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• be a little confusing, but realize that subcontractors are not going to be subject to the same restrictions
• So we ask that you not put, impose this restriction on businesses and give them the flexibility to do
• Also, I don’t like us imposing this type of restriction on private industry, and ultimately, Also, I
• don’t like us imposing this type of restriction on private industry and ultimately don’t feel like this

Summary: The Transportation Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up four member bills. The first, CS/HB 1387 by Rep. Overdorf, would create the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers Act and require secret-ballot union recognition for companies receiving state economic development funds. Questions focused on whether the bill was pro- or anti-union and on its fiscal impact; the sponsor said it was neutral and expected no fiscal impact. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with several speakers arguing it would interfere with private-sector labor relations and discourage companies with existing labor agreements from investing in Florida, while a few supporters backed the measure. The bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with several members voting no. The committee then unanimously reported favorably CS/HB 1211 by Rep. Albert, which streamlines senior management service governance in the Department of Military Affairs, updates military leave benefits for state employees serving in the Florida National Guard, expands emergency financial assistance eligibility for guardsmen, and repeals an unfunded statutory program. An amendment aligning senior management positions under state statute was adopted without objection. The committee also unanimously reported favorably CS/HB 741 by Rep. Owen, a Department of Commerce bill updating outdated statutes, including provisions on military installation revertor clauses, rural community definitions, community development block grant language, and E-Verify/unauthorized employment provisions; the sponsor said there would be little or no fiscal impact. Finally, CS/CS/HB 1093 by Rep. Spencer, dealing with advanced air mobility, was amended to focus on infrastructure and funding for vertiports and charging systems and to remove liability, siding, and preemption provisions. Support came from industry and legal groups, and the bill was reported favorably unanimously. Before adjournment, the chair noted that budget recommendations for fiscal year 2026-27 had been submitted to the appropriations chair. The ranking member offered closing remarks, saying it was his last year in the House and thanking members for their collegiality. The meeting then adjourned.

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• non-edible legacy cannabinoid product or manufactured hemp product should be subject only to federal restrictions
• 00:03:27.400><c> only</c><00:03:27.560><c> to</c><00:03:27.720><c> Federal</c><00:03:28.239><c> restrictions
• </c><00:03:29.239><c> and</c> subject only to Federal restrictions and subject only to Federal restrictions

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee met on February 12 in Room 224 and via videoconference to consider several measures. First, it heard Senate Bill 547 on water conservation, which would create an income tax credit for gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators, along with a rebate program and building code standards. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments from DOA and the Department of Health and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1633, a Green Building tax credit measure tied to the use of Hawaii-grown hemp in primary structures, and also addressing hemp and cannabinoid product regulation, including age limits, packaging requirements, THC limits, and a separate hemp program within the Department of Health. The chair recommended passing the bill with DOA amendments and a further amendment allowing hemp processors to sell certain edible or beverage cannabinoid products with limited THC content, plus a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. The motion passed with five votes in favor. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 391 on recycling, which would expand the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to cover certain lithium-ion batteries and require manufacturers to ensure their safe collection and recycling. The chair instead recommended amending the bill into a working group under the Hawaii State Energy Office to study battery end-of-life management, costs, safety, environmental impacts, in-state versus out-of-state recycling options, and related feasibility questions, with a report due before the 2026 regular session and dissolution on June 30, 2026. That amended approach was adopted unanimously, and the hearing concluded.

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• programs, so the proposed amendments for workforce housing projects that eliminate income restrictions
• He added that reducing income restrictions or match requirements for workforce housing would be of great
• He said the proposed amendments for workforce housing projects that eliminate income restrictions for
• </c> 1906 by removing income restrictions 1906 by removing income restrictions from<01:10:47.800><c>
• the state will not solve restrictions the state will not solve housing<01:11:12.080><c> the</c><01:11

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• The legislation further restricts claim handling by prohibiting what it characterizes as delays caused
• We made clear that these discriminatory restrictions are not acceptable in Minnesota.
• Manufacturers exempt covered entities from contract pharmacy restrictions.
• But in Minnesota, pharmacy restrictions.
• </c><01:43:16.400><c> sunsets</c> contract pharmacy restriction sunsets contract pharmacy restriction

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• And in 2020, they said SNAP restrictions would substantially decrease obesity and diabetes.
• This proposal is a benefit restriction bill, not a nutrition education bill.
• This proposal is a benefit restriction bill, not a nutrition education bill.
• There's just 22 states that have some type of restriction on this.
• There's just 22 states that have some type of restriction on this.

Summary: The committee heard a series of child and family services bills, with testimony from authors, county officials, advocates, and members of the public. AB 2083 would authorize a regional child care special district for Marina Valley and Paris; there was no public opposition, but a vice chair raised concerns about lack of outreach to Riverside County and possible added fees for residents. The bill was held pending quorum and later noted as enjoying a due pass recommendation, though no final roll was taken in the excerpt. AB 1579, which expands the Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program to allow additional CDSS-approved residential models, drew strong support from San Francisco County, Seneca Family of Agencies, and several counties and advocacy groups, who argued the current crisis residential model is financially and operationally unworkable and leaves youth in hospitals or emergency departments. The Youth Law Center and allied organizations opposed the bill, saying it departs from the original small, community-based crisis model and could lead to more institutional care. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 1628 would extend California’s safe surrender window for newborns from 72 hours to 30 days. The author and fire service supporters said the change would better reflect postpartum recovery and help prevent unsafe abandonment; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 1634, dealing with the “Kids” specialty license plate program, sought to raise plate fees and revise distribution formulas to generate more revenue for child safety and child care programs. Supporters said the update would modernize outdated 1992 pricing and expand county access, while a committee member objected that the bill would reallocate funds away from state agencies and private nonprofits; the bill was moved on a 5-0 vote with some members not voting. AB 1643 would streamline child support enrollment by having courts transmit support orders directly to child support agencies unless a custodial parent opts out. Supporters said automatic enrollment would reduce poverty and remove paperwork barriers, while opponents warned it could undermine parent choice and create problems for families with sensitive circumstances. The committee passed the bill 6-0. AB 1708 would require regions receiving HHAP homelessness funds to more meaningfully engage smaller cities; many city officials supported it as a way to include jurisdictions that are doing local homelessness work, while Los Angeles’ mayor’s office opposed it. The bill passed 5-0. AB 2395 would standardize access to the child support debt reduction program; supporters described it as a way to help low-income obligors escape uncollectible government-owed debt, while receiving parents and child support agencies warned it could reduce money owed to families and needs more work. The bill passed 4-0. The committee then began AB 1914, which would require local governments to plan for child care in general plans; supporters framed child care as essential infrastructure, while at least one member raised concerns about state mandates on local jurisdictions, and the excerpt ends before any vote.

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• In our view, HCR 2001 prioritizes restricting access to the ballots for eligible voters.
• In our view, HCR 2001 prioritizes restricting access to the ballots for eligible voters.
• You're talking about restricting voting, and that's your personal opinion.
• You've set the narrative on restriction to voting.
• And I think at this point, this is restricting access to the ballot. And I vote no.

Bills: HB2009 , HB2022 , HCM2001 , HCM2002 , HCM2004 , HCR2001 , HM2001 , HM2004

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• With fishing gear restrictions. Thank you, Ms. Alder. Senator, good morning. Good morning.
• I had to have a good jail, and so you didn't have restrictions on us.
• If you were to put restrictions on me, if you were to say right now you're going to have restrictions
• I had to have a good jail not to like, and so you didn't have restrictions on us.
• If you were put restrictions on me, if you were to say right now, you're going to have restrictions on

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• The Minnesota Constitution currently restricts distributions from the fund to interest and dividends
• The current constitutional restrictions result in a disproportionate share of this growth compounded
• The<00:13:38.320><c> current</c><00:13:38.680><c> constitutional</c><00:13:39.600><c> restrictions</c
• > The current constitutional restrictions The current constitutional restrictions result<00:13:41.360
• are out of step with best restrictions are out of step with best practices<00:14:08.160><c> at</c><00

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration

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• just appropriation and we've got to come back to figure out funding on this, you know, through restrictive
• Like, there's a way to write this so that it doesn't come out of restricted reserve, but that it would
• Like, there's a way to write this to where it doesn't come out of restricted reserve, but that it would
• So, you know, my challenge would be, let's try to do this where we're not having to go to restricted
• If that were me, I would say instead of a million dollars out of restricted reserve or wherever, I would

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

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• manifested itself in a number of ways, including large minimum lot size requirements and other restrictions
• has taken important steps in recent sessions to encourage new housing development by reforming restrictive
• So I think the appropriate manner for implementing any size restrictions or any regulations that are
• upstream of size restrictions is in the process with the EOHLC, where they determine what are reasonable
• There's no restriction that they're affordable.

Bills: H5009

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: collective bargaining, worker rights, labor relations, public counsel services, state employees

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• This bill repeals the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to
• But the current lease restriction limits their ability to rent the homes that they actually build.
• </c> Uh but the current lease restriction Uh but the current lease restriction limits<00:09:20.560><c
• </c><00:09:38.080><c> Um</c><00:09:38.480><c> and</c> restricts these owner builders.
• Um and restricts these owner builders.

Bills: HB1743 , HB2122 , HB1756 , HB1837 , HB1729 , HB2559

Committee: House Housing

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. HB 1743 would expand the owner-builder exemption by repealing a leasing restriction and requiring notice when a leased residential structure was built by an unlicensed contractor. Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and the Contractors Licensing Board opposed the bill, warning it could encourage unlicensed contracting and weaken consumer protections, while Hawaii Realtors, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, BIA Hawaii, and others supported it as a way to increase housing flexibility. After questions about whether licensed electrical and plumbing work would still be required, the committee voted to pass HB 1743 with amendments and a defective date. The committee also heard and advanced HB 2122 HD1 on teacher housing, which would create a teacher housing assistance program using vouchers from the teachers housing revolving fund. Testimony included support from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus, and individuals, with the Office of Collective Bargaining in opposition and the Department of Education offering comments. The bill was voted out as is. The committee then considered HB 1756 and HB 1837, both updating the individual housing account program to reflect current housing prices; supporters including Housing Hawaii’s Future and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs said the limits were outdated and needed inflation adjustments, and HB 1756 was passed with amendments while HB 1837 was deferred as nearly identical. HB 1729 would disallow the state home mortgage interest deduction for second homes. Hawaii Realtors opposed it, while Housing Hawaii’s Future supported it as a way to prioritize first-time homebuyers and reduce competition from second-home buyers. The chair noted a possible revenue savings estimate and the committee passed the bill with amendments, with several reservations. Finally, HB 2559 would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential property to limited exclusive groups of buyers, which the Office of Consumer Protection said needed an enforcement clarification and the Realtors said could affect some legitimate private-listing situations. The chair proposed replacing the outright ban with a disclosure requirement for private listings, and the committee passed HB 2559 with amendments. The hearing then adjourned after the chair thanked members, staff, and the public.

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• Due to school siting restrictions currently in place, we are barred from using our current land holdings
• So we think the breadth of the restriction proposed Something to walk to by their very definition.
• So we think the breadth of the restriction proposed for mixed use in this bill is too broad.
• first piece would be allowing residential and commercial zones, and the second piece would be the restriction
• However, we are concerned about this not applying to our income-restricted housing.

Bills: HB2459 , HB2480 , HB2530 , HB2129 , HB2223

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses

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• Due to school siting restrictions currently in place, we are barred from using our current land holdings
• Due to school siding restrictions currently in place, we are barred from using our current land holdings
• So we think the breadth of the restriction proposed for mixed use in this bill is too broad.
• And the second piece would be the restriction of first-floor retail or commercial in mixed-use zones.
• However, we are concerned about this not applying to our income-restricted housing.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several local government bills, with most of the discussion focused on HB 2480, which would require cities and counties planning under the Growth Management Act to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones and limit local requirements for ground-floor retail or mixed-use conditions. The bill sponsor and supporters, including the Lieutenant Governor, Governor’s Office, Commerce, builders, business groups, and housing advocates, argued it would unlock underused commercial land, reduce housing costs, and help address Washington’s housing shortage. Opponents and some cities said the bill could undermine local planning, walkable mixed-use centers, tax base, and neighborhood retail, and asked for more exemptions or narrower application. Several speakers supported the proposed substitute as a compromise, while others urged not to weaken the bill further. No vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 2223, which would create an exception to the conflict-of-interest rules for irrigation district directors whose spouses work for a district contract, modeled on an existing exception for public hospital district commissioners. The sponsor and the Washington State Water Resources Association said the change would help irrigation districts recruit and retain volunteer board members in rural areas while preserving disclosure and recusal requirements. The hearing was brief and no action was taken. HB 2530 would extend the deadline for forming a public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028. Supporters from Olympia and Tumwater said the extension would give local governments more time to collaborate and pursue an aquatic center that has long been a community priority; one testifier said removing the deadline entirely would also be acceptable. The committee then heard HB 2459, which would expand authority to site certain schools outside urban growth areas and extend utilities to serve them. Supporters, especially representatives of the Tahoma School District and related groups, said the bill would let districts use land they already own to relieve overcrowding. Opponents, including Futurewise, argued it would weaken Growth Management Act planning and local multicounty policies and should remain a local process. Finally, HB 2129 on agritourism was briefly heard, with the sponsor describing it as a way to help farms stay viable and preserve rural character; the committee heard supportive comments about farm preservation and openness to a work group or amendments. No votes or final actions were taken on these bills during the hearing.

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• The resource team is a group of specially trained officers who work with people who are in restrictive
• where there was trust between him and the officers, and he could ultimately earn his way out of restrictive
• where there was trust between him and the officers, and he could ultimately earn his way out of restrictive
• As a consequence, people are sitting in restrictive housing for longer, and we're looking for places
• And as a consequence of that, you know, people are sitting in restrictive housing for longer and we're

Summary: The committee began with a Department of Corrections update focused on agency culture, staff safety, reentry, and health services. Secretary Tim Lang highlighted DOC’s “Washington Way” approach, expanded visitation reforms, safety summits, community-corrections sanction changes, education and transportation improvements, partial confinement expansion, and efforts to increase volunteer and peer-led programming. Assistant Secretaries Danielle Armbruster and David Flynn described progress on Pell Grant implementation, reentry transportation, partial confinement, behavioral health standards, HIPAA compliance, the 1115 Medicaid waiver, telehealth expansion, and budget requests for opioid use disorder treatment, close-custody capacity, and staffing relief. Members asked about veterans’ units, telehealth for substance use treatment, women’s placement on the east side, correctional industries, and firefighting training. The new Office of Correction Ombuds director, Jeremiah Bourgeois, then outlined the office’s mission and limited resources, saying he would focus on the most serious complaints and continue building accountability with DOC. He described recent OCO reports, including findings of excessive force at the women’s prison, and said DOC had agreed to implement all recommendations. He also noted a new process for referring possible criminal misconduct to DOC leadership and law enforcement. Committee members praised the DOC-OCO partnership and Bourgeois’s appointment. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5895, which would add a new basis for extraordinary medical placement when DOC cannot meet an incarcerated person’s basic medical care needs. Senator Saldana said the bill is intended to provide a compassionate, workable path for people with serious or end-of-life medical needs while maintaining public safety. Testifiers in support included family members, Disability Rights Washington, and the League of Women Voters, who said the current EMP process is too restrictive and rarely results in release. DOC testified that it supports the EMP framework but has concerns about the bill’s definition of “basic medical care.” A former DOC physician suggested extending the qualifying time period and adding “approximately” to the language. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5873, which would expand escorted leaves of absence to include reentry-focused outings and broaden the family definition for funeral or bedside visits. Senator Wilson said the bill is meant to support a “slow release” and better prepare people for community reentry. DOC supported the concept, and witnesses from public defense, DOC reentry, and Amend said escorted reentry outings are consistent with evidence-based and international correctional practices. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 5945, which would limit persistent offender sentencing to convictions occurring after age 18 and require resentencing for affected people. Supporters argued the bill aligns with youth brain-development research and would address racial disparities; opponents, including prosecutors, victim advocates, and sheriffs’ representatives, said it would reopen painful cases, undermine finality, and impose costs. The hearing on that bill was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• One big problem there was restrictive covenants that limit the density to levels below the zoning.
• So we do have some concerns about restricting the number of parking and kind of leaving that up to the
• By using a ground lease or a deed restriction, the community land trust takes the traditional bundle
• So if you go to the next slide, you could see that the ground lease and the deed restriction tie the
• Ensuring that those resale restrictions are kept.

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard presentations on a range of housing finance, permitting, and affordability tools. Chattanooga described its affordable housing PILOT program, which uses a per-unit property tax abatement tied to the rent loss from providing affordable units, with a 15-year term and annual compliance monitoring. Committee members asked about the program’s structure, whether it had been used elsewhere, and who was participating; the presenter said the first mixed-income project would bring 278 units with 42 affordable units and that the model was attracting private market-rate developers. Shoreline then described its MFTE and inclusionary zoning approach, emphasizing that longer tax exemption periods and station-area zoning changes had helped spur development, with most current pipeline projects concentrated near light rail stations. The committee also heard from the Municipal Research Services Center and the Department of Commerce on tax increment financing, proportional impact fees, and permit timelines. Commerce explained that TIF can fund public improvements such as roads, utilities, broadband, and some affordable housing or child care facilities, while proportional impact fee guidance is intended to help jurisdictions charge fees more closely aligned with actual project impacts. On permit timelines, Commerce presented its first annual report under recent law changes, using 2024 as a baseline year and noting that reported timelines were generally longer than statutory goals; members asked about outliers, paper versus electronic processing, and whether back-and-forth between applicants and staff was driving delays. Commerce said it would follow up with more data, including on CHIP funding and permit reform practices. Several local governments then shared permitting process improvements. Auburn reported relatively short review cycles and described its move to fully electronic permitting, internal performance standards, and a stock plan program that speeds review for repeated home designs. Bellevue described an AI permitting pilot with a local startup to help with pre-application questions, document triage, and plan review, aiming to reduce incomplete applications and revision cycles. Seattle presented a pilot for accessory dwelling unit co-development in which a mission-driven partner would help homeowners split lots, finance, build, and manage ADUs, with the homeowner eventually buying out the partner and retaining ownership; committee members asked about rent setting, management fees, and default risk, and staff said they would follow up. The committee also heard brief overviews of community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives as permanent affordability models, with presenters urging continued state and local funding support and policy recognition for these approaches.

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• It restricts payment for protected health services.
• It restricts state-directed payments from exceeding Medicare payment rates.
• First question is the restriction of funding for certain services, including Planned Parenthood.
• , deportations, new restrictions on visa issuances, as well as sponsoring organizations such as ECFMG
• Some of them have geographic restrictions on where they can practice.

Summary: The committee first received an update on the effects of HR1 and related federal Medicaid and marketplace changes from Governor’s Office and Health Care Authority staff. Presenters said the most immediate coverage losses are expected in the individual market beginning in January, with premium increases and an estimated 80,000 people potentially unable to afford coverage. They warned that larger Medicaid impacts will follow over the next year and beyond, including tighter eligibility checks, work requirements, reduced retroactive coverage, limits on state-directed payments and provider taxes, new cost-sharing, and changes affecting certain non-citizen adults. They also said the state plans to seek a waiver or extension for work requirements and will continue to analyze impacts, including on rural providers and Planned Parenthood-related services. Members asked about the effect on nursing homes, rural hospitals, and how the state can help providers and enrollees navigate the new requirements; staff said timelines and a state-specific implementation chart are being developed. The committee then heard a report on the International Medical Graduate Work Group and Washington’s efforts to create pathways for internationally trained physicians. Testimony described the clinical experience license, the clinical evaluation assessment tool, grant funding for IMG support organizations, and a new hardship waiver process enacted this year. National presenters said many states have adopted similar pathways because of physician shortages, but Washington and Tennessee are among the few states that have actually issued licenses so far. They recommended clear guardrails, an employment offer before application, ECFMG certification, supervised practice, and data collection to avoid exploitation and protect patients. Members asked about state-to-state variation, retention of IMGs, and whether Washington should pursue dedicated residency or preceptorship options; presenters said the key next step is moving successful participants from supervised experience to a durable long-term license. The final topic was implementation of Washington’s Apple Health doula benefit and the statewide doula hub and referral system. Senator T’wina Nobles highlighted the state’s $3,500 per-birth Medicaid reimbursement rate for doulas and the importance of the hub for referrals, training, and billing. Health Care Authority staff said the benefit launched January 1, 2025, and covers prenatal intake, labor and delivery, postpartum visits, and telehealth-supported services. They reported 336 state-certified doulas, 134 enrolled in Apple Health, 287 unique clients served, and 641 claims paid so far. Testimony emphasized doulas’ role in improving birth outcomes, reducing unnecessary interventions, and addressing racial disparities in maternal health, while noting that implementation is still early and ongoing.

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• And what we have done in 2023 is done that and said we will not have these restrictive covenants.
• And what we have done in 2023 is done that and said we will not have these restrictive covenants.
• And what we have done in 2023 is done that and said we will not have these restrictive covenants.
• And what we have done in 2023 is done that and said we will not have these restrictive covenants.
• And what we have done in 2023 is done that and said we will not have these restrictive covenants.

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• in our state it also scope is restricted in our state it also removes<00:32:44.760><c> the</c><00:32
• :44.880><c> 7-Day</c><00:32:45.320><c> restriction</c><00:32:45.760><c> on</c> removes the 7-Day restriction
• on removes the 7-Day restriction on prescribing<00:32:46.399><c> oral</c><00:32:46.760><c> medications
• in 48 states; the 7-day restriction on oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, allowed by 44 other states
• on in 48 states the 7-Day restriction on oral<00:36:18.800><c> Carbonic</c><00:36:19.200><c> and</c>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• the Thomas Esca Cape Cod Transportation Center; and House Bill 5463, relative to a conservation restriction
• the Thomas Esca Cape Cod Transportation Center, and House Bill 5463, relative to a conservation restriction
• House Bill 5430, and an act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton, House Bill

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a resolution honoring Diane Gould for her many years of service through Advocates. After a motion to suspend the rules, the House adopted the resolution. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling also reported several local bills for consideration, including measures on vessel transportation in Barnstable, naming the Hyannis Transportation Center after Thomas Esca, and a conservation restriction in Middleton; the House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills through second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House then handled several additional measures. It accepted the report of the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading that Senate amendments to House Bill 4231, concerning parking enforcement in Cambridge, were correctly drawn, and concurred in House Bill 30. The House also passed House Bill 3366, designating April 5 as Core Chung Neurodevelopment Syndrome Awareness Day, to be engrossed. At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to adjourn and meet again Monday at 11 a.m. in an informal session, and then adjourned accordingly.

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• You can't touch sites where the housing is under a restrictive covenant for affordability.
• To address the housing shortage, preserving California's existing stock of deed-restricted affordable
• Are they purchasing those back and keeping them deed-restricted?
• , but they can't be less restrictive.
• To be clear, this bill does not restrict housing development.

Committee: Senate Housing