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• the owner's residential real estate for<01:21:28.960><c> sale.
• Uh, this is about residential real estate being listed for sale.
• Uh, this is about residential real estate being listed for sale.
• </c> agrees to list the owner's residential agrees to list the owner's residential real<01:31:55.280>
• </c><01:32:01.920><c> listed</c><01:32:02.320><c> for</c> residential real estate being listed for residential

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up an amended bill, sponsored by Rep. Lily Walsh, aimed at requiring certain foreign principals involved in New Hampshire real estate transactions to file an affidavit electronically with the Department of Justice. Walsh explained that she revised the proposal after the first hearing by limiting it to leases longer than 14 days, removing notarization, allowing electronic filing, shortening notification timelines, and clarifying that lessors or agents would not have to verify the affidavit’s truthfulness. She asked the committee to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment and also noted a technical correction to use “real estate licensee” rather than “realtor.” The main opposition came from a real estate practitioner on the committee, who argued the bill was burdensome, could create discrimination concerns, and would place real estate professionals in an improper enforcement role. He also questioned the bill’s practical effect and pointed to existing federal CFIUS procedures as a better mechanism for handling foreign investment concerns. Several members echoed concerns about whether the state had authority to regulate in this area, whether the bill would actually stop bad actors, and whether it could be enforced without discriminatory impacts. Representatives from New Boston Space Force Station testified in support, saying the legislation was critical to national security because proximity to the installation could allow adversaries to observe operations or interfere with radio frequency communications. They argued federal processes were too slow or ineffective and that state action could better push hostile actors away from the base. Committee members questioned the technical basis for the 10-mile buffer, whether it would really help, and why federal agencies were not handling the issue. No vote was taken during the exchange shown in the transcript.

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• funding to HCMC for probably a set period of time, and then perhaps to set up a very targeted larger pool
• funding to HCMC for probably a set period of time, and then perhaps to set up a very targeted larger pool
• Um, but I think there's a way to work with Senator Wiklund's uncompensated care pool, um, that she's
• </c><00:57:26.160><c> um</c> Wiklund's uncompensated care pool um Wiklund's uncompensated care pool um
• </c> out of that pool. out of that pool.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We do have some pool deck improvements within the senior center facility. Flooring repair.
• We do have some pool deck improvements within the senior center facility. Flooring repair.
• We do have some pool deck improvements within the senior center facility. Flooring repair.
• We do have some pool deck improvements within the senior center facility. Flooring repair.
• We do have some pool deck improvements within the senior center facility. Flooring repair.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• commission's authority to make these loans does not include loans or mortgage loans for owner-occupied residential
• It also specifies that the commission may not originate or make residential mortgage loans directly to
• commission is not authorized to compete with private financial institutions in the origination of residential
• I appreciate the residential loan component being taken out, but if there's commercial lending that's

Bills: HB1974 , HB2118 , HB2236 , HB2269

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation, deed restriction, affordability covenant, property tax exemption, excise tax exemption, predevelopment

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• </c><00:23:41.640><c> heating</c> uh definition for residential heating uh definition for residential
• Yes, know what that residential cost is?
• </c><00:34:44.760><c> heating</c> then a homeowner or residential heating then a homeowner or residential
• </c><00:55:52.960><c> and</c> "Any such means for residential and "Any such means for residential and
• </c> serve default service loads, residential serve default service loads, residential customers,<01:

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• , and whether a program operator meets the state and local zoning and land use requirements for residential
• This is inconsistent with other residential settings that are geared for the youth and their safety and
• This is inconsistent with other residential settings that are geared for the youth and their safety and

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 416, relating to the residential landlord-tenant code.
• SB 416, relating to the residential landlord-tenant code.
• SB 416, relating to the residential landlord-tenant code.
• The next measure is SB 416, relating to the residential landlord-tenant code.
• </c><00:37:52.800><c> landlord</c> 416 relating to the residential landlord 416 relating to the residential

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing first took up SB 696, which would create an emergency management office and fund tax credits, grants for low-income taxpayers to fortify homes, shelter development, and staffing. Supporters argued Hawaii needs a dedicated preparedness office and funding before the next hurricane season, while the Tax Foundation said the bill was too vague, especially on who would qualify for the tax credits and under what conditions. The Department of the Attorney General and the insurance division offered comments, and both committees recommended deferral of SB 696. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then heard SB 179 on construction defect remedies and the contractor repair act. Builders, Realtors, carpenters, and a mortgage industry witness supported the bill, saying it would reduce abusive litigation, speed repairs, and help housing production and affordability. Homeowner advocates and plaintiff attorneys opposed it, arguing it would weaken consumer protections, shift repair costs to homeowners, and delay or limit legitimate claims. One testifier suggested the Senate focus instead on stronger alternative dispute resolution, and the committee noted 105 written supporters, four opponents, and one comment submission. The committee next heard SB 416 on allowing pets in rental housing, with the Attorney General recommending a non-impairment safeguard because of possible effects on existing contracts. SB 593 on commercial dog breeders drew support from the Hawaii Humane Society and others, with concerns raised that counties would be expected to enforce the new regime without funding. SB 641, creating a tax on low-alcohol-by-volume spirits beverages, drew opposition from the Wine Institute, which said it would create a tax break for one segment and likely reduce state revenue. SB 1048 on online crowdfunding received support from GoFundMe and comments from the Attorney General, with GoFundMe urging changes to reduce burdens on charitable fundraising. SB 1213, allowing businesses to accept service of process by email instead of maintaining a registered agent, drew DCCA comments and opposition from LegalZoom, which warned email service could be unreliable and vulnerable to phishing.

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• </c><01:46:00.800><c> or</c><01:46:01.040><c> commercial</c> whether it was residential or commercial
• whether it was residential or commercial because<01:46:01.840><c> it's</c><01:46:02.040><c> already<
• Are they commercial or residential?"
• Mr chair chair Hinman thank residential Mr chair chair Hinman thank you<01:47:13.719><c> Mr</c><01:47
• What I'm saying is there are products that we're saying in residential areas, you know, you can't have

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They have placed their children on waiting lists for residential treatment, applied for waivers, and
• They have placed their children on waiting lists for residential treatment, applied for waivers, and
• fact that they have placed their child on every wait list that exists for intensive services or residential
• </c><00:03:06.680><c> Treatment</c> services or Residential Treatment services or Residential Treatment
• </c><01:08:46.400><c> treatment</c> sure that when residential treatment sure that when residential treatment

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In my district alone, a 70-acre, 330-megawatt project alongside a residential community and elementary
• I represent a residential district mostly within the city of Napa.
• However, those reforms excluded residential neighborhoods.
• However, those reforms excluded residential neighborhoods.
• It was an old home in a residential area that had such a profound impact on my children's lives and the

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• At the same time, the bill includes an important safeguard by capping the non-residential rate at no
• more than 1.85 times the residential rate.
• Under last year's legislation, the cap was set at two times the residential rate.
• If we go back to the one rate, it shifts the tax burden from commercial to residential by $31 million
• — is that when we split specifically between residential and non-residential, we're lumping in small

Summary: The House received a series of Senate communications and committee reports, then took up a long consent calendar and several individual measures. Early actions included passing consent calendar items, recognizing Freedom of Speech Week and Juneteenth, and hearing numerous introductions and tributes, including remarks honoring House fellows, Father’s Day, and Representative Mara Gorman. The chamber also adopted several procedural motions and recesses, with roll calls recorded throughout. Among the bills considered, the House passed House Bill 134 on animal cruelty, increasing penalties for repeat offenses; House Bill 131 with Senate Amendment 1 on pet stores and animal welfare; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320 on technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407 on technical updates to the Hazardous Substance Control Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 on salary supplements for certain school employees; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450, the Road Delaware Act, on land use and permitting reform; House Bill 459 on restricting energy drink sales in schools; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 439 on electric moped and motorcycle disclosures; and House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, after amendment delaying its effective date to July 1, 2027. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 459 was adopted, and House Amendment 1 to House Bill 444 was adopted before final passage. The House also rejected House Amendment 1 to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 after debate over salary supplement policy for school-related certifications, then passed the substitute bill itself. House Bill 407 prompted questions about the increase in civil penalties, which DENREC said was intended to update outdated fines and align the penalty structure with other laws. House Bill 444 drew floor speeches emphasizing voting rights protections and concerns about voter suppression and dilution. The session ended with the House moving to recess after continuing consideration of House Bill 355, the Speaker Truth Act, which had just adopted an amendment changing damages language to attorney’s fees and costs.

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• while carving out exceptions for local future regulation where it may be reasonable to do so in residential
• </c> in residential neighborhoods. in residential neighborhoods.
• Here, on residential-size lots under 3/4 of an acre, so that if they choose, they can apply limited rules
• Here,<00:32:17.800><c> on</c><00:32:18.000><c> residential-size</c><00:32:18.880><c> lots</c><00:32:19.320
• ><c> under</c><00:32:19.640><c> 3/4</c> Here, on residential-size lots under 3/4 Here, on residential-size

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• farm constructed after the effective date as a public nuisance if it is within four miles of a residential
• farm constructed after the effective date as a public nuisance if it is within four miles of a residential
• groundwater transportation fees for use in water improvements programs exclusively for qualified residential
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2113 requires the director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office
• to intervene in a public service corporation rate case if the proposed rate increase to residential

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• guideline to kind of help the community, you know, if a community decides that they want to do a residential
• We were able to identify four critical access shortage areas: residential treatment, crisis continuum
• adding... ...were put in on this early access was adding services to current programs, current residential
• There was a very active debate about whether the community needed more residential treatment centers
• And residential treatment. Okay, so these are being awarded within the regions.

Bills: HB1

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

Transcript Highlights:

• We appreciate the guard... ...rails that House Bill 2559 would put in place to ensure that residential
• will encompass approximately 72 acres of currently undeveloped land that will be developed for residential
• development of 2,500 acres, a master-planned community in northern Denton County designed to balance residential
• growth: 1,800 acres single-family residential, 250 mixed-use, commercial, multifamily, light industrial
• growth: 1,800 acres single-family residential, 250 mixed-use, commercial, multifamily, light industrial

Bills: SB1331 , SB1375 , SB1443 , SB1578 , SB2251 , SB2519 , SB2553 , SB2655 , SB2764 , SB2907 , SB3030 , SB3033 , SB3035 , SB3036 , SB3037 , SB3043 , SB3047 , SB3050 , SB3051 , SB3056 , SB3057 , SB3063 , HB9 , HB467 , HB331 , HB 1244 , HB1399 , HB2559 , HB2730 , HB3307 , HJR1 , HJR99 , SB3048 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SJR78 , HB1327 , HB2723

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.

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• the public hearing on Substitute Senate Bill 6091, prohibiting real estate brokers from marketing residential
• The bill prohibits real estate brokers from marketing the sale or lease of residential real estate to
• to state that marketing to the general public does not require an owner to allow access onto the residential
• When we allow exclusive markets and exclusive areas for the sale of residential properties, it risks
• purchase, lease, rental, or does it only apply to real estate broker marketing of for-purchase residential

Bills: SB5831 , SB6178

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling

Transcript Highlights:

• interest received on investments or loans secured by first mortgages or trustees on non-transient residential
• interest received on investments or loans secured by first mortgages or trustees on non-transient residential
• income received on investments or loans secured by first mortgages or trustees on non-transient residential
• income received on investments or loans secured by first mortgages or trustees on non-transient residential
• properties. ...investments or loans secured by first mortgages or trustees on non-transient residential

Bills: HB1960 , HB2194 , HB2089

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB1960, renewable energy, clean energy, solar, wind, battery storage, energy storage, excise tax, property tax exemption, local investment, county revenue sharing, local taxing districts, school districts, Department of Revenue, Department of Commerce, model ordinance, siting, permitting, tribal consultation, tribal capacity grants

Transcript Highlights:

• posture that the bill is now, you can go to the subcommittee, which looks exactly like the Louisiana residential
• Contractors Board, and replaces it and places it back in the plumber's board, as well as it replaces a residential
• It requires annual disbursements after an audit and allows certain residential plumber limited licensees
• Section 1368, issuance of journeymen, that's where we get into the hours, and it replaces the residential
• Under Section 1377 definitions, it removes the definition of residential limited plumber and amends the

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on May 6, 2026, with five members present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee first heard HB 750, a “click-to-cancel” consumer protection bill requiring subscription cancellations to be as easy as sign-up and to be available through the same method used to subscribe. An amendment was adopted, testimony included support from labor and consumer advocates and opposition from some business groups, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 414, which was narrowed to cap interest on medical debt at 3%. After reconsidering and replacing prior amendments, the committee adopted the new amendment set and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 799, concerning inspection licensing for elevators, escalators, and boilers, was presented by the State Fire Marshal and reported favorably with little discussion. The longest discussion centered on HB 953, a major plumbing workforce and licensing reform bill. The bill was amended substantially: the original proposal to move plumbing oversight to the Contractors Board was removed, the plumbing board remained in place, apprenticeship and journeyman/master plumber hour requirements were revised, penalties and reporting requirements were added, and language was included to support workforce development and reentry training. The committee heard both support and opposition, including clarification from the State Plumbing Board that it already has an appeals process through the courts, and HB 953 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, HB 220, the “PROTECT Act,” was heard to require covered online platforms to maintain a clear and usable mechanism for reporting child sexual abuse material and exploitation. An amendment was adopted to account for platforms that require registration to access content, testimony was supportive, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 952 was deferred, and HB 827, a related plumbing workforce bill, was amended to align more closely with HB 953 but then failed a motion to defer by roll call vote, allowing it to remain pending. The committee then adjourned.

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• This bill allows twin homes and duplexes to be built in single-family residential areas.
• cities, issues with building them, and this would allow the construction of these in any of these residential
• larger cities from using zoning ordinances to categorically exclude twin homes and duplexes from residential
• larger cities from using zoning ordinances to categorically exclude twin homes and duplexes from residential
• neighborhoods where single family homes are are. twin homes and duplexes from residential neighborhoods

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In Gross Substitute Senate Bill 5937, is related to the use of smart access systems in residential properties
• subject to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, or RLTA.
• This includes falls in multi-story houses and other residential buildings.
• The disclosure is only required for tenancies covered under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act for leases
• entered into after December 31, 2026, and I'm happy to answer any questions. ...under the Residential

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 904, all