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  • hopefully make the program a success. hopefully make the program a success.
  • program. Thank you. program. Thank you. >> Thank<00:20:21.200> you.
  • existing uh displacement programs. existing uh displacement programs.
  • 50 high-rise residential units. 50 high-rise residential units.
  • to residential uses.
Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • Metro libraries purchased 835 licenses Metro libraries purchased 835 licenses at<00:37:11.880>
  • Ebook licensing is a lone outlier. Ebook licensing is a lone outlier.
  • And so I don't know if your license.
  • I can tell you if licenses as well.
  • puts together a state licensed puts together a state licensed structurally<01:34:15.000> independent
Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • I am executive director of the Office of Justice Programs.
  • I'll provide Office of Justice Programs.
  • programs, but we do all types of fraud. programs, but we do all types of fraud.
  • Um, in order to ensure license holders.
  • <00:37:37.200> eligibility it does is clarifies program eligibility it does is clarifies program
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-04-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , Senate Bill 2259, with regard to establishing a Hawaii dementia initiative business recognition program
  • recognition dementia initiative business recognition dementia initiative business recognition program
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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 20th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • , unlike other programs that are not faith-based?
  • Would Publix lose their liquor license?
  • And this is, if you're licensed, right, you can't.
  • There are regulations and the license is there for a reason, and we need to respect that licensing procedure
  • And those small churches, just the cost of getting those licenses like Class D and G licensing, the 40
Summary: The committee considered several bills and reported each favorably. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part. Supporters said it would expand provider options and help address a shortage of certified programs; opponents raised concerns about mixing government-ordered programming with religion and about the state’s prior rule change. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction barring licensed insurance agents from partnering with health care sharing ministries to market or sell their programs. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores free speech, consumer choice, and access to faith-based alternatives, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, higher commissions, and weak protections because these ministries are not insurance. After extended debate, the measure passed 8-2. Other measures advanced unanimously or near-unanimously. CS/SB 502, as amended, would give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in the state system; it passed 9-0. CS/SB 52 would exempt volunteer armed security for houses of worship from Class D or G licensing requirements, and supporters cited rising threats to churches and the need for organized volunteer security; it passed 9-0. SB 840, a cleanup bill to narrow and clarify last year’s emergency-related land-use restrictions after hurricanes, also passed 9-0, and CS/SB 758, which updates the membership of the Justice Administration Commission, passed 9-0 after an amendment restoring two public defenders to the commission.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • Uh, Representative Joy's bill, Representative Kraft, uh, integrating the transit assistant program into
  • 00:09:42.160> assistant integrating the transit assistant integrating the transit assistant program
  • the<00:09:43.440> Minnesota<00:09:43.839> business<00:09:44.320> web program
  • into the Minnesota business web program into the Minnesota business web portal.<00:09:45.760> Uh<
Bills: HF2783
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • and similarly undermines their increased role in preventing fraud in agency and state government programs
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  • We agency and state government programs.
  • types that collect over $33 billion to support the future for all of Minnesota, including state programs
Bills: HF2783
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • <00:03:59.120> for relating to teachers licensing for relating to teachers licensing for emergency
  • important um programs. important um programs.
  • For the house, myself and program.
  • learning apprenticeship grant program. learning apprenticeship grant program.
  • to support the program. to support the program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is our emergency powers bill and our resilience hub program bill.
  • This is our emergency powers bill and our resilience hub program bill.
  • This is our emergency powers bill and a resiliency hub program.
  • So, House position will be to let's see if we can move the community resiliency hub program that's in
  • And Leeward Oahu care home community resilience pilot program and an effective date.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conference Committee Report No. 27, final reading of Senate Bill 2398, Conference Draft 1, relating to residential
  • Conference Committee Report No. 28, final reading of Senate Bill 2623, Conference Draft 1, relating to licensing
  • Conference Committee Report No. 28, final reading of Senate Bill 2623, Conference Draft 1, relating to licensing
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, just to reiterate, the new CD1 that we're agreeing on is to make the state rent supplement program
  • Community Development Authority Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Program
  • Community Development Authority Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Program
  • federal or state housing program federal or state housing program requirements,<00:14:03.560>
  • <00:20:26.120> or total dwelling units in a residential or total dwelling units in a residential
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Okay, we will be moving on to HB 2468, relating to internship programs.
  • >> Next, we have HB 2468 relating to internship programs. For the House, we have myself, Rep.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the teacher licensing.
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  • This is the UH Agricultural Science Bachelor's Program.
  • Agricultural Science Bachelor's Program. Agricultural Science Bachelor's Program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Part two, we're going to retain the community hubs resiliency program that the Senate has proposed, and
  • We have some further refinements on some of the resiliency hub program that we'd like to forward to your
  • going to retain the community hubs going to retain the community hubs resiliency<00:10:22.400> program
  • <00:10:39.440> that<00:10:39.640> we'd of the resiliency hub program that we'd of the
  • resiliency hub program that we'd like<00:10:40.040> to<00:10:40.200> forward<00:10:40.680
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moving on to HB 2468, relating to internship programs. For the House, we have myself, Rep.
  • Moving on to HB 2468, relating to internship<00:02:11.960> programs.
  • For the house, we internship programs.
  • This is the pilot program design review special fund, with the appropriations.
  • This is the pilot program design review special fund, with the appropriations.