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• applicants—their families, which includes kūpuna, educators, first responders, and small business owners
• applicants—their families, which includes kūpuna, educators, first responders, and small business owners
• So I use an example of a $1.1 million home sale for a resident owner.
• So I use an example of a $1.1 million home sale for a resident owner.
• So I use an example of a $1.1 million home sale for a resident owner.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes. The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project. The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Would you trust the owner to do the right thing and turn them away?
• Trying to find the actual owner of the facilities was a nightmare.
• And when we did track down the owners, several were linked to organized crime.
• I'm the owner of ATX Organics and I'm here to speak today in strong opposition of SB5.
• I'm the owner of Cachet, located in Austin, Texas.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• Moreover, the owners of these data centers are excellent partners.
• of these data center moreover the owners of these data centers<00:27:16.679> are<00:27:16.919
• simply needs to submit receipts to owner simply needs to submit receipts to receive<00:35:33.960>
• Every dollar given to a data center owner is a dollar not invested in a public school, a nursing home
• <00:52:34.280> he's husband is a small business owner he's husband is a small business owner

Keywords: 1183, house

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• How were you an owner of the property? I was never an owner of the property. My grandparents were.
• How were you an owner of the property? I was never an owner of the property. My grandparents were.
• The statute says a record owner.
• It also extends it to parties within the first degree of consanguant. a record owner.
• We changed that to where any overage goes to the original owner of the property.

Summary: The committee first reviewed several wage-claim and labor-related litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing. Members questioned the department’s authority and jurisdiction, whether it was acting like a court, and why it sought attorney’s fees and costs. Department staff explained that the claims arose under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act and related labor statutes, that the department investigates small wage claims and can file suit when informal resolution fails, and that filing fees are waived by statute though service costs may be incurred. The committee reviewed individual cases, including one where the employer had not proven cash payments, another that had already been paid and dismissed, and a third where service could not yet be completed. The committee then voted to review or batch-file the labor items. The University of Arkansas System then reported on three pending lawsuits under the litigation-notification statute. One case involving a tenured professor alleging age and race discrimination had already been resolved and dismissed after the university re-engaged in discussions about a position. A second case involving a former employee alleging ADA and FMLA retaliation was moving forward after partial dismissal and an answer denying liability. A third case involved a former vendor employee alleging retaliation tied to a parking ticket; members asked about individual-capacity exposure for a university police sergeant, and counsel explained that punitive damages could potentially create personal exposure. The committee reviewed each report. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000, with interest and penalties waived, and the committee approved it. The Claims Commission then presented several claims and settlements, including an unpaid salary differential for the Department of Health, reissued warrants, unpaid bills for DHS, and multiple negotiated settlements involving UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT; these were generally approved or batched for approval. The most extensive discussion involved a settlement between the Teacher Retirement System and Tetronics International Limited in liquidation, arising from losses tied to the failed Blue Oak project; members questioned the company’s liquidation status, the prior investment loss, and why the matter was settling for $65,000, and the committee ultimately affirmed the settlement. The committee also heard a disputed tax-sale claim involving the Commissioner of State Lands, where a claimant argued that excess proceeds from a 2009 tax sale should have gone to her family rather than escheating to the county. After testimony from the claimant and counsel, members debated sovereign immunity, heirship, and whether the committee could or should award the $4,200 overage. The motion was amended and then replaced with a motion to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session, which passed. Finally, the committee considered an appeal by Andrew Simpson challenging dismissal of his claim against the Arkansas Court of Appeals; after Simpson and court staff explained the underlying dispute, the committee reviewed the dismissal and the matter was held over for further consideration.

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• It confirms that liability for infractions attaches to the vehicle owner, clarifying that liability for
• infractions attaches to the registered vehicle owner regardless of driver identity unless the vehicle
• <00:16:38.959> clarifies attached to the vehicle owner. clarifies attached to the vehicle
• 16:40.880> the<00:16:41.040> registered<00:16:41.360> vehicle<00:16:41.680> owner
• to the registered vehicle owner to the registered vehicle owner regardless<00:16:42.399> of

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The conference committees met several times on April 25, 2025, to resolve a number of bills, often delaying items until later in the day because of missing FIN/WAM releases or lack of quorum. Early in the day, SB 382 was discussed briefly but not advanced because finance would not release it. HB 1064, relating to the state fire marshal, was taken up and approved after conferees confirmed a $2,212,000 appropriation for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to fund eight positions in the Department of Law Enforcement. Members thanked the many agencies, staff, and advocates involved, and the bill passed by unanimous votes of those present. Several other measures were rolled over to later conference-room meetings, including HB 423 on workers’ compensation, HB 214 on government, HB 1036, HB 1037, and HB 1039 on public employment cost items, SB 828 on workers’ compensation medical benefits, SB 717 on collective bargaining, and HB 286 on the individual housing account program, all pending FIN/WAM release or further agreement. A larger housing agenda was also postponed to 4:30 p.m. in Room 225, including bills on housing, transportation, transient accommodations development, rental housing revolving funds, dwelling unit revolving funds, and low-income housing credit. At the later transportation and housing sessions, HB 1231 was adopted as a conference draft establishing a $5 county motor vehicle registration surcharge for the Safe Routes to School special fund and clarifying rules for automated enforcement citations and liability. HB 4209 on transit-oriented development also passed; it defined transit-oriented development, created a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund, and authorized HCDA to use the definition in planning. HB 1298 on housing passed with amendments to support a government employee housing program tied to a transit-oriented development site, including funding for planning and an HHFC position. HB 830 on historic preservation reviews also passed with amendments limiting third-party review to residential or mixed-use development and setting staggered effective dates. Later, SB 662 on transportation passed with amendments authorizing county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on public streets, roadways, and highways. Several other bills remained pending and were recessed for later consideration.

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• This bill addresses one of the frustrations Minnesota elk owners have faced due to the laws that passed
• That must be completed by a property owner prior to selling.
• Property owners that continue on the bill, line 2.5 to 2.7, in current statute, along with disclosure
• I'm also a racehorse owner and a resident of Shakopee, so I'm a constituent of Representative Tabke.
• As an owner, breeder, and trainer, when you acquire a horse, you can take it to whatever track in the

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• treated as though it was an add-on tax for the purpose of enforcement, which would mean those property owners
• So if a property owner fails to pay the assessment, is there a length of time currently?
• I've seen properties actually get torn down and then the owner... down and then the owner, whoever the
• owner is, comes in to see Big Mama's house and Big Mama's house is gone.

Bills: HB145, HB311

Keywords: HB145, scrap tires, scrap tire disposal, illegal dumping, ADEM, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, environmental enforcement, Class 2 municipality, municipal court, local enforcement, delegation agreement, primacy, waste management, tire recycling, tire hauling, environmental quality act, misdemeanor penalties, Class A misdemeanor, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor

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• The entire source of this owners.
• straight to the property owners straight to the property owners themselves<01:15:08.000> so
• The property tax levels have gone up dramatically, and property tax owners, renters, and owners of properties
• The property tax levels have gone up dramatically, and property tax owners, renters, and owners of properties
• ' listening to the business owners' listening to the business owners' testimony testimony testimony

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have been ignored by clients who assume I am not Ipsum's owner because I'm Hispanic.
• I'm owner and CEO of Impulse Healthcare and Technology out of Sugar Land.
• As a Black woman business owner, I know how hard you have to work just to get to the starting line.
• I have been a small business owner for nearly my entire life.
• I'm standing here with builders, small business owners, and people who create jobs for others.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I know I'm cutting through my quota, but I just want to quickly address one family of business owners
• I know I'm cutting through my quota, but I just want to quickly address one family of business owners
• I know I'm cutting through my quota, but I just want to quickly address one family of business owners
• I know I'm cutting through my quota, but I just want to quickly address one family of business owners
• I know I'm cutting through my quota, but I just want to quickly address one family of business owners

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Madam Chair, Representative Koppelman, not being a bar owner, I can't speak for their feelings, but I
• Madam Chair, Representative Koppelman, not being a bar owner.
• And I talk to the owners. And some of them are saying, this is hard.
• The purse fund can only go to the payout to the owners, trainers, and jockeys of the races.
• The purse fund can only go to the payout to the owners, trainers, and jockeys of the races.

Keywords: 908, all

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• If a developer or property owner wants to do something different with a property, he said agencies should
• Since DHSMV is the agency that oversees vessel registration, vessel owners will attest to the safety
• We anticipate that the stickers will be available for vessel owners by mid to late November.
• Many of those are removed by owners, insurance companies, or brought back into compliance.
• prohibits residing or dwelling on a DV, increases penalties for repeat violations, defines vessel owner

Summary: The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee first considered the appointment of Joshua Kellam to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kellam described his background with Garcia Companies, emphasized his conservation interests and land stewardship work, and addressed concerns about his development ties, the commission’s composition, the recent black bear hunt vote, and a prior Yes on 2 campaign supported by the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Supporters said he is a conservation-minded landowner and good steward of large acreage, while opponents argued the commission is already overrepresented by developers and lacks scientific or conservation expertise. After debate, the committee voted to recommend his confirmation, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no and the rest of the members present voting yes. The committee then received an FWC implementation update on recently enacted boating and waterways legislation. FWC staff reviewed five laws: the Boater Freedom Act (SB 1388), Vessel Accountability (SB 164), Lucy’s Law/Boating Safety (HB 289), Disposition of Migrant Vessels (SB 830), and Water Access Facilities (HB 735). The presentation covered new rules on vessel stops, safety decals, Springs Protection Zones, derelict and at-risk vessel enforcement, long-term anchoring permits, tougher boating penalties, removal of migrant vessels, and grants for boating access infrastructure. Staff said rulemaking and officer training were underway, with some provisions already effective and others scheduled to take effect later in 2025 or January 2026. Members asked follow-up questions about derelict vessel cost recovery and the new Springs Protection Zone standard. FWC explained that responsible owners must reimburse removal costs and can lose vessel registration privileges if they do not pay. On Springs Protection Zones, staff said the new law raises the threshold from any harm to significant harm and requires vessel activity to be the predominant cause, with subject matter experts and partner agencies helping make that determination. Senator Smith questioned whether the higher standard makes protections harder to establish and asked about Silver Glen Springs; FWC said that proposal was paused and would be revisited under the new criteria. The committee took no further action and adjourned after the presentation.

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• This is obviously a very port and particularly the pressing topic, obviously for condominium owners.
• They streamlined utility relocation for public road and rail corridor projects in church until the owners
• Utility coordination require you to lead owners to submit relocation scheduled for this.
• the heart of this bill and what has been mice, singular focus for the last years, providing condo owners
• It provides that upon a majority vote of the owners.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Sullivan City, also known as the city of sunshine, was named after Captain Ed Sullivan, a local ranch owner
• AB 918 by Scofield relating to the authority of a property owners association to regulate the assembly
• association and speech of property owners or residents referred to the Committee on Trade, Workforce
• And who has been related to an owner or the trustee of a property with a certain degree of consanguity
• Year of the property owner of residents qualifies the property for residents' homestead exemption in

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• Sullivan City, also known as the City of Sunshine, was named after Captain Ed Sullivan. a local ranch owner
• Relating to the compensation of the distributed renewable generation owner and certain areas outside
• HB 918 by Scofield We are relating to the authority of a property owners association to regulate the
• assembly association and speech of property owners or residents refer to the committee on Development
• residence of an adult who has an intellectual development disability and who has been related to an owner

Bills: HCR21, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR31, HCR41, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR45, HCR52, HCR53, HCR66, HCR67, HCR73, HR8, HR10, HR13, HR20, HR21, HR50, HR59, HR61, HR71, HR74, HR79, HR84, HR86, HR90, HR91, HR102, HR103, HR107, HR113, HR125, HR126, HR132, HR142, HR145, HR149, HR150, HR152, HR167, HR179, HR181, HR183, HR186, HR192, HR196, HR199, HR207, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR216, HR249, HR256, HR259, HR261, HR263, HR272, HR281, HR285, HR294, HR295, HR300, HR305, HR311, HR313, HR315, HR316, HR323, HR331, HR339, HR340, HR346, HR349, HR352, HR357, HR358, HR360, HR363, HR374, HR377, HCR20, HCR28, HCR30, HCR32, HCR49, HR14, HR15, HR19, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR29, HR47, HR48, HR55, HR56, HR66, HR85, HR92, HR93, HR95, HR96, HR140, HR155, HR164, HR204, HR241, HR242, HR250, HR253, HR260, HR262, HR265, HR279, HR310, HR312, HR328, HR332, HR359, HR362, HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• We learned earlier that we're 10% over the national average when it comes to business and business owners
• <00:08:25.000> families<00:08:25.440> across<00:08:25.800> the business owners
• families across the business owners families across the board<00:08:26.879> um<00:08:27.000><
• We learned earlier that we're 10% over the national average when it comes to business and business owners
• We learned earlier that we're 10% over the national average when it comes to business and business owners

Keywords: 1183, house

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• other types of insurance, whether it be auto insurance or homeowners or the individual condo unit owners
• > but<00:05:24.560> not<00:05:24.720> on<00:05:24.880> the condo unit uh owners
• but not on the condo unit uh owners but not on the master<00:05:25.520> policy<00:05:26.479><
• SP 1046, relating to condominiums, requires any managing agent to notify each unit owner and the Real
• > and<00:16:18.240> the<00:16:18.399> Real<00:16:18.680> Estate the unit owners

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several insurance and condominium-related bills. SB 1137 would require insurers to notify policyholders of approved rate changes within 30 days and at least 30 days before the effective date. The Insurance Division supported the bill, while testimony focused on condominium master policies and whether the notice period would be enough for associations to respond to rate increases. The division said the bill would mainly affect admitted carriers, not surplus lines insurers that write many condominium master policies, and warned against limiting the nonadmitted market. SB 293, requiring sellers to disclose when USPS cannot deliver mail or packages to a residential property, was also heard with HAAI Realtors commenting. SB 752 would extend notice periods for cancellation or nonrenewal of property-casualty policies; the Attorney General’s Office raised concerns about contractual impairment and retroactive application. The committee also heard SB 575, which would allow authorized insurers to offer building and hurricane damage coverage for condominium buildings at a lower rate than prior surplus lines coverage. The Insurance Division stood on written testimony, and a condominium owner urged amendments to require a membership vote before such coverage changes, citing concerns about condominium self-governance. SP 1046 would require managing agents to notify unit owners and the Real Estate Commission when a condominium association fails budget and reserve reporting requirements. The Real Estate Commission said the bill was administratively workable as drafted but noted ambiguity over who counts as the “managing agent”; several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it could disrupt the principal-agent relationship and impose legal judgment on nonlawyers, while others supported it. SP 150, dealing with captive insurance companies seeking exemption from examinations, drew the most detailed discussion. The Captive Insurance Council supported the bill as a way to reduce duplicative oversight and improve Hawaii’s competitiveness, while the Insurance Division opposed it as drafted, citing concerns about broad commissioner discretion, possible missed issues between exams, staffing shortages, and the need to preserve oversight. A committee member asked about a possible middle ground, including a shorter exemption period or limiting the bill to self-attestation companies; the division said it would need more information and that annual filings and approval requirements would still provide oversight. The committee also heard SP 212, which would require at least two Real Estate Commission members to be licensed engineers or architects; testimony included support and a concern about conflicts of interest among people who serve in multiple roles in the condominium and real estate sectors. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved from one measure to the next after testimony and questions.

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• He asked whether the store owner is by default able to make that judgment, whether the person with a
• or a small business owner or a big<01:47:42.560> business<01:47:42.880> owner.
• , tastes in the mouths of business owners, tastes in the mouths of business owners, employers,<01
• or business owners or local units of government with these unreasonable lawsuits.
• private property owners or business owners<02:05:21.920> or<02:05:22.719> local<02:05:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Number two, through deed restrictions, these units will be owner-occupied, preventing them from being
• occupied preventing them from owner occupied preventing them from being<00:22:23.360> converted
• and can only be sold to other owner-occupiers.
• <00:34:57.000> of<00:34:57.160> the<00:34:57.280> property owners of the property
• owners of the property um<00:34:58.680> and<00:34:58.920> if<00:34:59.000> you<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , dies or the owner goes bankrupt.
• Transfer of owner, and now business B is set up as a new provider. past do you have any sense of what
• <00:20:47.880> dies of business if somebody the owner dies of business if somebody the owner
• dies or<00:20:48.320> the<00:20:48.400> owner<00:20:48.640> goes<00:20:48.880><
• just um you know I'm a business owner just um you know I'm a business owner and<00:56:35.039>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the January 16, 2024 minutes without objection. Members then heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its December 2024 performance audit of the Department of Human Services’ outstanding provider debt in Minnesota’s Medicaid fee-for-service program. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall said the audit was launched after the office noticed a large accounts receivable balance during the state financial statement audit and became concerned that DHS did not understand the extent of the overpayments, had poor data, and planned to forgo recovery of some recoverable balances. Deputy Legislative Auditor Lori Lyson explained that DHS had reported $51.7 million in provider debt across about 2,500 providers in fiscal year 2023, with testing focused on long-term care facilities and the largest balances. The audit concluded DHS did not comply with legal requirements and lacked adequate internal controls. Findings included that DHS had not attempted to recover more than $40 million since collection notices were last sent in 2015 and 2019; that the department planned to write off some balances under $1,000 and some older than six years despite the auditors’ view that at least some of that debt may still be recoverable; that DHS overstated accounts receivable in its financial reporting because it had not updated its allowance calculation since 2019; and that MMIS data were insufficient to verify balances, with 20 of 59 sampled providers not reconciling and many dates inaccurate. In response to member questions, the auditors said the overpayments appeared to be routine program adjustments rather than fraud, but the department could not explain many of them because detailed data are only retained for about three years. They also said they did not know which specific DHS leader approved not collecting the debt, and that responsibility for recovery appeared split between program and finance staff, with each pointing to the other. The auditors recommended DHS recover the debt where possible, improve internal controls, retain better documentation, ensure accurate financial reporting, and work with the legislature if needed to clarify recovery authority.