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• SB 1283, EV charging station permits.
• SB 1425, High-Speed Rail Authority, encroachment permits.
• SB 996, Manufactured Housing, Classification as Real Property.
• SB 996, Manufactured Housing, Classification as Real Property.
• AB 736, Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. AB 736, Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing and voted only on measures already heard previously, with no public testimony. The chair explained that bills were taken up quickly in author order, with amended bills to be followed by addendum analyses. The committee considered a very large slate of Senate bills and two Assembly measures covering wildfire resilience, housing, insurance, energy, transportation, public safety, elections, health care, labor, environmental regulation, and various administrative and tax issues. Most measures were approved, many on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 party-line votes with Republicans generally voting no. Several bills were amended before passage, including changes to funding contingencies, timelines, reporting requirements, definitions, and removal of certain enforcement or private-right-of-action provisions. A few members noted concerns on specific bills, including Senator Richardson on SB 1203 (private security training), though he said he would vote for it at this stage. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on wildfire smoke, wildfire recovery, mobile home parks, insurance nonrenewals, AI transparency, data center energy issues, Medi-Cal and health coverage, criminal justice, election administration, housing, and labor/workforce standards. The committee also approved AB 46 and AB 736. No bills were held for testimony because the hearing was vote-only, and the meeting adjourned after all items on the agenda were disposed of.

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• and status update from CEO of NMFA, Markita Russell, and then we'll hear about the implementation of House
• It describes maybe the licenses or permits needed and readiness.
• So we've done a couple of other things that were allowed under House Bill 211.
• Just want to start off with House Bill 2.
• Within a couple of miles, you may be running a water line for 20 miles from one house to the next.

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• your $300,000 house, the same house, five years ago.
• your $300,000 house, the same house, five years ago.
• Finally, a couple of housing on, a couple of companies on housing.
• treat $300,000 house, the same house, five years ago.
• But is... you treat $300,000 house, the same house, five years ago.

Summary: The Finance Advisory Committee met for its January session to review Arizona revenue and economic conditions ahead of the budget process. JLBC staff presented the January baseline, noting projected positive cash balances through FY 2029 and about $577 million to $578 million in discretionary capacity, but also highlighting major unfunded items not included in the baseline, including federal tax conformity costs, ongoing one-time spending for state employee health insurance and school facility repairs, and administrative costs tied to H.R. 1. Staff also reviewed revenue trends by category, saying FY26 general fund revenues were running above forecast overall, with strength in retail, restaurants and bars, and individual income tax payments, while contracting and utility-related collections were weaker or flat. They also compared JLBC and executive revenue assumptions and discussed the executive’s proposed revenue changes, including border reimbursement assumptions, sports betting tax changes, data center-related tax and fee proposals, and other non-general fund measures. A major topic was income tax conformity with recent federal tax law changes. Staff explained that current Department of Revenue forms assume “straight conformity,” but the governor’s proposal and vetoed SB 1106 do not fully match those forms, creating possible amendment and timing issues for taxpayers and the department if the legislature adopts a different policy. Members also discussed the difficulty of forecasting revenues amid volatile monthly collections and uncertainty over how much of the current revenue strength will persist in the second half of the fiscal year. Danny Court of Elliott Pollack gave a broader national and state economic outlook, arguing that the U.S. has avoided recession despite several warning indicators, largely because of AI and data center investment, while employment growth has softened and inflation remains above the Fed’s target. He said Arizona remains relatively resilient, with strong population and job pipelines, but faces housing affordability constraints, slowing employment growth, and a more concentrated population forecast in the Phoenix area. Panelists generally agreed that Arizona remains in better shape than many states, though they cautioned that job growth is slowing, population estimates may be revised, and budget and revenue forecasts should be treated carefully given uncertainty in the data. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• The first bill on the agenda is House File 3296. The first bill on the agenda is House File 3296.
• um the first bill on the agenda is House um the first bill on the agenda is House File<00:01:23.040><
• House File 3296, Mr. Chair. All right. Thank you. Representative Mekeland moves House File 3296.
• </c> demonstrate the need to approve House demonstrate the need to approve House File<00:05:30.000><c
• </c> House File 3296. >> All right.

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• House Bill 178 passes with &gt;&gt; Very good.
• </c><00:15:08.399><c> Bill</c> Our next bill to consider is House Bill Our next bill to consider is House
• Thank you very much. amendment into the House committee amendment into the House committee substitute
• House Joint Resolution 24 passes with favorable expression. The same should pass on the House.
• House joint resolution 24 &gt;&gt; Yes. Okay.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178 14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178 15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280 20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280 22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24 24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24 26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• So, it's usually about a 1-inch line that runs into the house.
• And about 30% of the communities in Minnesota, the full service line from that water main to the house
• </c> discharge permits. discharge permits.
• The cost of engineers and inspections and permits, those are going up.
• </c> and permits and permits those<01:08:00.440><c> are</c><01:08:00.600><c> going</c><01:08:00.920><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 2963 is about ensuring the freedom to fix.
• It permits documents to be made available through websites or file-hosting services.
• I urge the committee to vote favorably on House Bill 3874. Happy to take questions.
• I'm here to support House Bill 4197.
• Thank you for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 3344 today.

Bills: HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984

Keywords: digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 3862, which would restrict social media app use for minors and limit smartphone/social media access in classrooms. Supporters, including representatives from Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media are linked to addiction, distraction, cyberbullying, and worsening youth mental health, and said the bill would help parents and schools protect children. After testimony, the committee left HB 3862 pending. Members then heard HB 3712, a construction retainage bill that would stop owners from withholding reserved funds on specially fabricated materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted, while still allowing retainage for labor and installation. Witnesses from the precast concrete industry said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk for subcontractors and suppliers. The bill was left pending after closing. The committee also heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for owners and independent repair providers, with carve-outs for medical devices, vehicles covered by existing repair agreements, trade secrets, and security protections. Support came from consumer, environmental, repair, and policy groups, while one witness from Safelite was neutral and urged removal of the MOU reference for auto manufacturers. HB 2963 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4308, which would create county industrial development districts to attract industrial employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and a board structure. Supporters, including the Fort Bend County commissioner, said the bill would help counties diversify tax bases and create jobs; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee took up several pending bills and voted to report HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3016, HB 3133, HB 3173, HB 3807, HB 4063, HB 4115, HB 5008, and HB 2652 favorably to the full House, with some sent to the Local and Consent Calendars. The committee also heard HB 3874 on construction contract transparency and HB 4196 on creating a task force to modernize manufacturing, both of which were left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing and regulatory framework for re-roofing contractors; supporters said it would curb storm-chasing and protect homeowners, while one roofing contractor opposed it as too restrictive and argued existing fraud laws are sufficient. HB 3344 was also left pending.

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• Members, you call the House back into order.
• To House Bill 1. Yeah.
• Two excused. >> House. >> House. >> House. House Bill number one. Second reading.
• > House Amendment No. 15 to House Bill No. 1, second reading.
• </c> number 15 to House Bill number one. number 15 to House Bill number one.

Keywords: 916, all

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• That was permitted in actions in the 2024-25 budget.
• There's also them going through the proper permitting process and licensing, if necessary, along with
• There's also them going through the proper permitting process and licensing, if necessary, along with
• By the Department of Finance, the next one is AB 752, or Child Care Centers and Multifamily Housing,
• which allows child care centers co-located within multifamily housing to be considered a residential

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The House will be in order.
• President Trump and House Republicans are doing what Democrats refuse to do: streamlining permitting
• President Trump and House Republicans are doing what Democrats refuse to do: streamlining permitting
• President Trump and House Republicans are doing what Democrats refuse to do: streamlining permitting
• So if the House rules permitted, I would have offered a motion now to send this bill back to committee

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• HCA and our team affordable housing.
• </c> for the four permanent public housing for the four permanent public housing specialist<00:46:59.839
• :11.599><c> for</c><00:49:11.839><c> Senate</c> housing, same recommendation for Senate housing, same
• Uh so the um uh zoning for housing.
• </c> uh that would have the counties permit uh that would have the counties permit ADUs<00:53:18.480>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered several housing-related measures. On SB 2068, which would create an affordable housing land inventory task force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to study how to maximize housing on transit-oriented development and other state and county lands, testimony was mostly supportive from agencies and housing groups, with one opposition witness. In response to questions, OPSD said it was already working on a list of potential parcels but could not yet identify unit counts or a timeline, and estimated about $250,000 would be needed for staffing and contractual support. The committees also heard SB 2227 on rental assistance, which would require HPHA to make monthly rent supplement payments, prioritize certain tenants including kupuna, allow agreements with counties and nonprofits, and create a special fund supported by a transaction fee on recordings. HPHA supported the bill, and the Department of the Attorney General said it recommended amending the measure to describe the fee as a tax. Additional testimony included support from elder and community organizations and one opposition witness. For SB 2061, relating to residential condominiums and the 99-year leasehold program, HCDA and the project developer testified in support of amendments intended to preserve owner-occupant requirements while making the project more marketable and financially feasible. Members focused heavily on parking, affordability, and financing. HCDA and the developer said the parking stalls would be unbundled from the units, that the project would be a 99-year leasehold with 60% of units reserved for buyers at or below 140% AMI and 40% market-rate, and that the state’s $15 million equity contribution would cover only part of the parking garage and commercial component. The hearing then moved on to SB 3327, relating to HCDA and complete communities, but the transcript cuts off before that measure was fully discussed.

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• Rule, please come forward, and we'd love a staff briefing on House Bill 2427.
• I speak in formal opposition to House Bill 2427.
• hearing on House Bill 2474 with a staff briefing from Mrs.
• Of our agency legislation, House Bill 2474.
• I'm here testifying in support of House Bill 2540.

Bills: HB2427, HB2458, HB2474, HB2540, HB2589

Keywords: ink of hope act, mental health, substance use, rehabilitation, community support, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, student access, financial aid, consumer protections, school closures, educational programs, student rights, emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, encampments

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• We do have a housing.
• into housing.
• for housing initiatives.
• And so housing really is a, um, homelessness. is a housing problem.
• get people housed very quickly and we can house people straight from the street into housing.

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• of her house?
• House Bill 3330 seeks to rectify the unintended consequences of the Heath decision, which permits the
• House Bill 3166, as filed, permits the state's attorneys to file a motion for computation of punishment
• House Bill 4342 would permit outcry witness testimony of extraneous victims to be admitted during the
• House Bill 4342 permits outcry witness testimony of extraneous victims to be admitted during the guilt-innocence

Bills: HB867, HB1347, HB1801, HB1820, HB2197, HB2617, HB3110, HB3166, HB3330, HB4237, HB4342, HB4629, HB4933, HJR148

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

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• House Bill 4, House Bill 7, House Bill 58, House Bill 189, House Bill 253, and House Bill 657.
• House Bill 45, House Bill 48, House Bill 49, House Bill 56, House Bill 111, House Bill 136, House Bill
• 184, House Bill 266, House Bill 281, House Bill 293, House Bill 333, House Bill 388, House Bill 393,
• House Bill 448, House Bill 510, House Bill 518, House Bill 527, House Bill 529, House Bill 600, and
• /c><01:43:16.560><c> House</c> House Bill 448, House Bill 510, House House Bill 448, House Bill 510,

Keywords: 958, all

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• housing in general.
• We must ensure that we bring all options to the table as we see a downward trend of housing permits declining
• housing.
• housing.
• and are one of the glimmers in housing in the state, with permits ticking up each year.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

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• This home base here at the Sports Complex has been housing our most elite teams.
• How is your affordable housing situation going? Mr.
• To get a permit is a minimum of ten years across the Rio Grande, just to get a permit, even if you had
• House, Representative Lara, I'm hurt by you saying that you forgot about us.
• It's a special overweight permit to carry like a big bulldozer or something.

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• I have power walls in my house.
• </c> manufacturing oftentimes is permitting manufacturing oftentimes is permitting time.<00:46:13.119
• We have House File 4059.
• </c> Representative Emma Greenman and House Representative Emma Greenman and House File<01:13:51.199>
• Uh, I frankly am concerned that a $3.5 million charge for a single permit, namely the permit to decide

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• SB 1283, EV charging station permits.
• SB 1425, High-Speed Rail Authority Encroachment Permits.
• SB 1003, Pro-Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts.
• SB 996, Manufactured Housing, Classification as Real Property.
• AB 736, Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. AB 736, Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Representative Greco: counterfeit documentation, or impersonating someone trying to obtain a rental housing
• Lee County Sheriff's Deputy Park parked around the corner from her house, knocked on the front door,
• It's a pleasure to be in front of you to present House Bill 905, Rep. Persons: Foreign Influence.
• It repeals a paragraph permitting linkage institutes to consider a certain number of foreign students
• So like in the old days it was just 'got to search a house for a gun.'