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• projects to provide relocation projects to provide relocation assistance<01:08:02.720> and
• <01:08:24.960> or an apartment or a relocation or an apartment or a relocation or someplace
• <01:08:43.159> temporarily<01:08:44.159> or going to be relocated temporarily or going
• to be relocated temporarily or permanent<01:08:45.199> on<01:08:45.359> on<01:08:45.679
• relocated. Thank you, chair. Thank you. relocated. Thank you, chair. Thank you.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard several housing-related bills and resolutions. HB 1298 HD3 would create a government employee housing revolving fund and a government employee 99-year leasehold rent-to-own program; testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, labor groups, and the Maui Chamber, with the Tax Foundation and Budget and Finance raising concerns about the revolving fund. The committees recommended passage with non-substantive amendments for clarity and consistency, and the motion was adopted. HB 741 H2, which would exempt certain affordable housing projects financed by a certified nonprofit CDFI from prevailing wage requirements, drew support from housing advocates and opposition from several construction unions; the chairs said they were concerned about the labor objections and deferred the measure, with the labor committee agreeing to defer it as well. The housing committee then took up HB 417 HD1, which creates a housing efficiency and innovation subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund and allows HHFDC to transfer funds between the subaccount and the main fund without legislative approval. Testimony was largely supportive. The chair described a series of amendments, including changing the funding-efficiency standard, adding perpetual affordability language, allowing any land tenure type, broadening eligible financing tools, adding priority criteria for mixed-income projects and government-employee projects, and inserting blank appropriations tied to a requested $75 million per year and a $75 million subaccount appropriation for the HCDA 99-year leasehold project. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. HB 422 HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and move remaining balances to the school facilities special fund, drew broad support from housing and taxpayer groups and opposition from the Department of Education and some individuals. The School Facilities Authority and DOE argued the current system had not produced enough usable land or school sites and suggested narrowing the exemption to government housing projects’ construction costs instead of repealing the fee entirely. Members pressed DOE and SFA on how much land had actually been obtained and whether the fee had been effective; the discussion highlighted concerns about unused balances, school overcrowding, and the role of the Land Use Commission and county zoning in securing school sites. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion shown. The committee also heard STR 60/SR 45, urging HHFDC to develop a plan to meet housing demand, and STR 77/SR 60, addressing continued eligibility for housing credits for certain projects after repeal of Act 31; both sets of resolutions had HHFDC support, with DHHL supporting STR 77/SR 60 and Johnny May Perry opposing both.

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• So I would assume that those would just stay, but just maybe, if anything, like a relocation, an easy
• relocation, only if it would be easy relocation.
• relocation, only if it would be easy relocation.
• Like, we’re not going to make them relocate or close down their doors. Like, they can stay.
• Earlier stated in a former thing, talking about relocating.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The meeting was a Girls State House session in which members received a brief orientation on chamber rules, voting procedures, recognition, decorum, and live-stream etiquette before the House was gaveled in with 99 members present. The body then moved through a series of bills, with immediate-consideration motions used several times to end debate and proceed to votes. The first bill, House Bill 1001, would have prohibited the sale or transfer of over-the-counter diet pills to people under 18; supporters argued it would help prevent eating disorders and misuse, while opponents raised concerns about medical exceptions and the bill’s wording. It failed, 42-55 with two present. House Bill 1002, which would keep lottery winners confidential for a period of time, was amended in discussion to a $100,000 threshold and a three-year confidentiality period; supporters emphasized privacy and protection from scams, and it passed 79-17 with one present. House Bill 1003 would have required schools to provide resources and courses on child workplace laws and readiness skills. Supporters said many teens enter jobs unprepared, while opponents worried about added burdens on schools and whether the bill should be an optional unit rather than a required course; it failed 22-73 with three present. House Bill 1004, the Arkansas Head Injury Act, would require approved helmets for all operators and passengers of motorized cycles; testimony focused on safety for riders, other drivers, and first responders, and it passed 94-4. House Bill 1005 would have required a year-long personal finance course before graduation, but members questioned scheduling, teacher preparation, and whether existing classes already covered the material; it failed 35-60 with four present. House Bill 1006 would increase the teacher classroom investment income tax deduction from $500 to $1,000. Supporters said teachers often spend their own money on classroom supplies and student needs, and the bill passed overwhelmingly, 97-0 with one present. House Bill 1008 sought to limit the number of national franchise businesses in an economic zone to encourage local entrepreneurship; supporters argued it would protect small businesses and keep money local, while opponents raised concerns about grocery and retail access, jobs, and unclear definitions of economic zones and franchises. It failed 23-69 with six present. The session then began House Bill 1009, which would create a voluntary blue envelope program for people with intellectual disabilities to help law enforcement communication during traffic stops; sponsors described it as an optional, training-based tool for officers, and discussion was underway when the transcript ended.

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• folks and our consultants, our engineers that are helping us prepare plans and buy right away and relocate
• buy right helping us prepare plans and buy right away<00:18:59.520> and<00:18:59.760> relocate
• utilities<00:19:00.880> and<00:19:01.520> do<00:19:01.679> all away and relocate
• utilities and do all away and relocate utilities and do all the<00:19:02.080> things<00:19:02.320
• <00:22:05.200> phase,<00:22:05.919> which<00:22:06.159> is Utility relocation

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met on Transportation, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a road fund update from Transportation Cabinet officials Mike Hancock, Sean McCernan, and Ron Rigney. McCernan reported that FY 2024-2025 road fund revenue came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, but was about $11 million below FY24 because of a lower motor fuels tax rate. He said motor vehicle usage tax receipts were stronger than expected, and that the road fund ended the year with a $61.6 million surplus account that, under the budget bill, must be appropriated to state construction. Members focused heavily on how declining motor fuels receipts affect the formula funds that support cities, counties, and rural/secondary roads. Hancock and McCernan explained that lower gas tax receipts reduce both the road plan and revenue sharing, while higher vehicle sales tax receipts from motor vehicle usage go directly to the road fund and do not help the formula distributions. They also said fuel efficiency, hybrid and electric vehicle trends, and the removal of a prior hybrid fee all affect revenue collections. On tolling, officials said Louisville bridge toll revenues are covering bills and commitments, but they did not have the latest collection figures in front of them and said they would provide them later. The committee also asked about project delivery delays, right-of-way acquisition, disaster recovery work, annual contract awards, cash management, and overprogramming in the highway plan. Officials said project delays often stem from right-of-way purchases, utility relocation, and the large volume of projects in the plan, and described the process as a “duck paddling” situation with substantial work happening behind the scenes. They said FY25 contract awards were already just under $998 million by the July letting and expected to exceed last year’s total, and explained that cash balances are managed so they do not fall below $100 million; the current balance was said to be about $166 million. No further votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• And frankly, parents have no incentive to lie.
• Most SAF producers are looking at siting out of state because of greater financial incentives and rapid
• I have tried to relocate to get complete freedom, but he has dragged the process out for the past two
• We have every incentive to be proactive in confronting this issue head-on, and many of our businesses
• , in fact, We have every incentive to be proactive in confronting this issue head-on, and many of our

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• This bill authorizes the county commissioners to establish a relocation assistance program if they so
• Individuals who are relocated and if that is a successful way to support individuals facing homelessness
• wouldn't you agree that across Oklahoma, particularly in some of our rural counties, we already have a relocation
• specific in dealing with the county and allowing the county commissioners to be able to establish the relocation

Keywords: 914, all

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• Senate File 1151 would support and protect Minnesota's $25 million production tax incentive program by
• program by providing the incentive program by providing the skilled<00:20:36.080> Workforce<00
• <00:26:40.720> and information and the tax incentive and information and the tax incentive
• By putting that together, we create less risk and more incentive for the lending institutions to put
• in it for risk and create more incentive in it for the<01:13:53.600> lending<01:13:54.080>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this is when somebody's gone through an emergency relocation.
• So this is when somebody's gone through an emergency relocation.
• So this is when somebody's gone through an emergency relocation.
• So this is when somebody's gone through an emergency relocation.
• So this is when somebody's gone through an emergency relocation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Also, is the Professional Cowboy Rodeo Cowboys Association in Colorado Springs would love to relocate
• their offices to would love to relocate their offices to Cheyenne,<01:14:24.719> Wyoming.
• Also, is the Professional Cowboy Rodeo Cowboys Association in Colorado Springs would love to relocate
• Also, is the Professional Cowboy Rodeo Cowboys Association in Colorado Springs would love to relocate
• <01:33:36.480> from going to need a bunch of incentives from going to need a bunch of incentives

Keywords: 916, all

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• And whereas the Legislature will be relocating its principal operations to the newly constructed legislative
• And whereas the Legislature will be relocating its principal operations to the newly constructed legislative
• 12:48.639> legislature<00:12:49.360> will<00:12:49.600> be<00:12:49.839> relocating
• <00:12:50.639> its the legislature will be relocating its the legislature will be relocating

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It extends the time frame for local incentive program benefits and enterprise zones to continue to December
• It extends the time frame for local incentive program benefits and enterprise zones to continue to December
• This is the incentive to make the program work. Senator Bartleynne, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• So why is this incentive needed, the free rent, the free housing, and all of that?
• I'm disappointed that we have relocated the funding for conservation of our precious water and land,

Summary: The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage. Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.

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• And then our program helps them as an incentive to get into that program.
• this, so this is not a gotcha question, but we passed legislation last year, kind of a unique bio incentive
• So, we're seeing a lot of animals that are getting brought to the U.S. as part of relocation rescue to
• rescue to to give them of relocation rescue to to give them better<01:03:02.799> homes.
• <01:37:53.600> as Technologies that they could employ as well to meet some of the policy incentives

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 177 because this bill prioritizes long-term environmental protections over short-term monetary incentives
• In the last year or so, we've started to see a number of our full-time residents on Mokai relocate to
• Two of our friends recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.
• Two of our friends recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.
• Strict guidelines and robust oversight to ensure that any subsidy or incentive provided to air carriers

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• in the report was to propose legislation that would enable the department to cover the cost of relocating
• <00:36:26.160> piece<00:36:26.800> that than this utility relocation piece that than
• this utility relocation piece that that<00:36:27.359> we<00:36:27.599> need<00:36:27.839
• <00:40:12.000> of thousands of dollars in relocation of thousands of dollars in relocation
• So if they can coordinate relocating those utilities or upgrading those utilities while they're doing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's a pretty significant project: a lot of work building a coffer dam, relocating water lines, and
• building<00:09:19.600> a<00:09:19.760> coffer<00:09:20.160> dam,<00:09:20.720> relocating
• <00:09:21.440> water building a coffer dam, relocating water building a coffer dam, relocating
• parks include replacing wires, poles, upgrading conductors and transformers, vegetation management, relocation
• <00:24:28.880> and vegetation management, uh relocation and vegetation management, uh relocation

Keywords: 00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams 21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds 37:24 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates. Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed. Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.

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• involved in that effort that there was something happening where folks were looking at possibly relocating
• I did some digging and I really looked into it and I thought, you know what, if they're going to relocate
• /c><00:04:02.000> possibly folks were looking at possibly folks were looking at possibly relocating
• So that really rang the relocating it.
• the US Hockey Hall of Fame, to relocate the US Hockey Hall of Fame, then<00:04:14.560> let's<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But that date is subject to the completion and relocation to the new facility currently under construction
• <00:21:04.799> to<00:21:05.039> the the completion and relocation to the the completion
• and relocation to the current<00:21:05.679> to<00:21:06.000> the<00:21:06.159> new<
• /c><00:21:16.960> for<00:21:17.280> the<00:21:17.600> upcoming due to being relocated
• for the upcoming due to being relocated for the upcoming capital<00:21:18.480> renovation<00:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the February minutes and noted there had been no March meeting. Staff then provided a series of information items, including quarterly capital project status reports from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, a University of Kentucky equipment purchase report, notice that the committee took no action on certain March transactions, school district debt notices for Fayette and Jessamine counties, lease-space advertisements due to building conditions, a Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission report, and asset preservation project reports from KCTCS and Eastern Kentucky University. The committee then heard and unanimously approved Murray State University’s request for interim authorization to use institutional revenues for a $1.5 million roof replacement at the Curs Center student center. University of Kentucky also received unanimous approval for a $115 million public-private partnership project to expand Parking Structure 7 and the Johnson Center recreation space; testimony emphasized the loss of parking from hospital expansion, increased student enrollment, a planned $21 per semester recreation fee increase, and the goal of improving student retention and campus capacity. Next, the committee received a report on a Kentucky State Police Post 11 renovation in London funded at $1.138 million, with members asking how long the repairs would extend the building’s useful life; KSP said the work was a long-term investment and replacement was still many years away. The committee also approved multiple real property lease actions, including a new CHFS lease in Scott County, several lease renewals for the Commonwealth’s Attorney, CHFS, Transportation Cabinet, and a Secretary of State relocation lease tied to a capital renovation project. Members questioned one Jefferson County lease rate and the witness said it had been in place since 2007. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented three water loan items, which were rolled and then approved: an $841,383 East Clark County Water District loan for waterline upgrades, a roughly $6.13 million Oldham County Water District loan for US 42 improvements, and a $619,180 increase for Canonsburg Water District’s Schopes Road project due to higher-than-expected bids. The committee then approved eight K-12 school facility issuances, including projects in Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Lincoln, McLean, Paris, Somerset, and Spencer counties, covering early childhood, new school construction, HVAC, energy conservation, and renovations. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and adjournment.

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• passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 691, authorizing DOH to provide reimbursement for timely relocation
• The House amendment would mandate the division reimburse the cost of the utility relocation in the vast
• majority of cases regardless of the timeliness of relocation. ...in the vast majority of cases, regardless
• of the timeliness of relocation.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• involved in that effort that there was something happening where folks were looking at possibly relocating
• I did some digging and I really looked into it and I thought, you know what, if they're going to relocate
• /c><00:02:18.720> possibly folks were looking at possibly folks were looking at possibly relocating
• 20.319> that<00:02:20.560> really<00:02:20.720> rang<00:02:20.959> the relocating
• So, that really rang the relocating it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They met and married in Pawnee, Indiana, but subsequently relocated to Washington, D.C., 7 years ago.
• However, 8 months ago, the family relocated.
• Knopes resided in Indiana for most of the marriage, Jerry Gergich: Then 8 months ago the family relocated
• The family has thrived since relocating here.
• He's been great with her and actually one of the highlights of our relocation to Tallahassee.