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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/24/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • , yeah, there's no requirement actually in the language that the person working at the apartment building
  • So most places have some sort of process to allow people to access the building.
  • So most places have some sort of process to allow people to access the building.
  • So most places have some sort of process to allow people to access the building.
  • So most places have some sort of process to allow people to access the building.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • But today, Minnesota municipalities and counties lack the financing tools to build them at scale.
  • Does it actually change the licensing requirements for building anything? >> It does not.
  • Does it actually change the licensing requirements for building anything? >> It does not.
  • </c> the licensing requirements for building the licensing requirements for building anything?
  • </c><00:21:25.200><c> and</c> code, and the state building code. and code, and the state building code
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 17th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's hard on homes, but it's great for building homes with.
  • Let's try to build our own and use our own if we can.
  • I'm the president-owner of Quantum Engineering Group. Thank you.
  • But so help me understand: so we build a plant here, this plant produces a pellet, yeah?
  • But so help me understand: so we build a plant here, this plant produces a pellet, yeah?
Bills: HB489 , HB545 , HB555 , HB583 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB814 , HB913 , HB952
Committee: House Commerce
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if the answer is always pay some huge company to come and build a factory here so that people will
  • company</c><00:32:56.240><c> to</c><00:32:56.480><c> come</c><00:32:56.640><c> and</c><00:32:56.880><c> build
  • </c><00:32:57.039><c> a</c><00:32:57.279><c> factory</c> huge company to come and build a factory huge
  • company to come and build a factory here<00:32:57.840><c> so</c><00:32:58.080><c> that</c><00:32:58.320
Bills: HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354 , HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • You build this hale, everything else will fall into place.
  • You build it and they will come.
  • So the the city leie for that building.
  • </c><01:14:06.560><c> housing</c> incentivize developers to build housing incentivize developers to build
  • </c><01:29:05.440><c> of</c> My name is Haley McKinnon, co-owner of My name is Haley McKinnon, co-owner
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations. Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year. The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, this is what she said, the owner. She said, and in her words, absolutely not.
  • But I also know we're going after the business owners here.
  • In the massage parlors, we tend to have like a straw owner.
  • One month later, a new owner comes in and buys it.
  • up the real owner.
Committee: House Business
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business REVISED: HB3338 - Added Feb 17th, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, this is what she said, the owner. She said, and in her words, absolutely not.
  • In the massage parlors, we tend to have like a straw owner.
  • And one month later, at least in Tulsa, a new owner comes in and buys, and then that shuts down.
  • One month later, a new owner comes in and buys. Is there anything that we can do?
  • up the real owner.
Committee: House Business
Summary: The committee considered and advanced a series of occupational licensing, workforce, and regulatory bills, often after adopting proposed committee substitutes (PCSs) and, in some cases, live amendments. House Bill 437 updated CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4321 added a restriction on the Department of Labor retroactively applying new rules to existing structures absent written findings of obvious safety hazards, and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4322 removed the requirement that a funeral director in charge also hold an embalmer license, with supporters saying it would help rural funeral homes and opponents raising concerns about embalming coverage; it passed 7-1-1. House Bill 3783, a constituent-request bill for career tech/CIB testing changes in the plumbing field, was discussed as a work in progress to clarify experience-hour requirements and passed 8-0-2. House Bill 2956 made cleanup changes related to the Appraisers Board after a federal audit and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 2471 expanded and adjusted the Oklahoma Workforce Commission’s membership and quorum rules and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3239 updated the Veterinary Practice Act and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3673 allowed journeymen and contractors to renew expired licenses without reexamination if they meet fee, education, and disciplinary requirements, and passed 9-0-0-8. House Bill 3338, a constituent-request bill regulating the pool industry to address bad actors, also passed after adoption of a PCS, with the Attorney General reviewing the issue. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 3960, which would have required larger grocery stores and drugstores to employ more workers relative to self-checkout kiosks in an effort to increase staffing and reduce retail theft. Supporters framed it as a workforce and anti-theft measure, but the bill failed on a 2-6 vote. House Bill 3832 drew substantial discussion about human trafficking in exotic entertainment establishments; the sponsor explained that the bill was intended to require photo identification rather than lower the age threshold, so law enforcement could more quickly identify workers and shut down trafficking operations. Members asked about the practical effect of the proposal and related enforcement concerns, and the bill passed after the sponsor clarified the PCS was still being finalized. The committee then adjourned after the final bill was handled.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to long-term rent unit instead of owner to long-term rent unit instead of owner occupancy<00:44:
  • </c><00:45:05.920><c> deed</c> this bill is how we can help build deed this bill is how we can help build
  • to build just impossible to build um um um sort<00:47:40.480><c> of</c><00:47:40.640><c> like</c><00
  • It's been on residents owner occupied.
  • </c><02:14:49.760><c> being</c> self-sufficient with this building being self-sufficient with this building
Committee: House Housing
Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So House Bill 1686. 7 builds on, I think, one of my all-time favorite bills that we passed last session
  • And it says we can't do the build—in a technical way it says we can't do that anymore.
  • play a vital role in helping these small business owners navigate the process for them.
  • I've had small business owners say, you know, hey, I flip burgers for a living.
  • House Bill 2750 builds on that momentum.
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation builds on efforts that were made during the 87th session to streamline the process of
  • Aaron Hoot, I'm the owner and operator of Sky Wonder Pyrotechnics.
  • I'm speaking today not just as a business owner, but as someone who has trained hundreds of operators
  • I want to just maybe talk a little bit about the history on this issue in this building.
Committee: House Insurance
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a business owner in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • owned our vape business since... ...owned our vape business since 2013, and we've worked together to build
  • As shooting or discharging a firearm, explosive, or other weapon into an occupied dwelling, building,
Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42
Committee: Senate Judiciary
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Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Alonzo Sandoval. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Faulkner, and several guest groups in the galleries, including visitors from Ireland, ABATE, Darnaby Elementary student council members, and students from High Plains Technology. Members then considered several bills. HB 2979, directing the Department of Transportation to establish 45-mile-per-hour school zones on certain highways near schools, passed 85-0. HB 3790, a consumer protection measure allowing homeowners to cancel certain contracts within five business days, passed 82-0. HB 3142, an industry-request bill on liquefied petroleum gas that also drew questions about food truck permitting and inspection fees, passed 65-22. HB 3463, updating municipal audit procedures for small communities and codifying modern agreed-upon procedures, passed 89-0 and also received the required emergency vote. HB 4143, which raises the accident-reporting threshold from $300 to $3,000 before police involvement is required, passed by a large margin. The House also adopted a motion to suspend House Rule 4.4F to allow denim on the floor on specified dates in 2026, by a vote of 79-9. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings, caucus events, and a devotional, and one member thanked colleagues for concern after a bus accident involving Elgin Public School students. The House then adjourned until Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.