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• IN THIS CASE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY WE HAVE OUR HOMESTEAD, I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND THIS TO PROPERTY
• THE PROPERTY MUST QUALIFY FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IF THE PROPERTY WERE THE OWNER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE
• IN REGARDS TO PROPERTY TAXES IT REQUIRES A STUDY OF FLORIDA'S PROPERTY TAX BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
• THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY THAT IS ALMOST HALF OF OUR REAL PROPERTY ROLE.
• WITH THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• murals on new development that's providing for our housing needs.
• murals on new development that's providing for our housing needs.
• Upon plat approval, in the situation where you're producing a development, the property appraiser or
• The property appraiser is that the person who would provide those numbers? You're recognized.
• You mentioned the property appraiser. Is that the person who would provide those numbers?

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee heard and advanced several bills. HB 615, allowing landlords to send required notices electronically with tenant written consent, was amended to allow either landlords or tenants to send messages electronically and passed favorably after testimony from legal aid and tenant advocates urging stronger opt-in, opt-out, and notice protections. HB 665, dealing with local government impact fees and development permits, would limit certain art-related impact fees, define “extraordinary circumstances,” and require more public process before fee increases; it passed after local government and industry testimony focused on refining the extraordinary-circumstances definition and concerns about public art funding. HB 365, a tenant protection bill for affordable housing units receiving public incentives, was amended to apply only to leases of 13 months or less and to take effect in July 2026; it passed with support from housing advocates and AARP and was described as preventing mid-lease rent increases while preserving renewal-time adjustments. HB 381, requiring issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers within a set timeframe, was amended to extend the deadline to 20 business days and shift the fee consequence to the address fee rather than the building permit fee; it passed after discussion about delays affecting developers and local government responsibility.

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• property property tax<00:08:44.519> so<00:08:44.640> I<00:08:44.760> started<00
• When you provide a special benefit to one type of property, it's going to increase property taxes on
• They're one property-tax-based county. They have the highest property tax rate year over year.
• property taxes.
• property taxes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They bought the property. rights. They bought the property.
• or going to be a rental rental property or going to be a rental property?
• who are looking to develop properties.
• versus not owned properties.
• who are looking to develop properties.<05:19:46.878> Um<05:19:47.680> and<05:19:47.840

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• /c> workforce housing development program workforce housing development program also<00:09:41.760>
• eligibility for the economic development eligibility for the economic development and<00:15:27.040
• entities for the economic development entities for the economic development and<00:15:45.199>
• Minnesota workforce development grant Minnesota workforce development grant program.<00:28:52.000>
• > statewide<00:59:29.520> coalition was developed in a statewide coalition was developed

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Property damage in our county alone exceeded 100 million. Our region's...
• Projects to protect people and property.
• Other kinds of strategies that can be used to protect life and property.
• John Dubnik, Texas Water Development Board. Board.
• , and perhaps even creating a greater value for those properties.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• about the property that is in Louisville that we're looking at that's going to help develop over 200
• about the property that is in Louisville that we're looking at that's going to help develop over 200
• The Re Land Group won the development rights to the property in 2020, in October, and have been working
• > the<00:38:43.120> property<00:38:43.840> in development rights to the property
• in development rights to the property in 2020<00:38:45.520> um<00:38:46.000> October<00

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• Taxes, and property taxes, among others.
• This is for existing properties, not for new developments.
• Their brains are developing, their bodies are developing, and they deserve the time and...
• Their brains are developing, their bodies are developing, and they deserve the time and the space to
• and our property tax revaluations. ...tied to our school taxes and our property tax revaluations, so

Keywords: 1146, all

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• And in the development of that tool, we started with stakeholder meetings during the development of that
• Economic development model.
• So as all of you know, when it comes to property tax, the property tax pie doesn't change, but every
• it gives them some sense of ownership of property.
• it gives them some sense of ownership of property.

Keywords: 908, all

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• developer um we don't own any properties developer um we don't own any properties like<00:10:00.720
• insurance costs are going up property insurance costs are going up property and<00:34:55.760>
• with the uh uptick taxes property with the uh uptick taxes property taxes<00:43:22.520> um
• units that are in that um development units that are in that um development so<00:55:50.680>
• cost rehab Land for a development cost rehab Land Development<01:18:24.320> affordability<01:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an agency overview from Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. After member and staff introductions, Ho described Minnesota Housing’s mission, structure, and role as a mission-driven financial institution that issues bonds, uses earnings to support operations, and works across the housing continuum from homelessness prevention to homeownership and preservation. She emphasized that the agency is not a builder or regulator, but funds and partners with developers, local governments, nonprofits, and lenders. She also noted the agency’s four divisions, including a new local government housing programs division created after the 2023 legislative session expanded the agency’s responsibilities. Ho reviewed funding and program activity, saying Minnesota Housing spent $1.96 billion in fiscal year 2024 and helped more than 73,000 households. She highlighted that the agency’s work is heavily competitive and often oversubscribed, with many projects selected through RFPs and grants but more applications than available resources. She discussed 2023 and 2024 investments, including homeownership, rental, and manufactured housing projects, and said roughly half of competitive dollars have gone to Greater Minnesota over the last several years. She also explained the difference between funds committed and funds actually disbursed, noting that construction and rehabilitation projects can take many months to close and draw down funds. The commissioner also updated members on new programs created in 2023 and 2024, including first-generation down payment assistance, the Greater Minnesota Workforce Housing Development Program, public housing rehabilitation, state housing tax credits, and other local and regional initiatives. She said some programs are already closed out, while others remain in early implementation or are still accepting applications. Ho mentioned a forthcoming technical amendment to adjust a high-rise sprinkler program after eligibility issues limited participation. She closed with examples of projects preserved or funded, including a St. Louis Park preservation deal, public housing preservation in Greater Minnesota, a St. Cloud challenge project, and the first-generation down payment assistance program, which distributed $50 million to about 1,450 first-time buyers, most of whom were Black, Indigenous, or people of color. No votes or formal committee actions were taken.

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• Not only that, we thank the Water Development Board.
• Yeah, John Dupnik, Texas Water Development Board.
• Texas Water Development Board.
• Right, Matt Nelson, Texas Water Development Board.
• John Dupnik, Texas Water Development Board.

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources met to focus on flooding issues across Texas, with particular attention to South Texas and the recent catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Chair Harris and Vice Chair Martinez emphasized that flooding is a statewide problem requiring continued legislative attention. The committee heard invited testimony from Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 General Manager Raul Sassine, who described the March flood event in Hidalgo County, including more than 20 inches of rain, six deaths, over $100 million in local damage, widespread road flooding, and repeated shutdowns of Interstate 2 and its frontage roads. They argued that existing drainage systems are under capacity, that TxDOT projects must account for downstream drainage impacts, and that local governments have already invested heavily in mitigation through bonds and partnerships. Fuentes and Sassine also described the county’s long-term flood mitigation and water-reuse efforts, including the Delta region water management project, which would capture stormwater, runoff, and treated effluent, reduce flooding, and create potable water supply. They said the drainage district manages about 780 miles of channels and 1,100 acres of detention facilities, has used prior Flood Infrastructure Fund and GLO grants, and has ongoing applications for additional state and federal assistance. Members discussed the need for TxDOT coordination, emergency access on frontage roads, local “skin in the game,” and the possibility of combining flood control with aquifer recharge and water supply projects. Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Brian McMath then presented an overview of the state’s flood planning and funding framework, including the post-Harvey legislative changes that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, and the regional/state flood planning process. He summarized the first state flood plan adopted in 2024, noting that about one in six Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas and that regional plans identified 4,609 flood risk reduction solutions with an estimated cost of $54.5 billion. He also reviewed TWDB programs for flood grants, community assistance, flood insurance compliance, stream gauges, TexMesonet, flood mapping, and the TexasFlood.org viewer. Members asked about drainage fees, technical assistance, gauge placement, the relationship between flood maps and FEMA FIRMs, and whether flood mitigation funds could support aquifer storage and recovery or recharge projects; TWDB staff said such projects can be eligible if they include flood mitigation components, but direct technical assistance cannot be paid from Flood Infrastructure Fund dollars. The committee concluded by expressing interest in further study of combining flood mitigation with aquifer recharge, and then adjourned.

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• It is about providing justice to the property owner and give their property back.
• the property or an unauthorized person altogether that damages the property without paying rent.
• They own the property.
• I work for Q10 Property Advisors.
• This bill creates even more of a divide between tenants and landowners and the property developers.

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• County commissioners' path to develop budgets.
• They went through the amount of property tax.
• Nobody wants property taxes.
• Property insurance is tripling and doubling.
• The property tax committee that was assembled.

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• As many of you already know, property and casualty insurance fraud is not a victimless crime.
• As many of you already know, property and casualty insurance fraud is not a victimless crime.
• represents the scope of the property represents the scope of the property damages<00:04:53.120><
• Anyway, we're not dealing with bodily injury; we're just dealing with the property and casualty side
• We're talking about property crimes, not crimes against violent crimes, so to speak.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:06 SB24 Discussion: 01:08 SB24 Vote: 13:22 SB18 Discussion: 14:40 SB18 Vote: 21:54, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 24, a measure aimed at combating property and casualty insurance fraud. Senator Girdler and witnesses from the Insurance Institute of Kentucky and the National Insurance Crime Bureau said the bill would expand the definition of a fraudulent insurance act to cover statements that misrepresent the scope of property damage or repair costs, with the goal of addressing inflated storm-damage claims and out-of-state bad actors. Members discussed whether existing prosecutors were already handling these cases, the role of Commonwealth’s attorneys versus the Attorney General, and the need to keep the bill narrowly tailored to criminal intent rather than negligence or ordinary disputes over value. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill received favorable expression, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 18, which would address a shortage of insurance options for automobile dealers by allowing nonadmitted carriers to provide garage liability coverage in Kentucky. Testimony from an insurance agent and a legislative agent for Big I Kentucky described a shrinking market in which some small dealers cannot find coverage at all, risking closure. Members asked about the meaning of garage liability, consumer protections, solvency concerns, and whether more competition could lower prices; witnesses said surplus lines carriers already operate in Kentucky, agents play an important vetting role, and errors-and-omissions coverage would apply to the agent. The bill was supported as a way to preserve dealer businesses and expand coverage options, and it passed the committee with favorable expression after roll call.

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• who are tackling residential development.
• And then on the development demand, I'll provide you with our development pipeline and the demand that
• Like if Marquita's doing development and Naira is doing development, what are those competitive deals
• And what—so it's, I want to see how that develops and how we develop that timeline.
• If you would also really think in terms of— So it's, I want to see how that develops and how we develop

Keywords: 996, all

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• value growth and then obviously property tax relief.
• Districts can compress based on their. own property value growth rate or the statewide average property
• Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.
• Just real briefly about the Texas Water Development Board.
• We embarked on an effort to develop a.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That is the residential development.
• Lander, but I think we'll let developers Lander, but I think we'll let developers make<00:15:11.519
• Lincoln County uh for new development. Lincoln County uh for new development.
• <01:37:02.719> Tax referred House Bill 147, Property Tax referred House Bill 147, Property
• business, and economic development business, and economic development committee<01:40:00.480>

Keywords: 916, all

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• Thus far in the CWMP, we've hardened 155 properties.
• We have 19 properties in active construction and 370 properties with assessments completed, waiting for
• So we've developed this unique partnership.
• So we've developed this unique partnership.
• Our Ember Ready program has developed a subsection.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• <00:53:18.400> owner property um we notify the property owner property um we notify the property
• For large landowners and developers, or the rights of landowners and developers.
• <01:27:15.199> and people that have their developments and people that have their developments
• vegetation along the private properties vegetation along the private properties um<01:49:12.840>
• Developers Developers any<02:25:52.000> questions<02:25:52.439> or concerns<02:25:58.560

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 13, 2025, and first announced that SB 1456 would be deferred to the end of the agenda and ultimately worked on later, with the chair indicating the bill would be deferred and revisited in a future measure. The committee then heard SB 841 on marine life conservation districts. DLNR supported the bill, saying it would fund carrying capacity studies to inform rules and policies. Testimony noted a pilot study already underway at the Puka Marine Life Conservation District and another nearing completion at the old Kona Airport MLCD. Members discussed costs, with DLNR estimating about $300,000 per year for one user-experience study, potentially more for ecological analysis, and also discussed possible funding from the Mālama Kai special fund. DLNR said it had no objection to consulting current operators and other users, and explained the program would be a new, ongoing adaptive-management tool. The committee next heard SB 411 on capital improvement projects at small boat harbors. DLNR supported the intent, saying the bill would help expedite use of special funds for CIP work, while the Department of Budget and Finance opposed it, arguing the draft could conflict with constitutional limits on appropriations. Public testimony from an industry representative supported the bill and urged more collaboration with commercial operators, while committee discussion focused on whether DLNR could already use special funds for repairs, how much engineering and bidding work is required before projects go out to bid, and whether the current process creates bottlenecks when bids exceed initial estimates. DLNR said it can do some repairs and maintenance within existing authority and funding ceilings, but that the bill as drafted could be too broad. The committee also heard SB 5 on historic preservation, where DLNR supported the measure and NAOP Hawaii opposed it, saying the bill’s broader definition could expand the scope beyond the stated goal of narrowing reviews and reducing backlog. The committee then took up SB 1462 on the state historic preservation income tax credit. The Department of Taxation said the revenue estimate assumes the cap would be reached each year the credit is available, and DLNR supported the bill. SHPD said the prior credit had sunset, outreach had previously been done in targeted communities such as Chinatown, and owners of eligible historic properties are notified during review. Finally, the committee heard SB 268 on island burial councils. DLNR supported the bill, and OHA strongly supported it, saying the councils have struggled with quorum and expertise and that the measure would restore the original intent of having lineal descendants and cultural practitioners as decision makers, while still allowing landowners and developers to testify and participate. OHA also said it would help provide technical support and urged continued involvement from SHPD and the Attorney General’s office.

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• their own properties. their own properties.
• properties versus unenrolled. properties versus unenrolled.
• like whole properties. like whole properties.
• >> state property. It's private property. >> state property.
• property, but on our property you can't.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting. Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses. Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.