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• And the courts have consistently ruled this is unconstitutional in California.
• The fact that we don't have, you know, this kind of set of rules associated with a single-family home
• While the original bill, SB 684, created the framework, differences in how the law was interpreted have
• In many cases, we've had to reduce the size of units to meet conservative local interpretations or seek
• Often it seems like the point of these rules is to treat a building built within the lifetime of many

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with SB 1003, which would create pro-housing enhanced infrastructure financing districts to help local governments fund infrastructure needed for housing developments. The author and supporters argued that infrastructure costs often prevent projects from penciling out, while the chair expressed support and said the bill would be taken up later when quorum was available. SB 1014 followed, proposing new disclosure requirements for local jurisdictions to provide good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements within 30 days of application, with supporters saying it would reduce late surprises and opposition from several cities citing implementation concerns with the 30-day timelines. The committee then took up SB 802, a Sacramento-region bill requiring a joint powers authority to coordinate housing and homelessness services. Senator Ashby and former Mayor Darrell Steinberg argued that Sacramento’s fragmented system has failed for years and that a JPA would improve accountability, coordination, and use of state funds. The bill drew broad support from local officials, service providers, business groups, and advocates, while some county and city representatives registered opposition or neutral concerns about state-mandated local governance. Several committee members said they were persuaded by the need for regional coordination, though some raised concerns about local control; the chair noted the bill would be moved when quorum allowed. The committee also heard SB 1092 and SB 1093, both focused on mobile home park residents after disasters or park sales. SB 1092 would give residents a right of first opportunity to match a sale offer for a park, with supporters saying it protects vulnerable seniors and preserves affordable housing, while park owners and their representatives argued it would devalue property and raise constitutional and financing concerns. SB 1093 would require more transparent communication, access to property, and consideration of rebuilding or closure after a disaster; supporters cited the long uncertainty faced by Palisades residents, while opponents warned about liability, safety, and burdensome review requirements. Members split along similar lines, with some emphasizing property rights and market impacts and others stressing the need to protect residents and preserve scarce affordable housing.

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• <00:51:51.599> and develop waiverss about those rules and develop waiverss about those rules
• We do also have authority to define certain terms by rule, and the shoreland rules need to be readopted
• and the shoreland certain terms by rule and the shoreland rules<01:55:04.480> need<01:55:04.639
• So rules need to be readopted in 2026.
• Uh um with that uh through the rules.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• IN 2016 CMS FINALIZED THEIR RULE AND PUBLISHED REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THIS EFFORT.
• MODULE WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING THE OPTION TO MODERNIZE OUR EXISTING PLATFORM BY LEVERAGING A BUSINESS RULE
• >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, I THINK OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE TIME WAS YOU HAD TO HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS
• BILLING ROLES EVERY STATE HAS DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, CLAIMS PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS, BILLING RULES
• THEY ARE REALIZING THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ADAPT AND THE COSTS CAN GET CHANGE TO ADAPT TO STATE SPECIFIC RULES

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• WE SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSE INTERPRETATIONS. IT IS MY RIGHT.
• THE NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INTERNET REMOVALS IN THE NEW PUBLICATION RULE WILL PRESSURE OUTLETS TO TAKE DOWN
• IT ESTABLISHES CLEAR RULES OF PERMISSIBLE SERVICES, PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
• PROTECTION ACT ESTABLISHES SAFETY PRODUCTS THAT SAFETY PRODUCTS FOR FREEDOM IN FLORIDA WITH LABELING AND RULES
• FLORIDA SHOULD BE STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR YOUNG WORKERS NOT RULING THEM BACK.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And that's where we're able to track how many and interpreting events to we have in the trial courts.
• And over the last year, the court issued a number of opinions that make changes to the rules of civil
• procedure in the rules of general practice that are designed to ensure that judges are actively managing
• Recent batch of rules taking effect on January 1st.
• So in accordance with Senate rule, 2.10 to president, all Britain has authorized this committee to continue

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• published new infrastructure design guidance and also information on pilot certification and operating rules
• truly helped us to further the goal of successfully implementing AAM here in Florida. ...and operating rules
• They've put out their S-FAR, which is the rules and regulations that will govern electric vehicles like
• They also put out EB-105, which dictates sort of the rules and regulations that we need to follow when
• So I’m in full support of everything you’ve done so far, and you read my interpretation appropriately

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.

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• What is the rule in terms of how we're going to be handling these proposed amendments, Mr. Chair?
• Then we got into this argument on the floor that they weren't wrong, and everybody's interpretation of
• the rules was different regarding what was right and what was wrong.
• Senator Woods: I know there's an exception to every rule, and we're going to hear a bill today.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• I want to be very clear that my fallback position was the Rules of Judicial Conduct in terms of my role
• This really does put the district court in a precarious situation because my fallback is the rules of
• For myself and my board, I think that our interpretations from historical views indicate that the judge
• Supreme Court ruled that because these common lands were part of the sovereign of the Mexican government

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• This outline of rules and roles and responsibilities has improved the understanding of the new teaching
• Now, 54% of HQMI implementation can be interpreted in two ways.
• sneaky E, a magic E, a bossy E, um, a BCE, and then here's our kid saying, man, there are so many rules
• Have rules, procedures, programs coming out of different departments and, and I'm really talking about

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• It's, it's subject to some interpretation, of course, like a lot of our, our words are, uh, but I think
• that the Senate has concurred in House amendments to Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Rules
• They also have rules, pretty strict rules surrounding those things, but Mr.

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• Another one is a process to interpret diverse data to provide traffic mobility insights.
• So we had to put the kind of, for lack of a better word, the rules of the road in place that people were
• And they would have to follow the foundational rules that, you know, all of our control agencies have
• We have held two rule-making hearings where we accepted oral comments from the public, and we want to

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill as proper for consideration.
• The Committee on Rules recognizes the following bill as proper for consideration.
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill as proper for consideration.
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill as proper for consideration: HB 2811, signed by
• We've got to move the rule. Okay, I got the other rule. Um, page eight. Um, page eight. Excellent.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , the rules we have governing our motions, the rules we have governing judicial discretion, the rules
• Those rules all already exist.
• ,<00:47:37.520> the<00:47:37.680> rules procedure, rules of evidence, the rules procedure
• governing our motions, the rules we have governing our motions, the rules we<00:47:40.480> have
• Representative Chester. interpret that. And I think that's the interpret that.

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

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• <00:42:26.680> for and safety and establish clear rules for and safety and establish clear
• rules for buying,<00:42:27.800> serving,<00:42:28.320> and<00:42:28.440> consuming<
• the Minnesota Department of Health rules the Minnesota Department of Health rules governing<00:42
• Warnings, limits, and refund rules are not stopping the victimizations.
• <02:00:19.840> requires<02:00:20.520> the interpret the bill, it requires the interpret

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The department does recognize that there is a provision allowing for a five-day rule, where if charges
• And there's also that victim discovery rule that would permit the statute of limitations to, I think,
• 21:08.000> that<01:21:08.239> victim<01:21:08.640> discovery<01:21:09.199> rule
• there's also that victim discovery rule there's also that victim discovery rule that<01:21:09.760
• to apply to conventional interpreted to apply to conventional lodging,<02:03:50.719> including

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1552, which would make the attorney general the interim chief election officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying it could create a conflict of interest if the attorney general were both the state’s lawyer and the chief elections officer in any related litigation. The League of Women Voters supported having some interim backup for the office, but said it was not necessarily advocating that the attorney general fill the role. Several other testifiers, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, opposed the bill, arguing the current law already provides for a prompt commission appointment and warning about partisan bias and concentration of power. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said an interim mechanism is needed to ensure election certification in a crisis. The chair also asked whether any statutory acting capacity already exists, and the attorney general said none was known. The committee then took up House Bill 2125, which would bar corporations operating under state law from engaging in election activity. The attorney general opposed the bill, citing Citizens United and arguing that corporations have First Amendment-protected political speech rights and that the bill would likely be unconstitutional. Indivisible Hawaii supported the measure, saying it would keep elections focused on the will of the people rather than corporate influence. Libertarian Party testimony was mixed: one witness supported the goal of reducing corruption but warned the bill could suppress organized dissent and sweep too broadly by treating many associations as corporations. The bill’s introducer asked whether the legislature could still enact it as a policy matter, but the attorney general maintained federal constitutional law would control. No vote was taken on either bill during the portion of the hearing provided. The committee also heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment, which would set procedures and compensation for people whose convictions are reversed or vacated on grounds consistent with innocence and whose charges are dismissed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported the bill’s intent but objected to language assigning it responsibility for helping released individuals secure housing, identification, health coverage, and other reentry needs, saying it no longer has jurisdiction after release and suggesting the courts or a community-based contractor handle that role. The Office of the Public Defender strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the harm of wrongful conviction and the need for compensation, case management, and medical coverage after release. No action or vote was reported on this measure in the excerpt.

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• me, that's the >> Unless you guys over rule me, that's the way<00:26:42.720> it's<00:26
• Senate rules, all right, that you're not supposed to repeat things that other people say. >> All right
• That's the interpretation they operated under.
• <01:56:03.360> Uh interpretation they operated under.
• Uh interpretation they operated under.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ability to would put the ability to coordinate<00:37:13.240> environmental<00:37:14.240> rules
• <00:37:14.760> and coordinate environmental rules and coordinate environmental rules and regulations
• From here, it goes forward to writing the rules and regulations of the district, the procedures that
• and regulations of the writing the rules and regulations of the district<00:38:57.839> to<00:
• So what I think I'm interpreting this to be is that you can use spuds and lifts, but you need a more

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.

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• You interpret that correctly. Okay. I just want to make sure I understand.
• You interpret that correctly. Okay.

Summary: The committee met and took several budget-related items out of order. It first approved a revised Auditor’s Office letter and amendment that reduced requested salary and match increases to 10 percent for operations and UCP, and then approved a revised Lieutenant Governor’s Office request that kept positions at line-item maximums while revising regular salary and match appropriations to a total increase of $99,876. Both items passed without objection. The committee then considered a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one Governor senior advisor position, reducing authorized positions from 59 to 58 and cutting regular salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the change was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s conduct, transparency, and refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Members debated the relevance of the amendment to current duties, whether the governor could still hire the individual in another role, and whether a Board of Corrections member could speak. After discussion, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote. Under regular business, the committee approved an OPM request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can recruit two medical examiners, with pay up to $300,000 for those positions. Members also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school, including clinic, lab, communications, mental health, and administrative roles. The meeting then adjourned.

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• rule of law.
• They don't do office doesn't make rules. They don't do rules.<01:02:04.720> Why?
• That's our interpretation of the there.
• <01:58:41.119> We on the experts and do it by rule. We on the experts and do it by rule.
• But they're also ruled by avoidance of loss.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee continued work on Senate Bill 297 and a new amendment dealing with pooled risk management programs and whether they should be regulated under the insurance department. Lisa Duket, executive director of SchoolCare, testified at length that the draft language could allow co-mingling of public entity risk funds, could trigger producer-licensing requirements for staff who are not actually brokers, and may not fit public entity risk pools because they are not insurance companies. She also raised concerns about the March 1 reporting deadline, the proposed uniform accounting language, aggregate excess insurance, examination costs being charged to the program, and confidentiality provisions that she argued may conflict with right-to-know principles for public entities. She urged the committee to slow down and consider a study committee or more time for review, saying the regulated entities were not adequately involved in drafting the proposal. Chairman Hunt and the department responded that the bill is intended to create a licensure-based regulatory model, similar to other licensed industries, and that the pooled risk management program would be exempt from producer licensing while anyone else selling or negotiating such coverage would need a producer license. The department said failure to comply would be handled through an administrative licensing process, with denial or nonrenewal of a license and appeal through the department process. On the reporting deadline, the department said March 1 is a standard filing date used for financial analysis and that the filing can be the most recent annual report, regardless of fiscal year end. They also explained that the confidentiality language was taken from existing RSA 5B, that aggregate excess insurance was included as a solvency measure, and that the draft was intended to preserve familiar language while adapting it for pooled risk programs. The discussion did not include a final vote or formal action on the bill in the portion provided. The committee appeared to be compiling follow-up questions for the insurance department and considering whether additional revisions or a slower process would be needed before moving the bill forward.

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• It replicates Act 110 of 2012, and powers state and local law enforcement to enforce the rules related
• Chair, there will be a brief Rules Committee meeting in the Majority Caucus Room.
• Representative Bradford, Chair of the Committee on Rules, reports the following bills: House Bill 482
• Madam Speaker, there will be an immediate meeting of the House Rules Committee in the majority caucus
• The House will be at ease for the purpose of an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee.

Summary: The House met in extended session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and a series of journal, committee, and Senate bill reports. Members also received several referrals and Senate messages, and the Speaker signed multiple bills already prepared for the Governor. The chamber then took up a long slate of measures, largely budget-related and conference/concurrence items, with repeated roll-call votes and several brief floor remarks for and against the bills. Among the major actions, the House passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills addressing fiscal code and budget implementation, abusive towing practices, telemarketing robocalls and caller ID spoofing, prostitution penalty changes, veteran notification procedures, the cosmetology licensure compact, solar decommissioning, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, E85 flex fuel definitions, local road transfers, civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools, and trailer sales. The House also adopted House Resolution 580 designating July 18, 2026, as Piping Plover Day. Most of these measures passed overwhelmingly, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The most significant debate centered on House Bill 2400, the General Appropriations budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, and House Bill 1505, the education-related budget implementation bill. Supporters described the budget as a bipartisan compromise that funds adequacy and tax equity for schools, public safety, mental health, roads and bridges, veterans, seniors, and workforce programs while avoiding broad-based tax increases. Opponents argued the budget used accounting maneuvers, deferred spending, and was structurally unbalanced. After extended debate, the House concurred in the Senate amendments to HB 2400 by a 167-35 vote and to HB 1505 by a 172-30 vote. The House also considered House Bill 2559, which included Commonwealth property conveyances and a controversial provision affecting Penn State branch campus properties. A motion to recommit the bill failed, and the House ultimately concurred in the Senate amendments by a 105-97 vote after members debated property rights, labor effects, and the future use of the campuses. The session concluded with the Senate later concurring in several House amendments, the Speaker signing the final bills, and the House adjourning until September 9, 2026, unless recalled sooner.