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• There's a small technical amendment coming to ensure that we aren't making this bill more restrictive
• So the amendment is going to remove the restriction on urban counties.
• I can look into how House Bill 1110 applied and some of the restrictions.
• I can look into how House Bill 1110 applied and some of the restrictions.

Bills: HB2269

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: middle housing, zoning, unincorporated areas, affordable housing, land use, density

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• It repeals Section 35-1-8 of the Code, which concerns restrictions on the number of acres a church may
• Current law restricts the trustees of a church, parish, congregation, or branch of any religious sect
• Well, many of these restrictions relate to a constitutional provision, and actually there's also a code
• We remove the restrictions, and churches' property is not taxed, so yes.
• And I realize there are current restrictions, but I can just off the top of my head think of many examples

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• He said there are sign ordinances in various towns that could restrict political signs, but there are
• also Supreme Court rulings that say you cannot restrict a political sign more than you restrict some
• </c> towns um that could could restrict towns um that could could restrict political<00:39:29.079><c>
• :39.160><c> or</c> than you restrict some other sign or than you restrict some other sign or restrict
• you know so and again you know restrict you know so and again you know if<00:39:42.240><c> Henry</c>

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• This bill does not restrict free speech, and students are still free to express their views.
• There's nothing in this legislation that restricts free speech.
• It doesn't restrict parental rights, you know, for withdrawing, allowing one of their children or children
• So in order to justify a restriction on that speech or explain our effective punishment of it, we have
• ... ...out free speech, and we have to say why that restriction serves a legitimate and significant state

Committee: House Education

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• have a little concerned with, second page, line 13, no public schools shall impose additional restrictions
• have a little concerned with, second page, line 13, no public schools shall impose additional restrictions
• And on paragraph six it says no public school shall impose additional restrictions or limitations, so
• if you're going to have a rule, would that not be an additional restriction or limitation, or is the
• paragraph six is in direct directly contradicts that no public school shall impose additional restrictions

Committee: Senate Education

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• members from selling their ownership interest to anyone other than households that meet the income restrictions
• I think it is important that we sync up our efforts, that as we are aiming to restrict access to tobacco
• I think Representative Jacobson rightly restricts those governance decisions to the economic... ...rightly
• restricts those governance decisions to the economic conditions, but keeps it broad so that the co-ops
• I also have general concerns about restricting the ability... ...also have general concerns about restricting

Summary: House Finance held a bill briefing and executive session on a large set of tax and revenue measures, with staff outlining proposed substitutes and amendments for bills affecting grocery store incentives, insurance premium/B&O tax treatment, tobacco taxes, financial institutions, lodging taxes, fire district levy rules, local tax increment financing, limited equity cooperatives, tourism assessments, and sustainable aviation fuel credits. Members also heard brief summaries of bills on nonprofit assembly hall property tax exemptions and a city levy adjustment related to fire protection districts. Two bills scheduled for public hearing were not reached and may be rescheduled after House of Origin cutoff. In executive session, the committee adopted or rejected several amendments before voting bills out. HB 2297 on grocery stores in underserved communities advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove the property tax exemption; the bill was reported out 9-5-1. HB 2487 on insurance tax treatment advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove retroactivity and clarify annuity treatment; it was reported out 8-6-1. HB 2382, which raises cigarette and other tobacco taxes and changes tobacco tax structures, adopted amendments redirecting some revenue to health accounts, excluding nicotine-free vapor products, and restoring current-law treatment for modified-risk tobacco products before passing 8-6-1. HB 2451 on tax increment financing, HB 2590 on limited equity cooperatives, HB 2325 on a tourism self-supported assessment program with a tribal opt-in amendment, HB 2278 extending a lodging tax charge, HB 2224 adjusting levy rules for fire protection districts, and HB 2322 on sustainable aviation fuel tax credits all advanced, with some by voice vote. During debate, supporters generally framed the bills as targeted incentives or clarifications to support food access, wildfire mitigation, tourism promotion, housing affordability, or clean fuel investment, while opponents raised concerns about tax shifts, affordability, retroactivity, and whether dedicated revenues should instead come from the general fund. Several members noted that some measures still needed further work before floor action, especially HB 2487 and HB 2382. The committee adjourned after reporting the listed bills out with due pass recommendations.

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• So on lines 22 through 25, we would restrict the notice at the public hearing to only zoning changes,
• We're only going<00:19:21.840><c> to</c><00:19:22.240><c> restrict</c><00:19:22.559><c> this</c><00:19
• :22.799><c> to</c><00:19:22.960><c> zoning</c><00:19:23.360><c> changes</c> going to restrict this to
• zoning changes going to restrict this to zoning changes would<00:19:24.400><c> be</c><00:19:24.480><
• 25, we would restrict the notice at<00:20:41.600><c> the</c><00:20:41.760><c> public</c><00:20:42.000

Committee: Joint Municipalities

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• COUNTY SPENT $1 MILLION DEFENDING LOOK REMOVAL LITIGATION. 95 PERCENT OF STUDENTS HAVE NO PARENTAL RESTRICTIONS
• IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS PLUS OF RESTRICTION, RESTRICTION. I WILL USE THE WORD CENSORSHIP.
• THIS BILL REPLACES GUARDRAILS WITH AN OVERBROAD RESTRICTIVE STANDARD THAT IS OUT OF STEP WITH FIRST AMENDMENT
• TRUST OUR TEACHERS TO GUIDE OUR STUDENTS THROUGH CHALLENGING TOPICS INSTEAD OF IMPOSING THOSE RESTRICTIONS
• I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS IF THESE RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT ON YOUR GENERAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

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• And then should the Charter School Facility Grant Program have the same restrictions as the Office of
• And then should the Charter School Facility Grant Program have the same restrictions as the Office of
• charter facility program and thereby restricting capital improvements to public agency-held title?
• charter facility program and thereby restricting capital improvements to public agency held title?
• Restricting capital improvements to public agency-held title.

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• We support the restrictions, but we do not support the prohibition on that.
• We support the restrictions, but we do not support the prohibition on that.
• You can restrict where it's at in the store.
• We can talk about restrictions on age. We can talk about... ...saying we're open to regulation.
• We can talk about restrictions on age. We can talk about the synthetic parts.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

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• Restrictive zoning, expensive real estate, and complicated approval processes make it really difficult
• Restrictive zoning, expensive real estate, complicated approvals, processes make it really difficult
• And if you sell alcohol, there's so many different restrictions on that.
• And if you saw alcohol, there's so many different restrictions on that.
• on hours and movement and sound and live music, that the more we restricted, the safer and the more

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• So my concern, going back to the addendums listed in the bill, is that they mark exact restrictions on
• In addition, the restrictions on the content of history instruction would lead to confusion and fear,
• Restricting coursework to what's considered relevant to a particular degree is nonsense and arbitrary
• So we don't want to restrict that.
• Its vague restrictions on curriculum and...

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• </c> a description as to why less restrictive a description as to why less restrictive interventions<
• </c> attempted use of less restrictive attempted use of less restrictive interventions<02:29:27.480><
• D, a staff member shall use other less restrictive interventions unless less restrictive interventions
• D, a staff member shall use other less restrictive interventions unless less restrictive interventions
• </c><02:35:18.320><c> have</c> less restrictive interventions have less restrictive interventions have

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• The second concern that I have is that the adaptive reuse language may be a little bit too restrictive
• </c><00:43:56.000><c> when</c> may be a little bit too restrictive when may be a little bit too restrictive
• this bill has multiple restrictive modifications<01:20:35.360><c> to</c><01:20:35.600><c> the</c><01
• All funds are segregated, audited, and restricted by statute. They cannot go into the general fund.
• restrictions on municipal power<01:54:29.440><c> in</c><01:54:29.679><c> order</c><01:54:29.760><c>

Committee: House Housing

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• neighbor will be somehow protected if the people around them can do whatever they want without any restrictions
• So if the neighborhood wants to stay as an HOA or they like having those different restrictions, they
• neighbor will be somehow protected if the people around them can do whatever they want without any restrictions
• So if the neighborhood wants to stay as an HOA or they like having those different restrictions, they

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• It was our experience at MDLC as we monitored that um seclusion and restrictive procedures in general
• It was our experience at MDLC as we monitored that um seclusion and restrictive procedures in general
• So technically it would not be level four that they're talking about as they build a more restrictive
• So technically it would not be level four that they're talking about as they build a more restrictive
• So technically it would not be level four that they're talking about as they build a more restrictive

Transcript Highlights:

• As a general matter, the First Amendment means that the government has no power to restrict expression
• Who wants to be a teacher these days with all these restrictions placed on your freedom of speech?
• Even with an exemption for water utility rate increases, HCR 2016 still restricts cities from taking
• It will restrict local governments and their ability to make... It's a dangerous ballot referral.
• It limited it to electronic, which we did feel was a bit too restrictive.

Committee: Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior February meetings and then took up several measures. HCR 2013, designating June 2026 as “Celebrate Life Month” in Arizona, drew emotional testimony from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton about their lives with spina bifida and support for the resolution. Senator Kennedy and others questioned the purpose of the resolution, arguing the state should focus on concrete supports for families, but the motion passed 4-1 with two not voting. Members then advanced HB 2327, which clarifies protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records, with an amendment excluding voter registration records; it passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2258, adding La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, also passed unanimously among those voting. HB 2397, expanding HOA/COA disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, was amended twice and passed 5-1; supporters said it would improve transparency about assessments and defects, while opponents warned about cost and administrative burdens, especially for smaller associations. HB 2015, imposing penalties for late federal/state financial reporting by state organizations, passed 4-2 despite concerns that the automatic penalties were too harsh and could be out of agencies’ control. The committee also approved HB 4049, allowing DCS to hire its own counsel and directing the Attorney General to represent the state’s interest in certain cases involving alleged DCS misconduct, though some members argued current law already addresses conflicts and that DCS had not been consulted. HB 4087, authorizing placement of a Barbara Love memorial in the governmental wall, passed without opposition. HB 2100, allowing counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, passed 4-2 amid debate over water adequacy and the risk of “wildcat” development. HB 2460, preempting local fees and penalties tied to abandoned or stolen movable business property such as shopping carts, passed 4-2 after extensive testimony from cities, retailers, and advocates over local control, costs, and theft prevention. Finally, HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional amendment recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, began hearing testimony; supporters framed it as bodily autonomy, while opponents, including pediatric and public health advocates, warned it would weaken vaccine requirements and outbreak protections for schools and children.

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• Of those 20,000 units, about 12,000 are income and rent restricted.
• And of those income and rent restricted units, about... ...4,000 are income and rent restricted to families
• Income-restricted housing must actually produce the income-restricted housing that is needed, or else
• We should increase these programs rather than restricting them.
• We should increase these programs rather than restricting them.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• And I authored Amara's Law here in Minnesota, which provides the most comprehensive restrictions and
• Europe has already placed restrictions on food dyes, requiring warning labels or outright bans.
• It simply does not make sense from a scientific perspective to only restrict PFS in consumer products
• For example, the bill permanently exempts restricting fluorinated gases which account for 59% of the
• PFAS are already restricted in several other states, including six states that ban them in cookware.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Once identified, goods loaded at those facilities and passenger vessels serving them may be restricted
• We can identify those ports and terminals and restrict the ships that use them from entering our ports
• Once identified, goods loaded at those facilities and passenger vessels serving them may be restricted
• the ships that terminals and restrict the ships that use<00:30:00.960><c> them</c><00:30:01.279><c>
• </c> government has unlawfully restricted government has unlawfully restricted Vulcan's<00:40:43.920>