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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jul 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sometimes a construction worker comes out, and they've got to be blunt on some things.
  • The Trump administration excluded construction, the construction industry for things like electrical
  • Well, they did exclude construction and... And that was a mistake. Okay. All right. Thank you.
  • a skill type project.
  • But what this opens the door for is for other industries that are not construction-related.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • If this project kind of a test project.
  • I think this Stanford Carr project plus the Castle & Cooke project.
  • I think this Stanford Carr project plus the Castle & Cooke project.
  • this project a reality. Thank you. this project a reality. Thank you.
  • towards commercial projects. towards commercial projects.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1604, which would create an agricultural workforce housing group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address shortages of farmworker housing. The department said it supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the group’s early work should focus on gathering data and surveying farm operators to assess actual demand, to avoid “mission creep.” Testimony from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce was in support, with one witness suggesting a housing advocacy nonprofit be added to the working group for balance. The committee then discussed HB 1713 on school impact fees, which would clarify exemptions for certain affordable housing projects and exempt new residential developments of fewer than 100 units. The Attorney General’s office said the bill should define “low to moderate income households” because that term is not defined in chapter 302A. HHFDC, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others supported the measure, arguing it would reduce administrative burden and remove barriers to housing. Members questioned whether the bill should instead repeal the school impact fee entirely; supporters said they also favored full repeal but viewed this bill as a more feasible step. The School Facilities Authority also explained that about $28 million in school impact fees had been collected across four districts and none had yet been spent, and discussed how recent nexus requirements limit how the funds can be used. HB 1722, relating to residential condominiums, drew extensive testimony and questioning. HCDA supported the bill and explained that it amends the 99-year leasehold pilot program created by Act 97 of 2023 by reducing owner-occupancy restrictions from 100% of units to 60%, allowing some rental or subleasing flexibility for the owner-occupied units, and permitting up to 40% of units to be sold to qualified residents after being on the market for more than 60 days. HCDA said the original restrictions, combined with rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and competition from nearby projects, made the pilot project difficult to market and finance; it said the changes are needed to make the project feasible and competitive. Supporters including AP Hawaii, Kila LLC, and project representatives said the amendments would help make the demonstration project in Kakaʻako viable. Some members raised concerns that the changes could weaken long-term affordability and questioned why certain ownership language was being deleted if rentals would still be restricted. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • million, you know, $20 million projects. million, you know, $20 million projects.
  • overwhelmed with these CPR projects overwhelmed with these CPR projects projects<01:04:05.119>
  • consistently regarding their projects. consistently regarding their projects.
  • They make it informed about projects.
  • that these homes are are constructed that these homes are are constructed >> uh<02:15:24.480
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1846, relating to shoreline mitigation districts. DLNR and the Office of Planning opposed the bill, arguing it would improperly shift regulatory roles between the agencies and prioritize private land interests over public trust and natural and historic resources. Supporters, including the Shoreline Preservation Coalition, Kahana Bay residents, and Hawaii Realtors, said regional planning is needed to address severe erosion, especially in Kahana, and that better coordination between state and county agencies could help move stalled projects forward. Testifiers emphasized that shoreline conditions vary by area and that science-based, region-specific solutions are needed. Members asked questions about whether existing law already allows regional planning and emergency shoreline responses. DLNR said it already has authority to process regional projects and cited an existing draft EIS for Kahana Bay that would proceed through normal permitting and public hearing channels. Supporters responded that the bill would provide a clearer regional planning framework and help communities facing urgent erosion impacts. No vote was taken on HB 1846 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2205, relating to emergency erosion mitigation. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it already has authority to issue emergency permits and had recently done so quickly for a collapsed sidewalk at Queen Surf Beach, and warning that the bill’s language could weaken Act 16 by changing a prohibition on shoreline hardening to a requirement to merely minimize it. Kahana Bay representatives and other supporters argued the bill would create a limited, regulated short-term pathway for emergency shoreline solutions while long-term plans are developed, and said current permits have expired or stalled, leaving dangerous sandbags and no practical relief. Additional testimony from a private homeowner stressed that erosion is threatening homes and that private owners are often bearing the cost of protecting public shoreline access. The discussion remained focused on balancing emergency protection, public access, and long-term shoreline management, and no final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-24

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • This project has been years in the making.
  • costs associated with the project.
  • Three of our projects.
  • This project is urgent.
  • Douglas County estimates construction costs for this project, which will be funded through the county's
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/24/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • This project is urgent.
  • This project is urgent. We development. This project is urgent.
  • estimated cost of our roadway project. estimated cost of our roadway project.
  • Douglas County's estimated construction costs for the project are $5 million.
  • Douglas County's estimated construction costs for the project are $5 million.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, the bulk drawing that's been talked about, when the opportunity When the project was presented to
  • to do it. it by authorizing IGT to deliver extra terminals, did the company move forward with the project
  • told that we were able to move forward legally under the lottery license that we had and do this. project
  • I have worked with different groups including Family Freedom Project over the years and I think this
  • Large construction contracts sometimes include third-party liability clauses and these are designed to
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • wonderful dune project wonderful dune project in<02:44:22.560> collaboration<02:44:23.360
  • Some of them are new projects.
  • <03:14:55.520> was<03:14:55.720> ever project was ever project was ever sent<03:14:58.760
  • property are going to be for the project property are going to be for the project if<05:53:09.600
  • c><05:53:12.680> that's project moves forward after that's project moves forward after that's
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • the trade unions want, you know, a better construction project.
  • out and get that construction company prepared to move forward on that project.
  • We going to your construction projects.
  • Next up we have SB 2543 SD2 HD1 relating to construction projects.
  • SB 2543 SD2 HD1 relating to construction projects.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 12

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • capacity to support their employees and reinvest into capital improvements, which supports our construction
  • capital improvements which supports into capital improvements which supports our<00:18:52.640> construction
  • <00:18:54.880> Um,<00:18:55.440> so our construction and our economy.
  • Um, so our construction and our economy.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/7/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • project to provide $8 million projected project to provide uh<00:31:48.240> a<00:31:49.360>
  • This project will see the construction of a water main between Richfield and Minneapolis water systems
  • Construction, ownership, and maintenance for this project will be Richfield's responsibility.
  • We are asking for $2.5 million in state bonding to support the construction of this project.
  • the construction of this project. the construction of this project.