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• Senate Bill 11, an act relating to a residential safe room rebate program. Senator Meredith.
• Senate Bill 11, an act relating to a residential safe room rebate program. Senator Meredith.
• 00:16:58.639><c> a</c> Senate Bill 11, an act relating to a Senate Bill 11, an act relating to a residential
• </c> residential safe room rebate program. residential safe room rebate program.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Members, this bill provides for the construction of accessory dwelling units on residential units or
• The bill defines ADUs as independent, complete residential units on a single-family or duplex property
• Very unique, as 65% of our residential units are rentals in the City of College Station.
• We've got over 1,700 residential units allocated to higher density residential or higher density housing

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

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• So large loads that aren't critical are turned off before residential consumers where feasible.
• So therefore, that allocation fell disproportionately among the residential and small C&I consumers,
• requirements for managing these facilities during an electricity Supply emergency where it prioritizes residential
• You know, anything residential, like we want to be the low load for first response, and we want to compete
• It could ultimately help residential consumers as well and lead to a better system.

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• To represent the interests of residential and small commercial consumers.
• counsel to be that advocate in those proceedings, to act in their best interest as far as small residential
• they can talk about their legislative mandate, um, they're intended to advocate on behalf of small residential
• Um, commercial consumers, but I mean, but in order for them to advocate for the small residential consumers
• , the residential consumer would have to go to them first.

Bills: HB 29 , HB 685 , HB 1633 , HB 1689 , HB 1690 , HB 1918 , HB 2010 , HB 2500 , HB 2608 , HB 2626

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Chair and Representative Padajohn, every year, a residential property is reassessed. by the county assessor
• Residential properties, with certain exceptions, are capped at a 3% increase, which is, for purposes
• Let's keep in mind that the residential properties owned by veterans are still a very small piece of
• Chair, and just lastly, this bill doesn't just affect residential properties; it also affects business
• veterans are their residences, but the shift of the tax would be through yield control. be to non-residential

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

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• beginning On or after January 1st, 2025, until January 1st, 2030, the maximum credit is $6,000 for a residential
• If you have a residential energy storage system, you can't use that same energy storage system for corporate
• The second part of the amendment is that you can't use a corporate energy storage system as a residential
• So if you're working at home, as you noted, as many do, including myself, that would qualify as residential
• We'll see all the added benefits for not just for installation for non-residential property, including

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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• So that's why our hope is to focus on the multifamily residential zones and to comply with local objective
• But your question is, and the hypothetical that you've talked to me about is, you know, in a residential
• And if there's a permanent residential structure, unless it's abandoned and uninhabitable, then you could
• and non-residential electrical circuits.
• and non-residential electrical circuits.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 1892 on HOA/Davis-Stirling Act cleanup provisions. The author and sponsor said the bill would clarify HOA responsibilities for utility service repairs in common areas, align election notice timelines, and require electronic voting ballots to be sent at least 30 days before an election. No opposition was presented, and the bill was set aside to be taken up later when a quorum was available. The committee then heard AB 1708, which would revise the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program to give smaller cities a clearer role in regional homelessness planning and access to funding. Mayors and city representatives from Bellflower, Paramount, and other cities testified that smaller jurisdictions are spending significant local funds on shelters and services but lack direct access to HHAP dollars. Some larger-city and housing advocates opposed or were opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could add administrative burden, but committee members broadly supported the goal of including smaller cities in regional responses. Members also heard AB 2058 on factory-built housing, AB 2576 on historic-resource protections under SB 79, AB 1751 on missing-middle townhomes, AB 1924 on homelessness prevention, AB 2626 on waiving certain monitoring fees for at-risk affordable housing developments, and AB 2089 on welfare-exemption and recertification procedures for affordable housing. Testimony generally emphasized reducing duplicative local permitting for factory-built housing, protecting state and national historic resources while still allowing housing near transit, expanding ministerial approval for townhomes, creating a statewide homelessness-prevention strategy with accountability measures, giving HCD flexibility to waive fees to preserve financially stressed affordable housing, and streamlining property-tax exemption recertification. Several bills were voted out of committee, including AB 1751 and AB 2626, both passing on 8-0 and 7-0 votes respectively, while other measures were discussed with motions pending or held open for absent members.

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• I've provided services across outpatient, residential, and private practice settings, and I have provided
• I've provided services across outpatient, residential, private practice settings, and I have provided
• So that's 1 in 4 residential structures in California are located within... Weiner. 8 to 1? 8.1.
• So that's 1 in 4 residential structures in California are located within. California.
• or extreme fire risk areas as identified by Cal Fire—one in four residential structures.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard SB 934 by Senator Wiener, which would extend the statute of limitations for malpractice claims arising from conversion therapy and clarify how expert testimony and scientific evidence may be used in those cases. Supporters, including a survivor, a licensed therapist, and LGBTQ advocacy groups, described conversion therapy as harmful and argued survivors often cannot come forward within current filing deadlines. Opponents, including civil justice and conservative legal groups, argued the bill was a workaround to recent Supreme Court rulings and raised concerns about free speech, evidentiary standards, and whether the bill could chill legitimate therapy. Committee members largely focused on whether the bill was limited to conversion therapy malpractice claims and not broader gender-affirming care; the bill was moved on a 7-2-1 vote to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. The consent calendar was also adopted on a 6-0 vote and placed on call. The committee then heard SB 1092 by Senator Allen, a housing bill aimed at manufactured home parks. The bill would give residents or their designated representatives a right to make a competitive bid when a park owner intends to sell, lease, or transfer a park, with notice and response periods intended to give residents time to organize financing. Supporters said the measure would preserve naturally occurring affordable housing, especially for older and lower-income residents, and help resident-owned cooperatives or nonprofits buy parks before investor buyers do. Opponents from park owner and realtor groups argued the bill would burden private property rights, devalue parks, and create unconstitutional takings and litigation risk. Committee questions centered on the bill’s timelines, whether residents would have 120 days to express interest and another 120 days to close, and whether the purchase agreement would be binding if accepted. The author and supporters said the second period was needed for due diligence and financing, while opponents said the structure could still delay sales and reduce market value. Several members expressed support for the bill’s goal but asked for further clarification or possible tightening of the timing and good-faith provisions; no final vote on SB 1092 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Over 120 residential filings for rate decreases or 0% increases were submitted.
• governments from issuing a construction permit for new data centers located within five miles of a residential
• prohibition on the issuance of the construction permit for data centers located within five miles of residential
• Our first concern is that banning the construction of data centers within five miles of any residential
• In addition, the five-mile buffer from residential property or schools operates as a categorical siting

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The committee first considered CS/HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen OIR’s tools to oversee property insurance, including market conduct and solvency exams, claims handling oversight, mandatory discounts for certain mitigation measures, storage of mitigation inspection forms, and clearer authority over pharmacy benefit managers. An amendment narrowing fingerprinting requirements was adopted, and the bill passed favorably after supportive testimony from OIR and others. Members then heard CS/HB 527, which would require a human review before an insurance claim can be denied or reduced when artificial intelligence or automated systems are used. After an amendment removing the term “algorithm” was adopted, the bill drew opposition from several insurance industry groups, while consumer and labor witnesses supported it. The sponsor argued the measure was needed after reports of AI-driven claim denials, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/HB 637 on farm equipment “lemon law” protections, with an amendment clarifying who qualifies as a consumer, refund rights, repair timelines, and an effective date. The committee next took up CS/HB 1007 on data centers, which would create a regulatory framework for siting and operating large data centers, limit NDAs in some circumstances, set PSC tariff requirements, and restrict certain locations near homes and schools. After an amendment narrowing the five-mile buffer to data centers over 50 megawatts and adding noise-study requirements, the bill drew mixed testimony from business, consumer, and local-government groups, with supporters emphasizing guardrails and opponents warning about competitiveness and site restrictions. The bill passed favorably despite several no votes. Later, the committee approved CS/HB 1291 on the NICA birth-related neurological injury compensation program after a strike-all amendment revised reimbursement and assessment provisions; testimony included support from NICA and concerns from the Florida Justice Association and a family affected by the program. The committee also passed CS/HB 185 on a sales tax exemption for home-hardening products, CS/HB 425 on a historic African-American cemetery preservation program, CS/CS/CS/HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, CS/CS/CS/HB 657 on community associations and HOA/condo reforms, and CS/CS/HB 1221, the DFS agency package. The final bill discussed was CS/HB 1001, which would restrict county and municipal DEI-related actions and contracting; the sponsor explained the strike-all, and members began questioning its definitions and exceptions, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s final disposition.

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• Over 120 residential filings for rate decreases or zero percent increases were submitted.
• governments from issuing a construction permit for new data centers located within five miles of a residential
• Our first concern is that banning the construction of data centers within five miles of any residential
• In addition, the five-mile buffer from residential property or schools operates as a categorical siting
• property taxes, we really have to be equally serious. ...an elimination of residential property taxes

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The committee first heard CS/HB 1263 on insurance regulation. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen the Office of Insurance Regulation’s tools to oversee property and auto insurance markets, including market conduct and solvency exams, mitigation discounts, storage of mitigation inspection forms, and clearer oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. An amendment narrowing fingerprinting requirements was adopted, and the bill passed favorably after supportive testimony from OIR and others. Members then considered CS/HB 527, which would require a qualified human review before an insurance claim can be denied or reduced when artificial intelligence is used in the process. After an amendment removing the word “algorithm” was adopted, insurers and trade groups testified in opposition, arguing current law already covers claims handling and that the bill could create duplicative work and slow innovation. Supporters, including a consumer and labor representative, said human judgment is needed to protect claimants. The bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/HB 637 on farm equipment “lemon law” rights, with an amendment clarifying consumer definitions, refund rights, repair-period extensions, and a July 1, 2026 effective date. CS/HB 107 on data centers also passed after an amendment narrowing the five-mile siting restriction to data centers over 50 megawatts and adding noise-study requirements; business groups supported a framework but opposed the NDA ban and siting limits, while several members raised competitiveness and local-impact concerns. Later, the committee passed CS/HB 1291 on NICA funding and solvency, CS/HB 185 on a sales tax exemption for home-hardening products, CS/HB 425 on historic African-American cemetery preservation, CS/CS/CS/HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, CS/CS/CS/HB 657 on community associations and HOA/condo reforms, and CS/CS/HB 1221, the DFS package. The final major item discussed was CS/HB 1001 on local government DEI restrictions, which drew extensive questioning about definitions, exceptions, cultural and religious observances, advisory councils, and contracting rules; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s final disposition.

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• Something that you didn't really go through at any great length is residential housing.
• You did have a slide that showed 25,000 residential units.
• We also work proactively to zone land for residential and work with local jurisdictions to get that done
• , one of those has a residential component to it, and the third is actually a memorial, a veterans memorial
• one of those has a residential component to it and the third is actually a memorial a veterans memorial

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• adopt, amend, or update the state building code to authorize point access block construction for residential
• adopt, amend, or update the state building code to authorize point access block construction for residential
• adopt, amend, or update the state building code to authorize point access block construction for residential
• adopt, amend, or update the state building code to authorize point access block construction for residential
• </c><00:46:04.240><c> buildings</c> construction for residential buildings construction for residential

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard HCR 66, which asks the State Building Code Council to update the state building code to allow point access block construction for residential buildings up to six stories. Testimony was generally in support, including from Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and OPSD, with one registered opponent. No questions were raised, and the joint committee later adopted a recommendation to pass the resolution as is. Because the housing committee lacked quorum at that time, final action on the resolution was deferred to the housing-only agenda. On the housing-only agenda, the committee first heard HTR 78, which states the intent that housing projects qualifying for credits under Act 31 remain eligible for those credits after the act’s repeal. Testimony was in support from HHFTC and the DIY chapter, and there were no questions or opposition noted. The committee then took up Governor’s Message 592, confirming Lisa Darcy to the HPHA board. Support came from HPHA board members and several individuals, and Darcy said she accepted the nomination and emphasized her experience and interest in HPHA’s work. Members questioned her about the HPHA board’s oversight role, the 10,000-unit RFQ, and media coverage of Kuhio Park Terrace relocations; she said she supports the project, values transparency, and would push for better context and accountability, though some members felt she had not directly answered concerns about on-the-ground oversight. The committee also heard Governor’s Message 736, confirming Grant Chun to the HHFDC board. Support testimony highlighted his experience in nonprofit housing, real estate, and leadership roles, and Chun said he was pleased to serve the state. Members asked about his residence and his perspective on senior care at Hali Makua, where he said his family found the care compassionate and thorough, while noting staffing shortages. The transcript ends before any final vote on the housing-only items is shown.

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• our voter rolls in a population of 1.4 million, and then a year or two later we submit the whole residential
• our voter rolls in a population of 1.4 million, and then a year or two later we submit the whole residential
• our voter rolls in a population of 1.4 million, and then a year or two later we submit the whole residential
• our voter rolls in a population of 1.4 million, and then a year or two later we submit the whole residential
• our voter rolls in a population of 1.4 million, and then a year or two later we submit the whole residential

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Do you mean where schools can be built and are the regulations around that the same as residential homes
• Representative Dippel, is it commercial zoning or is it residential, or do you know the type of zoning
• plan about where school buildings can go, but usually their own class as a item not treated as residential
• or commercial thank you as residential or commercial thank you Mr<00:27:05.240><c> sham</c><00:27:05.799
• One is the Arts High School, and the second is a residential outreach division, but it's professional

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And, you know, I know it's all market-driven, at least in case of residential and commercial.
• But, um, at least in case of residential and commercial.
• I think right now we're charging like $4 for every residential parcel, $6 for commercial.
• And, like our office sends out sales confirmation letters for every sale, commercial, residential, to
• Also, as far as the staffing issue, if, say, your residential properties across one city are, when you

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met to begin its study of whether the content of the real estate tax statement should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive from HB 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, legacy fund share, discounts for early payment, and special assessments. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statewide statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from NDACO, including auditors from McKenzie and Richland counties, described the full annual property tax timeline from budgeting through mailing final statements. They explained how counties gather budgets, calculate levies, verify taxable values, handle centrally assessed property, and prepare required notices and statements. They also said public attendance at budget hearings is generally very low, though the notices and statements generate some calls, mostly about whether attendance is required or why taxes are changing. Several members questioned the usefulness of the legislative tax relief line and the complexity of the 5% discount calculation, and county officials said the current process can be confusing and depends on manual data entry and coordination among counties, vendors, and taxing districts. The committee also discussed assessment frequency, valuation equalization, the 3% cap, and whether more frequent reassessment would reduce large jumps in taxable value. County officials said they try to use rotating reassessments and sales-ratio reviews to keep values within statutory tolerance, but staffing, training, and local market changes make the work difficult. NDACO staff estimated, based on a small county survey, that tax statement preparation and mailing costs average about 74 cents per statement, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing, and said HB 1176 added some mailing and administrative costs even if the tax statement itself did not change dramatically. Software vendors from CPT and Tyler then began presentations showing how their systems handle budgeting, valuation notices, tax statement generation, primary residence credit processing, and levy worksheets, emphasizing that many of the required calculations and reports are still manually entered or verified by county staff.

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• the definition management tax modifying the definition of<00:04:47.600><c> a</c><00:04:47.680><c> residential
• </c> of a residential generator. of a residential generator.
• fund revenue decrease related<00:11:26.080><c> from</c><00:11:26.240><c> the</c><00:11:26.320><c> residential
• </c><00:11:27.000><c> generators</c> related from the residential generators related from the residential

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the final part of this three-part vision for facilities expansion in Rochester will be a student residential
• the final part of this three-part vision for facilities expansion in Rochester will be a student residential
• > student</c> expansion in Rochester will be a student expansion in Rochester will be a student residential
• > and</c><00:59:45.720><c> recreation</c><00:59:46.360><c> district</c><00:59:47.240><c> to</c> residential
• and recreation district to residential and recreation district to be<00:59:47.520><c> advanced</c><00

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> adult day services or non-residential adult day services or non-residential program. program. program
• For example, the ICS program, there are multiple apartments within one residential building.
• </c><01:13:36.080><c> within</c> apartments within one residential within apartments within one residential
• within one<01:13:36.520><c> residential</c><01:13:36.960><c> building.
• </c> one residential building. one residential building.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of Minnesota renters, unfortunately the scope of this bill will cause significant confusion for residential
• of Minnesota renters, unfortunately the scope of this bill will cause significant confusion for residential
• </c><00:07:36.160><c> renters</c><00:07:36.599><c> in</c> confusion residential renters in confusion
• residential renters in Minnesota<00:07:37.479><c> just</c><00:07:37.680><c> like</c><00:07:37.800><c>
• ...significant cost to the construction or remodeling of residential housing by ensuring this committee

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's non-residential real estate.
• There's a provision related to when the income of residential real estate developers is recognized or
• </c><00:36:26.560><c> real</c> uh the income of uh residential real uh the income of uh residential real
• </c><00:36:47.520><c> construction</c> from uh certain residential construction from uh certain residential
• </c> residential construction contracts. residential construction contracts. that<00:37:09.599><c> also

Bills: HR1 , HF387

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax