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• Senate Bill 279 by Senator Morris provides relative to banks, certificates of stock, uncertificated shares
• 279 from Senator Morris authorizes financial institutions in the state to convert from using paper stock
• 279 from Senator Morris authorizes financial institutions in the state to convert from using paper stock
• Representative Jackson, to urge and request the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to review proposed acquisitions
• basically encourages the Gaming Board of Control to do its normal due diligence with regard to acquisitions

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• we know that by adding Green Globes to Senate Bill 62, we can support the goal of having a building stock
• We know that the building stock in the globe, actually the whole world is going to double by the year
• the types of public lands that at least the public notice is required to address the Florida's acquisition

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Innovations whose brands and honor to minor brands group from acquisition last year.
• that we've had challenge for the company over the years have included the limited affordable housing stock
• from that financial burden from how affordable housing in order to access more affordable housing stock

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Could you please describe land acquisition, and how has it been going for this project so far, because
• The right-of-way acquisition targets are different now than what were before.
• Was that going all the way back to when they broke ground, the acquisition of the land?
• The department has a backlog of simple, straightforward acquisitions and leases.
• All acquisitions, regardless of risk profile, can take many years and incur significant costs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The good news is the stock market has been booming and is continuing...
• The good news is the stock market has been booming and is continuing to boom.
• Even with the booming stock market, the budget is only precariously balanced.
• So usually when a stock market is booming as it is, that's the time you're putting money into reserves
• between our forecasted revenues and forecasted expenditures, even not forecasting a downturn in the stock

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• government, and rescue more than 5,000 units across the state in terms of preserving our existing stock
• So I don't know what this bond is going to do that isn't already being done in terms of land acquisition
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, Homeowners and small businesses do the same thing.
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, if you're trying to invest in a substantial asset, you
• This lack of protection threatens existing affordable housing stock that SB 79 seeks to increase.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with SB 222 by Senator Wiener, the Heat Pump Access Act. The bill would streamline permitting for heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems, allow contractors to participate remotely in inspections, cap certain permit fees, and limit HOA barriers to installations. Supporters said the measure would lower costs, reduce pollution, and speed replacements; the League of California Cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about the fee cap, virtual inspections, and local control. After discussion about HOA rules, panel upgrades, and statewide-concern language, the committee passed SB 222 on a do-pass motion to the Senate Local Government Committee. The committee then took up SB 677, also by Senator Wiener, which was narrowed to two cleanup changes related to SB 79: definitions for commuter rail and high-frequency commuter rail, plus a mobile home exemption issue. The author said a broader follow-up bill would be introduced later, and several local governments and counties raised implementation concerns about SB 79, transit definitions, and timing. Some groups moved from opposition to support after the amendments, while others remained concerned. The committee approved SB 677 as amended on a 10-1 vote and sent it to Local Government. Next, SB 417 by Senator Cabaldon proposed placing a $10 billion affordable housing bond on the 2026 ballot to fund affordable rental housing, supportive housing, homeownership, and preservation. Supporters emphasized that existing housing funds were exhausted, that many shovel-ready projects were waiting for financing, and that the bond would leverage federal tax credits and create jobs. Opposition was limited, with Habitat for Humanity asking for a dedicated CalHome set-aside for homeownership. Members debated state debt levels, bond financing, and the need for more affordable housing investment; the bill passed 8-1 to Appropriations. The committee also began hearing SB 492, Senator Durazo’s youth housing and youth center bond, which would fund transitional housing and services for youth up to age 25. Supporters from Covenant House California and the California Coalition for Youth described youth homelessness as a pathway that often leads to adult homelessness, and the hearing continued with testimony in favor of the measure.

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• government, and rescue more than 5,000 units across the state in terms of preserving our existing stock
• So I don't know what this bond is going to do that isn't already being done in terms of land acquisition
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, Homeowners and small businesses do the same thing.
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, if you're trying to invest in a substantial asset, you
• This lack of protection threatens existing affordable housing stock that SB 79 seeks to increase.

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related measures, beginning with SB 222 by Senator Wiener, the Heat Pump Access Act. The bill would streamline permitting for heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems, allow virtual contractor participation during inspections, and limit HOA barriers to installation. Supporters, including Spur, a contractor, and several clean-energy and environmental groups, said the measure would lower costs, reduce pollution, and speed replacements. The League of California Cities opposed the bill over the permit fee cap and concerns about virtual inspections, while committee members raised questions about HOA authority, electrical panel upgrades, and whether the bill could create unintended costs for local governments. SB 222 was approved 10-0 and sent to Local Government. The committee then considered SB 677, a follow-up to SB 79. The author announced the bill had been narrowed to two items: mobile home exemption language and a future SB 79 cleanup bill in the next session, with the larger set of implementation issues to be handled separately. Local governments and counties said the reduced bill still needed clearer definitions and more implementation guidance, while several housing and transit advocates supported the narrowing and the decision to revisit the broader cleanup later. After the amendments were accepted, SB 677 passed 10-1 and was sent to Local Government. The main debate centered on SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the 2026 ballot. Supporters, including the California Housing Consortium, labor, housing nonprofits, local governments, and many advocacy groups, argued that the state’s existing housing bond funds were exhausted, that thousands of shovel-ready projects were waiting for financing, and that the bond would leverage federal tax credits and private capital to produce and preserve affordable homes. Opponents and skeptics focused on state debt levels, the cost of housing production, and whether another bond was the right approach, with Habitat for Humanity asking for a dedicated CalHome allocation. Committee members discussed debt capacity, affordability, homeownership, and the need to keep funding flowing to existing programs. SB 417 passed 8-1 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 492, a youth housing and youth center bond proposal, which the author said was intended to be folded into the larger housing bond package; testimony from Covenant House California emphasized the need to house transition-age youth and prevent long-term homelessness. No vote on SB 492 was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• He said it is a highly competitive annual application process, and for acquisitions by state agencies
• </c><01:37:06.040><c> by</c><01:37:06.360><c> state</c> and for the acquisitions by state and for the
• acquisitions by state agencies<01:37:08.159><c> matching</c><01:37:08.560><c> funds</c><01:37:08.880
• to create new big land Acquisitions to create new sections<01:37:40.040><c> of</c><01:37:40.199><c>
• A couple of details matter for acquisition.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Some of the preservation deals are acquisition rehab preservation deals.
• </c> acquisition rehab preservation deals. acquisition rehab preservation deals.
• So, it's working on making sure we have adequate home stock because as we increase supply, we're going
• So, it's working on making sure we have adequate home stock because as we increase supply, we're going
• cuz as we increase adequate home stock cuz as we increase supply, supply, supply, um<00:46:47.280><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• because you're accurate that this occurs quite often where there's a change of ownership, mergers, acquisitions
• why I go to banks and borrow money or I go to investors to give me money in exchange for a share of stock

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources heard several House bills dealing with environmental regulation, oil and gas safety, landfill permits, and utility cost recovery. HB 1237, by Rep. Geren and sponsored by Sen. Zaffirini, would extend TCEQ occupational license renewal deadlines from 30 days to 90 days, allow renewal up to one year with higher fees, and require a new application after longer expiration; the committee substitute clarified that applicants may continue working only until renewal is approved or denied and set a 180-day cutoff for renewal. HB 3071, sponsored by Sen. Hancock, would require TCEQ to cancel certain long-dormant municipal solid waste permits; members discussed concerns about precedent, ownership changes, and whether the bill should be narrowed, and the bill was left pending with a committee substitute expected. The committee also heard HB 2663, sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, which would require operators of inactive oil and gas wells to remove or de-energize electrical equipment after 10 years and authorize Railroad Commission penalties for false compliance. Testimony from landowners, cattle raisers, and the Sierra Club supported the bill as a wildfire-prevention measure, and the bill was left pending. HB 4384, also by Rep. Darby and sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, would let natural gas utilities defer certain infrastructure costs for later recovery through the GRIP process; utility representatives supported it as credit-positive and consistent with existing accounting, while consumer advocates opposed it as increasing rates without enough oversight. The committee discussed possible amendments to add more cost controls, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee voted HB 2563, the companion to SB 2510, favorably to the full Senate by a 5-0 vote and ordered it certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 143, which would codify interagency procedures for addressing electrical power line safety at well sites and related facilities after wildfire concerns; members said a committee substitute had been negotiated with agencies and stakeholders to clarify responsibilities, timelines, and inspection authority while reducing fiscal impact. No final vote was taken on HB 143, and the committee recessed with several bills still pending.

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• from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information in research and development acquisitions
• from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information in research and development acquisitions
• development from unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information and research and development acquisitions
• DEVELOPMENT FROM UNTHORSED TO OR DISCLOSURE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITIONS
• Today's news that the stock market took a major nosedive across the board is serious.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• to include, and when I look at the list of things, the recommendations for archival, artifact, acquisition
• Whether you're buying stock in a multi-billion dollar corporation like Geico, Progressive, also...
• Whether you're buying stock in a multi-billion dollar corporation like Geico, Progressive, Allstate,
• So we should expand it to all financing that involves stock, it involves credit lines, it involves everything

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up several public-records exemption bills and policy measures, beginning with SB 7024 and SB 7026, both presented by Senator Mayfield. SB 7024 would extend and consolidate cybersecurity information exemptions held by agencies, and SB 7026 would do the same for trade secrets held by agencies. Both bills were reported favorably after brief explanation and no opposition testimony. Senator Trumbull then presented SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; it also was reported favorably. Senator Leak’s SB 308, creating a Florida Museum of Black History board and implementing the task force’s recommendations with St. Johns County as the site, drew extensive testimony in support, with speakers emphasizing the need for accurate, unsanitized Black history and public accountability in the museum’s governance. The bill was reported favorably after debate, including a request to highlight the Highwaymen and other positive contributions. The committee also heard CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours. Supporters said it would help election offices, teach civic participation, and give students supervised experience; one witness asked for guardrails on duties, training, and confidentiality. The bill was reported favorably. SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for Jose Correa and Lourdes and Edward Latour involving Miami-Dade County, were both explained as settled negligence claims and were reported favorably. SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez against the City of St. Petersburg arising from severe injuries during arrest and transport, was also reported favorably. Senator Burton’s CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection generated the most debate. The bill would regulate litigation financing, bar funders from directing cases or taking more than plaintiffs recover, and require disclosure of agreements involving foreign persons or sovereign wealth funds. Supporters argued it adds transparency and protects litigants from foreign influence; opponents said it could chill access to courts and unfairly expose plaintiffs’ strategies. After a late-filed amendment clarifying foreign class action treatment, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements; testimony split between concerns about church autonomy and support for clarifying legal gray areas. Finally, CS for SB 504 on code inspector body cameras was introduced as a statewide framework for local governments that choose to use them, with discussion focused on training, notice to property owners, and public-records implications; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• If you wanted to frame it as a customer acquisition tool, we are trying to bring in individuals at the
• And so we have, it's been fine, and we stock chassis that are not complete trucks for all our customers
• Most people can't do that because dealers simply don't stock trucks. Two days later.
• Most people can't do that because dealers simply don't stock trucks.

Bills: SB1113, SB1117, SB1206, SB1460, SB1802, SB1906, SB1917, SB2340, SB2455, SB2680, SB2690, SB705, SB748

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.

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• is supported by cities on both sides of the Cascades who are the actual leaders in adding housing stock
• The current version ...in adding housing stock to our inventory, the current version that you have before
• voter-approved real estate excise tax specific to counties that must be used exclusively for the acquisition
• Under current law counties may impose a 1% rental car tax to fund the acquisition and maintenance of
• We're also wary of the growing acquisition of medical practices by insurance companies, PBMs, private

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on multiple bills, beginning with a motion to suspend the five-day notice rule for a long list of Senate bills, which passed on a voice vote. The committee first heard Substitute Senate Bill 6026, a governor-request housing bill that would require cities and counties over 30,000 population to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones, limit mixed-use/ground-floor commercial requirements in some areas, and allow added height where such requirements are imposed. The lieutenant governor testified strongly in support, arguing the bill would add needed housing capacity without requiring ground-floor retail burdens. The hearing on SB 6026 was then suspended so the committee could move through the agenda. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6294, a broad local government finance measure with eight parts, including expanded uses for certain REET revenues, a new county public utility tax, a new local sales tax for children and family services, expanded housing-related tax uses, changes to county levy structure, longer lid lift periods, and expanded use of rental car tax revenue. Local government, housing, and public health witnesses largely supported the bill, emphasizing flexibility for affordable housing, rental assistance, children’s services, and county fiscal stability. Opponents, including wireless industry, water/sewer district, auto dealer, realtors, energy, and cannabis representatives, objected to specific tax provisions as regressive, costly, or likely to raise consumer prices. Several witnesses requested amendments, including adding public health clinic funding and flood recovery language from House bills. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5400 on local news sustainability, which would create a state grant program funded by a surcharge on large search engines and social media platforms to support journalism jobs and the Murrow Fellowship program. News organizations, the League of Women Voters, open government advocates, and local journalism supporters testified in favor, saying local news is essential to civic life and that the bill would help sustain reporting without using general fund dollars. Technology industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it unfairly singles out tech companies and could face legal challenges. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6211, which would let opt-in GMA jurisdictions impose REET-2 without voter approval; cities and counties supported it as a parity and infrastructure funding measure, while Realtors opposed the loss of voter approval. Senate Bill 5650, authorizing local cannabis excise taxes, drew support from some local officials but strong opposition from cannabis businesses, which argued Washington’s cannabis taxes are already too high and drive sales to the illicit market. Senate Bill 6033, waiving penalties and interest for taxpayers who failed to collect new sales tax on certain services, was supported by NFIB as a compliance and fairness measure. Senate Bill 6297, exempting temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health providers from sales tax, drew strong support from behavioral health organizations citing workforce shortages and unsustainable costs. Finally, Senate Bill 6343, extending and expanding tax relief for disaster-damaged property and repairs, was presented as aid for flood recovery; local officials testified in support. No final committee votes on the bills were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• ecological, wildlife, and public recreation goals for the property, as well as factors such as maximum stocking
• The improved pastures came to the Park Service during an acquisition.
• They were given to us during acquisition.
• where the land is being acquired and it's currently being used for cattle grazing or where the acquisition
• It's on our most pressing problems: twofold housing and land acquisition.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with HB 4087, which authorizes the Highlands County Hospital District to evaluate options to sell, lease, or manage its hospital. An amendment adding fair market value as a consideration was adopted, and the bill then passed unanimously. HB 841, which eliminates the requirement for validation stickers on license plates and moves registration verification to electronic systems, also passed after questions about law enforcement procedures, pretextual stops, and consumer savings; a technical amendment was adopted first. HB 593, dealing with campaign fundraising while on official time, lobbying rules for water management districts, agency secretary travel reimbursement, and settlement conditions involving third parties, passed without opposition. CS for HB 1019, the PFAS-related bill phasing out aqueous film-forming foam and requiring testing of treated effluent and biosolids, passed after an amendment limiting local utility liability until EPA standards are set; speakers emphasized firefighter and water-quality concerns. Several local and administrative measures also advanced. HB 4089 conveyed the Trenton Train Depot to the City of Trenton, HB 6011 updated ethics disclosure procedures for Form 10 filings, and PCS for HB 1051 created a recall process for community development district board members while also addressing synthetic turf deed restrictions and landowner-control timelines. HB 1031 established a pilot callback system for state agency customer service lines, and CS for HB 961 removed a burdensome electronic signature requirement for salvaged titles. HB 1421, which requires land managers to consider cattle grazing on conservation lands, drew substantial debate over state parks, water quality, and land management; an amendment added ecological guardrails and the bill passed 20-3. CS for HB 253 expanded eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program and passed unanimously, while HB 4039 required Broward County to study and hold a hearing before enlarging the Monarch Hill landfill landmark and passed despite opposition from the waste industry. CS for HB 755 eased Habitat for Humanity bond requirements in the Florida Keys and extended the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and HB 1035 promoted nature-based coastal resiliency projects and permitting; both passed unanimously. The committee then considered major foreign influence and election integrity measures. CS for CS for HB 905, the FIRE Act, was substantially revised by strike-all to expand registration and disclosure requirements for foreign agents and foreign-supported political organizations, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern, terminate sister city agreements with such countries, and strengthen penalties for transnational repression; members debated the treatment of Qatar, linkage institutes, and the broader impact on international students, and the bill passed 24-1. Finally, CS for HB 991 proposed sweeping election changes, including citizenship verification at registration, a citizenship oath, new voter ID rules, paper ballots except for disability accommodations, candidate party-affiliation timing rules, stronger foreign-money restrictions, and other enforcement provisions. Members raised extensive concerns about document submission, data retention, student IDs, seniors, disability access, and the burden of proof for citizenship, and the committee was still in the middle of that discussion when the transcript ended.

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• because GEO bonds can only pay for things that are publicly owned, and only 5% of all the housing stock
• It helps with the acquisition and infrastructure in manufactured home communities, where we sometimes
• It helps with the acquisition refresh.
• It helps with the acquisition and<00:24:43.520><c> infrastructure</c><00:24:44.159><c> in</c><00:24:44.480
• by the HUD built public housing stock by our<00:33:56.159><c> public</c><00:33:56.399><c> housing</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The acquisition of the Gateway Center, which is the old Lovelace off of Gibson, many of you may know
• of the data I've been able to find for Albuquerque says about seven percent. of the overall housing stock
• The other thing is the ability to have stock, which is the affordable housing units that we can place
• in their number of units that are at the rehab piece, and then over 2,700 that would be new housing stock
• We need to ensure we have enough affordable units and continue to build that stock to put individuals

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• our assessment though, focusing on income-based unit allocations, for example, in the case of acquisitions
• Kowal some concerns about acquisition provisions that are contained within HB 21.
• It seems like that's a good way to address the acquisition of existing properties and provide some public
• And I understand that is kind of like the stock market that we're going through right now.
• that we could deal with that unpredictability, or does it just go with the territory just like the stock

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• government, and rescue more than 5,000 units across the state in terms of preserving our existing stock
• So I don't know what this bond is going to do that isn't already being done in terms of land acquisition
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, Homeowners and small businesses do the same thing.
• If you are trying to build your capital stock, if you're trying to invest in a substantial asset, you
• This lack of protection threatens existing affordable housing stock that SB 79 seeks to increase.

Summary: The committee opened its first Senate Housing hearing of 2026 by establishing quorum and explaining that several two-year bills and bond measures would be heard, with witnesses limited to two minutes and “me too” testimony grouped together. The first bill, SB 222 by Senator Wiener, would streamline permitting for heat pumps, water heaters, and HVAC installations and limit HOA barriers. Supporters said it would lower costs, speed replacements, reduce pollution, and help Californians switch to efficient electric appliances. The League of California Cities opposed unless amended, raising concerns about a permit-fee cap and the feasibility of virtual inspections. Committee members largely supported the policy but flagged fee recovery, inspection liability, HOA authority, and possible electrical panel upgrade costs; the bill passed to Local Government on a roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 677, also by Senator Wiener, which was narrowed to two remaining changes related to commuter rail definitions and mobile home exemption language, with a separate future cleanup bill for SB 79 promised later in the session. Local governments and counties said the amended bill still needed clearer definitions and implementation guidance, while several groups shifted to support after the amendments. The committee approved the bill 10-1 and sent it to Local Government. Next, SB 417 by Senator Cabaldon proposed a $10 billion 2026 affordable housing bond to fund construction, preservation, rehabilitation, supportive housing, and homeownership opportunities. Supporters emphasized the need to replace exhausted housing funds, leverage federal tax credits, and keep shovel-ready projects moving; opponents and some members raised concerns about state debt, the lack of a dedicated CalHome share, and whether the bond should include more homeownership or higher-education allocations. After extensive debate over bond indebtedness and housing need, the bill passed to Appropriations on an 8-1 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 492, a youth housing and youth center bond proposal. Senator Reyes described it as a way to fund transitional housing and youth centers for transition-age youth up to age 25, arguing that early intervention could prevent future homelessness and reduce long-term public costs. Witnesses from Covenant House California and the California Coalition for Youth supported the measure, citing the needs of foster youth and homeless young people, the benefits of transitional housing, and the high success rate of youth exiting to stable housing. The transcript cuts off during additional testimony, so no final action on SB 492 is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• whether was out helping get meals to communities, getting communication to people who are trapped in stock
• one of our projects that we're working on today's were busy adjusting all of the states like our acquisitions

Keywords: 999, senate, all