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• So, that's also in the fiscal note.
• So, that's also in the fiscal comments. So, that's also in the fiscal note. note. note.
• That contract, prior to DNR's evaluation and approval, is fiscally irresponsible.
• That contract, prior to DNR's evaluation and approval, is fiscally irresponsible.
• Allowing just 50 individuals to trigger Allowing just 50 individuals to trigger a<01:53:30.720><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > state<00:09:56.320> and Fiscal responsibility for the state and Fiscal responsibility
• So now I'm triggered about sadness, triggered about the fact that somebody messed up somewhere along
• So now I'm triggered about sadness, triggered about the fact that somebody messed up somewhere along
• So now I'm triggered about sadness, triggered about the fact that somebody messed up somewhere along
• So now I'm triggered about sadness, triggered about the fact that somebody messed up somewhere along

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Conference Committee report to Senate Bill 1 represents the biennial budget for fiscal years 2026
• Maintenance and operation tax rates by an additional 6.8 cents in fiscal year 27, and then $3.9 billion
• fiscal note for this bill.
• One-time fiscal note for this bill. Ms. Gonzalez, for our purpose. Gentleman, you'll. Right now?
• And I don't know why grown-ups in this body are so triggered by that.

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

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• Should they see certain things year after year, it will trigger questions and intrigue.
• Year after year, it will trigger questions, intrigue, and they'll want to know more.
• originally included the new definition of autism, which is the DSM-5 definition, and because of the fiscal

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 420, by Senator Burgess, would require George Washington and Abraham Lincoln portraits to be prominently displayed in social studies classrooms and K-5 classrooms, with the Department of Education selecting the portraits. Supporters framed the bill as a patriotic and educational measure tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary, while senators raised concerns about exclusivity, precedent, local control, and whether the measure could be expanded politically. Burgess said the bill was intended to be nonpartisan, historically rooted, and not to affect curriculum, and he committed to seeking funding so it would not be an unfunded mandate. The committee reported SB 420 favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 206, by Senator Harrell, which revises teacher preparation and training related to autism spectrum disorder. The strike-all amendment requires teacher preparation programs to include autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, requires ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential by August 1, 2027, creates an Autism Education Loan Forgiveness Program, authorizes salary supplements and stipends, and requires district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. Senators asked about implementation timelines, grandfathering current teachers, and whether the endorsement requirement should include a grace period; Harrell said she was open to further discussion and wanted to make the bill workable. Public testimony was largely supportive, including from an Orange County Public Schools representative and a parent of a child with autism. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 556, by Senator Berman, which allows students with disabilities to satisfy the high school physical education requirement by participating in Special Olympics for one year if included in the student’s IEP. An amendment also clarified that two years of marching band participation satisfies both PE and fine/performing arts credit requirements. Testimony supported the bill as an inclusive option that could reduce administrative burdens and give students more flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also voted to recommend confirmation of appointees in tabs 4 through 7, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Should they see certain things year after year, it will trigger questions, intrigue.
• Year after year, it will trigger questions, intrigue, and they'll want to know more.
• Definition of autism, which is the DSM-5 definition, and because of the fiscal on that and with APD,

Bills: S0206, S0420, S0556

Keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment, teacher stipend, salary supplement, professional development, inclusive education, developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, behavioral disabilities, school district compensation, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee first heard SB 420, which would require portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to be prominently displayed in classrooms used for social studies and in all K-5 classrooms, with the Department of Education selecting the portraits. Senator Burgess framed the bill as a patriotic and educational measure tied to America’s 250th anniversary, while Senator Davis raised concerns about exclusivity, political precedent, and state intrusion into local classroom decisions. Senator Osgood and others asked about sensitivity to diverse student populations and whether additional figures such as Harriet Tubman could also be displayed. Burgess said the bill would not prevent other displays, emphasized the two presidents’ historical significance, and committed to funding support so the mandate would not burden districts. The committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 206 on autism education and teacher preparation. Senator Harrell’s strike-all amendment required teacher preparation programs to include autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, required ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential, created an autism loan forgiveness program and salary supplement provisions, and directed district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. A second amendment removed a proposed change to the legal definition of autism so that issue could be handled separately. Senators Davis and Osgood asked about implementation timelines, grandfathering current teachers, and how the bill would affect educators already working in autism classrooms; Harrell said he was open to further discussion and wanted to ensure flexibility while still requiring the credential. Public testimony included support from Orange County Public Schools, a parent of children with autism, and others. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 556, which allows students with disabilities to satisfy the high school physical education requirement by participating in Special Olympics for one year if included in the student’s IEP. An amendment also clarified that two years of marching band satisfies both the PE credit and a fine or performing arts credit. Supporters said the bill expands inclusive options and reduces administrative burdens, and Senator Yarborough praised the change as giving students more flexibility. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation votes for appointments in tabs 4 through 7 and recommended all of them favorably by a single roll call vote.

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• So, in fiscal, so that was in the fis fiscal year 24.
• Fiscal year 24 rate study, fiscal year 25 implemented the rate increase. fiscal year 26.
• So, for fiscal year 25, Um, and I'm on slide 10.
• So from almost the last year, We had 248 cases that triggered that response.
• So where's the 16 difference, Madam Chair, that this is for fiscal year 25, so fiscal year 26 is the

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• Our contractor's review of board licensing data for fiscal year 2024 found that the board met some of
• However, as I will discuss later in more detail, in fiscal year 2024...
• We also are looking within our database: can we create certain flags or triggers so that it...
• We have a total since fiscal year 2025 of 658 complaints opened.
• fiscal year 2025 will be higher than 10%.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee conducted sunset reviews for the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Nursing, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General’s reports praised each board for timely licensing in some areas but identified recurring problems with complaint investigations, public safety oversight, fee analysis, records/documentation, and internal controls. For Pharmacy, the main concerns were weak enforcement of controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements and slow complaint resolution; the board said it had implemented some recommendations, was pursuing a new database vendor, and supported legislation to strengthen CSPMP enforcement. For Nursing, the audit found a large and growing backlog of complaints and repeated delays in resolving cases; the executive director said the board was under-resourced and requested 28 additional investigative positions, while nursing stakeholders supported process reforms and cited a bill to improve timelines and fairness. For Occupational Therapy, the audit focused on missing or poorly documented fingerprint clearance card checks, delayed action on a serious criminal-charge disclosure, and other compliance issues; the board said it had accepted and was implementing all recommendations, including new procedures and rulemaking. For Physician Assistants, the audit found weak oversight by the executive director, extensive delays in complaint handling, and an incentive-pay system that did not align with key performance goals; the board said it had already made structural changes, was improving tracking and IT systems, and planned to continue implementing recommendations. After discussion and testimony from board officials, public members, and nursing stakeholders, the committee voted to continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, the State Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2031, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for four years until July 1, 2030, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants for a continued term with statutory changes (the transcript includes the board review and related discussion, but the final motion text for the physician assistants board is not fully captured in the excerpt). The votes on the first three continuations were approved by roll call, with members generally supporting continuation while expressing concern about complaint backlogs and the need for reforms.

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• an inactive status and so what trigger an inactive status and so what that<00:19:15.880> means
• analysis and also research and fiscal analysis and also the<00:47:10.559> house<00:47:10.800>
• Members, this is the Judiciary Branch's fiscal and technical change ask bill, so I will just let the
• budgetary side 5.1 million in fiscal budgetary side 5.1 million in fiscal year<01:19:40.760>
• also asking for 18.5 million in fiscal also asking for 18.5 million in fiscal year<01:20:19.280>

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• Who's going to share the fiscal responsibility and make sure that things are going the way they should
• in some areas there's people just don't know how to run a business, and who's going to ensure the fiscal
• Trigger was one of the first points of contact that we were able to have with them to get them moving
• We have a fiscal impact report that talks about the cost, but there's no information in here about the
• It is fiscally constrained, so it's tied to the money that's available.

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

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• She also noted that there is a fiscal note of zero in the packet.
• come back with with uh the fiscal note. come back with with uh the fiscal note.
• "Well, this triggered something that I did not intend based on my attorney's advice."
• Um, is there a fiscal note expected with this?
• Co-Chair, um, I don't have a fiscal note.

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• The Bureau's Sunset report was comprehensive, offering a series of recommendations on the Bureau's fiscal
• our institutions are not eligible for federal financial aid, the type of financial aid that would trigger
• application fees and/or enforcement fines would raise sufficient revenue to resolve the Bureau's fiscal
• It was back to back because there was a trigger. So a lot to go through.
• private post-secondary education, we encourage policymakers to focus on ensuring the Bureau remains fiscally

Summary: The joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearing focused on the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) and its reauthorization, operations, enforcement, fiscal condition, and student protections. Committee leaders and DCA officials praised the Bureau’s recent improvements in data systems, licensing, inspections, and enforcement, while noting the Bureau’s role has become more important as federal higher education oversight weakens. Bureau Chief Deborah Cochran said the agency has met its inspection mandate for the first time since the law was enacted, increased citations and disciplinary actions, reduced pending complaints, and used data tools to identify risk and monitor institutions more effectively. A major portion of the hearing centered on student harm, especially school closures, transcript access, predatory recruiting, and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF). Members asked how the Bureau protects students when schools close, whether bad actors can reopen under new entities, and whether enforcement tools are strong enough. Cochran said the Bureau can cite, fine, place schools on probation, revoke licenses, and order refunds, but it is seeking new authority to deny approval to operators who previously closed schools improperly or failed to refund students. She also said the Bureau is tracking ownership data and is concerned about institutions targeting immigrant and visa students. On STRF, Cochran explained that the fund is currently healthy, assessments are at zero because the balance is above the statutory target, and the Bureau paid about 1,100 claims totaling roughly $17 million over the last four years. Several members questioned the fairness of the assessment structure and discussed alternatives such as surety bonds, but the Bureau said STRF is working well and no change is needed at this time. Fee increases and the Bureau’s structural deficit were another major topic. Cochran said the Bureau reduced costs by eliminating positions, streamlining inspections, improving data analysis, and shifting some student-relief costs to STRF, but that legislative action is still needed to address the deficit. She said the proposed fees were based on workload analyses and that application fees generally match service costs, while annual fees are designed to cover most of the Bureau’s revenue needs. Some members and stakeholders criticized the proposed increases as too high, especially for out-of-state registration and campus fees, while others argued the Bureau needs sufficient resources to regulate effectively. Public commenters from private schools, Northeastern University, San Joaquin Valley College/Carrington College, and TICAS generally supported the Bureau’s mission and reauthorization, but urged changes such as risk-based oversight, better transcript protections, stronger limits on repeated provisional approvals, and more targeted fee and STRF reforms. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with no formal action beyond discussion and receipt of testimony.

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• We can trigger where you get better.
• Can the author explain what the projected fiscal impact would be of this bill?
• That's a very dignified and sterile and nonemotional and non-triggering way.
• From the chair, fiscal impact on this looks pretty steep. You care to address that?
• Yes, the fiscal impact is an issue.

Bills: SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

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• functions exclusively for not-for-profit health care entities, which would include such things as health, fiscal
• Historically, 70% of Harvard's admissions were of white applicants, which triggered civil rights lawsuits
• , the mere sight of their surname, their references, or an address on their FAFSA application can trigger
• Chair [Eric] (questionable) said, "I noticed we don't have a fiscal note, but I have some data from 2023
• Savory, Chair and members, as memory serves me, a fiscal note has been...

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• districts that get submitted to us and then come in generally relatively late to the to the current fiscal
• Act that requires us to produce a whole bunch of charts on this and so there is a there's a in our fiscal
• Do we know that if other schools, based on what was passed several years ago... that triggers these state
• takeovers, do we have an account... of how many schools are close to triggering the law where they They're
• The fiscal size up, the last one that we got, special education.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And that was about $10 million a year, that program, to make sure that there were cameras and trigger
• locks so that not anybody and trigger locks so that not anybody could<00:57:20.079> come<00:57
• And even under a modeled worst-case scenario that assumes all guaranteed debt is triggered, the debt
• :22.559> while<01:04:22.880> providing<01:04:23.280> strong<01:04:23.680> fiscal
• tool while providing strong fiscal tool while providing strong fiscal safeguards.<01:04:24.880><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We get about $2 million every fiscal year for the construction of one deep monitor well.
• If we get objections, like I said, it triggers different processes.
• So the first is if objections are... ...are received, a contested case hearing is triggered.
• As you saw in that slide, different processes are triggered if there are objections, but I would say
• That's the trigger that's pulled. Actually, we know what's coming down the pike.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• State fiscal Year's State fiscal Year's 2026<00:08:51.560> there's<00:08:51.800> been<00
• this is kind of a unique uh fiscal this is kind of a unique uh fiscal request<00:38:25.960> that
• state U just some highlights in fiscal state U just some highlights in fiscal year In fiscal year
• and product trial. $750,000 uh in fiscal year 2027 and this $750,000 uh in fiscal year 2027 and this
• developer supervisor in fiscal year 2027.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.

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• And a total budget of over $65 billion in fiscal year 2025.
• billion in fiscal year 2025. billion in fiscal year 2025.
• attempts, the incident triggers attempts, the incident triggers immediate<00:20:50.000> spots
• <00:24:24.000> year, appropriations for the next fiscal year, appropriations for the next
• the books on the fiscal year, roll close the books on the fiscal year, roll forward<00:24:27.800>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm not clear on a fiscal, but this basically changes the word from Mexico to America in Florida statute
• the back of the committee room is the former dean of the Florida Senate, Travis Hudson, who was my fiscal
• the back of the committee room is the former dean of the Florida Senate, Travis Hudson, who was my fiscal
• What about the projects with different phases that possibly need new dollars based on fiscal allocations
• I still scratched my head, and I'm not sure at what point we get to pull the trigger on bad actors.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met and took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with SB 262 on trust law technical changes. Senator Berman explained four clarifications involving trust decanting, successor trustee actions, ademption by satisfaction, and homestead/community trust definitions; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SJR 174 and SB 176, which together would prevent certain homestead tax assessment increases when owners elevate flood-prone homes, and SB 180, a hurricane preparedness and response bill that included a strike-all amendment addressing FEMA reimbursement, mutual aid, hazard mitigation, and post-disaster rebuilding issues. Supporters from emergency management, beaches, counties, and local business groups testified in favor of SB 180, and it was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 608, which renames the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Florida statutes, despite questions about cost and an appearance in opposition. SB 1002, dealing with utility service restrictions and local government limits on energy-related policies, drew opposition from Earthjustice and Florida for All over possible unintended consequences and fossil-fuel favoritism, but was still reported favorably. SB 466 on the Florida Museum of Black History generated extensive testimony, with strong support from St. Augustine, Florida Memorial University, pastors, local officials, and the museum foundation for locating the museum in St. Johns County; one witness argued for Eatonville instead, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 1128 on building permits for single-family dwellings after an amendment clarified local zoning review and added insurance and liability protections for design professionals. SB 582, increasing penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, was reported favorably with support from preservation advocates. SB 1202, extending family health insurance premium benefits to firefighters permanently disabled during training exercises, also passed without opposition. Finally, SB 1242 on community redevelopment agencies prompted the most debate: supporters argued CRAs can be valuable tools for affordable housing and redevelopment, while opponents warned the bill would effectively end all CRAs by 2045 and block new projects; after extensive discussion, the bill was reported favorably. At the end, senators recorded additional votes on several tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• It is fiscally irresponsible to risk hundreds of millions of dollars in future federal aid.
• And in conference, the And in conference, the House put in a fail-safe to trigger that if this situation
• influence Hawaiʻi politics, that this bill will unbind the That this bill will unbind the fail-safe trigger
• Um, and to give perspective to what's happening here, the court case that triggered name, image, and
• The legislation we passed this session reflects steps towards fiscal responsibility.

Keywords: 910, house, all