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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Veteran Affairs Apr 1st, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are highly skilled professionals, business owners, entrepreneurs, and patriots who march forward
  • Now they deserve the opportunity to succeed as business owners.
  • I have been advocating in the building now for 20 years.
  • I am on the board of directors for the Houston Regional Veterans Chamber, but also a business owner here
  • It's an honor to be here with you today, representing myself as a small business owner and a veteran
Summary: The Committee on Veterans Affairs heard several bills related to veterans and military installations. Senator Birdwell presented SB 1197, which would extend existing drone restrictions over military bases and airports to Texas spaceports, with exceptions for authorized operators; there was brief supportive testimony and the bill was left pending. Chairman Hancock presented SB 1271, allowing Texas to accept concurrent jurisdiction over military installations to improve handling of juvenile offenses through state and local involvement; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. SB 390, by Senator Middleton and explained by Senator Menendez, would expand the definition of historically underutilized businesses to include veteran-owned businesses certified by the SBA, regardless of disability rating, to increase veteran participation in state contracting. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from veterans and business advocates, while Senator Eckhardt raised concerns that broadening the category might not satisfy the disparity-study basis typically used for HUB programs. The committee also took up pending bills later in the meeting. SB 651 was advanced after adoption of a committee substitute and received a unanimous committee vote to do pass and be recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 897 likewise had a committee substitute adopted and was reported favorably by a unanimous vote, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1814 was reported favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar by a unanimous vote. SB 1197 was also voted out favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1271 and SB 390 were left pending at the end of the meeting, and the committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • My journey with the SBDC started as a small business owner.
  • who then help us to build out these relationships.
  • My name is Ashley De La Rosa on behalf of Building Skills Partnership.
  • , 60 commercial building owners, SEIU, USWW, and the broader community.
  • owners, SEIU, USWW, and the broader community.
Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from Go-Biz Director D.D. Myers on the administration’s economic development strategy, centered on the California Jobs First framework. Myers described regional planning across 13 regions, the Jobs First Council, and pilot sectors including ag-tech, space and defense, life sciences, and semiconductors. She also outlined budget requests for CalCompetes, CalExport, the California Film Commission, innovation/emerging technologies, and the California Civic Media Fund, along with the new California brand campaign. Committee members raised questions about misinformation about California, regulatory burdens, tourism versus broader economic messaging, and how the brand campaign would highlight underrepresented communities. No vote was taken; the item was informational. The committee then reviewed CalOSBA’s work on small business support, including California RISE, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and TAP/SIP technical assistance and capital infusion programs. CalOSBA reported that California RISE’s first cohort awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, with growth in revenue, contracts, and jobs; the performing arts payroll fund paid all 100 recipients but was heavily oversubscribed; and TAP supported more than 112,000 businesses in the past year, helping leverage federal and local funds. Testimony from program partners emphasized the importance of small business counseling, community-based outreach, and support for arts organizations facing post-pandemic and AB 5-related cost pressures. Senators pressed for more data on long-term job retention, better outreach to smaller and ethnic media, and possible program changes to speed grants and stretch funding further. Finally, the committee heard Go-Biz’s request for additional staff and funding for the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program. Staff said the request would support application review, DEIA implementation, and data tracking. The Film Commission reported that about 147 productions had been approved and roughly 90% were opting into the new diversity provisions, with career pathways reporting to include demographic and participation data and a future report expected in 2027. Senators asked about accountability, apprenticeship and internship hours, and whether the program was producing real career pathways and inclusive hiring outcomes. The item remained informational, with no vote or action taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:19:59.320><c> first</c> for these for Mega scale we build first for these for Mega scale we build
  • Building materials are not exempted.
  • </c><00:48:36.640><c> maintenance</c> refrigeration and building maintenance refrigeration and building
  • </c><00:52:34.280><c> he's</c> husband is a small business owner he's husband is a small business owner
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Mar 24th, 2025

Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Transcript Highlights:
  • The work for us really is about building a community-led and climate-forward economy.
  • Just because you fix a road or build a bridge doesn't mean an economy is going to grow.
  • First, we have Juliana Ramirez, owner of JRPG.
  • Our bookkeeping, I love our owners of our small businesses.
  • Big vacant building in downtown Modesto, and I one day.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Jan 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • on which the owner maintains a permanent residence.
  • Since I am under a fiduciary responsibility to the owner of the home that I’m building it for,” Edwin
  • That’s my job, to the owner and to the state of Florida under Statute 489.”
  • Edwin Henry: “So what would the owner say if I went to that owner and said, I need more money to pay
  • That owner will say, and rightly so, that I should not have paid for the deficient work.
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably. Early measures included CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would allow qualified candidates or political parties to sue over violations of party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of it, arguing the bill removed existing limits on force and erased sentencing distinctions. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including CS/SB 7014, SB 7016, CS/SB 7012, SB 7000, SB 7002, SB 7004, SB 7006, and SB 7008, all of which extend or preserve public records or meeting exemptions for topics such as social media investigations, small business loan records, motor vehicle enforcement records, emergency shelter information, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, Public Service Commission proceedings, and Gaming Control Commission records. The committee also approved SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and opponents not appearing in the excerpt. HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably after supporters from the Florida Chamber and Associated Industries backed the bill, which limits strict liability claims involving natural geological substances on former phosphate mines but not phosphogypsum stacks. CS/SB 48 on housing, as amended, would require local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, limit certain local barriers, and extend housing incentives; it drew broad support from housing, business, real estate, and advocacy groups. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 on CPA licensure modernization, SB 292 on public records protection for appellate court clerks, CS/SB 296 and CS/SB 298 on domestic and dating violence protections and related public records exemptions, and SB 386 on farm equipment warranty protections were also reported favorably, generally with supportive testimony from affected industries, advocacy groups, or public safety stakeholders. Later, the committee approved SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increase penalties and enforcement tools. It also heard but temporarily postponed CS/CS/SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services after the chair allowed public testimony because many stakeholders had traveled to attend; one opponent, a longtime builder, argued the bill could criminalize contractors who withhold payment for deficient subcontractor work. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes on selected bills and then adjourning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • and build and build more housing and put more people at flood risk and what have you.
  • 10% more than the existing building, which is what they're currently allowed to do.
  • is not the property owner of record prior to the disaster.
  • As long as you're building no more than 10% larger than your existing footprint.
  • in advance, but that's not what— Those kinds of transactions and build in advance.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 872, which would direct $300 million annually for 20 years to repair subsidence damage in the State Water Project and to fund Delta levee repairs. The author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians, prevent major infrastructure and flood risks, and address long-term threats to California’s water supply. Support came from a broad coalition of water agencies, local governments, environmental groups, and business interests; there was no opposition testimony. Members discussed the scale of the funding, the beneficiary-pays issue, and whether the bill should more clearly address risk and identify likely project areas. The committee adopted amendments, and SB 872 passed 5-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up SB 1305, a study bill on the feasibility of reintroducing the California grizzly bear. The author, tribal sponsors, and conservation supporters framed the bill as a science-based roadmap that would examine habitat, impacts, and implementation, while recognizing the grizzly’s cultural significance to tribes and its ecological role. Opponents, including sheriffs, cattle groups, county representatives, and a former Fish and Wildlife law enforcement official, argued that California lacks the staffing, funding, and public-safety capacity to manage another apex predator and that the state is already struggling with wolves and mountain lions. Members raised questions about the scope of the feasibility study, local control, and whether the bill should address conflict risk earlier in the process. The author agreed to work on additional amendments, and the bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations and remained on call. SB 1079, creating a Cal Fire Fire Innovation Unit to speed the testing and deployment of wildfire technologies, was heard next. The author and supporters said California has strong wildfire innovation but lacks a formal pipeline to move promising tools from pilot projects into statewide use. Supporters included Megafire Action, Fireworks, the Orange County Fire Authority, and the California Association of Realtors, which sought amendments related to nonprofit administration of grants. There was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Emergency Management and was placed on call. The committee also heard SB 997, which would give the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to collect fines and fees tied to its groundwater sustainability plan. Supporters said the change would allow more efficient enforcement and avoid lengthy civil litigation; no opposition appeared. Members asked whether the authority should be extended more broadly to other statutory GSAs, and the author said discussions were ongoing. SB 997 passed 2-0 to Judiciary and was placed on call. The committee later caught up on votes for the earlier bills and then moved to SB 894, a wildfire resilience loan program modeled on Go Green to help homeowners finance home-hardening measures; it passed 5-0 to Emergency Management and was placed on call. Finally, SB 1229 was introduced by Senator Allen to strengthen coastal protections for rebuilding after disasters, beginning with the Palisades fire context, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full hearing concluded.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 7, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Commerce Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does that owner then pay its due diligence?
  • I represent over 300 small business owners.
  • We talk to a lot of small business owners.
  • And I've seen this, where the individual or the owner or the business owner can have his way or their
  • And I seen this where the individual or the owner or the business owner can individual or the owner or
Summary: The committee first took up HB 703 on utility relocation, as amended by a strike-all. The sponsor said the bill would require government authorities that order communication service providers to move infrastructure to pay the relocation costs, clarify expedited timelines, and align the House bill with the Senate version. Supporters argued the communication services tax should help cover these costs, while cities and counties warned the bill would shift major unfunded costs to local governments and taxpayers, especially in fiscally constrained counties. After public testimony from local government and industry representatives and debate over fairness, coordination, and the tax’s intended use, the committee adopted the strike-all and then passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed CS/HB 379, a securities package updating Chapter 517. The bill and conforming amendment made several technical and policy changes, including expanding certain exemptions, updating foreign jurisdiction and exchange considerations, revising merger-and-acquisition broker rules, aligning fingerprinting requirements with FBI standards, and adding protections related to financial exploitation of specified adults. Industry and Office of Financial Regulation witnesses supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably without opposition. Next, the committee passed CS/HB 867 establishing the Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act to create a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor and to help Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties secure insurance and indemnification for service on the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. The Florida Chamber supported the bill, and it was reported favorably without debate. The committee also passed CS/HB 1161, which revises Florida’s deepfake law to require covered platforms to remove altered sexual depictions and copies upon request by the victim; the bill drew emotional testimony from a student victim and broad support from members, and a severability amendment was adopted before the bill passed unanimously. The committee then passed CS/HB 453 on pool and spa contractors, which updates Chapter 489 terminology and scope-of-practice rules and, through amendment, limits certain equipment to commercially available products. Finally, the committee passed HB 955 requiring all private employers to use E-Verify for new hires, removing the small-employer exemption. Supporters framed it as workforce integrity and rule-of-law legislation, while opponents warned about labor shortages, burdens on small businesses, and impacts on immigrant workers. After debate, the bill passed 19-3. The committee then began hearing CS/HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow voluntary waivers of minimum wage for certain internships, pre-apprenticeships, and on-the-job training; the sponsor presented an amendment limiting the duration and clarifying minor waivers, and the committee heard both support from small business groups and opposition from labor, immigrant, and worker advocates before the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Investing in Minnesota Housing - Senator Eric Lucero Feb 3rd, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • you're a renter or whether a homeowner, the cost of maintenance, the cost of acquisition, the cost of building
  • </c><00:04:54.160><c> or</c> that's passed on to uh home owners or that's passed on to uh home owners
  • </c> I have a bill that would exempt the sales tax on building materials.
  • </c> things uh reducing costs for home owners things uh reducing costs for home owners so<00:07:24.479
  • generational wealth and that is building generational wealth and that is something<00:09:05.920><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So it sort of builds up on us.
  • You have to have certain standards with the way you build it.
  • You have to have certain standards with the way you build it.
  • Okay, I have the small buildings. I have the small buildings. All right? I'll give you an example.
  • First and foremost, I've worked with the industry, with small billboard owners and large billboard owners
Summary: The committee met on March 30 and first took up House Resolution 1, which approves the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for fiscal years 2026-2027. CPRA leaders described the plan as a roughly $1.54 billion coastal investment, with most funds directed to construction and project implementation. They outlined funding sources including GOMESA, BP settlement dollars, state surplus, and new coastal sediment revenues, and reviewed major work across the coast such as marsh creation, barrier island restoration, levees, pump stations, shoreline protection, and nonstructural flood mitigation. Members asked about specific regional concerns, including the Sabine River area, the Chafalaya Basin, Bayou Sorrel, and tidal flooding in inland parishes. The committee heard public support cards and then reported H.R. 1 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Bill 838, as substituted, dealing with vehicle inspection stickers and related inspection requirements. The bill would repeal inspection requirements for assembled vehicles, adjust inspection rules for commercial and student transportation vehicles, allow out-of-state inspections in some cases, and move toward a QR-code-based system tied to the vehicle identification number. OMV officials said the QR code would contain only the VIN and would be used by law enforcement through existing or upgraded ticketing systems, with the change taking effect January 1, 2027. Members asked about privacy, local law enforcement compatibility, unsafe vehicles, and the annual fee structure. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably via substitute. Next, the committee heard House Bill 888, also with amendments, on temporary dealer plates and temporary registration plates. Supporters said the bill cleans up last session’s temporary tag law, increases security features for print-on-demand plates, clarifies placement rules for dealer tags, extends certain temporary tag periods from five to ten days, and delays fee changes until the electronic issuance system is implemented. A question was raised about whether the new plates would be readable by license plate recognition cameras, and the sponsor said that would be checked with State Police. The committee adopted the amendment set and reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 885, which authorizes electronic titles, electronic lien recordation, and electronic signatures for motor vehicle transactions. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill is intended to modernize vehicle sales, reduce duplicate paper signatures, and make the process more secure and efficient, while preserving anti-fraud protections and allowing the OMV to set rules. Members asked whether the process would be mandatory, how fraud would be handled, and how identity would be verified; the sponsor said the system would become mandatory for participating commercial entities once implemented, with security standards and good-faith protections. The committee reported the bill favorably via substitute. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 723, as amended, allowing certain two- and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds to proceed through a red light when sensors fail to detect them. The sponsor framed it as a safety measure to avoid riders being stranded at malfunctioning signals and to reduce rear-end collision risk. The committee also took up House Bill 882 on outdoor advertising, which would increase spacing between billboards on state highways from 150 feet to 1,000 feet, with an amendment preserving certain nonconforming signs rebuilt after acts of God. Supporters said the change would reduce billboard clutter and improve aesthetics, while opponents argued it would hurt smaller billboard owners, shift power to larger companies, and override local control. The committee adopted the amendments and continued debate on the bill, with testimony focused on its economic and local-government impacts.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • want; you can't build one more home because Buckeye is not a designated provider.
  • The current policy of the state, again, is that we have to build in designated providers.
  • by owners, and the risk of default by owners.
  • the financing by owners and the risk of default by owners the owners of a municipal water company are
  • And the rate differential is applied for the benefit of the owners.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> risk for property owners. risk for property owners.
  • Because the daycare is in the same building, the infant room is in the same building.
  • Think of an office building where you have multiple businesses in that building.
  • Think of an office building where you have multiple businesses in that building.
  • Think of an office building where you have multiple businesses in that building.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 13, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The building wasn't sprinkled, inoperable exit signage, lack of fire extinguishers.
  • Building wasn't sprinkled, inoperable exit sidelage, lack of fire extinguishers.
  • He's a business owner. I get what he's saying.
  • And also, I am a business owner as well. And so, you know, what does government exist to do?
  • And I came into this legislature as a 37-year business owner. Was I happy with paying sales tax?
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 13, 2025, for its first meeting of the session, with member and staff introductions followed by consideration of several tax-related bills. The committee first heard HJR 163 and its implementing bill HB 165, which would extend the homestead property tax exemption for quadriplegics to surviving spouses, similar to the treatment for surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Sponsor Rep. Tant and constituent J.R. Harding described the financial and caregiving burdens faced by spouses of quadriplegics. The committee heard supportive testimony from the Florida Association of Property Appraisers and members voted both measures favorably without opposition. The committee then considered HB 785 on heated tobacco products. Rep. Tramont said the bill would create a new tax/regulatory category for the product, and an amendment clarifying the definition was adopted. The James Madison Institute offered a resource on the issue, the Florida Retail Federation waived in support, and Ranking Member Eskamani said she had concerns about the excise tax treatment and would vote no. The bill passed 16-1. Next, HB 321, a property tax exemption clarification for homes for the aged, was presented by Rep. Smith as a technical “glitch bill” to align state law with IRS tax code and ease development of low-income senior housing. It drew supportive testimony and passed unanimously. The final bill, HB 503 by Rep. Botana, would cap local government revenue from local business taxes and require refunds if collections exceed the cap, with carve-outs for fiscally constrained areas. Local government and economic development groups, including the Florida League of Cities, the City of Winter Haven, the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, and the Florida Association of Counties, opposed the bill, arguing it would limit funding for public safety, inspections, economic development, and other services and create administrative refund problems. Several members supported the bill as a tax-cutting measure, while others warned of impacts on local services and revenue flexibility. The committee reported HB 503 favorably on a 14-5 vote, and then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Natural Resources and Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • They would still be allowed to build through the normal review and permitting process.
  • 10% more than the existing building, which is what they're currently allowed to do.
  • is not the property owner of record prior to the disaster.
  • Maybe they can't build at all. Maybe that's what comes back from the Coastal Commission.
  • in advance, but that's not what... those kinds of transactions and build in advance.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/3/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> business owners business owners um<00:03:57.480><c> to</c><00:03:58.000><c> claim</c><00:03:58.440
  • </c><00:08:19.000><c> already</c> packet, these property owners already packet, these property owners
  • ,</c> provides to Minnesota business owners, provides to Minnesota business owners, but<00:14:27.960>
  • They’re the owner of that tip.
  • They’re the owner of that tip.
Bills: HF3127 , HF3524 , HF3525 , HF3754
Committee: House Taxes
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 18, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's not going to stop the building.
  • The original wording had the building permit, which would lie with the building department.
  • It's for business owners. They pay a premium into the pot.
  • We have Gerald Jed Carroll, Gun Owners of America.
  • I'm Florida's deputy director for Gun Owners of America.
Summary: The Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee heard and advanced several bills. HB 615, allowing landlords to send required notices electronically with tenant written consent, was amended to allow either landlords or tenants to send messages electronically and passed favorably after testimony from legal aid and tenant advocates urging stronger opt-in, opt-out, and notice protections. HB 665, dealing with local government impact fees and development permits, would limit certain art-related impact fees, define “extraordinary circumstances,” and require more public process before fee increases; it passed after local government and industry testimony focused on refining the extraordinary-circumstances definition and concerns about public art funding. HB 365, a tenant protection bill for affordable housing units receiving public incentives, was amended to apply only to leases of 13 months or less and to take effect in July 2026; it passed with support from housing advocates and AARP and was described as preventing mid-lease rent increases while preserving renewal-time adjustments. HB 381, requiring issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers within a set timeframe, was amended to extend the deadline to 20 business days and shift the fee consequence to the address fee rather than the building permit fee; it passed after discussion about delays affecting developers and local government responsibility.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Apr 1st, 2025

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • Purses and Breeders' Awards drive horse owners, breeders, and trainers to breed and race in the state
  • It revises conditions under which residential property owners can cancel a roof repair or replacement
  • We’ve been able to recruit new stallions to the state from national owners.
  • I'm a passionate horse owner.
  • I want you to build affordable housing. I want you to build some commercial spaces.
Summary: The committee first handled Senate confirmations, hearing two support waivers from the Florida Swimming Pool Association, and then voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees in a block vote. It then took up several bills, adopting amendments and reporting each measure favorably: CS/SB 462 on transportation, which included FDOT authority over speed limits, EV-related funding, MPO changes, workforce grants, and an I-4 widening report; SB 1574 on energy infrastructure investment, creating a PSC mechanism for renewable natural gas infrastructure cost recovery; SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, limiting local government energy-source restrictions; and SB 726 on swatting, adding liability for prosecution/investigation costs and restitution for injuries or property damage. The committee also approved CS/SB 496 on timeshare management and CS/SB 1076 on roof contracting, both with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 408 on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling live racing from gaming licenses at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. Senator Burgess presented a strike-all amendment that would delay decoupling for seven years, with a three-year notice period and a four-year guarantee of racing and current purse/breeder award structures. The sponsor and supporters said the longer runway was intended to create room for negotiations and align Florida with other pari-mutuel operations. The committee heard extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly opposed, from horsemen, breeders, veterinarians, farm owners, sales companies, and related businesses who warned the bill would reduce racing, depress breeding, threaten tens of thousands of jobs, and harm a major agricultural industry. A few speakers, including representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe, opposed the bill as a casino expansion that would benefit out-of-state interests and undermine existing gaming arrangements. No final vote on SB 408 was taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued public testimony after a recess.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • to build two detached ADUs.
  • Existing state law lets homeowners build three ADUs: one new building in the backyard, one interior conversion
  • So in order to build an ADU in that junior ADU, you would actually then have to build a garage.
  • How are you going to build if you don't have a plan for the money to build, which leads us in lots of
  • We've subsidized, but even on the subsidized housing, we're not building what we're supposed to be building
Committee: Senate Housing
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (04/28/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> individual notice to the property owner. individual notice to the property owner.
  • </c> notices to the individual property owner notices to the individual property owner is<00:16:18.639
  • > seven</c> property owner owners only given seven property owner owners only given seven days<00:43:
  • </c> proposed taxpayer funded building proposed taxpayer funded building projects,<02:01:39.840><c> etc
  • </c> disposed of or thing um if the the owner disposed of or thing um if the the owner if<02:39:11.439
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm building ownership through our ESOP.
  • Because we are owners, we don't cut corners.
  • People stay, they gain experience, and they build careers, not just collect paychecks.
  • Employee ownership focuses on the workers who actually build California's infrastructure.
  • So this bill does not require Caltrans to build a wildlife crossing at every location.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> that will serve small business owners that will serve small business owners any<00:31:46.120><c>
  • </c> expand and owner expand and owner transition<00:34:00.639><c> um</c><00:34:00.919><c> if</c><00:
  • </c><00:34:03.480><c> transition</c> little bit about what owner transition little bit about what owner
  • We're building these 21st century skills.
  • </c><01:12:52.400><c> that</c> so we can do the rest of our build that so we can do the rest of our build
Keywords: 1187, senate, all