentally appropriate fix to better connect youth to housing and prevention services. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 7-0 to Human Services. Members then heard AB 239 and AB 1206. AB 239 would create a state-led disaster housing task force, a state disaster housing coordinator, and regular legislative reporting to speed recovery after disasters; it passed 7-0 to Emergency Management. AB 1206 would let local agencies pre-approve plans for single-family and small multifamily homes of up to 10 units to reduce permitting delays and costs; the League of California Cities opposed it unless amended, citing local variation and staffing concerns, but the author and supporters said it would preserve local control and help speed housing production. The bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. The committee also took up AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s home purchase assistance funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters framed it as reparative justice and a way to address longstanding racial disparities in homeownership, while Pacific Legal Foundation argued it likely violated constitutional limits on race-based government action and urged a race-neutral approach. After discussion about reparations criteria and the bill’s intent, it passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The consent calendar, including AB 480, AB 726, and AB 1154, was approved 8-0. Later, AB 282 was heard to allow housing providers to prefer applicants who participate in rental assistance programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, despite existing source-of-income discrimination law. Supporters said it would help voucher holders find units and improve affordable housing operations; no opposition testified, and the bill passed 6-1 to Judiciary. AB 1229 followed, restructuring the adult reentry grant program to focus on permanent housing for people leaving prison by moving administration to HCD and using regional administrators; supporters emphasized the link between housing stability and reduced recidivism, and the bill passed 7-0 to Public Safety. The committee then approved AB 670, which would let local governments count preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element goals and require better demolition reporting, and AB 750, which would strengthen oversight and reporting for homeless shelters after a prior reporting law saw very low compliance. AB 670 passed 8-0 to Local Government, and AB 750 was presented with testimony from a shelter resident describing abuse and lack of accountability in shelters.

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• automobiles, and they'll park them on their lawns, making the community look unsightly and breaking deed
• restrictions.
• Well, I want to say that the neighborhoods that have deed restrictions don't allow it, and you buy these
• homes with a copy of that deed restriction knowing that you're not entitled to do this.
• The current statutory cap on contract change orders is outdated and too restrictive, particularly for

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• Representative Deeds. Here. Representative Donworth. Here. Representative Fister. Here.
• Uh, it was very restrictive in how we had done it a few years ago.
• Representative<00:03:22.040> Deeds.<00:03:22.760> Yes. Representative Deeds. Yes.
• Representative Deeds. Yes. Representative<00:03:24.680> Donworth.
• Representative Deeds. Yes. Representative Donahue. Yes. Representative Fister. Yes.

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• And I oftentimes come to this committee to address deed fraud, and that is no different with this bill
• Property stolen via deed fraud makes it very difficult to recover that property and then to actually
• Christian Church of Lancaster, Texas, which was the victim of deed fraud and theft, and I am testifying
• I immediately went to the county clerk's office and obtained copies of these quitclaim deeds, which were
• The bill is expansive and addresses these various forms of deed fraud.

Bills: SB456, SB826, SB872, SB957, SB993, SB1660, SB2017, SB2611, SB2785, SB2794, SB442

Keywords: human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, SB 826, Texas, DWI, driving while intoxicated, intoxicated driving, school crossing zone, school zone, reduced speed limit, traffic safety, child safety, pedestrian safety, felony DWI, state jail felony, Penal Code Section 49.04, Transportation Code Section 541.302

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• certain public use due to the size of the property, its location, or because of deed restrictions at
• certain public use areas that restrict certain public use due<00:12:22.160> to<00:12:22.240><
• location, or because of deed location, or because of deed restrictions<00:12:25.440> at<00
• restrictions at the time of purchase. restrictions at the time of purchase.
• Is a deed, lease, or easement from the surface owner of the property that authorizes such use by the

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• The deed restrictions on this property are limited to residential use, and it has a lot of the old race-based
• restrictions that are not enforceable anyway.
• the ability to have an election, and if 67 percent of the property owners agree, they can change the deed
• restrictions.
• In 2011, HB 362 granted solar panels legal protection against these HOA restrictions, but solar tiles

Bills: HB431, HB648, HB 1006, HB1926, HB2037, HB2468, HB2788, HB2791, HB3255, HB3260

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions

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• allowing for more housing to be built if housing that is for sale is also built at affordable rates, deed-restricted
• We need to build for-rent housing for sure that's affordable and deed-restricted.
• program to continue as is, with the addition now that if you build affordable housing for sale that is deed-restricted
• And so, whenever we have a restriction on counties or cities from doing something, this being a local

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• Have you been restricted from doing film? The answer is yes.
• answer is yes okay restricted film the answer is yes okay restricted but<00:34:40.639> let<00
• need to work university and and deed need to work closely<01:07:24.200> together<01:07:24.760
• It became clear that that wasn't going to be possible because of a lot of the restrictions that they
• we've tried to stand our own and deed we've tried to stand our own Lanes<01:36:33.600> you<01

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• Thank you. ...of discretionary funds is overly broad and unduly restrictive.
• The state density bonus law is a critical tool to not only get needed, deed-restricted affordable housing
• Density bonus law is a critical tool to not only get needed, deed-restricted affordable housing, but
• Metro has a plan to build 10,000 homes on public land near transit with 50% set aside as affordable deed-restricted
• Indeed-restricted housing and has already delivered approximately 2,600 homes.

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• And then the second part of it is a lot of what the restrictions that are in DOP are in its rulemaking
• Senator Deeds? No. Senator Deeds? No. Senator Fuller? No. Senator Fuller? Senator Garcia?
• Senator Deeds. Yea. Senator Deeds. Senator Fuller.
• Senator Deeds. Yeah. Senator Deeds. Senator Fuller. Senator Deeds? Yeah. Senator Deeds. Yay.

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• of this piece of legislation is to waive that restriction.
• As a... restriction and so part of this piece of legislation is to waive this restriction and I will
• needs to be secured, and then an entity is leveraged to enforce that conservation restriction.
• What we discovered is that having a conservation restriction in this particular scenario...
• They did this without conservation restrictions and oversight.

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Summary: The committee first heard testimony on a proposed Massachusetts baby bonds program, including H. 3429, S. 2146, and the Treasurer’s related bill H. 48. Treasurer Goldberg and a broad coalition of advocates, researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experience said the program would create trust accounts for children born into low-income families or in DCF custody, with funds available at age 18 for education, homeownership, business startup, or other long-term asset-building uses. Supporters argued the program would help close the racial wealth gap, improve economic mobility, and not affect eligibility for financial aid or public benefits. Committee members asked about administration, investment returns, eligibility, and withdrawal rules; the Treasurer said the accounts would be held in trust and managed by her office with an advisory board, with funds accessible at 18 and usable through age 35 if the beneficiary remains a Massachusetts resident. No vote was taken during the testimony shown. The committee also heard testimony on legislation establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, including S. 2666 and H. 4625. Senator Ross, Representative Badger, physicians, survivors, and advocates described invasive lobular carcinoma as difficult to detect because it often grows in lines rather than forming a lump, can be missed on mammography, and is underfunded and underrepresented in research and clinical trials. Witnesses said the bill would codify an annual October 15 proclamation to raise awareness, improve diagnosis, and encourage more targeted research and treatment. Committee members asked why the disease is so hard to detect, and medical witnesses explained the imaging challenges and the lack of lobular-specific protocols. The witnesses urged favorable reports. The committee then took testimony on H. 4648, a bill concerning the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge by the Stockbridge-Munsee community. Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust president, and the tribal president testified that the bill would remove a conservation restriction tied to a state MVP grant so the tribe could manage the land without a restriction that they said would conflict with tribal sovereignty and Indigenous stewardship practices. They said the parcel is a sacred site connected to Monument Mountain and that the restriction is unnecessary because the land is already surrounded by conserved property. The witnesses asked for favorable action on the bill. Finally, the committee heard testimony on H. 3416, a resolution urging Congress to create a national infrastructure bank. Representative Senna and several advocates argued that an off-budget infrastructure bank could finance major repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, water systems, broadband, and housing without adding to the state budget, while creating jobs and supporting economic growth. Witnesses cited historical precedents for national infrastructure banks and said Massachusetts could benefit substantially from such a program. The transcript shown does not include a committee vote or final action on the resolution.

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• I always start with giving charity in place of kindness and good deeds.
• Good deeds come from starting with a good deed. It's only one. I will check after on the bills.
• life and legacy of righteous memory that told us our world is ours to change for the better, one good deed
• Local ordinances from a county or city that have restrictions on things like the height of the building
• What this bill does is restrict the Board of Pharmacy from adding these specific conditions. to collaborative

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB3, SB6, SB15, SB35, SB290, SB706, SB842, SB917, SB1281, SB1451, SB1902, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB19, SB388, SR261, SR265, SR276, SR277, SR281, SR286, SR293, SCR5, SCR13, SB2425, SB2880, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB388, SB412, SB495, SB2425, SB2880

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• <00:19:36.480> Subdivision<00:19:37.200> 8 commissioner of deed.
• Subdivision 8 commissioner of deed.
• requires that the commissioner of deed requires that the commissioner of deed to<00:20:35.280>
• to<00:20:50.080> publicize commissioner of deed to publicize commissioner of deed to publicize
• It was less than a year ago that condo workers fought to end restrictive covenants, which restricted

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• ,<00:21:21.240> whenever interpretation of all deeds, whenever interpretation of all deeds
• assignment statute that requires a deed assignment statute that requires a deed to<00:21:30.840>
• So it's now restrict or conflict without a comma after restrict. So that is the Finance amendment.
• So, it's now restrict or removed.
• conflict without a comma after restrict. conflict without a comma after restrict.

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