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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/01/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • at a fusion reactor 93 million miles<00:36:14.599> away.
  • It discourages small landlords For a second parking space.
  • It discourages small landlords.
  • It discourages small landlords. Yields.
  • From small business owners who fuel day.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-HWN Informational Briefing 01-06-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look at the 207,000 acres for Oahu, a very small percentage of that land base is on Oahu, and
  • If you look at the 207,000 acres for Oahu, a very small percentage of that land base is on Oahu, and
  • If you look at the 207,000 acres for Oahu, a very small percentage of that land base is on Oahu, and
  • <00:51:15.119> little finishing up U acquiring a small little finishing up U acquiring a small
  • We are a small agency, so all priorities have to be filled out.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Hawaiian Affairs committee heard a budget presentation from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on its biennium requests for critical projects, repairs and maintenance, and operations. DHHL described its role in administering the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, noted the large beneficiary wait list, and said prior funding, including Act 279, has helped the department accelerate land development and reduce vacancies. Officials said they have about 47,219 applications involving 29,548 Native Hawaiians, roughly 28 projects underway, and that about $471 million of a $600 million appropriation has been encumbered, with the remaining lapse-fix funds expected to be resolved before the June 30, 2026 deadline. DHHL emphasized that its current request would support additional lot development and could help produce roughly 6,000 units from the existing project pipeline, with another phase of requests potentially adding about 2,000 more units. The department said it is prioritizing shovel-ready projects, accelerating lease awards and orientations, and using a mix of approaches including paper leases, rental-with-option-to-purchase, owner-builder, and loan programs. Officials also discussed a shift toward denser urban development, citing projects in West Oahu and Honolulu, and said the department is working to reduce its vacancy rate and move beneficiaries onto the land more quickly. Members questioned why Oahu, despite having the largest wait list, was receiving comparatively lower amounts, and DHHL responded that land availability and cost drive those decisions, with Oahu having limited developable land and very high acquisition costs. The department pointed to land acquisition on Kauai and other islands, and to urban high-rise projects that can yield far more units on small parcels. Members also raised long-term maintenance and wildfire risk, asking whether current acquisition and development choices account for future infrastructure costs; DHHL said maintenance is a growing concern, especially on large unused or isolated lands, and that it is pursuing Firewise planning, federal funds, and partnerships to reduce risk. The discussion also touched on mixed-use and community-led development, with DHHL explaining that it leases land to nonprofit homestead associations under general leases with milestones, business-plan requirements, and land-use restrictions to support local services and community goals.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-20 - 3:45PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Communication from small developers, emerging small developers, and smaller projects, rural communities
  • indicate that any small increment that shortens delivery times and decreases costs is critical right
  • With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
  • With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
  • <00:59:43.280> parentheses<00:59:44.080> two uh small parentheses two uh small parentheses
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House first took up S. 298, the Vermont Voting Rights Act. Members explained the Senate’s further proposal of amendment, including changes to language about how the State Ethics Commission may respond to ethics inquiries, a directive for the Secretary of State and Ethics Commission to work out a shared process for the candidate financial disclosure form by January 30, and a technical PAC-related wording change. The committee reported an 11-0-0 vote in favor, and the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. The chamber then suspended rules to take up S. 328, the omnibus housing bill, and heard detailed committee reports from General and Housing, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The bill addresses common interest community resources, a service-supported housing advisory council, expansion of the 10% for Vermont program to 12.5%, an off-site construction accelerator pilot, VHFA’s rental housing revolving loan program, special assessment districts, municipal housing planning requirements, and several reports on housing-related issues. Ways and Means described revenue impacts from the cash-balance expansion and revised the off-site construction pilot and loan program language; Appropriations removed a section already included in the budget and adjusted advisory council per diem funding. The House adopted the amendments, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and messaged the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then suspended rules to take up S. 197, relating to payment reform for primary care. The House Health Care Committee recommended a strike-all amendment, saying the health care system is in crisis, premiums are rising, access to primary care is limited, and clinicians are burdened by documentation and administrative work. The committee vote on its amendment was 10-0-1, and the bill was also referred to Ways and Means and Appropriations because of fiscal implications. The transcript cuts off as the House was beginning consideration of the bill.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

SPEED Task Force (STF) - Mon Dec 15, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jennifer Salisbury on Maui, representing the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
  • Salisbury on Maui representing Small Salisbury on Maui representing Small Business<00:11:30.240>
  • /c><00:18:22.240> Business presented to the Small Business presented to the Small Business Regulatory
  • Everybody might call it factory-built, modular, tiny homes, ADUs. We could go on and on and on.
  • > homes, factorybuilt, modular, tiny homes, factorybuilt, modular, tiny homes, ADUs.<00:38:33.280
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Speed Task Force met on December 15, 2025, with members participating in person and via Zoom. After roll call and introductions, the chair filed the previous meeting minutes without objection. The chair then gave a report on outreach presentations statewide about the task force’s permitting-simplification work, noting appearances before groups such as the Chinese Chamber, Small Business Regulatory Review Board, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Chamber, and the Land Use Commission. He also introduced the new task force coordinator, Reginald K. T. King, and outlined a January 6, 2026 process for member-submitted recommendations, including first-come consideration and structured debate. No public testimony or member questions were offered on these items. The task force heard a presentation from the Building Permit PIG. The presenter said the group reviewed 79 SWAT recommendation forms over seven meetings, with participation from 15 disciplines and about 270 hours of work. The group’s findings emphasized workforce shortages, inconsistent plan quality, limited departmental resources, and a lack of centralized tools for applicants to self-resolve issues. Recommendations focused on building a workforce pipeline, expanding training on codes and technology, and developing a universal platform, including AI-assisted review tools. The presenter also raised offsite construction, including factory-built, modular, tiny homes, and ADUs, as an area needing clearer state and county alignment to speed permit review and support housing needs. No public testimony or Q&A followed, and discussion and voting were deferred to the January 6, 2026 meeting. The task force then began the Chapter 6E Historic Preservation PIG presentation. The chair described historic preservation as a broad process covering research, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of significant properties, including burial sites and iwi kūpuna, and said Chapter 6E is intended to guide responsible development rather than stop it. The presentation explained SHPD’s role and the complexity of 6E review, including archaeological surveys, monitoring, and preservation plans. Early findings highlighted uncertainty in sensitivity determinations for iwi kūpuna and subsurface resources, repeated review of the same projects, and staffing and technical capacity shortages among SHPD and consultants. Public testimony was closed and no immediate Q&A was allowed; further discussion and voting on recommendations were scheduled for January 6, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've heard from these small businesses, but I've heard from a lot of small businesses and, frankly,
  • We've heard from these small businesses, but I've heard from a lot of small businesses and, frankly,
  • We've heard from these small businesses, but I've heard from a lot of small businesses and, frankly,
  • We've heard from these small businesses, but I've heard from a lot of small businesses and, frankly,
  • We've heard from these small businesses, but I've heard from a lot of small businesses and, frankly,
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation is one of a small number of meaningful, practical proposals to address housing supply
  • Uh, we have 16 plants in the state, four that make manufactured homes, 12 that make modular homes.
  • <01:19:05.120> Uh homes, 12 that make modular homes.
  • Uh homes, 12 that make modular homes.
  • <01:19:12.560> home federal building code and a modular home federal building code and a modular
Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the fact that a lot of the funding sources at the state level are not made for small developers.
  • We're going to start to see more small unit developments, the SB 10s of the world.
  • Oh, and the fire thickness of the pipe in the ground is too small, so replace it.
  • We have to change small cities. Like, for example, I'm going to use my own little city.
  • But to that small developer, that was a big deal, right?
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-finance and permitting reforms aimed at making affordable and middle-income housing projects “pencil.” The first panel focused on the welfare property tax exemption, with witnesses arguing that annual recertifications are outdated, burdensome, and costly for both residents and operators. They urged streamlining by aligning eligibility rules with TCAC or HCD monitoring, allowing one-time qualification at occupancy, and preserving exemptions for projects that remain in compliance, especially as insurance costs and operating deficits are rising sharply. A major portion of the meeting centered on social housing and community land trusts under SB 555. HCD described the state’s ongoing study, due by December 31, 2026 and to be included in the 2027 annual report, and outlined public engagement already completed with residents and practitioners. Community land trust and policy witnesses argued that social housing will require legislative action beyond the study, including expanded tax abatements, public land use, soft loans, and simpler capital stacks. They emphasized that the model should include mixed-income and “missing middle” households, and several members discussed the stigma around the term “social housing,” suggesting a rebrand toward generational or multi-generational housing to broaden public support. The committee also discussed a proposed certified professional program modeled on Vancouver, Canada, to speed plan checks and inspections by allowing state-certified private professionals to perform certain code-compliance functions under local oversight. The witness said this would reduce delays, repeated reviews, and cost overruns while preserving local authority over zoning and enforcement. Members raised concerns about local control, infrastructure costs, and political resistance, but expressed interest in exploring a pilot and further recommendations. In the final panel, housing advocates supported allowing HCD loan funds to be disbursed during construction rather than only after completion. They said this would reduce interest costs, improve project feasibility, and could produce additional affordable homes without new appropriations. Members agreed the current system is fragmented and outdated, and several speakers and legislators repeatedly called for streamlined, more flexible financing and permitting tools to support housing production.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Really small thing on the, on the minutes correction.
  • We decided, well it was mentioned then at the subcommittee that these are modular, correct?
  • So we could just maybe kind of correct that that these are modular, not pre-manufactured housing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Modular—it’s not an answer.
  • Modular—it’s not an answer.
  • Modular—it’s not an answer.
  • Modular—it’s not an answer.
  • Modular—it’s not an answer.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects. Representative Cahill, the prime sponsor, said the bill would raise the annual minimum from $50 million to $60 million and help address a long backlog of school construction and renovation needs after years of a moratorium on applications. He argued that districts forced to build during the moratorium were left to shoulder costs through local property taxes, and he cited examples such as Londonderry, Claremont, and other communities with aging or inadequate facilities. He also said the current aid structure, including paying 80% upfront and 20% at completion, concentrates too much spending at once and limits how many projects can be funded. Several committee members asked about the fairness and structure of the program. Representative Maguire questioned whether aid should be distributed more broadly to all districts rather than only a few selected projects, and Representative Luneau noted that the committee would also be considering related bills on catastrophic aid, special education aid, and the school foundation formula. Cahill responded that building aid has historically been targeted to property-poor communities and that the state should be a reliable partner in school construction. He also said the bill includes a small retroactive component for communities that built during the moratorium, which he described as a compromise. Testimony in support came from Representative Cluder, who described Claremont’s Stevens High School project as a case where a bond issue narrowly failed and the city later had to fund renovations without state aid, contributing to high property taxes. He said the bill would help property-poor communities and urged passage. Tony Weinstein of New Market also supported the bill, saying his community had serious facility and safety needs, had moved forward with scaled-back renovations during the moratorium, and still faced debt-service burdens without state participation. Robert Thompson, superintendent in Hampstead, testified that his district needs an addition for overcrowding, safety, and special education space, and said building aid would help reduce out-of-district placements and transportation costs. No vote was taken in the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • wake of 9/11, the National Governors Association stated that the HLNW, high-level nuclear waste at reactor
  • Currently, Massachusetts law provides for disaster preparedness plans only for active nuclear reactors
  • I've owned a small business in Massachusetts with my family for over 50 years.
  • in the Commonwealth who just need a few clinic visits who could be healthy if they just received a small
  • They are our small business owners. Our neighbors.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development Apr 7th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Health physicists play a critical role in reactor operations.
  • Health physicists play a critical role in reactor operations, medical radiation applications, and environmental
  • One small project, one county. Taxes lost in one year: $921,000 with the abatement.
  • And members, as many of you know, small and rural communities across Texas often face unique challenges
  • Rural communities are critical to Texas' economic success, with rural small businesses representing 24%
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • With a crew of 135 sailors, the boat is powered by a nuclear reactor and is armed with an arsenal to
  • It's a necessity for families, students, and small businesses.
  • That is not a small disparity. It's a systemic failure.
  • That is not a small disparity. It's a systemic failure.
  • That is not a small disparity. It's a systemic failure.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - PM

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • The small nuclear reactor is, it works, but it's not cheap.
  • The small<00:44:44.640> nuclear<00:44:45.040> reactor<00:44:45.520> is<00:44:46.240
  • > it<00:44:46.480> works<00:44:46.800> but small nuclear reactor is it works but
  • small nuclear reactor is it works but it's<00:44:47.280> not<00:44:47.520> cheap.
  • So, small timeout.
Keywords: 916, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 3010, which established the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to provide grants to small
  • While each individual project may seem to have a small impact, on a large scale these strategies can
  • Now even small rains flood faster and angrier.
  • priority section in here: priorities are given to those applicants whose primary place of residence or small
  • ALICE is our local cashier, our child care provider, our small business owner.
Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • farmers and small food businesses, and encourages small farmers and food businesses to sell in more
  • Small food businesses, according to the Small Business Administration, are anywhere between $2.25 million
  • I am a small-scale producer and a founder of a small farmer's market non-profit in Devine, about 30 minutes
  • These are small producers.
  • Our county is small, with a population of 18,600.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're looking at maybe doing a modular manufacturing plan, looking at importing modular homes from
  • uh modular homes looking at importing uh modular homes from<00:54:23.760> possibly<00:54:24.240
  • Resources P Honua this is a small Resources P Honua this is a small request<01:05:02.400> really
  • modular housing uh modular going to do a modular housing uh modular manufacturing<01:58:59.119> plan
  • It's a very small department. We actually only have 200 generally funded positions.
Keywords: 910, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:39 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Small. Here. Thank you. Chair Small. All right. We have a quorum.
  • And then it also has a small portion of the funding dedicated to affordable housing infrastructure.
  • So as we look, have we compared housing sustainability, like manufactured homes, modular housing, and
  • Hello, Chairman Small, members of the committee.
  • The differences are pretty small.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/27/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:12.160> home Bruner manufactured modular home Bruner manufactured modular home Association
  • Mark Bruner, Manufactured Modular Home Association of Minnesota.
  • <00:42:43.720> home Bruner manufactured modular home Bruner manufactured modular home Association
  • Mark Bruner, Manufactured Modular Home Association of Minnesota.
  • And I mentioned there are like 900 of these communities in Minnesota, most are very small.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, there is a modular form of housing that is environmentally friendly, that is easy to build,
  • And again, we take small bites out of it. The Water Trust Board has been phenomenal.
  • We could have a small system application.
  • The legislature to change small process changes.
  • If you're a small system, just getting that document done can be the challenge.