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• On new development activities to help pay for the increased services that will be required because of
• new growth and development.
• Impact fees may only be used on public facilities that are reasonably related to the new development
• and must reasonably benefit that development.
• There's a big development going up on the hill near Bonney Lake. It's called Tehaleh.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several education bills. SB 5841 would require students’ high school and beyond plans to show completion of at least one FAFSA or WASFA application, or a parent/guardian opt-out. The sponsor and supporters said it would reduce barriers to postsecondary education, improve financial aid completion, and bring more students and federal dollars into the state. School groups opposed it, warning it would add an unfunded administrative burden and create verification challenges, especially for small districts and families with undocumented students. Senators discussed data-sharing from the Washington Student Achievement Council and noted the bill’s connection to existing FAFSA outreach efforts. The committee then took testimony on SB 5922, which would let districts petition OSPI to transfer money from transportation vehicle funds to other district uses if they reduce their fleet because of enrollment declines. The sponsor said the bill would free up unused bus funds for other pressing needs. Members asked about whether districts could shift to smaller vehicles and how the funds could be used. The committee also heard SB 5858, which would move the pupil transportation safety net for special passengers into statute. Supporters from OSPI, districts, school directors, and PTA said the program is essential for transporting students with disabilities, homelessness, or foster care needs, and that current funding is far below demonstrated need. No votes were taken on these bills. Finally, the committee heard SB 5943, which would allow limited use of school impact fees for modernization and, in districts under binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight, for up to 25% of operations and maintenance. The sponsor and one superintendent argued it would help districts with aging buildings and new state mandates like safety and energy-efficiency requirements. Builders, business groups, and school coalition representatives opposed the bill, saying impact fees should remain tied to growth-related capital costs and warning it could worsen housing affordability and weaken the nexus required for impact fees. The chair closed by noting the session’s budget constraints and the committee adjourned after the hearings.

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• Our mission is to provide gap financing, to stimulate economic development, and to help communities throughout
• paired that with some federal dollars that we are administering in partnership with the Economic Development
• And CDFI stands for Community Development Financial Institutions.
• And the development of the entrepreneur and the emerging markets.
• But this really early seed capital takes a long time to develop the product.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• After issues three and four, we will hear from the Department of Community Services and Development about
• Any time there's a new development in terms of a programmatic need or a programmatic requirement at the
• Any time there's a new development in terms of a programmatic need or a programmatic requirement at the
• And this will take the form of a future digital ecosystem that securely and appropriately develops and
• And BenefitsCal was designed, developed, and enhanced using user-centered design—the human-first aspect

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an overview of efforts to streamline access to safety net programs and move toward more automatic, person-centered enrollment. CDSS, DHCS, and CalHHS described current cross-enrollment between Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, including data showing high overlap among programs and a text-message outreach pilot that increased CalWORKs applications and enrollments but reached only a small share of potentially eligible people. Witnesses emphasized barriers such as differing federal eligibility rules, data-sharing limits, privacy concerns, and the need for better technology, consent management, and stakeholder engagement. Members pressed the administration on how to institutionalize these efforts across administrations and asked for concrete budgetary and regulatory steps to support “no wrong door” enrollment and automatic referrals. The committee also reviewed several chair priorities. On the proposed foster care multi-agency office, CDSS said existing coordination structures already address much of the intended work and asked to verify prior fiscal scoring. On the Employment First Office, CalHHS explained that the office’s $1 million budget was eliminated in the 2024-25 budget as part of deficit reductions, while noting that employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remains an administration priority through existing departmental coordination. For the food insecurity proposal, CDSS said it could provide technical assistance but would need new data-sharing agreements, could not separately calculate a CFAP participation rate with current data, and would likely need until July 1, 2027, plus ongoing staffing, to complete the requested report. The mandated reporter proposal drew support for reform, with CDSS estimating low-millions in one-time training costs and ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands. The subcommittee also discussed a guaranteed income proposal. CalHHS suggested drafting new statutory language and considering a county-administered model rather than a state-run competitive grant process to reduce administrative burden, while members and public commenters urged support for AB 661 and a study of a permanent statewide guaranteed income program. Public testimony also supported automatic enrollment, community-supporting mandated reporting reforms, and cash assistance for fire recovery. In the final items, CSD described how local nonprofit partners helped during the Los Angeles fires with food, housing vouchers, transportation, and emergency energy assistance, and explained that LIHEAP and CSBG remain important but limited tools for disaster response. CSD also said recent federal staffing cuts and possible future federal budget threats could affect LIHEAP and CSBG administration, though no immediate service disruptions had occurred and additional LIHEAP funds were expected to be released soon.

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• This bill has been developed in close partnership with local election officials and has their strong
• Had a number of provisions to narrow the scope of the line act to exclude certain development contracts
• agreement right after they got a big check from from some developer.
• If you bring it up to $1,500, and so a local elected official could accept $1,499 from a developer two
• days ago. before they're voting on the local development, that's going to look bad.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Different states have varying requirements for licensure, continuing ed, and professional development
• Thirdly the impact on local workforce development, the compact may inadvertently displace our current
• and develop their careers.
• I just want to thank the member for asking that question because as we develop this issue We definitely
• At one point I feared I was developing early Alzheimer's or going crazy. menopause, I was a successful

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• A new campus being developed by the grantee. Oh, okay, so it's for several of them. Yes, sir.
• Our businesses, economic developments, millions of dollars. dependent on these agencies abilities to
• Item number 13, Rural Economic Development Grant, Texas Rural Business Fund Program.
• Number 2, the increase of 4.4 million was to develop the state implementation plan also in compliance
• On to page 50 for the water development. Board under cost out of adjustments or items number one.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• the craft foundation, which is really the heart of how we take all the research that we've been developing
• And so the craft foundation was developed just to do that.
• We've got to continue research, basic research in the lab to continue to develop tools, whether it be
• And we think that we're just on the cusp of developing more and more of those compounds that will really
• seeing little bit of both of that as well as some investment returning to the industry as we've developed

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The categories are labor and economic development.
• As the House Chair of Economic Development, As the House Chair of Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
• of economic development organizations that support regional efforts to grow and retain businesses.
• I want to thank all of my colleagues who have supported economic development measures in this budget.
• Thank all of my colleagues who have supported economic development measures in this budget.

Summary: The House first adopted several ceremonial resolutions congratulating three Eagle Scouts, then concurred in Senate amendments to House bills affecting the town of Milford’s alcohol licensing law and the town of Middleton’s charter. It also passed to enact a Senate bill on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester and engrossed a House bill allowing Plymouth to create a special revenue account for land acquisition. The chamber later observed moments of silence for former Lynn City Councilor Richard “Rick” Ford, Portuguese American community leader Louis Pedroso, and Quincy veteran Mildred “Millie” Cox, and welcomed several guest groups and dignitaries, including students from Fall River, D.A.R. Good Citizen award recipients, and a British minister visiting the State House. Most of the floor session centered on FY27 budget amendments, especially housing and shelter policy. Members debated and rejected multiple Republican amendments that would have tightened eligibility for the HomeBASE and emergency shelter programs by requiring citizenship or limiting access to U.S. citizens with Massachusetts residency, with supporters arguing the changes would reduce costs and opponents saying the programs already have strict eligibility rules and that the proposals would exclude lawful residents and vulnerable families. The House also rejected an amendment to block Housing and Livable Communities grants from being conditioned on MBTA Communities Act compliance, with supporters calling it a reprieve for noncompliant towns and opponents saying the law is helping address the housing shortage. A consolidated housing/environment amendment was then adopted 154-0, funding major housing, shelter, clean water, climate, and food assistance accounts. The chamber also defeated amendments to create a data center commission and to eliminate the vocational-technical school admissions lottery, though the latter was withdrawn after debate. Another rejected amendment would have suspended public policy and public benefit charges on electric and gas bills; opponents said that would eliminate low-income and senior bill relief. The House then turned to education-related amendments, rejecting proposals to change special education reimbursement formulas and to raise the reimbursement rate from 75% to 80%, with opponents arguing the ideas needed committee review and cost analysis. Finally, the House began debating an amendment to fully fund regional school transportation by removing “subject to appropriation,” but the transcript ends before any final vote on that item.

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• So that does impact our workforce development and our economy.
• This is a huge factor in developing talent.
• So that does impact our workforce development and our economy.
• This is a huge factor in developing talent.
• Again, economic development voted this out 14 to 0, and I would ask, development voted this out 14 to

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• You know, I love economic development. I'm an economic developer myself.
• And I do mean their land, both developed and undeveloped land.
• I am encouraged by the work SLPS is doing with our local development corporation in terms of...
• I am encouraged by the work SLPS is doing with our local development corporation in terms of selling
• Because of, in the past, bad blood, wanting to sell to a charter school or any other development.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And secondly, Utah has been developing a mentor-based program.
• code, our local development needs and concerns.
• if we've got land-use development codes and we're adopting this in?
• If we've got land-use development codes and we're adopting this in, how does that interplay work out?
• I think a very deliberate role in developing the maps has to be part of this conversation.

Committee: Joint Business and Labor Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

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• Um, I really was very intrigued when Representative Leyon, after she became the chair, developed a different
• Um, I really was very intrigued when Representative Leyon, after she became the chair, developed a different
• of fossil fuels and nuclear development of fossil fuels and nuclear power,<00:17:19.600><c> I'd</c><
• </c><00:23:22.480><c> And</c><00:23:22.720><c> now</c> through um its uh development.
• And now through um its uh development.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee met in executive session on November 5, 2025, to consider House Bills 244, 610, and 727, and Senate Bills 94 and 193. On HB 244, which recodifies municipal enforcement of the building and fire code, the committee adopted amendment 2025-2952H by a 16-0 vote, then voted 16-0 to report the bill ought to pass as amended and placed it on the consent calendar. The discussion emphasized that the bill reorganizes building code statutes into a single chapter and was the product of substantial subcommittee work. On HB 610, concerning repeal of the Office of the Consumer Advocate, the committee adopted amendment 2025-3076H by a 16-0 vote. The amendment narrowed the office’s charge to residential utility customers, added duties for the Residential Ratepayer Advisory Board, allowed a two-thirds board recommendation to remove a consumer advocate for failing to perform duties, and broadened the qualifications pool for the position while retaining attorney eligibility. The current consumer advocate, Donald Crease, testified that he still preferred the existing statute but appreciated the committee’s effort to preserve a vigilant, independent ratepayer voice; members generally described the amendment as a more focused, less drastic approach. The committee then voted 16-0 to report HB 610 ought to pass as amended and placed it on consent. For HB 727, relating to the New Hampshire retirement system, the committee voted to inexpediently legislate by a 15-0 vote, with one member recused, explaining that the bill’s subject matter had already been addressed in House Bill 2 and signed by the governor. The bill was also placed on the consent calendar. On Senate Bill 94, prohibiting municipal amendments to the state building code, the committee heard extensive explanation from Mr. Sherman about a substitute amendment, 2025-2972H, which would preserve the prohibition on technical municipal amendments and avoid an unintended trigger that could reopen technical amendments across the code if the state falls behind on model code updates. The committee adopted the amendment 15-1 and then moved toward an ought to pass as amended recommendation; the transcript cuts off before the final disposition on SB 94 is fully completed. Senate Bill 193 was listed at the start of the meeting, but no discussion of it appears in the provided transcript.

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• Um, I personally was actively involved in, um, developing the lawsuit.
• we had begun the litigation process and, um, the state very quickly, um, expressed interest in developing
• The settlement agreement was developed over several months.
• Um, it was um very intentional in The way it developed step by step, a step by step process for addressing
• Analyze and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws, regulations

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• that adequate infrastructure, including roads, water, sewage, shall be available to support the development
• </c><00:36:38.880><c> This</c> development of manufactured homes.
• This development of manufactured homes.
• across the state and those development across the state and those homes<00:36:50.880><c> are</c><00:
• or mostly developed before the municipality may have had zoning ordinances.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Justice Evolved program managers are actively working with their lead trainer, Rachel Reinhart, to develop
• mandated that the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement put together committees of stakeholders to develop
• mandated that the Texas Commission on law enforcement put together committees of stakeholders to develop
• One of those policies—there were many policies developed.
• "Could you also just quickly tell us what the process was for developing this model policy?

Bills: SB693 , SB781 , SB836 , SB860 , SB906 , SB993 , SB1101 , SB1321 , SB1370 , SB1537 , SB1563 , SB1610 , SB1637

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard a series of bills focused on criminal procedure, public safety, victim protections, and law enforcement administration. SB 1537 would require criminal-proceeding interpreters to meet the same appointment standards used in the Government Code, and SB 993 would let the Comptroller’s Criminal Investigative Division seek mobile-tracking warrants directly in motor fuel theft and related tax-fraud investigations. SB 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notaries who notarize documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add continuing education for notaries. SB 1610 would tighten rules for civilly committed sexually violent predators at the Texas Civil Commitment Office, including penalties for new crimes and assaults on staff, sex-offender registration requirements, and removal of certain provisions from the filed version; the substitute reduced some of the harsher penalties and preserved parole/community-supervision eligibility. SB 836 would expand privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of certain trials, allowing pseudonyms earlier in the process, and protecting forensic exam evidence and invasive recordings under protective orders. SB 1563 would require county jailers to receive training on interacting with veterans, with testimony emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails. SB 906 would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo authority similar to other Texas tribes to commission peace officers under state law to enforce Texas laws on tribal land. SB 781 would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officers’ personal information and create a confidential departmental file system modeled on Chapter 143 civil-service practices, though members raised concerns about whether the bill could affect disciplinary records and existing disclosure rules. Testimony was largely supportive for the bills, especially from prosecutors, law enforcement representatives, victim advocates, and agency officials. Supporters of SB 693 described widespread deed fraud tied to improper notarizations; supporters of SB 836 stressed survivor privacy and the harms of livestreamed sexual-assault proceedings; supporters of SB 1563 said jailer training could help prevent veteran suicides and improve treatment; and supporters of SB 906 said state commissioning would improve public safety and coordination on tribal lands. SB 781 drew support from police and TCOLE witnesses who said the bill would extend confidentiality protections already used in civil-service departments, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or could be read to shield misconduct information. Public testimony included opposition to SB 1610 from a civil-rights advocate who urged waiting for Sunset review, and opposition to SB 781 from a family member of a person killed by police, who objected to expanding confidentiality for officers. Several bills were left pending after testimony because the committee lacked a quorum or chose to hold them for later action.

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• They were originally developed as a chewing gum that you could swallow, so as you enjoy a fruity deliciousness
• There is a separate and somewhat independent process that's being led by Reconnect Rondo to develop a
• on top and then programming development on top and then programming from<00:20:55.720><c> there</c><
• Access to transit services for the Rondo community and supports economic development by creating new
• To the contrary, Reconnect Rondo has a robust plan for utilizing diverse contractors in the development

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But I had a developer in one of my communities got grant funding to construct 10 single-family homes
• But I had a developer in one of my case.
• </c><01:03:42.800><c> to</c> be really important for developers to be really important for developers
• <01:21:51.560><c> a</c> developed a developed a trendline<01:21:54.880><c> with</c><01:21:55.400><c>
• </c><01:22:01.840><c> data</c> developed multiple points multiple data developed multiple points multiple

Keywords: 981, all

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• and supported by the American developed and supported by the American Association<00:18:22.640><c> of
• And you know, we definitely had places that had economic development and congestion.
• ,</c> know, economic development, know, economic development, um<00:52:05.440><c> congestion</c><00:52
• </c><00:52:12.559><c> Um</c> economic development and congestion.
• Um economic development and congestion.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 958, all

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• There was another major reform to the tourism development tax, not the one that we voted on here, but
• There was another major reform to the tourism development tax, not the one that we voted on here, but
• In terms of economic development, With the theme of trying to get those costs down.
• Questions of Representative Schof and the transportation and economic development silo.
• We're already cutting our funding for affordable housing and for workforce development, and now with

Summary: The House met on the final day of session, swore in Representatives Boyles and Hodgers, and observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as for Representative Rosenwald’s father. The chamber then moved into final budget work, with leaders outlining the plan to take up H.J.R. 5019, HB 7031, HB 5017, HB 5015, and then the general appropriations act once the Senate transmitted it. H.J.R. 5019, a proposed constitutional amendment to expand the budget stabilization fund, was explained and amended to raise the rainy day fund cap, require annual deposits, and allow withdrawals for critical state needs by a two-thirds vote; it passed 100-1. The House then adopted the conference report on HB 7031, the tax package. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or expands several sales tax holidays and exemptions, including permanent exemptions for disaster-preparedness items, hunting/fishing/camping items, and ammunition and firearms-related purchases, and makes changes to property, corporate income, local tax, and economic development provisions. Members debated the removal of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related revenue streams, the new ammunition exemption, and the data center tax changes; supporters argued the package reduces taxes and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents raised concerns about housing, transportation, and gun violence. The conference report passed 93-7. HB 5017, creating a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer to retire state bonds early, passed unanimously. HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment, also passed. The House then began explanation and questions on the fiscal year 2025-26 general appropriations act, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down $3.8 billion from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major spending areas, including pre-K-12 funding increases, health care funding for Medicaid, KidCare, nursing homes, opioid treatment, and mental health, transportation and economic development funding, environmental and water projects, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology. Questions focused on school vouchers, inflationary pressures on school districts, and the adequacy of funding for housing, transportation, and other priorities.

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• We strongly support developing a uniform benefits application system allowing individuals with intellectual
• We strongly<00:08:17.680><c> um</c><00:08:17.919><c> support</c><00:08:18.400><c> developing</c><00:08
• developing a uniform benefits<00:08:20.720><c> application</c><00:08:21.520><c> system</c><00:08:22.479
• </c><00:19:53.840><c> a</c> Wellness and Resilience to develop a Wellness and Resilience to develop a
• </c> convene a working group to develop convene a working group to develop measures<00:32:18.159><c>

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 20, 2025, to hear a series of Human Services and Health resolutions. HCR 146, which asks the Department of Human Services to apply for and implement the Elderly Simplified Application Project, drew strong support from disability, public health, and hunger advocates. Testifiers emphasized that the measure could create a more uniform benefits application, reduce repeated paperwork, extend certification periods from one year to three years, and ease burdens on both applicants and DHS staff. DHS said it stood on its written testimony and was available for questions. The committee also heard that a universal application could help people with disabilities avoid delays and denials caused by complex or duplicative forms. The committee then heard HR 170/HCR 174, which requests review of Aloha-based learning programs for youth in the juvenile legal system. Supporters from Opportunity for Youth Action Hawaii and DebtFree Justice Hawaii said the resolution would help advance restorative justice, community service, and culturally grounded rehabilitation, especially if youth fees and fines are reduced or eliminated. Testimony also supported HR 133/HCR 139, which asks the Office of Wellness and Resilience to report on the developmental needs of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. Witnesses from the developmental disabilities council, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Hawaii Community Foundation, and others said the pandemic’s trauma and behavioral impacts justify a multidisciplinary, evidence-based report, and the office requested more time to complete its findings, suggesting a deadline at the end of 2026. The committee also heard HR 88/HCR 92, proposing a two-year homelessness sanctuary pilot program in Honolulu. One testifier described sleeping in a car and said the pilot could provide a safer option, while the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions said it supported the intent but stressed that a sanctuary is still an unsheltered situation and should lead people toward permanent housing. HCR 180, calling for collaboration among homelessness and law enforcement agencies, received comments that many of the issues are already being addressed locally. HR 103/HCR 107, which would convene a working group to strengthen Title 9 protections, received support from education, women’s, and LGBTQ advocates, who asked for student and queer representation on the working group and said federal Title 9 changes make state action important. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the committee moved from one resolution to the next after testimony and questions.