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• the Committee on Ways and Means: To whom was referred the bill providing for the terms of certain bonds
• Third reading of the bill: An act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation purposes
• Let me tell you why these bonding authorizations matter.
• In towns to amend local zoning code to permit commercial conversion as of right on every commercially
• We also include a piece on mayoral zoning to allow a mayor in a city to initiate zoning proposals to

Summary: The House adopted a resolution congratulating Fire Chief Timothy Clancy on his retirement from the Whitman Fire Department after suspending the rules. It also concurred with a Senate petition authorizing MassDOT to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington, and then gave final passage to several local bills, including measures on culverts and dams, alcohol licenses in Milford, Salem, and Bridgewater, and firefighter civil service eligibility in Arlington. The chamber then took up several bills on second reading and third reading, including a Norton land parcel bill, a Watertown property tax classification bill for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years, and a transportation bond bill. In each case, the House suspended Rule 7A, adopted the Ways and Means amendments, and ordered the bills to a third reading or passed them to be engrossed. The transportation bond bill was substituted for a broader bonds bill and advanced as amended. The main debate centered on House 5562, the economic development bond bill. Representative Viola described it as a $425.1 million package supporting applied AI and quantum, defense, robotics, ag tech, downtown revitalization, housing, higher education bridge funding, and business climate changes such as lower LLC fees, a CPA licensing pathway, nurse licensing changes, film tax credit adjustments, internship incentives, and food truck inspection reforms. Representative Haggerty and Representative Kazner spoke in support, emphasizing housing production, site plan review, land use board training, commercial conversion, faith-based housing, and local control. The House adopted Consolidated Amendment A by roll call 142-5, with a second consolidated amendment then made available; the bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• It also ensures that all parties agree to a bond before a bond is reinstated.
• Is there any prohibition if they were to do some zoning? I don't know whether the zoning issue...
• Is there any prohibition if they were to do some zoning? I don't know whether the zoning issue...
• To do some zoning. I don't know whether the zoning issue is a question here.
• To do some zoning. I don't know whether the zoning issue is a question here.

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• Senate just helped make this bill a little easier to implement as we go through the One Washington Enterprise
• As we go through the One Washington Enterprise change, this is a good little bill that is just going
• housing, and it generally limits localities' ability to regulate for themselves how they want their zoning
• And it generally limits localities' ability to regulate for themselves how they want their zoning.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

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• was just, I was always under the assumption, and maybe if I'm wrong, because most of them are, A, enterprise
• funds, and, B, the fees that are collected as part of that enterprise fund, because you're... ...fees
• that are collected as part of that enterprise fund because you're constrained with what you can actually
• protections, and proximity to sensitive areas like public mooring fields and critical environmental zones
• And just like Chair Rodriguez amended her bill with anchoring in port zones, hopefully that you will

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.

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• A bill to be entitled, an act relating to bail bonds.
• It also ensures that all parties agree to a bond before a bond is reinstated.
• It streamlines bond discharge when a court revokes pre-trial release.
• Is there any prohibition if they were to do some zoning? I don't know whether the zoning issue...
• “To do some zoning. I don't know whether the zoning issue is a question here.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then took up a long special order calendar and passed a series of bills, often by substituting House companions. Early measures included trust law modernization to create a nonjudicial trustee discharge process, military affairs changes expanding leave and retirement-related provisions, a bill to prepare for the end of penny use by standardizing cash rounding, and a podiatric medicine bill regulating cellular or tissue-based products and informed consent. The Senate also approved veterans court expansion, RV park assessment clarification, alcohol-loss tax deduction authority, bail bond and pretrial release revisions, and a military-installation jurisdiction bill to allow juvenile cases on bases to be handled in state juvenile court under certain conditions. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with the bail bond bill passing 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and confirmation that existing law on return of charitable bail funds would remain unchanged. The chamber then paused for a lengthy farewell presentation honoring Senator Lori Berman, featuring a video, remarks from many senators, and Berman’s own closing speech reflecting on her 16 years of service, her legislative priorities, and her call for civility, bipartisanship, and continued support for issues such as school safety, Israel, anti-Semitism, and affordability. After the tribute, the Senate resumed and passed additional bills, including one expanding insurance coverage definitions for portable electronics and eyewear, a workforce and nursing education funding bill broadening support for health science programs, a recovery residences regulatory streamlining bill, a felony battery enhancement bill adding resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense, and a child welfare bill extending visitor thresholds in out-of-home placements, making the Step Into Success program permanent, and creating a best-practices program. The chamber also advanced a candidate qualification bill tightening party-affiliation requirements and adding a House provision on recent legal name changes; debate began on that measure as the transcript ended.

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• assistance under the RISE Zone program and certain reporting requirements for the program.
• zone program.
• What's the total tax credit that is allowed in the budget for the enterprise zone program.
• Move the enterprise zone program. Move the committee<01:03:38.040><c> amendments.
• Land Use and Zoning Subcommittee may meet after the committee voting session in person. May meet.

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• Nonprofit home developers like Habitat for Humanity, Self-Help Enterprises, and others are prohibited
• Nonprofit home developers like Habitat for Humanity, Self-Help Enterprises, and others are prohibited
• the contractual provisions with the nonprofits themselves, but we do sell these with inclusionary zoned
• the contractual provisions with the nonprofits themselves, but we do sell these with inclusionary zoned
• This is fully consistent with existing housing element obligations, including requirements to zone for

Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing met without a quorum at first and operated as a subcommittee, then later established a quorum and took up several housing-related bills. Early presentations included AB 2390, a cleanup bill on housing streamlining and project modifications, which was described as clarifying that minor and subsequent modifications are reviewed under the standards in effect when the original application was filed; there was no opposition, and the bill was moved on a due pass motion but held on call for absent members. AB 1890, which would increase state matching support for Napa County farmworker housing centers from $250,000 to $500,000 annually and extend the program through 2036, drew strong support from Napa County officials, the Farm Bureau, hospitals, and vintners, and was also moved to Appropriations and held on call. AB 956, an ADU bill allowing more flexibility in how accessory dwelling units are built and clarifying application of ADU law in common interest developments, drew support from housing advocates and opposition from the League of California Cities over density, infrastructure, and local control concerns; the committee discussed amendments to avoid triggering density bonus law, then passed the bill as amended to Local Government, with some members expressing reservations or abstaining. The consent calendar, including AB 739, AB 2162, AB 2320, and AB 2692, was also acted on and held on call for absent members. Later, the committee heard AB 939, which would remove a 180-day resale restriction for certain income-restricted ownership units when a nonprofit affordable housing organization is ready to buy and sell them to qualified low-income buyers. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity and California YIMBY, said the bill would reduce vacancy, carrying costs, and delays in getting affordable homes to buyers; the California Association of Realtors opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could limit buyer choice, codify first-right-of-refusal provisions, and reduce wealth-building opportunities. Members questioned those concerns, and the author said amendments were being worked on; the bill was moved to Appropriations and held on call. AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act, would require state housing agencies to develop a fiscal analysis and long-term financial plan for ending homelessness and addressing housing affordability; it received broad support from supportive housing, civil rights, and homelessness organizations, with no opposition filed, and was moved to Appropriations and held on call. AB 1184, an HOA transparency bill requiring more notice and access around litigation and recordings, was moved to Judiciary after discussion about whether it duplicated existing HOA law and whether the proposed amendments were too broad. AB 2035, a narrowly tailored bill for Laguna Woods Village to lower the vote threshold needed to petition a court to amend outdated CC&Rs, was supported as a one-time fix and moved to Judiciary. Finally, AB 1573, pulled from consent, would add survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to housing element target populations; supporters said these groups are overrepresented among people experiencing housing instability and should be explicitly included in local housing planning.

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• Obviously, our members are all down, and almost all down in Bond.
• This is a no-judge zone, judge-free zone.
• This is a no-judge zone, judge-free zone. This is a no-judge zone. Judge-free zone.
• So again, judge-free zone, judge-free zone, feel free.
• So again, judge-free zone, judge-free zone, feel free.

Bills: HB373

Committee: Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology

Summary: The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee met in hybrid format and heard testimony on several bills. HB 373, as amended, would regulate hemp-derived THC-infused beverages by defining the products, limiting them to 10 mg of Delta-9 THC per container, restricting sales to package stores and licensed marijuana retail stores, requiring testing and labeling, and imposing a 50-cent per container tax; the sponsor said the bill is intended to create guardrails and protect youth, and a wholesaler representative testified in support. HB 398 would allow racinos to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. and remove local authority to require earlier closing times; the sponsor and Bally’s representative said it would help Delaware remain competitive and increase revenue, and no opposition was heard. HB 433 would let municipalities and counties extend last call for bars, restaurants, and clubs from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.; a witness from Connect Delaware supported it as a competitiveness and retention measure, emphasizing that it is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 441, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks/crypto ATMs in Delaware and require existing machines to be removed within 90 days. The sponsor and supporters, including AARP, the Delaware Department of Justice, and the League of Women Voters, argued the machines are heavily used in scams, especially against older adults, and that regulation has not been effective. CoinFlip opposed the bill, saying it is a regulated operator, that the fraud statistics are overstated or incomplete, and that Delaware should instead adopt a regulatory framework and amendment. HB 465 would update the criminal code to formally define virtual currency and incorporate it into theft, money laundering, racketeering, and search-and-seizure provisions; the sponsor said it would align Delaware law with modern crypto-related crimes, and no opposition was presented. The committee then heard HB 467, which would prevent landlords from requiring renters to buy insurance from a specific company while still allowing them to require coverage meeting lease terms; the sponsor described it as a consumer-choice bill and there was no public opposition. HB 435 would require payment parity for certified registered nurse anesthetists and physicians when the same services are provided; the sponsor, nurse anesthetists, the Delaware Health Care Association, the Department of Insurance, and ChristianaCare supported it as a workforce and access-to-care measure, with no opposition. Finally, HS 1 for HB 450, the Road DE Act, would overhaul permitting and traffic-impact review, emphasize peak-hour traffic, set density standards in growth areas, create a transportation impact fee, and direct some revenue to open space, farmland, and coastal restoration; realtors, builders, environmental groups, engineers, and GEAR supported it as a way to speed permitting, reduce sprawl, and improve infrastructure planning. The committee adjourned after public comment; no votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• On page 1, line 20 of the striking amendment, after area, insert, including zones with an employment
• The amendment after area insert including zones with an employment internal references accordingly.
• I don't only enjoy eating; it's also an emotional bond that I have with food.
• I don't only enjoy eating; it's also an emotional bond that I have with food.
• And so this food was a bond. The food was nourishing. The food was really the center of my family.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

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• It's like it equally applies to their zoning code, whatever they would make...
• It's like it equally applies to their zoning code, whatever they would make person.
• to draw down and service that debt. ...collected to service if they have to issue bonds to draw down
• election, for instance, or A city's GO bond because, frankly, it doesn't apply to them, and they're
• It authorizes bonds, service reserve funding, bond issuance, insurance, liquidity instruments, and financing

Summary: The House convened, took a roll call, and heard the daily prayer and Pledge of Allegiance before several special presentations. Members recognized recipients of the Oklahoma Seal of Biliteracy, the Fort Gibson High School wrestling team, the Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Lees, the Nurse of the Day Teddy Cole, and the 32nd Annual Cattlemen’s Leadership Academy group. The chamber then stood at ease while awaiting the Senate and later convened a joint session with the Senate to honor the Oklahoma National Guard. In the joint session, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell presided over Oklahoma National Guard Appreciation Day. Chaplain Josh Byrd delivered the invocation, Major General Thomas Mancino and Representative Hildebrandt spoke in praise of the Guard’s service and history, and Lieutenant Colonel Neil Harvey read the proclamation. Speakers highlighted the Guard’s deployments, disaster response, and the commemorative arch and museum projects. The joint session was then dissolved. Back in the House, members considered Senate Bill 2060, the Build Act, which would authorize master development districts and alternative infrastructure financing for residential and other developments. Supporters said it would help finance roads, water, sewer, and other infrastructure without creating public debt, while opponents argued it created an unelected quasi-government entity with strong lien powers, limited local control, and similarities to State Question 833, which voters had rejected. After debate, the House passed SB 2060 by a vote of 54-40. The House also adopted and passed several committee reports and bills with emergency clauses: House Bill 4042, appropriating funds to the Department of Commerce for census-related technology and staffing, passed 90-6 with the emergency approved; House Bill 4037, increasing the Ethics Commission revolving fund cap as its oversight duties expand, passed 91-0 with the emergency approved; and House Bill 4043, appropriating resources to Oklahoma Task Force One and the Department of Emergency Management, passed 93-3 with the emergency approved. The House then recessed until 12:30 p.m.

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• He said everything is on budget and on time, and that the veterans are currently housed at the Enterprise
• basically for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined within necessarily a school zone
• basically for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined within necessarily a school zone
• Basically, for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined within necessarily a school zone

Bills: HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216 , HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

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• Amy Bond. During the hearing, she said: “Good afternoon, Senators. My name is Amy Bond.
• And so at times when we did not have a coherent zoning enforcement or zoning plan, we got a substandard
• So in matters of zoning, there is representation for those folks because they are subject to those zoning
• On that board for purposes of zoning.
• And so this allows time for bonding.

Bills: LB815A , LB838A , LB912A , LB972A , LB1126A , LB962A , LB1114 , LB921 , LB937 , LB803 , LB803A , LB1032 , LB1032A , LB1075 , LB1075A , LB889 , LB878 , LB933 , LB304 , LB304A , LB1096 , LB1096A , LB1165 , LB1165A , LB958 , LB958A , LB762 , LB1187 , LB966 , LB929 , LB962 , LB753 , LB788 , LB913 , LB1055 , LB1195 , LB429 , LB721 , LB722 , LB727 , LB743 , LB745 , LB749 , LB778 , LB787

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• </c><01:06:45.280><c> payment</c> property tax levy for the bond payment property tax levy for the bond
• The to the bond repayment limited.
• It is operated as an enterprise fund.
• We is operated as an enterprise fund.
• And you talked about it as an enterprise, like a money-making enterprise, I suppose, for the county.

Bills: HF4094 , HF3390 , HF3813 , HF3583 , HF3751 , HF4324 , HF4789 , HF3596 , HF4033 , HF4424 , HF4053

Committee: House Taxes

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• There was some language in there, reference to the urban enterprise... Appealed that.
• There was some language in there, reference to the urban enterprise zones, associations of water management

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• What are your thoughts on bonding targets, and is there any concern about the Mooney bond income tax
• We've got time for one more. voting on bonding bills. But here where voting on bonding bills.
• </c> um the forecast assumptions of a bonding um the forecast assumptions of a bonding bill<00:09:20.399
• </c><00:09:47.279><c> bill</c> real desire uh to move on a bonding bill real desire uh to move on a bonding
• </c> and while I think a number of the zoning and while I think a number of the zoning reforms<00:21:

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• </c><00:20:33.240><c> or</c> the firste cost of unapproved bonded or the firste cost of unapproved bonded
• </c><00:35:40.520><c> or</c> proposed by bonds or proposed by bonds or notes<00:35:42.400><c> I'm</c>
• </c> opinion is because when if you do bonds opinion is because when if you do bonds and<00:35:45.400
• bonds are actually sold after the voters approve the bond anyway, but we could at least estimate those
• </c> it's an estimate still because the bond it's an estimate still because the bond we<01:28:04.040>

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• So adding livestock to that enterprise, you know, everywhere from dairy goats to adding sheep to also
• So, and then we have bonding as well.
• Is that bonding proposal at the Hague to put a committee Proposal is at a higher education proposal,
• So that is benefiting that farmer enterprise by boosting their demand.
• Just not too long ago, a few months ago, we launched our small and medium-sized enterprise program.

Bills: HF3692

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• What it does is it removes zoning changes as a reason to lift the valuation cap.
• , then the use would be evaluated, or the zoning would be evaluated.
• And I see this in what we just did with bonding for our roads.
• We just passed a bonding bill, but it doesn't address local road projects.
• We just passed a bonding bill, but it doesn't address local road projects.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

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• Again, we'll work with enterprise tax.
• So we'll start with the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax.
• So we'll start with the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax.
• ordinance, since it said change the zoning ordinance, when you change zoning ordinance, people are still
• , since it said change the zoning ordinance, when you change zoning ordinance, people are still grandfathered

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

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• The Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Toll Facility bond retirement account, which was included in 6352
• Please amend this legislation to include 75-year bonding authorization for Sound Transit.
• This bonding authority will allow Sound Transit to move forward on these light rail projects.
• We respectfully request that you amend HB 2711 to allow Sound Transit to access longer bonding terms.
• We urge you to support HB 2711 and strengthen it by adding this bonding authority.

Bills: HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation, transportation