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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And Kentucky has both lending support programs, the collateral support and lender participation, as well
  • uh programs, the collateral<00:19:41.280><c> support</c><00:19:41.760><c> and</c><00:19:42.320><c> lender
  • </c> collateral support and lender collateral support and lender participation participation participation
  • Program caps $3 million per calendar year in angel tax credits are available.
  • /c><00:24:23.440><c> uh</c><00:24:23.520><c> the</c><00:24:23.840><c> investor</c><00:24:24.559><c> cap
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August minutes, then moved to an update from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on small business conditions. Chamber representatives John Hughes and Amit Patel said Kentucky has benefited from pro-growth policies such as lower income taxes, regulatory modernization, and workforce development, but they emphasized ongoing challenges including workforce shortages, child care access, housing availability, rising insurance costs, and inflation. Patel, speaking as a hotel operator, said recruiting and retaining staff has become difficult and that his company is considering child care stipends and other benefits to help employees. Members asked about child care benefits, community involvement, and health care costs; Patel said the business is discussing additional support for employees and noted that health care costs have tripled over three years. The chamber said it will prioritize child care and housing policy in the upcoming session. The committee then received an update from the Cabinet for Economic Development on the Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit program from David Brock of KY Innovation and Matt Wingate. Brock outlined the state’s broader innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including innovation hubs, SBIR/STTR matching funds, the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, SSBCI, and STEP, and said these programs have helped create jobs, raise capital, and support exports. He explained that the angel tax credit is intended to encourage private investment in innovative Kentucky small businesses with high growth potential. The credit is generally 25% of investment in non-enhanced counties and 40% in enhanced counties, with annual and per-investor caps and eligibility rules for both businesses and investors. Brock reported that 317 businesses have been certified, 117 have received at least one investment, 445 investors have made 750 investments, $57.2 million has been invested, $19 million in credits has been awarded, and 373 new jobs have been reported since 2021. Committee members asked about the relationship between the program’s industry verticals and university research, the difference between enhanced and non-enhanced counties, and where investments are occurring geographically. Cabinet staff said the verticals align with the original Innovation Act framework, and that enhanced counties are defined by statute, including distressed and disaster-impacted areas. They said most investments and credits have been in non-enhanced counties, though some examples were cited in Bath County and Auburn. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting beyond approval of the minutes.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine insurance markets and the role of mitigation policies. May 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • homeowners will not be able to get a mortgage because insurance companies won't provide coverage and lenders
  • Some states have tried to slow rising insurance costs with price caps.
  • You've warned that price caps can drive insurance companies out of business, reduce competition, and
  • What are the short and long-term effects of price caps?
  • So price caps are not the way to go, having a relative free competitive market where you have thousands
Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • suggested that patients struggling to pay medical bills incur credit card debt, borrow from payday lenders
  • from credit reports, noting that the bills are often inaccurate and offer little predictive value to lenders
  • Also, it caps interest rates on medical debt, not to exceed 3%.
  • Also, it caps interest rates on medical debt, not to exceed 3%.
Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure focused on health care and human services, reviewed testimony logistics, and then heard a long series of witnesses on several bills. Much of the testimony centered on interstate licensure compacts for dentistry, social work, and occupational therapy, with supporters arguing these compacts would improve workforce mobility, continuity of care, and access while preserving state oversight and public protection. Dental witnesses were split on H.455/S.257, with supporters backing the AADB dental compact for its hands-on exam, background checks, and disciplinary safeguards, while opponents argued a competing compact would better promote portability and avoid conflicts tied to proprietary testing and outside commissions. Social work witnesses strongly supported H.380/S.252, emphasizing continuity of care for clients who move across state lines, reduced costs and delays for practitioners, and the compact’s public-protection features; occupational therapy witnesses similarly supported H.427/S.256, citing access, telehealth, military families, and maintained standards. The committee also heard testimony on S.242, which would expand licensure for lactation care providers. Supporters, including lactation counselors and health center staff, said adding certified lactation counselors and related credentials would expand access, improve breastfeeding support, and allow reimbursement for services now often provided without billing. They described the training required and said the bill would help families, especially in underserved communities. Representative James O’Day also testified in support of the social work compact, and a Council of State Governments witness provided background on compact mechanics and state participation. Another major topic was H.419/S.214 on medical debt. Physicians and researchers testified that cancer patients experience long-lasting medical debt and collections burdens, and they supported limits on the sale and collection of medical debt, bans on reporting it to credit bureaus, and related consumer protections. The hearing also included H.465 on a pathway to special licensure for certain long-term limited-registration dentists serving MassHealth patients, which Representative Senna supported as a way to allow immigrant dentists to practice independently. Finally, the committee heard sharply divided testimony on H.444/S.284, which would allow trained dental hygienists to administer Botox and dermal fillers: supporters framed it as a safe, preventive, and access-expanding tool for TMJ, bruxism, and pain management, while dermatologists opposed it as outside hygienists’ training and a patient-safety risk. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then they don't have a cap on how much debt service coverage ratio they have.
  • But they don't provide that we can subordinate our loan to another mission-based lender.
  • So currently, we have five projects that I think you just saw, where there are two mission lenders here
  • Our public project revolving fund doesn't have a cap in terms of the amount that they can borrow.
Bills: SB48 , SB64 , SB100
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The farmers' contribution is capped at $500 per tractor.
  • The farmers uh contribution<01:11:19.600><c> is</c><01:11:19.840><c> capped</c><01:11:20.080><c> at</
  • c><01:11:20.400><c> $500</c><01:11:21.120><c> per</c> contribution is capped at $500 per contribution
  • is capped at $500 per tractor.<01:11:22.239><c> To</c><01:11:22.480><c> be</c><01:11:22.640><c> eligible
  • </c> lenders to needing information accounts. lenders to needing information accounts.
Bills: HF2103 , HF4508
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • At the same time, banks and traditional lenders are highly regulated, including oversight by the FDIC
  • :56.399><c> on</c> Conventional lenders rely heavily on Conventional lenders rely heavily on collateral
  • ><c> highly</c> traditional lenders are highly traditional lenders are highly regulated,<00:02:22.560
  • And so a lender may come in and just a borrower may come in and need $600,000.
  • is what what them um to those lenders is what what I'm<00:14:19.920><c> hearing.
Bills: HF3707 , HF3732 , HF2581 , HF3731
Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from February 26 and then heard House File 2581, authored by Representative Frazier, which sought $1 million for Fortis Capital, a nonprofit economic development lender. Frazier and Fortis CEO Brian Smith described Fortis as a gap-financing lender that helps underserved entrepreneurs who cannot meet traditional bank underwriting standards. They said the organization has made 37 loans totaling more than $4 million since 2021, leveraged another $29.5 million, and created 314 jobs. Smith said Fortis typically charges around 6.5% interest, has had two defaults, and uses a revolving loan fund model that recycles repayments; members discussed how the proposal fits with other state economic development programs and whether Fortis should instead be part of a competitive grant process. The chair laid HF 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill. The committee then heard House File 3707, brought by Representative Berg, which would extend confidentiality protections to unemployment insurance and paid leave judges and related staff by adding them to the definition of judges for purposes of protecting personal information. Berg and testifiers from the Department of Economic Development and MAPE said the bill responds to harassment and safety concerns, including threats, doxxing, and an attack near an office, and is intended to protect people making sensitive determinations. MAPE supported the bill as an update to existing protections for similar workers. Members raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the reference to the paid leave division, and questioned whether it should cover only judges or also call-center and other staff. Department and committee members agreed the language likely needed narrowing and discussed possible amendments and whether to move the bill to Judiciary and then revisit it. No final vote was taken on HF 3707 during the discussion, and the bill remained under consideration for further language work.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Banking and Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 972 is a bill that modernizes our licensing law that covers non-bank lenders.
  • states, California law requires these financing entities to obtain a lending license despite both the lender
  • current California licensing framework administered by the FBI presents practical challenges for these lenders
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions met on SB 972 and a consent calendar item, initially without a quorum. SB 972 was presented by Senator Grayson as a bill to modernize the California Financing Law for non-bank lenders by creating a streamlined umbrella licensing process for SEC-registered investment advisers and their advised lending vehicles. The sponsor, LSTA, testified in support, saying the current process creates duplicative licensing, long delays, and reduced access to capital for California companies, while the bill would preserve DFPI oversight and increase fee revenue. No one testified in opposition. After quorum was established, the committee voted 4-0 to move SB 972 forward, with the motion later recorded as a due pass to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee also took up the consent calendar, which was adopted after additional members arrived, with a final recorded vote of 6-0. The committee then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Banking and Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 972 is a bill that modernizes our licensing law that covers non-bank lenders.
  • states, California law requires these financing entities to obtain a lending license despite both the lender
  • current California licensing framework administered by the DFPI presents practical challenges for these lenders
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have a cap on the amount of general expenses that can be considered when setting rates.
  • We do have a cap on the amount of general expenses that can be considered when setting rates.
  • Bulldoch, you also mentioned the advertising costs associated with rates and putting a cap on those?
  • Can you speak to that a little bit more regarding what's a cap?
  • Those are absorbed by these just to meet basic lender guidelines.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, it's capped at 5%.
  • Second, it's capped at 5%. Second, it's capped at 5%.
  • , transparent framework, with an annual adjustment that's tied to an existing benchmark, and it's capped
  • annual rate adjustments significantly improve this dynamic by allowing smaller, predictable, and capped
  • look for stability and lenders look for stability and predictability.<00:28:14.399><c> When</c><00:28
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1688, which would provide a general excise tax exemption for certain aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and facility construction, received comments from the Department of Taxation and support from Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Kohala Coast Resort, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Testimony indicated the measure was intended to clarify an existing exemption rather than create a new one. The bulk of the hearing focused on HB 2386, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms and a water carrier inflationary cost index. The Department of Transportation said it would change its testimony to support the bill, citing a 2020 working group recommendation, while the PUC and DCCA offered comments. Matson, the Maritime Group, Hawaii Harbors Users Group, and Young Brothers supported the measure, arguing it would modernize regulation, improve predictability, and help maintain reliable interisland shipping. Hawaii Farm Bureau offered comments, while Hawaii Food Industry Association, Maui Brewing Company, Lani Kai Brewing Company, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii opposed it, arguing automatic rate increases were not the solution and that underlying costs and efficiencies should be addressed first. The chair noted the bill was essentially the same as one previously considered, and asked questions about how Hawaii’s water carrier regulation compares with other states. The committee also heard HB 1691, which would allow electronic signatures for certain motor vehicle title transfers after total-loss insurance settlements and remove the notary requirement for that narrow transaction. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and one individual supported it, with Copart saying the change would reduce delays and could allow a faster, largely electronic settlement process. Members asked about county impacts, and Copart said counties would only see a different form with no added cost or electronic integration. HB 1680, requiring county finance directors to notify agencies through a centralized system for vehicle transfers, drew opposition from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services and one individual in support. HB 2516, raising helmet requirements for electric foot scooters and bicycles and requiring helmets for high-speed or Class 3 electric bicycles, received support from DOT, DOH, AAA Hawaii, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. HB 193, allowing deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement, drew support from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, the Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, and an individual who suggested amendments to broaden the bill to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and adjust the proof standard. HB 2442, increasing required accessible and van-accessible parking spaces in larger parking lots, was supported by the Disability and Communication Access Board, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability Rights Center, which said the bill would address shortages of accessible parking and may need technical amendments to align terminology with the ADA.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Transaction limits are changed in the substitute to $3,000 a day with a fee cap of 12%.
  • Additionally, transaction fee caps do not prevent consumer fraud, and in combination with transaction
  • Such restrictions on the transaction limits and the fee caps look forward to working with you all and
  • Vermont has a $1,000 per day transaction limit and a 3% cap. What happened in Vermont?
  • Is it the $1,000 limit there in California, the 15% cap, or...? Both, both equally.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • present for your consideration SB 972, a bill that modernizes our licensing law that covers non-bank lenders
  • states, California law requires these financing entities to obtain a lending license despite both the lender
  • current California licensing framework administered by the DFPI presents practical challenges for these lenders
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions met with an initial lack of quorum, so the hearing began as a subcommittee. The main item heard was SB 972, authored by Senator Grayson, which would modernize California’s licensing rules for non-bank commercial lenders by creating a streamlined umbrella license for SEC-registered investment advisers and their advised lending vehicles. The author and sponsor, LSTA, said the current California Financing Law can cause duplicative licensing, long delays, and reduced access to capital for middle-market and large California businesses, while the bill would preserve DFPI oversight and increase fee revenue. No one testified in opposition, and no registered opposition appeared. After quorum was established, the committee took up the bill and advanced it on a 4-0 vote, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee also later took up the consent calendar, which was adopted on a 6-0 vote after the meeting reconvened. When the committee reconvened with a quorum, it formally adopted the consent calendar and then approved SB 972 on a 6-0 vote with a do pass recommendation to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The meeting then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 18th, 2025

Banking and Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • California law mandates that lenders pay interest on certain escrow funds for some accounts, such as
  • However, post-loss insurance payouts are excluded from this requirement, allowing lenders and banks to
  • noting the unique nature of the hazard insurance proceeds to restore the property damage because Lenders
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It simply provides clarity so that lenders and small business owners can move forward with confidence
  • The bill also strengthens the roles of our main street community lenders by modernizing outdated banking
  • HR 6644 also supports thousands of community lenders, including community development financial institutions
  • banking reforms, including the rising... ...reforms, including the rising public welfare investment cap
  • ...housing industry, providing home loans for many first-time home buyers and serving as critical lenders
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Transcript Highlights:
  • Frankly, that goes to the revenue cap that the legislature revised back in 2019.
  • That five percent homestead appraisal cap may sound familiar to all of us. The House proposal...
  • homeowners in different parts of the state are subject to different appraisal cap policies.
  • A plan that applies a 5% cap to the resident's homestead has been discussed a lot today.
  • The appraisals at 5% go against what the state has mandated as a 10% cap.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • California resulted in emissions close to double the reductions achieved over 16 years under California's cap-and-trade
  • Those companies need capital, and since they have no revenue and no assets, no sane lender will touch
Bills: SB5893 , SB6229 , HB1376 , SGA9306
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Think about FDIC-type insurance, most favored lender status, et cetera, et cetera.
  • So if someone reached that $75,000 cap and they wanted to move into more of it...
  • And the limiting principle that we're putting in place is this $1.5 million cap.
  • Previously, it's been a $75,000 cap and it has to be made in the primary residence of your home.
  • in place to protect consumers when the cap goes to $1.5 million?
Summary: The House convened, heard the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the Doctor of the Day, and held several special presentations, including the Bethany Youth Council and a centennial recognition for Ascension St. John. The chamber then took up a long series of bills on second and third reading, with members asking questions on hospice care, broadband, funeral director continuing education, economic development, court reporters, DUI-related GPS monitoring, banking discrimination, statutory interpretation, electronic filings, intoxicating hemp beverages, homemade food production, youth apprenticeships, domestic violence, school communications with minors, firearms definitions, and outdoor warning sirens. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3645 on hospice referrals for patients without next of kin or a durable power of attorney passed 16-0. House Bill 3649, allowing proceeds from certain state property sales to remain in the mental health real estate trust, passed 15-0. House Bill 2293 extending the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset to 2030 passed 84-10. House Bill 3216 adding the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association to approved continuing education providers passed 94-0, and House Bill 3176 directing Commerce to pursue national lab and innovation opportunities passed 51-37 after extensive debate about its aspirational nature and cost. Other bills approved included HB 3177 on Corporation Commission court reporter pay and retention, HB 3114 removing DUI with great bodily harm from DOC GPS monitoring eligibility, HB 3172 restricting adverse banking actions by large financial institutions against lawful activity, HB 3322 on statutory interpretation, HB 3323 removing notarization requirements for electronic Service Oklahoma submissions, HB 4248 restricting certain intoxicating beverages to those 21 and older, HB 3720 expanding the Homemade Food Freedom Act, HB 2210 modernizing youth apprenticeships, HB 1322 creating a domestic violence offender registry, HB 1937 revising school communications with minors and receiving emergency passage, HB 3301 aligning state firearms definitions with federal law, and HB 4107 criminalizing hacking or unauthorized activation of outdoor warning sirens. Most bills passed with broad support, though some drew significant questioning over fiscal impact, public safety, and implementation details.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (02/04/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • from other gaming sources, so potentially a $100,000 cap?
  • from other gaming sources, so potentially a $100,000 cap?
  • We are not opposed to the cap per se; we're opposed to taking funds out of the sector.
  • If that was capped at $50,000, we would not be able to serve the people that we serve.
  • If there was a cap at $50,000...
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid. Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, California law mandates that lenders pay interest on certain escrow funds for some accounts
  • However, post-loss insurance payouts are excluded from this requirement, allowing lenders and banks to
  • noting the unique nature of the hazard insurance proceeds to restore the property damage because lenders
Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear its only agenda item, AB 493 by Assemblymember Harabedian, which would require lenders to pay interest to homeowners on post-loss insurance payouts held in escrow. The author said current law already pays interest on some escrowed funds, but excludes insurance proceeds after a loss; he argued the bill would help wildfire survivors and other homeowners rebuilding after major property damage. He noted amendments clarifying that the bill applies only to loans and only to insurance payouts still held in escrow on or after the bill’s effective date. Support came from the Consumer Federation of California, whose representative said the measure closes a loophole and would provide modest but meaningful help to homeowners facing long rebuild timelines. The California Bankers Association did not oppose the bill but raised concerns about aligning it with existing mortgage servicing law and the treatment of hazard insurance proceeds, saying it wanted to work with the author on technical issues. Committee members expressed support, emphasizing the need to help displaced homeowners access funds more quickly. The committee voted unanimously to pass AB 493 and refer it to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The roll call showed the bill receiving eight votes, and the committee then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/24/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I can say that it is capped, which is a good thing.
  • I can say that it is capped, which is a good thing.
  • to add language from a bill Leader de Los Santos has run for many years that creates a registry and cap
  • So, in a down payment program, you first have to apply through your mortgage lender, and depending on
  • I just think it's silly to have any kind of cap.