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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 11 Feb 2nd, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hancock schools, local approval received; House Bill 751, exempting Warwick schools, local approval
- House Bill 515, exempting Hancock schools; House Bill 751, exempting Warwick schools; House Bill 1271
- An act exempting Hancock schools. House number 515. An act exempting Warwick schools.
- Following grossing, the bills have been rightly and truly prepared and are now before the House for final
- Question, I was passing the bill of being grossed. All those in favor say I.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You need a higher weight than just pure fentanyl, and that's actually backwards, right?
- You need a higher weight than just pure fentanyl, and that's actually backwards, right?
- ><00:12:18.320><c> fentanyl</c><00:12:19.519><c> and</c> weight than just pure fentanyl and weight than
- So, it's a weight >> That's right, Senator.
- And the and the weight for right?
Bills:
SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226 , SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
automated driving systems, oversized vehicles, transportation, regulations, permits, HB192, international wire transfer, wire transfer fee, remittance fee, money transmission business, Alabama Securities Commission, Department of Revenue, Education Trust Fund, ELL instructors, English Language Learner, ESL teachers, income tax credit, remittances, international money transfer, migrant families
TX
Bills:
SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB34 , SB18 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products
IA
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Feb 6th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Health and Human Services
Bills:
SSB1012 , SSB1016 , SF56 , SF57 , HSB87 , HSB121 , HSB122 , HF123 , HF124 , HF137 , HF146 , HF147 , HSB9 , HSB85 , HSB1 , HF2 , HF34
Committee:
Joint Health and Human Services
Keywords:
food assistance, nutrition program, fresh produce, farmers markets, Iowa healthiest state initiative, healthcare, prior authorization, health benefit plans, utilization review, administrative costs, right to try, experimental treatment, investigational drug, biological product, medical device, terminal illness, life-threatening illness, severely debilitating illness, compassionate use, expanded access
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The exemptions have been provided. The protections that have been provided.
- The exemptions have been provided.
- I have received a constitutional majority in gross. Senate Bill 6228 is declared passed.
- But just to clarify, this is a real estate excise tax exemption.
- One of the things hinging on that is this tax exemption.
Bills:
SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , HB2235 , HB2272 , HB2340 , HB2543 , HB2554 , HB2632 , HB2464 , HB2619
Summary:
The Senate opened with ceremonial items, then moved through gubernatorial appointments and a series of floor votes. It confirmed Acacia E. Ingram to the Evergreen State College Board of Trustees, Ashland J. Tibbet and David S. Frockt to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, and Christine Rolfes to the Olympic College Board of Trustees. Members spoke in support of the appointees’ public service and ties to higher education. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement honoring a Colfax basketball coach who died of pancreatic cancer, followed by a caucus break.
The Senate then considered several bills, passing measures on derelict vessels (SHB 2199), radiologic technologist supervision (HB 2113), nitrous oxide retail sales (ESHB 2532), ambulance transport fund alignment (HB 2531), EMT recertification (HB 2540), affordable housing on religious property (2SHB 1859), factory-built housing standards (SHB 2151), social housing public development authorities (EHB 1687), the Washington Voting Rights Act and voter suppression claims (ESSHB 1750), privacy and data protection reporting and AI use (HB 2606), military family school stability (ESHB 2534), coal-fired utility treatment (HB 2367), and school access to albuterol (SHB 2360). Most passed on strong bipartisan roll calls, though the voting-rights bill and coal-utility bill drew the most debate and partisan division.
Several bills were amended on the floor. The Senate adopted changes to the nitrous oxide bill, the factory-built housing bill, the social housing bill, the albuterol bill, and the 3D-printer/firearm-manufacturing bill (ESHB 2320), while rejecting some proposed amendments on the voting-rights and 3D-printer bills. Debate centered on whether the voting-rights bill set too low a threshold for lawsuits and whether the coal-utility bill gave improper treatment to coal generation; supporters framed both as needed protections or transition measures, while opponents warned about litigation and policy overreach. The chamber also discussed tribal consultation in energy siting (SHB 2496), ultimately passing it after a close vote, and later returned to the 3D-printer bill, which advanced after amendments narrowed exemptions for gunsmiths and dealers and clarified the bill’s focus on digital files used to manufacture firearms.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- that because you know it but the so because The do y'all follow that process within in order to be exempt
- in order to exempt Taxpaying entities from having to follow that process and procurement agents from
- and all over and so we're always checking and we had triple net and then we also had the what our gross
- to get that particular batch or bundle. of documents done, and generally speaking. over time in a gross
- Regulations do have the weight of law, and they have to be followed.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- from compliance under the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and it also clarifies one other exemption
- from compliance under the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and it also clarifies one other exemption
- Gross substitute Senate Bill 6002, the Secretary will read. March 5th, 2026, Mr.
- It also authorizes gross misdemeanors with a gross misdemeanor warrant and a couple of other things,
- When I say changes, I mean how that sales tax could be used and also property tax exemptions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- That's gross.
- One concern is we use the measurement of gross sales of our crops.
- But that's gross. That's not net.
- One concern is we use the measurement of gross sales of our crops.
- But that's gross. That's not net.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
OR
Oregon 2026 Regular Session
Office of Training, Investigations and Safety Investigations Workgroup Jul 15th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We evaluate allegations under the standards of gross neglect of duty and gross unfitness.
- know, some of the reasons that we have the number that we have is perhaps a misunderstanding of what gross
- misconduct or gross neglect of duty is and what the TSP jury...
- Of what gross misconduct or gross neglect of duty is, and what the TSP jurisdiction is.
- Whether that has weight to it or not, it requires an evaluation, it requires a review of material, and
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 18th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So this exemption doesn't seem to fill like a total medical emergency exemption, because if the provider
- And then I think my last point was gross negligence or willful misconduct.
- So this exemption doesn't seem to fill like a total medical emergency exemption, because if the provider
- And then I think my last point was gross negligence or willful misconduct.
- The exemption, when I read the exemption, I still don't think it really fixes anything.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills. SB 398, by Senator Burgess, would create a statewide Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs, focused on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. Supporters said Florida has a large and growing Alzheimer’s population and that the campaign would help families and vulnerable communities; the bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also adopted an amendment to SB 714, by Senator Burton, which would create non-opioid advanced directives and add liability protections for providers in medical emergencies involving opioids. Supporters framed it as a patient-choice measure, while opponents argued it was vague and could interfere with appropriate pain treatment; the amended bill was then reported favorably.
The committee also approved CS/SB 756, which removes the current age-eight diagnosis requirement for autism-related insurance coverage and extends coverage beyond age 18 for those diagnosed with autism. Senator Burton said the bill would help families whose children are diagnosed later or whose needs continue into adulthood. There was brief discussion about existing lifetime benefit caps, but the sponsor said the bill did not change those limits. The committee then took up SB 734, a proposal by Senator Yarbrough to repeal Florida’s wrongful death exception that bars certain parents and adult children from recovering non-economic damages in medical negligence cases. The sponsor and supporters described the current law as discriminatory and unjust, especially for families of older adults and disabled individuals, while opponents warned it would raise malpractice costs, increase premiums, and worsen provider shortages. The bill drew extensive public testimony from both grieving family members and health care/insurance representatives, and members debated whether caps or other safeguards should be added. No final action on SB 734 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - House Ways & Means
House Ways & Means Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- you have to go and get a supplemental doctor's note and an additional step to apply for the tax exemption
- House Bill 2786 adds the gross proceeds of sales or gross income derived from the business of leasing
- Essentially, the tax treatment has always been that these textbooks are exempt from TPT sales tax, and
- primary residence that is owned by a veteran and the veteran's spouse, who are eligible for the exemption
- that a primary resident that is owned by a veteran and the veteran spouse who are eligible for the exemption
Summary:
The House Ways and Means Committee heard several tax-related bills. House Bill 2261, sponsored by Representative Griffin, would rename and clarify the agricultural real property classification statute and codify the income-based valuation approach for agricultural lands, especially permanent crops such as orchards and vineyards. Griffin and farm/ranch supporters said the bill simply reflects recent court rulings and would avoid further litigation costs, while county assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, urging the committee to wait for the pending Arizona Supreme Court case. After discussion about the tax court and appellate rulings, the committee voted 5-3 with one absent to return HB 2261 with a do pass recommendation.
House Bill 2173, sponsored by Representative Livingston, would allow tax officers to accept and send certain notices electronically unless certified mail is required. County assessors supported the measure as a modernization that would reduce delays, postage, and paper use, and there was discussion about how to handle outdated email addresses. The committee voted 7-0 with one absent to return HB 2173 with a do pass recommendation. House Bill 2120 would add the Social Security Administration to the definition of competent medical authority for property tax disability determinations; it was described as reducing the need for duplicate documentation. The committee approved HB 2120 on a 6-1 vote with one present and one absent.
House Bill 2786 would extend a tax deduction for bookstore textbook rentals to include textbooks required by state universities or community colleges, including digital rentals as clarified in testimony from the University of Arizona. Members said it would provide relief to students, and the committee returned the bill with a do pass recommendation on an 8-0 vote with one absent. House Bill 2792, a cleanup bill related to the 100% property tax exemption for veterans with service-connected disabilities, was supported by assessors as necessary to resolve conflicting language and implement the exemption correctly. The committee voted 8-0 with one absent to return HB 2792 with a do pass recommendation, and the meeting then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- newly exempted?
- she be exempt?
- This is not a new tax exemption.
- This is not a new tax exemption.
- tax exempt, that The university itself will get the tax exemption when they buy something that is tax
Bills:
S0006 , S0026 , S0206 , S0532 , S0576 , S1012 , S1110 , S1178 , S1192 , S1758 , S1760 , S7046 , S7048
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 08:02 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Engrossed House Bill 5687, relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical
- amended the same, and Engrossed House Bill 5687, relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross
- Engrossed House Bill 5687, relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical
- amended the same, and Engrossed House Bill 5687, relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross
- Engrossed House Bill 5687, relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 92 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Third reading of the bill: An act exempting the position of assistant fire chief in the town of Natick
- Third reading of the bill: An act exempting the position of assistant fire chief in the town of Natick
- Question, I was on passing the bill of being gross pending which Mr.
- The aye. pass on the bill of being grossed as amended.
- Bill is passed as being grossed as amended. House of being a brief recess. Hour of 11:25.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine reports and local bills. It adopted a resolution commending the AADC Family Network and recognizing October 23, 2025, as AADC Deficiency Awareness Day in Massachusetts. The House also concurred with a Senate petition on energy-conservation windows being referred to the Committee on Housing.
The chamber then acted on a slate of bills scheduled by the Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling. It advanced House Bills 1194, 2280, 2644, 2646, and 1301 to third reading, covering cleanup of accidental home heating oil spills, permitting reforms for businesses and landowners, fire protection, public fire safety and professionalism, and primary insurance. Each was taken up under suspension of Rule 7A and ordered to a third reading without objection.
The House also passed several local bills to be engrossed: House Bills 3896 on recall elections in Berlin, 3901 exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, 4212 allowing Lancaster to dissolve its animal control commission, and 4347 concerning Williamsburg Library Trustees. House Bill 4380, amending Agawam’s charter, was amended on the floor to change the election timing language and add an effective-date section, then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then recessed briefly, adopted an order to meet the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned to an informal session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Apr 10th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- allows students to earn a C or higher, and, of course, required for the IB diploma, to generate weighted
- And a course required for the IB diploma to generate weighted performance funding for the IB program
- You know, in some gross, erroneous kind of situation here, I don't have any appearance forms, but I know
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met and considered a wide range of education-related bills, with most measures receiving favorable reports. Early in the meeting, the committee approved CS/SB 754 on International Baccalaureate bonus funding, CS/SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School updates, and CS/SB 430 requiring public schools to adopt cardiac emergency response plans, train students and staff in CPR/AED use, and maintain accessible AEDs. Testimony on the cardiac bill came from the American Heart Association and the Florida chapter of the American College of Cardiology in support, and the chair noted a survey suggesting many districts already have AEDs in schools. The committee also approved CS/SB 1528 on educational opportunities for military children, which expands coordination and training under the interstate compact, and CS/SB 364, which would move the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys from the Department of Legal Affairs to Florida Memorial University for research and administrative support.
The committee then adopted amendments and favorably reported CS/SB 1590 on educator preparation, which modernizes teacher standards and certification pathways, including updates to FEAPs, a revised teacher exam, and an alternative certification program. The SPLC testified in opposition to part of the bill, arguing that language on historical instruction and systemic racism was contradictory and could limit accurate teaching of history. The committee also approved CS/SB 1702 on education, incorporating a wireless-device-in-schools pilot and other education provisions, with support from the Florida Charter School Alliance and others. CS/SB 444 on human trafficking awareness was amended to require no-cost training for school employees and charter schools; FSU law students testified in support, emphasizing the need for school personnel to recognize trafficking indicators. The committee also approved CS/SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions, expanding transportation eligibility for students walking near limited-access facilities, though members noted the bill carried an indeterminate fiscal impact and no dedicated funding.
Later, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1102 on school readiness, which expands how disabilities can be identified for early learning services and ties additional funding to training on early identification of delays. It also approved SB 1382 on access to school readiness programs for economically disadvantaged households, revising eligibility and priority tiers to use state median income rather than federal poverty level and refining the waitlist and forecasting process. Several members recorded votes on bills they had missed during the meeting, and the committee adjourned after reporting all of the above measures favorably.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Apr 28th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Transcript Highlights:
- What would Camp Cyprus' two 30-day periods look like as far as gross revenues go?
- What is a gross and a net revenue from that? We didn't have the same sessions at...
- What is a typical gross and net revenue off of camp operations for a summer?
- So roughly six million gross? No, sir.
- Okay, three and four gross.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, yeah, the weight issue, the crossing the border, all that stuff.
- However, throughout all of these years, this sector has continued to contribute at least 9% to total Gross
- Is the advantage because, you know, when you fly a plane, you've got not only the weight of the plane
- and the passengers, but now you have the weight of the fuel that you have to carry?
- And is it with hydrogen you're not having to carry all that extra weight that makes it advantageous to
Committee:
House Energy Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Non-minor dependents and former foster youth who aged out of foster care, who were previously exempted
- from the work requirements, will... ...aged out of foster care, who were previously exempted from the
- work requirements, will need to qualify for an exemption on a case-by-case basis or will become subject
- My colleagues at CDSS are working to minimize the harm of HR1 policies by maximizing exemptions to work
- ...published an article with the headline, "California's foster care system is buckling under the weight
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, community care licensing, child support, and related budget issues. CDSS described the Governor’s proposed child and family services budget, emphasized a family-centered and kin-first approach, and reported that foster care entries and congregate care placements have declined over the past decade. Witnesses also highlighted the importance of extended foster care to age 21, while noting persistent racial disparities for Native American and Black children and the need for stronger prevention, family finding, and community-based supports.
A major focus was the proposed tiered rate structure (TRS), which CDSS said would shift funding from placement-based rates to child-centered supports, including care and supervision, strength-building dollars, and immediate needs funding paired with high-fidelity wraparound services. CDSS and county representatives said implementation is on track, with foundational policy guidance expected by the end of the year, CANS/CFT timeliness targeted by year-end, and the CWS CARES system nearing go-live in October 2026. Counties and providers raised concerns about whether the rate model and wraparound capacity will be sufficient, especially for higher-acuity youth, and asked for more data, clearer guidance, and continued collaboration.
County Welfare Directors Association representatives also requested continued emergency response funding and an extension of flexible family supports, arguing both are needed to stabilize front-end child welfare work and bridge to TRS. Providers from FFAs and STRTPs warned that insurance costs, provider closures, and the transition to TRS could threaten service capacity unless the state addresses long-term insurance and reimbursement issues. LAO noted the Governor’s budget contains no new child welfare augmentations and said the main General Fund change reflects the expiration of one-time funding. No votes were taken; members instead asked for follow-up data, technical assistance, and possible future legislative or trailer bill solutions, including on insurance and implementation timelines.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6346 relates to taxes on persons with income over a million dollars.
- In order to determine a person's Washington taxable income, it starts with the federal adjusted gross
- bill specifies that income excluded from the federal AGI, including tribal treaty income, is also exempt
- A standard deduction is not an exemption. Everybody understands this from your federal taxes.
- A standard deduction is not an exemption. Everybody understands this from your federal taxes.
Summary:
House Finance held a public hearing on Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6346, a proposal to impose a 9.9% tax beginning in 2028 on Washington taxable income over $1 million for individuals, with related rules for residents, nonresidents, pass-through entities, estimated payments, penalties, credits, and revenue distribution. Staff explained that the bill would also fund several tax changes, including an expanded Working Families Tax Credit, sales tax exemptions for grooming and hygiene products, higher small business B&O credits, an early end to the B&O surcharge on very large businesses, and repeal of most retail services sales tax changes from last session. The fiscal note projected about $2.53 billion in additional state revenue in FY 2029 and $3.21 billion in FY 2030, with local revenue losses and significant Department of Revenue implementation costs. The chair also announced concerns about apparent fraud and duplicate records in the public sign-in system and set testimony rules limiting questions and shortening testimony time as the hearing progressed.
The prime sponsor, Senator Jamie Peterson, said the bill was intended to make Washington’s tax system less regressive and to raise revenue for schools, health care, higher education, and other public needs while reducing the burden on lower- and middle-income residents. Supporters from labor, education, health care, child care, housing, poverty-reduction, and social service organizations argued that the bill would help fund essential services, expand the Working Families Tax Credit, and improve fairness by asking the wealthiest households to contribute more. Several individual supporters, including business owners and workers, said they were willing to pay more and described the need for better-funded schools, health care, child care, and public defense.
Opponents, including former Attorney General Rob McKenna, business groups, construction and real estate representatives, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as an unconstitutional income tax, would be unstable and likely expanded over time, and would harm small businesses organized as pass-through entities. They said the bill would reduce investment, discourage entrepreneurship, and could drive businesses and high earners out of Washington. Some local government representatives supported the public defense funding but asked for more dedicated revenue and protection against local revenue losses from the bill’s sales tax exemptions. No committee vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Audrey Vasek, staff to the committee, and gross second substitute Senate bill.
- And gross second substitute Senate Bill 5496 is related to preserving homeownership options by limiting
- So last year we had a bill that exempted nonprofits, I think, when it came to rent control.
- This year, this bill, I believe, exempts nonprofits too.
- , why are we exempting nonprofits?
Summary:
The Housing Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5496, which would limit certain business and investment entities from buying additional single-family homes after reaching 100 holdings, with exemptions for banks, nonprofits making affordability-related improvements, and some development/foreclosure situations. Senator Alvarado said the bill is intended to curb speculation and help Washington families compete for homes, while opponents argued it would interfere with the market, reduce rental supply, and could affect REITs and retirement investments. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity, said institutional buying has made homeownership harder and that the bill would create needed guardrails; opponents from the building and rental housing industries said the data did not justify the restriction and asked for clearer exemptions or data on impacts.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6200, which would prohibit landlords under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant laws from banning tenants from installing portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, egress, insurance, and damage-related exceptions. Senator Slatter and supporters framed the bill as a public health response to deadly heat events, especially the 2021 heat dome, and said it would help renters, seniors, and people with disabilities stay safe during extreme heat. Landlord and property management representatives were generally neutral or cautiously supportive, but asked for changes on notice, lease language, insurance, and window-unit safety; one testifier raised concerns about evaporative coolers and potential moisture damage.
In executive session, the committee acted on several bills. It adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 5156 on elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings and reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation. It rejected amendments to Senate Bill 5938 on the foreclosure prevention fee, adopted an amendment removing a study requirement, and then reported the bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. It also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6054 on fire-hardened building materials and reported that bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee reported out Senate Bill 6237B on flood disclosure with a due pass recommendation. After those votes, the committee reopened public hearing on SB 6200 and SB 5496 to hear additional testimony, then adjourned for the day.