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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/03/26

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • We see property owners raising rents, particularly when they're bringing new residents in.
  • We see the same thing as well looking at owner-occupied housing, single-family housing.
  • <00:34:51.839> and perspective of a long-term owner and perspective of a long-term owner and
  • ,<01:13:48.719> developer, Bond is a nonprofit owner, developer, Bond is a nonprofit owner
  • This program works because it is practical, dependable, and owner-directed.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Data Center Industry, representing the leading data center owners and operators.
  • For purposes of registering with the **PUC**, those owners have to register with us, let us know who
  • All generation resource owners, plus everybody else in the electric utility industry, are required to
  • It's meant to address a myriad of different emergencies and is supposed to dictate how the owners and
  • In addition, facility owners must provide financial assurance to cover the cost estimate.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • My mom is a small business owner. I have Native roots.
  • My mom is a small business owner. I have Native roots.
  • My mom is a small business owner. I have Native roots.
  • My mom is a small business owner. I have Native roots.
  • My mom is a small business owner. I have Native roots.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House File 3030 was taken up for discussion and amended with the A1 author’s amendment before moving forward. The bill was presented as an Iron Range package with three parts: a 26-week unemployment insurance extension for workers laid off by Cleveland-Cliffs, and two mining-related provisions dealing with safe storage of reactive mine waste and a site-specific sulfite standard. The authors said the bill was intended both to help laid-off workers immediately and to support the long-term future of mining jobs in the region. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive of the unemployment extension and the broader goal of preserving Iron Range jobs and communities. Representatives of affected workers, union leaders, a county commissioner, a tribal elder, and RAMS all described the layoffs as potentially long-term and warned of broader economic harm to families, local businesses, schools, and the region if mining jobs continue to decline. Several testifiers emphasized that mining is central to the Iron Range economy and argued that the bill would give workers time and hope while also helping keep people in the region. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency testified that it generally supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the environmental rulemaking language in Article 2, Section 2. MPCA said the provision would amount to a new major rulemaking, would require significant time and resources, and should be reviewed by the Environment, Natural Resources, Finance and Policy Committee. During member questions, one legislator said there was strong support for the UI extension in Article 1 but expressed concern about the environmental issues in Article 2 and asked why those provisions were not being reviewed by the environment committee. The meeting ended with public testimony closed and member questions beginning; no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed May 6, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 57

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • innocent owner instead. innocent owner instead.
  • <01:42:41.600> occupant since added an explicit owner occupant since added an explicit owner
  • ,<01:43:04.159> and hurting innocent workers, owners, and hurting innocent workers, owners
  • <02:17:24.240> of purports to disallow owners of purports to disallow owners of affordable
  • And owners can sell to buyers without an owner-occupied requirement.
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have contracts, we have rules and regulations that we expect our owners to abide by.
  • We have contracts, we have rules and regulations that we expect our owners to abide by.
  • <02:14:58.480> were the cost we'd see what land owners were the cost we'd see what land owners
  • Or the developer could, I think, portion that cost out to individual unit owners.
  • Or the developer could, I think, portion that cost out to individual unit owners.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's exactly what business owners face when program funding is uncertain.
  • So Rick Taglienti, the owner and director of Rogers Insulation Specialist.
  • My name is Rick Taglienti, and I'm the owner of Rogers Insulation.
  • Energy efficiency is one of the only direct ways a household or a building owner has to reduce their
  • System owners are only compensated for the performance of their batteries during each season.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on the value of Mass Save, with opening remarks emphasizing that despite past criticisms the program has delivered major energy, cost, climate, and equity benefits. The chair cited large avoided system costs, strong benefit-cost ratios, and recent legislative changes that set emissions goals, restricted fossil-fuel equipment incentives, and increased focus on low- and moderate-income households. Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney testified that Mass Save has weatherized hundreds of thousands of homes, reduced bills, avoided emissions, and that the current plan includes budget controls after the DPU ordered $500 million removed from the approved budget. She said the governor’s proposal to have only electric utilities administer the program was intended to reduce administrative costs and align with current implementation trends. Members questioned Mahoney about what counts as marketing and administration, and she said the category includes traditional advertising as well as community-based outreach, customer resource centers, and other customer engagement work, much of it in low- and moderate-income communities. She said administrative and marketing costs are under 5% of the budget, while more than 80% goes to incentives and direct program delivery. Several witnesses then focused on workforce and contractor impacts. Dave Betcher of Abode Energy Management and Rick Taglienti of Rogers Insulation said Mass Save sustains small businesses, creates careers, and supports thousands of jobs; both warned that budget cuts would reduce hiring, training, and work in homes and businesses. They also described a broad ecosystem of suppliers, trainers, and service providers that depends on stable program funding. Other witnesses addressed cost-effectiveness, affordability, and emissions. Anna Johnson of ACEEE said Massachusetts remains a national leader, with Mass Save returning about $2.80 per dollar invested, reducing peak demand, and lowering bills for participants, especially through weatherization and heat pumps. Kyle Murray of Acadia Center said the program is statutorily required to be cost-effective and has avoided billions in supply and infrastructure costs for all ratepayers, including nonparticipants, by lowering overall demand and peak prices. Amy Boyd-Rabin of the Environmental League of Massachusetts argued that efficiency is the cheapest way to meet climate targets and that cutting the budget would force more expensive power generation. The hearing also featured testimony on equity and housing: Mary Wampo described historic under-service to renter-heavy and lower-income communities and said recent reforms, including designated equity communities and performance incentives tied to equity, are helping correct that imbalance; Brian Biot and James Collins of LEAN/ABCD described low-income delivery systems and wraparound services; Barney Heath and John Nannari said Mass Save incentives are essential to affordable housing, passive house construction, and keeping projects on time and on budget. The final witnesses highlighted Connected Solutions and electrification: Sunrun’s Bronte Payne said the virtual power plant program saved more than it cost and helps avoid peaker plants and grid upgrades, and Highland Electric Fleets’ Ben Sondaga said electric school buses can provide similar grid benefits while lowering transportation costs for districts.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill will cause a hardship for many minority and female business owners.
  • This will leave many small business owners upside down.
  • This will leave many small business owners upside down.
  • Steve Payton, owner of Bill Davidson Bill Bonz, Eureka, I strongly oppose this bill.
  • Greg Padella, owner of Greg Padella Bail Bonds, I oppose this bill.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety heard several bills, with most of the discussion centered on criminal justice, public safety, and detention-related issues. SB 498 by Senator Becker would make prison electronic messaging free and end 15-minute limits on voice calls for incarcerated people; supporters said it would strengthen family ties and rehabilitation, while the bill advanced on a due-pass recommendation. SB 953 by Senator Niello would require DMV points to be recorded when a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter case is dismissed through diversion; family members of crash victims testified in support, the ACLU opposed it as potentially discouraging diversion, and the committee passed the bill to the Transportation Committee. The committee also heard SB 1306 by Senator Cortese, which would align California law with federal exemptions for certain GBL-containing chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing. The author and industry witness said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulation without affecting pure GBL, and it passed to Appropriations. SB 941 by Senator Padilla would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; supporters described high prices for basic necessities and poor conditions, and the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Members also considered SB 691 by Senator Wahab, which would require law enforcement body-camera policies to allow EMS personnel to request redaction of recordings before public release when patients are receiving medical or psychological treatment. Supporters framed it as a privacy measure, while sheriffs’ representatives raised concerns about overlap with existing law and local policy discretion; the bill moved forward on a due-pass recommendation. Finally, SB 562 by Senator Ashby would allow partial refunds of bail bond premiums when charges are not filed or are dropped early; supporters called it a fairness measure for low-income families, while bail industry representatives and some others warned it could reduce incentives to post bail and harm small businesses. The bill advanced on a divided vote. Several other items were adopted on consent or pulled by the authors, and the committee adjourned after completing its votes.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Labor and Employment

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the last 10 to 15 years, those same corporations gave way to a whole ownership class of hotel owners
  • They are a dominant hotel owner in a number of major markets, including San Francisco and San Diego.
  • of the California Hotel Lodging Association, which represents the interests of about 6,000 hotel owners
  • If even a fraction of REIT owners... ...owners are forced to sell because of this bill, the market will
  • Alexander Rosito, on behalf of the Building Owners and Managers Association of California, as well as
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on worker safety, wages, workforce training, and retirement savings. AB 2137 (Chen) would strengthen workplace safety in the artificial stone fabrication industry by creating a certification program, requiring supplier verification, and adding enforcement tools; it passed to Appropriations. AB 1534 (Irwin) would create a state process to approve short-term workforce training programs eligible for new federal Pell Grant funding; it also passed. AB 2499 (Gibson), “Adrienne’s Act,” would direct Cal/OSHA to develop heat illness protections for incarcerated workers and correctional-facility workers; it passed after emotional testimony from the family of a woman who died from heat exhaustion in prison. AB 2300 (Arambula) would streamline workforce funding disbursement and create a unified sub-grant structure; it was held on call amid concerns about reduced oversight. AB 2650 (Pellerin) would expand CalSavers with emergency savings accounts, benefits assistance, and domestic worker inclusion; it passed with no opposition. AB 2634 (Sabir) would tighten High Road Training Partnership funding to prioritize labor-management programs; it passed. AB 1888, a companion to the Safe Home Grant Program, would require skilled-and-trained workforce and prevailing wage standards for wildfire home-hardening work; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved AB 1904, AB 1980, AB 2550, AB 2078, and AB 2682 on consent, all to Appropriations. Several bills drew significant support and opposition. AB 2646 (Krell) would set a $19.75 minimum wage with COLA for agricultural employees; farmworker advocates described poverty-level wages and wage theft, while agricultural business groups warned of major cost increases and impacts on family farms. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2227 (Connolly) would increase farm labor contractor bond amounts, strengthen license renewal, and create default judgment procedures to speed wage recovery; supporters cited long delays and unpaid wages, while opponents argued the bill added burdens and that the real problem was the Labor Commissioner process. It also passed to Appropriations. AB 1869 (Haney) would create a reporting process for hotel workers to flag real estate investment trusts that allegedly overstep their passive-investor role; labor groups supported it, but hotel and property industry groups warned it would disrupt federal REIT conformity and investment stability. The committee approved it, and later add-on votes confirmed it passed out of committee. Throughout the hearing, members emphasized worker protections and the need for timely enforcement, while some expressed concern about administrative burdens or reduced oversight. Most measures were approved on party-line or near-unanimous votes and re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations, with the committee adjourning after completing the add-on roll calls and consent calendar.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/9/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • , or regulation or Homeowners association document that limits the rights of residential property owners
  • that would apply. homeowners association document that limits the rights of residential property owners
  • It just says that an owner or tenant of residential property, if there's an H.O.A., has to be allowed
  • All of the board members of an association are residents and unit owners, and the unit owners elect those
  • It's up to the unit owners whether the board members adopt rules about restricting a flag or restricting
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jan 26th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thankfully, when we engaged the property owner and explained to them the nature of the placement, the
  • property owner withdrew.
  • owner with and explain to them the nature of the placement, the property owner withdrew.
  • employment, private and local wealth creation, and economic participation among diverse business owners
  • With the increased frequency of natural disasters and economic pressures ...among diverse business owners
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors, community college delegations, students, caregivers, a retired Assembly staff member, and a championship high school football team. Members also observed an adjournment in memory for Alex Preddy, a VA nurse killed in Minnesota, and later for Kathy Wooten and Rowena Ramos. The chamber then moved through the daily file and third reading file, with several items passed, retained, or continued. Among the bills taken up, AB 34 on renewable portfolio standard exemptions for publicly owned utilities passed 55-0; AB 35 to accelerate implementation of Proposition 4 climate resilience funds passed 62-0; AB 52 on food and agriculture equity passed 50-6; AB 72 creating an EV economic opportunity zone passed 58-0; AB 96 removing a diploma requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialists passed 55-0; AB 230 extending Pierce’s disease control programs passed 64-0; AB 277 requiring background checks for behavioral health employees passed 59-0; AB 647 clarifying a county RV disposal pilot passed 54-0; AB 664 authorizing limited bachelor’s programs at Southwestern Community College passed 60-1; AB 673 creating a support grant for unaccompanied homeless youth passed 55-1; AB 710 on dynamic electricity pricing passed 54-0; AB 748 streamlining pre-approved housing plans passed 65-0; AB 767 expanding protections around sexually violent predator placements near schools and daycares passed 65-0; AB 883 protecting officials’ personal information from data brokers passed 66-0; AB 946 expanding 30x30 conservation efforts to urban areas passed 65-0; AB 1054 creating a deferred retirement option program for CHP and Cal Fire passed 61-1; AB 1070 on missing middle housing code simplification passed 66-0; AB 1159 strengthening student data privacy passed 54-4; AB 1204 revising the Local Control Funding Formula passed 54-1; AB 1265 extending the historic building tax credit passed 64-0; AB 1349 banning speculative ticketing passed 61-0; AB 1359 allowing seniors 80+ to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note passed 67-1; AB 643 on organic waste procurement credits passed 48-4; AB 685 creating a small business resiliency fund passed 63-0; AB 714 tightening oversight of commercial driving programs passed 65-1; and AB 805 establishing a youth apprenticeship bridge program passed 66-0. Several other items were passed and retained or continued without debate. Debate on AB 1054 drew the sharpest disagreement, with opponents warning about pension costs and supporters arguing it would help retain experienced CHP officers and firefighters. AB 767 also prompted strong comments about public safety and placement of sexually violent predators in rural communities. On AB 1349, supporters from both parties backed the anti-speculative ticketing bill as consumer protection, while AB 664 drew support from members emphasizing access to higher education in underserved regions. The Assembly then adjourned until January 29, 2026, after announcing upcoming session dates and recording a few vote changes from the dais.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Oct 14th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, Elevate Florida will assist somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,300 to 2,000 property owners
  • 60s, 70s, and 80s, where we had very, very poor zoning and poor laws on the books, where property owners
  • So we now have to figure out ways to get those property owners out of the floodway.
  • I said the flood. property owners were building houses right in the middle of the floodway.
  • So we now have to figure out ways to get those property owners out of the floodway.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Major General James Hartzell of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs on the agency’s mission, outreach efforts, state veterans nursing homes, and support programs. He highlighted Florida’s large and growing veteran population, the state’s existing nursing homes and the planned 10th home in Collier County, and the department’s dental assistance program, which served 245 veterans in the first quarter of the fiscal year and completed 1,631 procedures while saving more than $525,000. He also discussed veteran service officers, the benefits guide, the department newsletter, efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, and mental health outreach through the Overwatch/Firewatch program. Senators asked about future nursing home locations, adult day health care, homelessness, and the dental program; Hartzell also announced that retired Colonel D.J. Reyes will become deputy executive director on November 7. The committee then heard from Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Division of Emergency Management, on disaster response, recovery, and agency modernization. He described the State Emergency Response Team, the new Florida Central Operations and Coordination Office warehouse in Auburndale, and the new state emergency operations center in Tallahassee, which is ahead of schedule and designed to hold about 220 people and withstand 200-mph winds. Guthrie reviewed recovery efforts for recent storms, including debris removal, volunteer villages, sheltering, and FEMA reimbursement totals for Hurricanes Milton, Helene, Debbie, Idalia, Ian, and earlier storms. He also discussed the Elevate Florida home-elevation program, the Florida Recovery Obligation Calculation training initiative, the DEMES platform, and WebEOC, noting that 60 counties and 22 colleges and universities are using the system. Members asked Guthrie about flood-response resources for cities, training for local officials, and lessons from inland flooding after recent storms. He explained how local governments can request pumps and other assistance through county and state channels, described upcoming elected-official training, and emphasized mutual aid and EMAC as key future disaster-response tools. The committee took no formal votes or other legislative action and adjourned at the end of the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • company is required by law to run a title search through the DMV to determine lienholders and the owner
  • If there is not a lienholder, the vehicle owner does not respond within the timeframe set out in the
  • The DMV searches do not offer information that the vehicle owner is in the military.
  • House Bill 3531 would establish a voluntary option for the vehicle owner to opt in to indicate that he
  • So we're sending it to what comes back on the motor vehicle return to the owner and or lien holder if
Bills: HB101
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Workforce committee considers HF961 2/26/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • :03:05.920> a industry that I know very well um as a industry that I know very well um as a owner
  • operator in previous times with my owner operator in previous times with my restaurants<00:03:09.879
  • Now, through the program, becoming a part of the program, is now an owner of two successful franchises
  • Now, through the program, becoming a part of the program, is now an owner of two successful franchises
  • Now, through the program, becoming a part of the program, is now an owner of two successful franchises
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • I am owner and founder of Golick.
  • I don't phone call from a store owner.
  • I'm owner of Legacy Glass.
  • I'm the owner of Legacy Glass Works, Legacy Cannabis, and Legacy Cup.
  • I'm a registered nurse and the owner and founder of Just Natural CBD Wellness.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/22/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I will say the owners of one of these businesses tried not to let candidates in because they didn't
  • can certainly see why a property owner can certainly see why a property owner would<01:05:00.319
  • Sales by the state or local government and sales by sole owners, those that are already exempted.
  • Sales by the state or local government and sales by sole owners, those that are already exempted.
  • This just adds those beneficial owners and holders of voting trust certificates.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Feb 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • supports an investigation into the allegations in Senator Hashimoto's letter by the DCCA to protect owners
  • <00:22:05.720> the protections for condominium owners the protections for condominium owners
  • Basic terms with the law to have provided reserve studies to their owners as a part of the annual budget
  • Pet insurance is increasingly important to pet owners to afford to provide the necessary care for their
  • to afford to important to pet owners to afford to provide<00:25:50.440> the<00:25:50.640>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 117 on condominiums. Testifiers were split: reserve-study professionals and the Community Associations Institute opposed tying reserve requirements to assessed value, arguing reserve studies should be based on actual components and costs and that the bill could lead to over- or under-collection. Condominium owners and advocates supported the bill, saying some associations are not completing reserve studies or are failing to provide audits and adequate funding, and urging stronger fiduciary accountability. A member later asked about compliance rates, and a witness said he was not aware of any association that had failed to do a reserve study, estimating compliance at well over 95 percent, likely close to 100 percent. The committee then took testimony on HB 544 on pet insurance, which drew support from the Attorney General’s office and the Insurance Division with comments about contract-impairment issues, as well as support from the North American Pet Health Insurance Association and the Hawaiian Humane Society. Testifiers said the bill would help consumers understand and use pet insurance as veterinary costs rise. HB 983 on certified public accountants also drew mostly support, with the Hawaii Society of CPAs and the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants offering conditional support and proposed amendments. Public accountants said the bill could help address a shortage of CPAs and expand pathways into the profession, while some speakers cautioned that the language needed clarification and that public accounting experience should be tied to CPA-firm work. An instructor from UH West Oahu said students cannot afford the extra credits currently required and would benefit from a more accessible pathway. The committee also heard HB 1050 on Title 24, with DCCA supporting the measure and no opposition or questions. The discussion then moved to HB 256 HD1 on environmental protection and incinerator emissions. The Department of Health offered comments, while Energy Justice Network and Climate Protectors Hawaii supported strengthening the bill, warning that it could weaken existing standards at H-Power unless amended to preserve stricter state rules and require modern pollution controls. A member questioned the Department of Health about H-Power’s permits and whether additional controls would be required if federal rules change; the department said permits are reviewed every five years and that the facility currently meets state and federal requirements, while EPA rules remain in a public comment process. Finally, the committee heard HB 1051 HD1 on energy efficiency portfolio standards, with support from the Consumer Advocate, State Energy Office, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaii Energy. The committee then heard HB 350 HD1 on energy, where the State Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray Corporation offered conditional comments urging any new mandated water-heating technology to meet the same efficiency level as existing solar thermal systems, and the Kauai Climate Action Coalition testified in support. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/21/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:43:56.160> to We have a testifier on the schedule: Rob Door from the Minnesota Gun Owners
  • or property and keep the same money but then spread it elsewhere on other property owners.
  • or property and keep the same money but then spread it elsewhere on other property owners.
  • or property and keep the same money but then spread it on other property owners.
  • or property and keep the same money but then spread it on other property owners.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

A New Senator Shares His Priorities | Senator Michael Holmstrom Apr 17th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> You're a small business owner. Uh, tell me about that. What do you do when you're not here?
  • You're a small business owner.<00:04:36.960> Uh<00:04:37.360> tell<00:04:37.600> me<
  • <00:04:38.160> What<00:04:38.320> do owner. Uh tell me about that. What do owner.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Criminalizing damaging farm machinery and equipment 3/2/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was the owner of that particular property who they were stealing from.
  • It was the owner<00:08:44.760> of<00:08:44.839> that<00:08:45.000> particular<00
  • :08:45.440> property owner of that particular property owner of that particular property who<00
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 20, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was the owner of a small animal veterinary practice for more than 20 years, and for the past 10 years
  • , I've been a business management consultant for veterinary practice owners across the country.
  • familiar with what a private provider does, they are a licensed professional hired by our property owner
  • allows for the addition of both electrical and plumbing items in the chickie hut if the builder or the owner