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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation clarifies that religious gatherings and houses of worship are subject to this protection
- So... ...enforcement can charge for deputy assistance when doing an eviction under this code.
- Department about $200 per incident because of the way they have designed their fee schedule for an eviction
- A writ of restitution is what we use to do in eviction.
- The eviction obviously is a more time-consuming effort, usually a half a day at least, so they charge
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Protecting housing and redevelopment authority employees 3/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I also have my testifiers here today. benefit denials, and evictions risk benefit denials, and evictions
- </c> protected employees. protected employees.
- </c> protect essential public services. protect essential public services.
- Protecting<00:01:41.119><c> HR</c><00:01:41.680><c> employees</c><00:01:42.320><c> supports</c> Protecting
- </c> File 4141 will strengthen protections File 4141 will strengthen protections and<00:09:36.800><c>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Protect our Public Safety officials from assault.
- </c><00:54:02.640><c> for</c><00:54:02.799><c> First</c> increased protections for First increased protections
- Isn't that going to protect those people?
- They're doing it to protect themselves.
- </c> this crime isn't that going to protect this crime isn't that going to protect those<00:55:55.960
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-HHS-HOU, HOU-HHS, HOU DEFER Public Hearings 03-19-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll rename the working group to the tenant protection working group.
- And further, the tenant protection working group shall address tenant protection issues in the state,
- including but not limited to a proactive plan to protect...
- And further, the tenant protection working group shall address tenant protection issues in the state,
- including but not limited to a proactive plan to protect... ...limited to a proactive plan to protect
Bills:
HB1700
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
housing, expedited permits, disabilities, access, functional needs, local government, affordable housing, reporting requirements, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Housing and Health and Human Services, along with related committees, heard and later took action on three housing bills. HB 1700 HD1, relating to housing and expedited permitting, received support from disability advocates, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and a self-advocate who said faster permitting would help people with disabilities access more independent living options. The chairs said they would add amendments to ensure expedited permitting would not compromise ADA or Fair Housing Act protections and to require reporting on the number, type, and geographic distribution of projects so the program could be evaluated over time. The measure was recommended and adopted with amendments by the participating committees.
HB 1777 HD2, which would require tenant protections for residents displaced by HHFDC-supported redevelopment projects, drew support from HHFDC, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Parents and Children Together, and numerous other organizations. Testimony emphasized the need for a right of first offer, replacement housing payments, relocation information, and tracking procedures to reduce displacement harms, especially for Native Hawaiian and public housing residents. In decision-making, the committees amended the bill to incorporate the Senate companion measure, rename the working group as the tenant protection working group, broaden its duties, and include a $75,000 appropriation for working group expenses. The committees also noted concerns about unequal treatment between tenants in publicly supported projects and private redevelopments, and referenced the KPT low-rise redevelopment as an example where required relocation assistance still did not proceed smoothly. The bill was recommended and adopted with amendments.
HB 1975 HD1, relating to kupuna housing, would repeal the sunset on the state rent supplement program for kupuna, appropriate funds to HPHA, and add positions to support the program. HPHA, the Executive Office on Aging, OHA, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, Aloha Independent Living Hawaii, and others testified in support, with Catholic Charities describing how the subsidy helped a senior remain housed through major medical issues. The committees later recommended passage with amendments, including a technical correction to the number of positions and a date fix, and the recommendation was adopted.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a plain meaning difference between promote or protect.
- I was raised to protect, defend, took an oath, so did you, about protecting and defending.
- There's a plain meaning difference between promote or protect.
- There's a plain meaning difference between promote or protect.
- I was raised to protect, defend, took an oath, so did you, about protecting and defending.
Bills:
S0092 , S0110 , S0192 , S0212 , S0260 , S0350 , S0394 , S0422 , S0434 , S0442 , S0484 , S0546 , S0556 , S0684 , S0696 , S0706 , S0748 , S0786 , S0820 , S0824 , S0838 , S0840 , S0848 , S0856 , S0962 , S1000 , S1014 , S1036 , S1050 , S1054 , S1080 , S1118 , S1134 , S1338 , S1480 , S1500 , S1506 , S1622 , S1724
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements.
The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably.
The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/20/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- It will protect lower income well.
- And I'm only speaking about legal evictions.
- </c><00:59:33.200><c> and</c> motivated to evict homeowners and motivated to evict homeowners and replace
- </c><00:59:41.359><c> an</c><00:59:41.520><c> average</c> evictions have increased from an average evictions
- If you are evicted, you lose evictions.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- We have individuals who are facing eviction, who do not have to go to eviction court, do not have access
- They get a court date and they have to come in or an eviction. They have to go to eviction court.
- It protects them in that way.
- It protects them in that way.
- There's no reason to remove protections for any animal.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Their lives were taken far too soon by someone who was supposed to protect them.
- Standard restraining orders did not protect me or my children.
- It's hard to—I want to protect our officers. Absolutely.
- Representative Blanco: Protecting the public and protecting those who protect us are not competing values
- Thank you because this will protect people. Chair Alvarez: Thank you, sir.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Jul 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You have the protection to pay your rent, and if you don’t pay it on time, then you’re not protected.
- And if you don't pay it on time, then, then, you know, you're not protected.
- And they end up getting an eviction on their record.
- And how can you protect yourself?
- Visibility alone can disrupt criminal movement and protect community members.
Summary:
The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff.
A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health.
Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward.
The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (2-3-26)
Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- meeting of the 2006 session of the House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
- of being evicted from their homes,<00:25:16.559><c> um</c><00:25:16.720><c> they</c><00:25:16.960><c
- There was an emergency protective order, but they had to relocate to a whole different city and was in
- Um, prevent a a foreclosure or eviction.
- protective order, but they had to<00:33:10.159><c> relocate</c><00:33:10.640><c> to</c><00:33:10.880
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They suspended evictions. We got federal money for rental relief programs.
- Landlords couldn't evict them. And so... They didn't even have to pay their rent.
- Landlords couldn't evict them.
- Actually, a lot of people were evicted during the COVID moratorium.
- Most people are on month-to-month leases that are allowed to end evictions, change the terms, and evict
Bills:
HR217 , HB66 , HB204 , HB208 , HB326 , HB472 , HB483 , HB484 , HB793 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1087 , HB1111 , HB1215 , SB78 , SB148
Committee:
House Municipal
Keywords:
rent stabilization, affordable housing, cost burdened, Louisiana housing, housing policy, emergency rental protections, Alexandria, municipal ordinances, administrative adjudication, code enforcement, housing violations, building codes, zoning, nuisance ordinances, vegetation ordinances, sewerage, drainage, licensing, permits, local government
Summary:
The committee met on April 29 and considered a series of local and special bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, development districts, and term limits. Early action included a motion to apply a three-minute rule. House Bill 483, concerning the Fulberg/Marini Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish, was voluntarily deferred after discussion and no support cards. House Bill 484, which revised the New Orleans Regional Business Park board by reducing membership from 12 to 11 and giving the mayor four direct appointments with removal authority, was adopted as a substitute and reported favorably. Senate Bill 78, dealing with the Shreveport Downtown Development District, was amended to correct a legislative district reference and then reported favorably. The committee also heard announcements that several previously deferred bills would not be heard that day.
Several Shreveport-related blight bills were advanced. House Bill 1051, authorizing demolition of certain dilapidated properties in Shreveport, was amended to allow the city to rely on findings from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and then reported favorably. House Bill 1080, addressing condemned commercial property in Shreveport, was also reported favorably, though the author said he would continue consulting with the city attorney before floor consideration. House Bill 66 for Alexandria expanded the city’s administrative adjudication authority to cover a broader range of ordinance violations, including building, zoning, vegetation, nuisance, sewer, drainage, licensing, and permit matters; it was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief candidate to reside within the village, also passed favorably.
House Bill 793, a contentious bill concerning recorded subdivision plats and prescription, drew extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, a former appellate judge, and the McCormick family. Supporters said the bill closes a loophole exposed by recent court rulings that could let noncompliant plats become enforceable after five years without actual notice to local governments, while opponents argued the current substitute still creates uncertainty and could burden property owners; the author said the bill was prospective only and would also go to the Law Institute. Despite the debate, the committee moved the substitute favorably. Senate Bill 148, allowing municipalities to pay a modest per diem to planning and zoning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably with support from Lake Charles.
The committee rejected House Bill 208, which would have let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members. The bill’s author argued the people should decide, but the St. Helena Police Jury opposed it and committee members emphasized local control; the final vote was 3 yeas to 10 nays. House Bill 1215, concerning the disposition of historical statues and monuments, was amended to bar the Office of State Parks from placing transferred monuments back in the parish from which they were removed, and then was reported favorably. House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization ordinances during a governor-declared emergency, was amended to limit such ordinances to the emergency period, tie increases to the consumer price index, and cap them at 365 days; discussion continued on whether the measure duplicated existing price-gouging laws and whether a broader study would be preferable.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/05/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when we prevent an eviction, we're not just paying someone's rent, we're actually protecting them
- ,</c><01:08:26.839><c> we're</c> So, when we prevent an eviction, we're So, when we prevent an eviction
- </c><01:08:30.240><c> them</c><01:08:30.880><c> from</c> actually protecting them from actually protecting
- It is not an eviction<01:18:22.080><c> moratorium.</c><01:18:23.400><c> Um</c> eviction moratorium.
- Um eviction moratorium.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 013 Jan 27th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Will they be able to exercise their constitutionally protected right to peacefully protest against a
- Will they be able to exercise their<00:44:16.640><c> constitutionally</c><00:44:17.760><c> protected<
- /c><00:44:18.319><c> right</c> their constitutionally protected right their constitutionally protected
- <00:44:46.079><c> people</c><00:44:46.880><c> off</c><00:44:47.119><c> the</c> arrest, detain, and evict
- people off the arrest, detain, and evict people off the street<00:44:47.839><c> on</c><00:44:48.079>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- are you know is really quick eviction are you know is really quick eviction it's<00:35:40.160><c> like
- Maybe we can win this eviction. I think we can win this eviction, but you want them out.
- Maybe we can win this eviction. I think we can win this eviction, but you want them out.
- Um, and the eviction the first go round.
- We can only file an eviction against both of them.
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The subcommittee took up a proposed amendment to HP 598, with Nick Norman walking members through changes intended to preserve the existing eviction framework rather than create a separate expedited process. He said the amendment folds the bill’s changes into current law, adds limits on post-judgment motions and continuances, shortens or eliminates certain discretionary stays in default situations, and speeds issuance of notices and writs of possession. The amendment also adds language to RSA 540A to allow action against tenants, family members, guests, or occupants engaging in conduct that damages property or threatens health and safety, and it changes the effective date to 90 days after passage. Norman also said the amendment was meant to reduce frivolous delays and court fiscal impacts.
Members raised concerns about several provisions, especially the clause barring discretionary stays after tenant default, the use of the word “immediately” for issuing writs, and the reduction of discretionary stays from 90 days to 60 days. One member asked for clarification on whether any meritorious circumstances should still allow a stay, and another suggested defining a specific timeline for judgments after hearings. Norman responded that the default provision was aimed at cases where tenants do not appear at all, and he said the intent was to prevent abuse of the process. He also discussed the new RSA 540A language as a way to address serious health and safety problems, including unauthorized occupants and hoarding.
Other testimony was generally supportive of the amendment as an improvement over the original bill, but several witnesses urged changes. New Hampshire Legal Assistance said it would likely be neutral if recommended edits were made, and suggested clarifying language, preserving the ability to strike defaults, and allowing longer stays by agreement of the parties. That witness and others argued that a 60-day cap could interfere with negotiated move-out agreements and could be too short in some cases, especially for elderly or disabled tenants. There was also discussion of narrowing the new 540A remedy to the specific person causing the problem, while preserving protections for innocent household members, particularly in domestic violence situations. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated the committee would consider revised language before executive session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- or limit evictions post-COVIDs.
- Would regulate evictions or limit evictions post-COVID.
- We want to protect the public. We want to protect these workers, particularly in construction.
- Evictions, right?
- to protect the people.
Committee:
House Governmental Oversight, Select
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- our civil deputies during their dangerous evictions and to protect members of the public during these
- Massachusetts survivors who speak out deserve your protection.
- The current law does not go far enough to protect survivors.
- Anti-SLAPP protections in Massachusetts are limited.
- They do not adequately protect survivors who are reporting on rape or sexual assault to protect their
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on bills in the Civil Actions 2 and Court Administration areas, with testimony spanning judicial security, judicial compensation, civil process fees, bar advocate compensation, interstate discovery, defamation protections for sexual assault survivors, and related criminal procedure changes. Chairs Edwards and Day opened with housekeeping rules on testimony limits and written submissions, then called witnesses on each bill in turn.
On H. 1766, judicial officers and the Massachusetts Bar Association strongly supported a judicial security bill that would protect judges’ personal information, citing threats, online harassment, swatting, and violence against judges and their families. On H. 1819, judges and the Massachusetts Judges Conference asked for higher compensation, saying Massachusetts judges rank low nationally after cost-of-living adjustment and that pay affects recruitment and retention. The committee also heard support for H. 1582/S. 1183 to raise civil process service fees, with sheriffs saying the fees have been unchanged since 2003 and are needed to cover rising costs, safety equipment, and operations funded by those fees.
The committee heard from prosecutors on H. 1604 and H. 1846, which would give district courts concurrent jurisdiction over certain school-threat and leaving-the-scene offenses, allowing prosecutors to handle less serious or panic-driven cases more efficiently while preserving mandatory penalties. CPCS and bar advocates supported H. 1876 on bar advocate compensation, describing a continuing shortage and crisis in indigent defense despite recent pay increases and staffing investments. The Boston Bar Association supported H. 1857, a Massachusetts version of the Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, saying it would simplify out-of-state discovery and reduce cost and delay.
A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 1974/S. 1143, which would protect survivors of sexual assault and harassment from retaliatory defamation suits unless the plaintiff proves actual malice, and would allow fee shifting and damages against abusive suits. Survivors, advocates, and attorneys described threats, legal costs, and chilling effects that silence reporting, while supporters said the bill would protect truthful speech and improve access to counsel. The committee also heard insurance-industry testimony on S. 1101, which would change personal injury protection payment rules to require insurers to tender disputed amounts within 30 days to avoid attorney’s fees; insurers said the bill would curb a growing volume of provider lawsuits and reduce abuse of the no-fault system. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed after all scheduled testimony was complete.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Do they not also deserve protection?
- protect our communities.
- We should balance the ideals of protecting children and the public while also protecting safe access
- We should balance the ideals of protecting children and the public while also protecting safe access
- , really increase their protections for children.
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from its March 18, 2026 meeting and then took up a long agenda of bills and a clemency nomination. HB 2825, as amended, was heard first. The bill would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and surcharges with a civil collection process, including a required summons and civil default procedures. Supporters said it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costs, while opponents argued it would weaken victims’ rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The committee adopted the Rogers amendment and passed the bill 5-2. The committee also confirmed Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency by a 6-0 vote after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to help the board function efficiently.
The committee then passed HB 4070, as amended, 5-2. That bill bars incorporation of corporations whose officers, directors, or trustees have been convicted of sex trafficking or human trafficking, and expands civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a corporate accountability tool to deter trafficking, while the ACLU opposed it as overbroad and potentially sweeping in people not intended to be covered. HB 2720, which increases penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct and adds a fee to support anti-trafficking services, also passed, 4-3. Supporters, including survivors and law enforcement, said it targets demand and helps victims; opponents warned it could criminalize victims and lacked sufficient safeguards.
The committee heard several additional bills. HB 2047 would raise trespass penalties after eviction-related writs of restitution from third-degree to first-degree trespass; the sponsor and constables said it would improve scene safety and encourage law enforcement response. HB 2136 would create new crimes for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU argued it would punish protest and speech critical of government. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential, limit dissemination, and impose civil and criminal penalties for misuse; supporters said it would prevent re-victimization and reduce trauma, while defense and media concerns were raised about access. HB 2415, dealing with kratom and 7-OH products, drew sharply divided testimony over whether the bill is a needed safety regulation or an overbroad ban that could push users to illicit drugs; the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Jun 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- State's Environmental Protection Agency.
- As a best practice for consumer protection purposes.
- of eviction filings might be true, but it's a... ...therefore reduce a number of eviction filings might
- And the original bill put in place due process protections.
- that patients are protected.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not sure how this bill would actually protect lienors.
- Because it's an eviction.
- How do sheriffs get notice for evictions?
- They don't give us money for the police to protect it.
- our water utility when we need protection.
Committee:
Senate Community Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:16 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB145 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM32 , HM51 , HM1 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM30 , HM52 , HM64 , HM65 , HM66 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HM17 , HM46 , HM13 , HM20 , HM54 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM59 , HM2 , HM16 , HM47 , HM53
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system