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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- counties and get them some funding to help with the implementation of the African American Family Preservation
- counties and get them some funding to help with the implementation of the African American Family Preservation
- counties and get them some funding to help with the implementation of the African American Family Preservation
- counties and get them some funding to help with the implementation of the African American Family Preservation
- counties and get them some funding to help with the implementation of the African American Family Preservation
Keywords:
child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We do appreciate the objectives of the long-term pavement preservation supplement that MnDOT also recommended
- We do appreciate the objectives of the long-term pavement preservation supplement that MnDOT also recommended
- We do appreciate the objectives of the long-term pavement preservation supplement that MnDOT also recommended
- We do appreciate the objectives of the long-term pavement preservation supplement that MnDOT also recommended
- We do appreciate the objectives of the long-term pavement preservation supplement that MnDOT also recommended
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Improving communication from DHS to MCOs on credible allegations of fraud are shared and preserving
- House File 4860 gives communities like ours a practical, safe option to preserve access and keep local
- practical, safe communities like ours a practical, safe option<00:44:36.320><c> to</c><00:44:36.440><c> preserve
- access</c><00:44:37.520><c> and</c><00:44:37.680><c> keep</c><00:44:38.480><c> local</c> option to preserve
- access and keep local option to preserve access and keep local health<00:44:39.080><c> care</c><00:44
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- By keeping these exemptions in place, the amendment preserves the distinction between career training
- 12:17.600><c> place,</c><01:12:17.840><c> the</c><01:12:18.080><c> amendment</c><01:12:18.480><c> preserves
- </c><01:12:18.960><c> the</c> in place, the amendment preserves the in place, the amendment preserves
- By reinserting this language and preventing those statutes from being repealed, my amendment preserves
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the next 25 years, we could potentially add 28,500 new rental units or preserve 200,000 existing
- Over the next 25 years, we could potentially add 28,500 new rental units or preserve 200,000 existing
- , receiving 50%, is the largest, serving two significant purposes: supporting the creation and preservation
- , receiving 50%, is the largest, serving two significant purposes: supporting the creation and preservation
- This amendment would provide the predictability needed to build more starter homes, preserve existing
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's important to preserve that and look forward to seeing an amendment in place to accomplish
- administrative service organization model for the American Indian Health Program within Access while preserving
- We preserve, as I mentioned, the fee-for-service model, maintains the ability to opt in and out of managed
- Again, without disrupting tribal sovereignty, it preserves patient choice and a fee-for-service option
- If the department is approved by Social Security, we would reserve those funds for the child and preserve
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to radiation protection in cardiac catheterization labs and later a stem cell/regenerative therapy bill. On SB 1121, which would allow hospitals with radiation protection systems to let clinicians forgo lead aprons if they work in the designated safety area and use real-time dosimetry, testimony was largely supportive or neutral after a late amendment gave radiation safety officers discretion to require protective gear if exposures approach thresholds. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-1 vote. SB 1120, a more prescriptive bill requiring at least 50% of cath lab rooms in hospitals to be equipped with the radiation protection system, drew divided testimony: sponsors and several physicians argued it would reduce orthopedic injury and radiation exposure and improve recruitment and retention, while hospital and radiology groups objected to the mandate, cost, limited vendor pool, and lack of clarity in the bill’s definitions. After adopting an amendment excluding children’s hospitals, the committee deadlocked 6-6 and SB 1120 failed to pass.
The committee then considered SB 1118, which would appropriate $3 million to help rural hospitals install radiation protection systems in cath lab rooms. The sponsor said the funding would help rural facilities meet the same safety goals, and the committee passed the bill 6-5. The committee also heard SB 1214, a “guardrails” bill regulating non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, requiring informed consent, sourcing and reporting standards, advertising limits, and civil penalties for violations. Supporters said it would protect patients while allowing access to promising therapies; some members raised concerns about evidence and commercialization, but after adopting a technical amendment, the bill passed 9-3. The transcript ended as the committee moved on to SB 1630, which would seek federal approval for a home- and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness; the sponsor described it as a capped, Medicaid-based community care option, and Access testified neutral while estimating a fiscal impact, but no final action on SB 1630 appears in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And when it rains, we have this preserved land that acts as a filter.
- This amendment is a compromise reached with the special district and stakeholders, preserving adequate
- But because of our laws preserving sovereign immunity of our Florida state and local governments, we
- Preserving sovereign immunity of our Florida state and local governments, we have to decide this matter
- It was to improve education in our state, and it was to preserve and protect our environment.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions.
The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously.
The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And when it rains, we have this preserved land that acts as a filter.
- This amendment is a compromise reached with the special district and stakeholders, preserving adequate
- But because of our laws preserving sovereign immunity of our Florida state and local governments, we
- But because of our laws preserving sovereign immunity of our Florida state and local governments, we
- It was to improve education in our state, and it was to preserve and protect our environment.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery.
On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections.
The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language.
Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And when it rains, we have this preserved land that acts as a filter.
- This amendment is a compromise reached with the special district and stakeholders, preserving adequate
- But because of our laws preserving sovereign immunity of our Florida state and local governments, we
- It was to improve education in our state, and it was to preserve and protect our environment.
- It was to improve education in our state, and it was to preserve and protect our environment.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- that we've had about performance-based funding and the opportunities in front of us, we want to preserve
- Again, they are supported by state funds, and they collect, preserve, and make accessible and publish
- But anyway, if you're not familiar with the State Historical Society of Missouri, we collect, preserve
- But anyway, if you're not familiar with the State Historical Society of Missouri, we collect, preserve
- Joel Rhodes, Executive Director of the State Historical Society of Missouri: We collect, preserve, and
Committee:
House Budget
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/10/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- A reasonable grace period for expired identification is preserved, and voters aged 65 and older may use
- as you think about this over the next week, please think about ways that we can do it and still preserve
- can do it um think about ways that we can do it um and<01:38:45.600><c> still</c><01:38:46.239><c> preserve
- the</c><01:38:46.960><c> quality</c><01:38:47.199><c> of</c><01:38:47.360><c> the</c> and still preserve
- the quality of the and still preserve the quality of the election.<01:38:48.080><c> So,</c> election
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to make sure that we're preserving the geopolitical subdivisions that are responsible for this
- Senate Bill 7 would preserve the legal existence of women as distinct from men.
- Thankfully, not long after this experience, the State Preservation Board made it clear, Thankfully, not
- long after this experience, the State Preservation Board made it clear that in the Texas Capitol, men
- Preserve their privacy, safeguard their dignity, and ensure Texas remains the safest place to raise a
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues.
Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters.
Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate budget fully funds the small matching historic preservation grants list in the Division of
- system by incorporating medical expertise into investigations, preventing unjust separations, and preserving
- system by incorporating medical expertise into investigations, preventing unjust separations, and preserving
- like the cost of property insurance or education, focusing on equipping our schools to teach and preserve
- like the cost of property insurance or education, focusing on equipping our schools to teach and preserve
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding.
Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/01/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we need to preserve it so they can get the medical care, the dosing, and the assistance whether
- I think we need to preserve it so they can get the medical care, the dosing, and the assistance whether
- </c><00:57:22.720><c> to</c> medicinal side I think we need to medicinal side I think we need to preserve
- 23.680><c> can</c><00:57:23.760><c> get</c><00:57:23.920><c> the</c><00:57:24.079><c> medical</c> preserve
- it so they can get the medical preserve it so they can get the medical care<00:57:24.720><c> the</c>
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/JHA Joint Public Hearing - Tue Mar 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe this bill provides the necessary fixes to preserve trust in online fundraising while ensuring
- We believe this bill provides the necessary fixes to preserve trust in online fundraising while ensuring
- 26.159><c> to</c> Bill uh provides the necessary fixes to Bill uh provides the necessary fixes to preserve
- > trust</c><01:30:27.199><c> in</c><01:30:27.400><c> online</c><01:30:27.840><c> fundraising</c> preserve
- trust in online fundraising preserve trust in online fundraising while<01:30:29.400><c> ensuring</c>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events.
The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants.
Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Nelson noted, the goal was to ensure good outcomes on all settlements and preserve some level of recourse
- Nelson noted, the goal was to ensure good outcomes on all settlements and preserve some level of recourse
- That would preserve the ability to address issues like a broken smoke detector or broken steps to a unit
- Nelson noted, the goal was to ensure good outcomes on all settlements and preserve some level of recourse
- That would preserve the ability to address issues like a broken smoke detector or broken steps to a unit
Keywords:
sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- My testimony today is in support of Senate File 523, which is a historic school building preservation
- For these reasons, we ask that you please support Senate File 523, the historic school building preservation
- <00:46:27.079><c> building</c> historic School School building historic School School building preservation
- :29.839><c> and</c><00:46:29.960><c> I</c><00:46:30.079><c> thank</c><00:46:30.280><c> the</c> preservation
- bill and I thank the preservation bill and I thank the members<00:46:30.640><c> of</c><00:46:30.760>
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- have proposed several measures to simplify and streamline our Human Services systems in ways that preserve
- have proposed several measures to simplify and streamline our Human Services systems in ways that preserve
- In one such example, the 2024 African-American family preservation and child welfare disproportionality
- In one such example, the 2024 African-American family preservation and child welfare disproportionality
- In one such example, the 2024 African-American family preservation and child welfare disproportionality
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The part of the problem is the backlog and asset preservation for all of our prisons and our programs
- So, we're keeping up with our asset preservation needs.
- </c><02:29:31.760><c> for</c> the backlog and asset preservation for the backlog and asset preservation
- So, we're keeping up with our asset<02:29:47.520><c> preservation</c><02:29:48.080><c> needs.
- So, some of asset preservation needs.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Now more than ever, we must... ...recognize the long-term consequences and preserve the stable funding
- should hope that we put it in the best posture that we can possibly put it in to make sure that we preserve
- should hope that we put it in the best posture that we can possibly put it in to make sure that we preserve
- Sure that we preserve the integrity of this process and protect our residents from, with transparency
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Summary:
The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief, which would reduce assessment growth on non-homestead property, expand homestead exemptions, create a new exemption for new homesteaders, and direct counties, cities, and school districts to use property tax revenues for specified core services. Senator Avila presented the measure as the governor’s plan to provide historic relief and argued that local governments should tighten budgets and prioritize core functions. Senators raised concerns about the lack of fiscal scoring, the breadth and ambiguity of the permitted uses, the effect on special districts and local services, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. The committee adopted several amendments, including Avila’s amendment clarifying that ad valorem revenues could be used for county and municipal operations and administration and other expenditures not prohibited by law, and Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal. Other amendments failed, including proposals to allow user fees and non-ad valorem assessments, add a sunset, redirect tourism development taxes, narrow the small-business provision, and change the ballot title to reference local service reductions. Grall’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund requirement was adopted, while the committee also rejected Berman’s title-change amendment and Smith’s sunset and tourism-tax amendments. The committee then returned to the bill as amended for questions, including extended debate over whether the proposal would affect noncitizen residents, the impact on local government finances, and whether local governments would respond with higher fees or special assessments. The meeting ended with the bill still under discussion after the final round of questions, with Avila saying he would continue working with the governor’s office on the language before the next vote.