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• We do a lot of work on zoning reform, also on eminent domain, and some other issues like that. up<03:
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway and right now it's zoned for
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway and right now it's zoned for
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway and right now it's zoned for
• or an industrial zone?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ><04:13:39.000> the downstairs to work go to work in the downstairs to work go to work in the
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway, and right now it's zoned for
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway, and right now it's zoned for
• I'm working on a project right now in Maine where there's a state highway, and right now it's zoned for
• I bought the house next to where I work so I could walk to work every day.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on HB 577, a bill to expand accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in New Hampshire. The sponsor and supporters described the state’s housing shortage and argued the bill would make it easier for property owners to build ADUs by right, up to 950 square feet, either attached or detached, while still requiring compliance with building codes, septic/water limits, and other local requirements. Supporters said the measure would help seniors age in place, provide housing for young adults, caregivers, and workers, and make better use of existing property such as garages and barns. Representative Reed raised concern that removing language related to short-term rentals could allow ADUs to be used for that purpose rather than long-term housing. The sponsor said he was open to clarifying language on short-term rentals, and another witness explained that current law already allows municipalities some choice on ingress/egress requirements, while the bill would standardize that and leave the design choice to the property owner. Several supportive witnesses followed, including the New Hampshire Home Builders Association, the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the Business and Industry Association, AARP, Housing Action New Hampshire, 603 Forward, and New Hampshire Youth Movement. They emphasized affordability, property rights, workforce housing, intergenerational living, and the need for statewide consistency. A Derry resident testified that his existing garage space could be converted into an ADU under HB 577, but current local rules prevent that because it is detached; he said the bill would let him rent it affordably. Supporters also argued that ADUs can increase property values and help homeowners cover mortgages and taxes. In opposition, the New Hampshire Municipal Association said the bill would impose a local zoning mandate, could add density pressure on already stressed infrastructure, and did not guarantee that new units would be affordable or workforce housing. No vote or final committee action was taken in the excerpt.

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• and zoning to further regulate those solar installations through that local planning and zoning process
• concluded the ordinance is not a zoning concluded the ordinance is not a zoning ordinance.<00:09
• And that's somewhat of the zoning.
• doesn't go all in on planning and zoning doesn't go all in on planning and zoning and<00:14:25.360
• repeatedly said it was not a zoning repeatedly said it was not a zoning ordinance.<00:15:12.639>

Keywords: 958, all

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• That's incredibly important when you're talking work zones.
• zones after adopting those blue lights for work trucks.
• That work zone pilot will digitally map out work sites and transmit the information to Waze, Google Maps
• In that plan, they specifically mentioned cameras for red-light running, speed zones, and work zones.
• This proposed legislation will enable the use of speed zone cameras in work zones, a tool that is proven

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on a broad package of traffic and roadway safety bills, with repeated emphasis on work zone safety, the Move Over law, automated enforcement, and protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and roadside workers. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver strongly supported a bill allowing MassDOT vehicles to use blue flashing lights in limited work-zone settings, arguing that blue lights reliably slow drivers and could help address a rise in work-zone crashes and fatalities. District Attorney Marion Ryan, State Police representatives, and police association leaders supported a separate Move Over bill that would raise penalties for repeat violations and add an education component, citing officers and workers killed or injured roadside and saying the goal is deterrence and safer driver behavior rather than revenue. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to automated enforcement bills for speed and red-light violations, including proposals for school zones, work zones, and broader local options. Senator Brownsberger and Senator Jalen argued that automated enforcement is needed because speeding and red-light running remain common while police traffic enforcement has declined, and they described the bills as civil, opt-in tools that issue tickets to vehicles rather than drivers. Supporters from WalkMass, T4MA, Safe Roads Alliance, MassBike, Medford officials, and other advocates cited fatal pedestrian crashes, neighborhood speeding, and the need to protect vulnerable road users, while also pointing to privacy and equity safeguards in the bills such as limits on photographs, data retention rules, public reporting, and local approval processes. Several local and advocacy witnesses backed targeted camera programs. Senator Lovely and Representative Cruz supported a Salem school-zone camera bill, describing repeated violations around schools and buses. Medford officials and school-safety advocates supported a similar statewide camera bill, citing recent pedestrian deaths and dangerous cut-through traffic. AAA Northeast and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported targeted enforcement in work zones and school zones, while urging public education and warning periods. Some witnesses raised concerns about the color of lights for highway workers, with State Police representatives preferring green over blue to avoid confusion with law enforcement, and committee members asked about constitutional issues, surchargeability, and possible targeting concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• changed the zoning.
• The city oftentimes finds themselves where they are zoning a best change in the zoning that does not
• zoning in those areas.
• Historically, zoning used to... There was a thing called cumulative zoning, right?
• The Zoning Board of Adjustments.

Bills: HB24, HB2015, HB2149, HB2559, HB2701, HB2797, HB3172, HB24

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

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• It dismantles the comprehensive planning and zoning processes that we've worked to build our communities
• It dismantles the comprehensive planning and zoning processes that we've worked to build our communities
• It dismantles the comprehensive planning and zoning processes that we've worked to build our communities
• It dismantles the comprehensive planning and zoning processes that we've worked to build our communities
• It dismantles the comprehensive planning and zoning processes that we've worked to build our communities

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He is working to reduce.
• , drug-free zone. 2,000-foot school zone, drug-free zone.
• , drug-free zone. 2,000-foot school zone, drug-free zone.
• So with a school zone, I was thinking a school zone would be marked by school-zone signs, but obviously
• I don't get to work with Ms.

Bills: HR188, HR189, HR190, HR191, HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, SCR24, SCR36, SCR39, SB64, SB107, SB152, SB185, SB217, SB232, SB278, SB290, SB294, SB320, SB321, SB419, SB424, SB436, SB440, SB468, SB470, SB476, SB482, SB489, HCR32, SCR11, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB679, HB745, HB749, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1193, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, SB256, SB180, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB31, HB225, HB608, HB664, HB897, HB977, HB1003, HB1160, HB1180, HB911, HB306, HB366, HB1161, HB1230, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB772, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1058, HB1082, HB1113, HB1189, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: hunting dogs, field trials, working dogs, dog training, greyhound protection, Farm Bill, federal overreach, sportsmen, sportswomen, wildlife management, conservation, rural communities, Louisiana hunting, hunting tradition, animal welfare, dog breeders, dog owners, outdoor recreation, Kathy Taylor, musical achievements

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• <00:17:07.839> So, towns to work with as well. Okay. So, towns to work with as well.
• might work for multiple municipalities. might work for multiple municipalities.
• <01:25:02.480> or adopted zoning or change their zoning or adopted zoning or change their
• adopted zoning or change your zoning adopted zoning or change your zoning ordinances.<01:25:06.960
• just months ago changed their zoning. just months ago changed their zoning.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• planning board decision to the zoning planning board decision to the zoning board<00:20:51.280><
• overrides zoning board.
• The zoning board overrides zoning board.
• can work.
• can work.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• School zone camera violations are $100. School zone camera violations are $100.
• The school zone programs? School zone programs. Okay.
• Unfortunately, even our very own employees are working in work zones and a lot of the incidents, a lot
• Are working in work zones and, you know, a lot of the incidents, a lot of the injuries, and many of the
• Anytime there's an incident within a work zone that is caused by behavior of workers in that work zone

Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how each program works, the distinction between a civil notice of violation and a uniform traffic citation, and the fee distribution for each type of violation. It also reported preliminary data showing 42 jurisdictions operating red light cameras, with 496 cameras at 302 intersections and 923,133 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025; for the newer school bus and school zone programs, the department said preliminary figures showed five active school bus programs and 40 active school zone programs, with prior-year totals of 61,150 school bus notices and 26,300 school zone notices. Senators asked about camera placement, school zone requirements, review procedures, and whether law enforcement or third parties are involved in reviewing violations. The committee then received an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, which used $4 billion in general revenue to advance a $7 billion package of 20 major congestion-relief projects. He said the department has used innovative delivery methods, including modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, to move projects forward faster and control costs. He highlighted progress on projects including I-4 congestion relief lanes, the Golden Glades Interchange, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, I-75 at Pine Ridge Road, and I-275 in Tampa, and said 80% of the plan is expected to be underway by the end of 2026, with four projects remaining in 2027. Members asked about temporary traffic patterns at Golden Glades, subcontractor opportunities, public transportation planning, contractor safety and OSHA issues, bridge strikes, logistics hubs near airports and seaports, aggregate and material supply, local government coordination, and federal transportation funding. Secretary Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic management plans, works with small businesses and local subs, and monitors contractor safety closely, including corrective action plans after incidents. He emphasized that Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, that the state remains largely state-funded, and that additional resources are the main thing the Legislature can provide to support future infrastructure delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project updates.

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• We would much prefer straight zoning.
• That's what we do as planning and zoning people.
• Has an issue with the rules the way they read, and they want to work with it.
• PUD process that they would prefer a straight zoning process.
• If anyone reaches out, we can tell them where we're working on it.

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• residents to zone if they choose. residents to zone if they choose.
• So you would think by that alone it would work. It should work.
• not working.
• the works on how municipalities can zone the works on how municipalities can zone out<01:52:05.520
• Some people don't work.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Is that “commercially zoned”?
• Is that “commercially zoned”?
• Towns must actively work on solutions such as zoning revisions or infrastructure improvements.
• Towns must actively work on solutions such as zoning revisions or infrastructure improvements.
• must actively work on Solutions such<02:03:56.159> as<02:03:56.320> zoning<02:03:56.719

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So there is work involved in changing zoning requirements, but changing the numbers in a table of dimensional
• So there is work involved in changing zoning requirements, but changing the numbers in a table of dimensional
• So there is work involved in changing zoning requirements, but changing the numbers in a table of dimensional
• Every other one has a table of dimensional requirements, and so there is work involved in changing zoning
• Every other one has a table of dimensional requirements, and so there is work involved in changing zoning

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Zone four is the loading dock area. Zone one work is currently ongoing.
• <00:15:28.800> that<00:15:28.959> are Zone one, some work summaries that are Zone one
• c> ongoing<00:15:45.839> drywall, Zone two, similar work, ongoing drywall, Zone two, similar
• Some work summaries ongoing in zone 3, the original building.
• are currently working on Zone four uh we are currently working on the<00:17:58.720> loading<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• school zone programs.
• Work has already begun.
• Unfortunately, even our very own employees are working in work zones, and a lot of the incidents, a lot
• of the injuries... ...are working in work zones, and, you know, a lot of the incidents, a lot of the
• Anytime there's an incident within a work zone that is caused by behavior of workers in that work zone

Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how the programs work, including human review of recorded violations, issuance of civil notices to vehicle owners, and escalation to uniform traffic citations if unpaid or uncontested. Officials also outlined the fee structure and reported preliminary data showing 42 red light camera jurisdictions, 496 red light cameras, and more than 923,000 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025, along with growth in school zone and school bus programs. Senators asked about camera placement, signage, review procedures, and whether reviewers or vendors receive revenue from citations; several questions were left for follow-up because the witness did not have all statutory or operational details. The committee then heard an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, funded by a $4 billion general revenue investment leveraged into a $7 billion program for 20 major projects. He said the initiative is advancing high-priority congestion relief projects across the state, with 80% of the plan expected to be underway by the end of 2026 and the remaining projects in 2027. Perdue highlighted new delivery methods such as modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, along with workforce and supply-chain efforts, including regional hiring events and aggregate planning. He cited projects such as I-4 congestion relief lanes, Golden Glades, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, and I-275 improvements as examples of the program’s progress. Members questioned FDOT about traffic management during construction, subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, public transit planning, contractor safety and fatalities, bridge strikes, logistics access near ports and airports, aggregate supply, local government coordination, and federal funding uncertainty. Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic control plans, works with local governments and industry partners, uses small business participation targets, and requires contractors to be in good standing with OSHA and to implement corrective action plans after incidents. He also said Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, the state remains largely state-funded, and additional resources are the main need for future transportation delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project information.

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• We do think the zoning enabling act commission, which we are following closely in the great work the
• zoning was in 1650. zoning was in 1650.
• We work with him, too.”
• We work with Gray?" She goes, "Oh, yeah. We work with him,<05:23:44.798> too."
• “Eliminating all zoning.” “Oh, okay. So, zoning will be eliminated.”

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Currently, in the zoning districts, if you meet all the requirements of your zoning code, your permits
• These neighborhood zones still require a zoning change process.
• change to convert it from a neighborhood zone to a commercial or industrial zone.
• I would just also like, we have mobile home zoning, but we've yet to create zoning for tiny home parks
• for 16 years, eight years in the extraterritorial zoning and also with the town of Taos zoning, and

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• and exclusion zones.
• Otherwise potential zones.
• process works and How you would see the shifting yells work.
• There are some low, some zone, zones located within groundwater conservation districts.
• Some zones in and some, some zones out. So if there isn't.

Bills: HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• Zoning is really inside baseball. do. Zoning is really inside baseball.
• articles and zoning ordinances locally. articles and zoning ordinances locally.
• Let the zoning committee that you all and the Senate have both passed do their work before we upend everything
• Let the zoning committee that you all and the Senate have both passed do their work before we upend everything
• Let the zoning committee that you all and the Senate have both passed do their work before we upend everything

Keywords: 1189, house, all