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• And we will also be in the center with what we're calling our anchor tenants and these anchor tenants
• And they actually applied to be the anchor tenant with 4 other colleges.
• It will also house the lead anchor tenants.
• As I mentioned, It will also house the lead anchor tenants.

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• So have you consulted with any tenant organizations or landlord associations or housing advocates to
• You and I live in the real world, and there are municipalities and there are tenants that don't want
• It is a fact that our state is so heavy on the landlord's side, and there are few tenant rights.
• And through few tenants who were able to speak...
• There are few tenants who are able to speak up and talk about the lack of affordability.

Summary: The committee met on April 15 at 5:13 p.m. with a quorum present and took up several local and municipal bills out of order to accommodate members’ travel. HB 87, which would increase the per diem for the Livingston Parish Gas Utility District No. 1 board, was presented as a local bill with no opposition and was reported favorably without objection. HB 481, dealing with the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices, drew extensive testimony from the Louisiana Press Association, the Police Jury Association, and committee members. Supporters said a prior agreement intended a 15% to 20% reduction in notice costs, but a calculation error would instead produce roughly a 40% reduction, threatening small newspapers; opponents questioned the process and impact on local governments. The committee ultimately voted 10-5 to send HB 481 to the floor, with members urging further negotiation and possible amendment. HB 573, a major New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board governance bill by Rep. Hilferty, was amended in committee and then supported by Mayor Helena Moreno and several council members as a way to shift more oversight and accountability to the New Orleans City Council. Supporters argued the current structure diffuses responsibility and that local elected officials need more direct authority over operations, contracts, and transparency. Dr. Tracy Washington of the Louisiana Justice Institute opposed the bill, warning that transferring control could worsen financial strain, blur accountability, and raise equity and human-rights concerns for vulnerable residents. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to report HB 573 favorably to the floor. The committee also advanced HB 162, allowing the Jefferson Place/Bocage crime prevention and improvement district to impose a fee after local approval, and HB 368, which raises penalties for unauthorized demolition in New Orleans historic districts to the greater of $50,000 or 15% of assessed value. Both were reported favorably after brief discussion. HB 441, a cleanup bill clarifying that New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board employees remain in city civil service rather than state civil service, was also sent to the floor without objection. Finally, HB 257, concerning the powers and duties of the police chief of the city of Central, was amended to require consultation with the city attorney before discipline or dismissal and to delay effectiveness until January 1, 2027; after debate over due process and the chief’s authority, the committee voted to report it favorably.

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• equipment and related infrastructure for the use of the district, the authority, or the lessees or tenants
• The majority of cargo handling equipment is not purchased by ports; it is the responsibility of the tenant
• Most tenants are multi-million-dollar international companies who are controlled by private equity.
• This bill does not prevent tenants from purchasing automated handling equipment. Thank you.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5467 , SB5995

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• the individual has, at a minimum... the same responsibilities and protections from eviction that tenants
• have under the landlord-tenant laws of the state, county, city, or other designated entity.
• For settings in which landlord-tenant laws do not apply, the state must ensure that a lease, residency
• address eviction processes and appeals comparable to those provided under the jurisdiction's landlord-tenant

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Bill 948 expands upon the flood disclosure bill passed last year requires landlords of residential tenant
• residential rental properties to disclose certain flood risk to potential tenants.
• If you're nfa tenant does not receive this disclosure and suffer significant loss due to flooding.
• It takes provide greater transfer Tate, transparency and protection for tenants and property buyers ensuring

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• A landlord can harass and abuse a tenant.
• landlord can use profane, obscene, vulgar, or willfully abusive language in communicating with the tenant
• A landlord can harass and abuse a tenant.
• landlord can use profane, obscene, vulgar, or willfully abusive language in communicating with the tenant

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met with a quorum present and considered several bills. It first took up SB 232 on debt collection, where the sponsor explained a strike-all amendment and the committee adopted a Gruters amendment clarifying that email communications may be sent at any hour while other off-hours communications remain restricted. Testimony was sharply divided on a proposed change from “any person” to “debt collector,” with consumer advocates, legal aid, and the Florida Justice Association warning it would narrow Florida’s consumer protections, while supporters said the bill and amendment would address ambiguity affecting businesses. After debate, the committee rejected the broader amendment, adopted the email-only clarification, and reported CS for SB 232 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard and unanimously reported favorably CS for SB 126, which would allow prescription hearing aids to be sold and distributed by mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist conducts the required examination, including remotely through telehealth. Supporters said the bill would improve access and reduce barriers for seniors and others with hearing loss, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 600 and SB 602 on manufacturing, which would create and fund a statewide Office of Manufacturing, a promotional campaign, workforce grants, and related fees; multiple industry and economic development groups appeared in support, and both bills were reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS for SB 92 on hit-and-run accountability in vehicle repair shops. The sponsor described the bill as a response to rising hit-and-run incidents and explained that repair shops would have to complete a transaction form or retain a crash report for certain repairs, with a clarifying amendment adopted without objection. Prosecutors and law enforcement supporters said the bill would help identify offenders, while auto dealer representatives argued it could impose burdens and penalties on repair shops. The committee nevertheless reported CS for SB 92 favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 412, the Motorized Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide repair manuals, diagnostic tools, and parts to owners and independent repair providers under fair and reasonable terms. Disability advocates and wheelchair users testified that repair delays can leave users stranded for weeks or months, and the committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote before adjourning.

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• A lot of the metrics tracked by folks like Homeline, the tenant hotline, and Greater Twin Cities United
• hotline,</c><00:14:19.240><c> and</c><00:14:19.360><c> Greater</c><00:14:19.680><c> Twin</c> the tenant
• hotline, and Greater Twin the tenant hotline, and Greater Twin Cities<00:14:20.200><c> United</c><00
• This bill is the least we can do to try to keep tenants in their homes and to prevent further economic
• It would help landlords, too, if you're not sympathetic to the tenants who will come under significant

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• My name is Michael Dah, and I'm the public policy director with Homeline, a statewide tenant advocacy
• broader housing shortage issues, the renters credit remains a vital source of support for struggling tenant
• struggling</c> a vital source of support for struggling a vital source of support for struggling tenant
• > households</c><00:08:00.400><c> by</c><00:08:00.720><c> increasing</c><00:08:01.120><c> the</c> tenant
• households by increasing the tenant households by increasing the maximum<00:08:01.840><c> credit</c>

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• I do believe that it's a valuable thing, or an imperative, for the landlord to let a tenant know if they're
• For the landlord to let a tenant know if they're not going to be allowed to use their own portable cooling
• The problem that I have with the underlying bill is that bad tenants, and there are great ones and there
• solving any problems will create conflict, more conflict, between good rental housing providers and bad tenants
• , and will do nothing in the relationships between bad rental housing providers and good tenants, Mr.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278 , SB5831 , SB5915 , SB5963 , SB6025 , SB6046 , SB6084 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , SB6188 , SB6291 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government, RCW 57, real property disposal, personal property, notice of intent to sell, public auction

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• I do believe that it's a valuable thing, or an imperative, for the landlord to let a tenant know if they're
• not going to be allowed to use their own for the landlord to let a tenant know if they're not going
• The problem that I have with the underlying bill is that bad tenants, and there are great ones and there
• solving any problems will create conflict, more conflict, between good rental housing providers and bad tenants
• , and will do nothing in the relationships between bad rental housing providers and good tenants, Mr.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278 , SB5831 , SB5915 , SB5963 , SB6025 , SB6046 , SB6084 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , SB6188 , SB6291 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government, RCW 57, real property disposal, personal property, notice of intent to sell, public auction

Summary: The House received several messages from the Senate announcing passage of engrossed or substitute versions of House Bill 2294, House Bill 2472, Senate Bill 606, Senate Bill 6335, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6266, and engrossed substitute House Bill 3. The chamber then moved through second and third reading on a series of measures, often suspending the rules to advance bills to final passage. A major floor debate centered on Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406, which would reestablish the Joint Select Committee on Civic Health and expand its membership. Amendment 2131, offered to keep the committee at its current size rather than expanding it, was rejected after debate over fiscal restraint, committee scope, and whether the body functioned like a “proxy legislature.” The resolution then passed 83-10. The House also passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 on portable cooling devices for renters and mobile home occupants, Senate Bill 6084 on clarifying the prohibition on voting in more than one election, second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105 on sexually explicit depictions involving minors, and Senate Bill 6046 authorizing the Civil Air Patrol to be used by the governor in emergencies; each drew debate over policy scope, enforcement, and state-federal authority, but all ultimately passed. The House next passed substitute Senate Bill 6054, limiting HOA and common-interest community restrictions that conflict with wildfire-hardening measures; substitute Senate Bill 6091, requiring greater transparency in real estate broker practices; Senate Bill 6291, giving more time to train and certify on-site wastewater inspectors; substitute Senate Bill 6081, creating a Public Records Act exemption for sex designation information to protect transgender people from doxxing and harassment; Senate Bill 5963, automatically enrolling certain vulnerable students in the Washington College Grant; and substitute Senate Bill 6226, addressing audiology scope-of-practice and telemedicine concerns. Most of these bills passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew dissent over added regulation, privacy, or scope-of-practice issues. The final portion of the transcript focused on Senate Bill 6106, which the Speaker ruled had an out-of-scope amendment related to agricultural seasonal workers; the bill itself passed 75-18 after debate over layoff notices and tribal sovereignty. Substitute Senate Bill 6014, dealing with pregnancy accommodations and related public records issues, saw a failed amendment to replace gender-neutral language with “pregnant woman” and then passed 68-25. The House also debated Senate Bill 5820, with multiple amendments concerning freight rail, greenhouse gas calculations, county planning, property rights, and rail safety; the excerpt ends amid that amendment debate before final action on the bill is shown.

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• are a statewide coalition of grassroots organizers and community advocates that work directly with tenants
• Throughout the program, we ultimately saw an environment that could feel stacked against tenants.
• I've seen tenants often frightened and unrepresented show up on one of the most stressful days of their
• Tenants often frightened and unrepresented show up on one of the most stressful days of their lives,
• In many of these cases, tenants are low-income individuals or families on the brink of homelessness.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• building code updates will have significant long-term impacts on everything from insurance rates to tenant
• building code updates will have significant long-term impacts on everything from insurance rates to tenant
• building code updates will have significant long-term impacts on everything from insurance rates to tenant
• 00:09:13.040><c> insurance</c><00:09:13.560><c> rates</c><00:09:14.000><c> to</c><00:09:14.800><c> tenant
• </c> know uh insurance rates to tenant know uh insurance rates to tenant resident<00:09:16.000><c> uh

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard several bills on building codes, taxation, police reports, National Guard benefits, and discriminatory reporting. SB 48 would have required the State Building Code Council to assess financial impacts of code adoption on homes and include utility costs; testimony was mixed, but the bill drew concerns about housing costs and code timing. SB 120 would have changed the State Building Code Council’s responsibilities and code adoption process; the International Code Council and Sierra Club opposed it, while BIA Hawaii and others supported it, arguing current code cycles raise costs and counties need more flexibility. The committee later noted that county building departments had not submitted testimony on SB 48 or SB 120. SB 138 would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for hurricane-resistant safe rooms. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and revenue uncertainty, while Hawaii Emergency Management stood on written comments. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including a clarifying tax language change and an effective date of July 1, 2077. SB 112 would allow immediate family members of deceased persons to receive police closing reports after a set period; the Attorney General and prosecuting attorney supported access in principle but requested explicit redaction authority for minors and confidential personal information. The committee adopted amendments reflecting those concerns and passed the bill. SB 88 would authorize allowances for TRICARE, dental, and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. It received support from National Guard and Department of Defense representatives and was passed as is. SB 16 would create civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to law enforcement based on protected characteristics and require public guidance from the Department of Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Commission; it received support from the department and several advocates, with one opposition testimony. The committee passed SB 16 with an amended effective date and technical changes. In final action, the committee deferred SB 48 and SB 120, and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the remaining measures before adjourning.

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• I'm Kasha Hunt with Nausman here on behalf of Santa Clara Valley Water or Valley Water. express strong
• Kelpark, an alt-sea tenant, is urgently We're working now to address this threat by collecting samples

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• This simple notice gives the tenant an opportunity to assemble their finances and...
• And so if you do certain things to support your tenants, such as a first-look program, which all of our
• companies have done for years, if you provide financial assistance to the tenants, then you are exempt
• And so if you do certain things to support your tenants, such as a first look program, which all of our
• If you provide financial assistance to the tenants, you know, then you are exempt from certain portions

Committee: House Judiciary

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• I do also want to share that the New Hampshire landlord-tenant laws covers this type of situation.
• I wanted to just provide a little bit of education that landlord-tenant laws do actually not apply to
• laws do actually not landlord tenant laws do actually not apply<00:58:30.319><c> to</c><00:58:30.640
• </c> um and therefore um like landlord tenant um and therefore um like landlord tenant laws<00:58:51.040
• I figure if we're looking at tenant.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• , controlled hunt, leftover tag, NRDAV draw hunt, N-R-D-A-V draw hunt, N-R draw hunt, leftover tag, RDAV
• draw hunt, R draw hunt, and over-the-counter.
• , controlled hunt, leftover tag, NRDAV draw hunt, N-R-D-A-V draw hunt, N-R draw hunt, leftover tag, RDAV
• draw hunt, R draw hunt, and over-the-counter.
• Are we adding hunts to units that are not currently being hunted, or are we taking hunts away?

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• The largest tenants in Texas are Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, and Meta. Committee Member: OK.
• As a landlord, we are going to do... we're beholden to what our tenants want to do.
• So we're serving those tenants. But I can tell you we're...
• So if we are servicing tenants that have signed that pledge, we are aligned.
• Committee Member: Your tenants or your customer, I guess, whatever. Dan DiIorio: Yes sir.

Committee: House State Affairs

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• </c> when we're able to bring anchor tenants when we're able to bring anchor tenants like<00:47:20.400
• We're looking for a few more tenants right now, but we're very pleased with the subscription rate right
• We're looking for a few more tenants right now, but we're very pleased with the subscription rate right
• We're looking for a few more tenants<00:50:42.840><c> right</c><00:50:43.040><c> now,</c><00:50:43.320
• ><c> but</c> tenants right now, but tenants right now, but we're<00:50:44.480><c> very</c><00:50:44.960

Summary: The task force was called to order with a quorum present, and Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation gave the first presentation. He outlined the state’s airport system, noting 58 public-use airports, the department’s small staff, and its funding structure through a jet fuel tax that generates about $23 million annually, leaving roughly $15 million for airport investment after required deductions. Carter highlighted recent projects at airports including Bardstown, Madisonville, Central Kentucky Regional, Paducah, Sparta, Danville, and Henderson, and said the department has also expanded data collection on airport activity, hangars, schools, and training programs. He emphasized that the department recently completed the first statewide economic impact study of general aviation airports and is developing a five-year airport needs plan. Carter said several things are working well, including stronger communication with airports, the public, the legislature, and especially the FAA’s Memphis district office, which now involves the state more in project selection. He said the department is reasonably staffed overall, but identified workforce development and advanced air mobility as major gaps. In response to questions from Senator Nunn and Representative York, he said he did not have specific workforce shortage numbers on hand, but cited Boeing reports showing large national and global shortages of pilots and mechanics, and explained that instructor shortages and low wages limit training capacity. He also said air traffic control is an FAA function, though EKU has shown interest in developing a training program. Carter identified several needs for improvement: more workforce investment, more aviation education in high schools, more scholarships for pilot and mechanic training, more attention to advanced air mobility, and more frequent, institutionalized data collection. He also pointed to major pending capital needs at airports such as Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Harlan, Leitchfield-Grayson County, and Whitesburg-Letcher County, all of which would require FAA and state support. He urged airports to do a better job marketing their economic value and said the state should continue updating aviation studies so lawmakers have current information for policy decisions. The task force then heard from Lexington Blue Grass Airport Director Eric Frankl, who welcomed the new CVG director and thanked the legislature for creating the task force and supporting aviation infrastructure. Frankl said Blue Grass Airport has rebounded from the pandemic and now exceeds pre-pandemic passenger levels, while serving a mix of private aviation, pilot training, corporate aviation, and commercial airline activity. He described ongoing terminal-area planning, parking technology upgrades, and a major parking lot expansion expected to finish by early spring 2026, and said the airport is planning for future technologies such as vertiports and electric aerial vehicles. Frankl estimated that a broader terminal modernization program will cost roughly $500 million to $700 million over the next 5 to 10 years and said the airport needs continued state support to close funding gaps and remain competitive with other states investing in aviation.

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• We were for the Tenant Protection Act, and we were for a lot of the changes that have been made over
• the years because we felt tenants didn't have enough rights.
• So, I mean, like I'm saying, California already recognizes that not all occupants are tenants.
• And now, with the tenant protections that we have, which I still support, it's almost impossible.
• With the tenant protections that we have, which I still support, it's almost impossible to get these

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard several public safety-related bills, with extensive testimony for and against each measure. AB 82 by Assembly Member Ward would expand privacy and safety protections for patients, families, and providers of gender-affirming care, including limits on reporting certain prescription data to CURES, expanded safe-at-home and anti-doxing protections, and broader health information confidentiality. Supporters said the bill responds to rising harassment and threats against transgender people and providers; opponents argued it would create dangerous secrecy and undermine parental rights. The committee recommended the bill do pass to Judiciary, and it was held on call. AB 331 by Assembly Member Pellerin would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and supporters said the bill strengthens election integrity and access, while the Secretary of State had no position after amendments addressed concerns. The committee moved the bill do pass to Appropriations, and it passed on call. AB 1178 by Assembly Member Pacheco would narrow public-records redaction rules for undercover peace officers, while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement supporters said it protects undercover officers and their families; transparency and civil liberties groups warned it could lead to broader withholding and confusion in the courts. After amendments and discussion, the committee recommended the bill do pass as amended to Appropriations, and it passed. AB 981 by Assembly Member Gibson would create a five-county pilot requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for people convicted of specified reckless driving and speed offenses, with a report back to the Legislature. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash survivors, said it would reduce speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, liability, oversight, and the breadth of the pilot. The committee recommended the bill do pass as amended to Appropriations, and it passed. The consent calendar was also adopted. The committee then heard AB 22 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would repeal Proposition 57, restrict release of sexually violent predators, and repeal a sex-offender registry exception for certain offenses. Supporters framed it as a public safety correction to prior policy choices, while opponents said it would be unconstitutional and would harm youth rehabilitation and community safety. The chair recommended a no vote, no motion was made, and the bill was held. The committee also began hearing AB 897 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would create a process to remove alleged squatters from property more quickly; the author and supporters said it would protect property owners and provide due process, while opponents warned it could criminalize informal housing arrangements and accelerate homelessness. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 897, before final action is shown.

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• requirements, city code enforcement, and she is passionate about educating residents about landlord and tenant
• Both the Landlords Association and the Park Tenants Association are in support, and no one is signed
• What this does is this bill protects park landlords and park tenants, many of whom are senior citizens
• Both the Landlords Association and the Park Tenants Association are in support, and no one is signed
• What this does is this bill protects park landlords and park tenants, many of whom are senior citizens