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• For for-sale housing, it's a lot more difficult because there are other factors such as maintenance fees
• Maybe I can meet with you afterwards because right now they pay a mortgage, they pay a maintenance fee
• fees which a homeowner has maintenance fees which a homeowner has to<00:07:46.960> incur,<00:
• now they pay a mortgage, they<00:08:12.400> pay<00:08:12.479> a<00:08:12.720> maintenance
• fee, and they pay they pay a maintenance fee, and they pay for<00:08:14.560> their<00:08:14.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing heard two resolutions. STR 48 SD 1 called for a comprehensive strategy to adopt updated building codes, with testimony listed from several groups but no one appeared to testify. The committee later deferred the measure, noting it was very similar to House Concurrent Resolution 67 House Draft 1. The committee then took up STR 6D1, which urges the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop a plan to produce enough housing to meet state demand. HHFDC testified that the resolution misstated the scope of low-income housing tax credit units and emphasized that the state’s housing need is much larger than previously cited, with a recent study showing about 33,000 units needed for households at or below 60% AMI statewide. HHFDC supported planning but said any plan must be realistic and account for private land constraints. A member raised concerns about rising leasehold costs and affordability for homeowners, and HHFDC responded that rental affordability can be maintained more readily than for-sale housing. The committee adopted HHFDC’s proposed amendments to STR 6D1, including deleting a clause about overbuilding, revising the shortage figures, and adding language referencing Senate Bill 26 and the affordable housing land inventory task force. The committee also amended the resolution to focus on density and timing of development for projects identified by that task force. The measure passed with amendments, and the meeting adjourned.

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• >> Projected<00:26:40.559> liabilities. >> Projected liabilities.
• >> Projected liabilities.
• maintenance maintenance done<00:35:22.800> at<00:35:23.040> the<00:35:23.280> community
• . deferred maintenance.
• maintenance technology industrial maintenance technology program<00:58:49.680> and<00:58:49.920

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• This project has been years in the making.
• Three of our projects.
• This project is urgent.
• Can you let us know what the total project cost is?
• This project has to do with the Red River.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• These $130 million projects are capital projects.
• That's a capital project. A lot of this money can be used for maintenance.
• we these uh projects.
• So projects that we these uh projects.
• project. So that's where I'm at on it. project. So that's where I'm at on it.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Our project is the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project.
• farmland was purchased for this project. farmland was purchased for this project.
• is the Roso Lake Rehabilitation Project. is the Roso Lake Rehabilitation Project.
• that are part of that project.
• the projects are so vitally important. the projects are so vitally important.

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• Uh, we've reduced that projected, uh, structural imbalance by 45% in this first year.
• in that second bianium of the projected in that second bianium of the projected deficit,<00:02:24.879
• Revenues surpass projections by 340.
• Revenues surpass projections<00:40:45.520> by<00:40:45.920> 340.
• So, as Chair projections by 340.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This year, for instance, I think they're projecting.
• Projections went up for this.
• TxDOT cost projections went up higher for projects like I-45 in Houston and most projects.
• Project Connect, okay?
• projects.

Bills: SB3038, SB3045, SB3065, SB3069, SB3071, HB2025, HB2149, HB3370, HB4205, HB4506, HB5424, HB5652, HB24, HB3687, HB24

Keywords: Fort Bend County, Municipal Utility District, MUD, special district, Rosenberg, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, ad valorem tax, bond issuance, assessments, fees, taxes, eminent domain, road district, storm drainage, infrastructure financing, development agreement, municipal consent, temporary directors, public utility district

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• And yes, the city is very interested in this project.
• So I think that's a very positive thing that we're looking at with this project.
• for a BUILD grant from the federal government to help fund this project.
• I'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have about the project.
• The state needs to be part of this equation and part of this project.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The bill also supports rural broadband with operations and maintenance in our most rural areas in New
• The repair and maintenance and bringing the access reduction charges down was going to expire; it was
• Let it sunset and direct those dollars into the affordability and broadband fund for modern maintenance
• Additionally, the fund also provides much-needed maintenance for rural New Mexico companies to continue
• Prioritized by tenant finance to continue to phase in that project up in Taos. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
• to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
• relative to Massachusetts identification cards, House No. 3735; the House bill relative to the maintenance
• An act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel
• reports recommending that the House bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with ceremonial recognitions, including the United States of Wales girls swim team for its third consecutive state championship, the Weston High School girls indoor track team for its state title, and students visiting from the Squantum Schools. The chamber then adopted a resolution honoring Carl F. Kowalski of Whitman for more than 40 years of public service after suspending the rules. The House also took up a Senate amendment to the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House No. 528. After suspending the rules, the House voted not to concur with the Senate amendment and instead agreed to appoint a committee of conference. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then recommended several bills for immediate consideration, including measures on Milton school land timing, tolling reform, LIHEAP automatic re-enrollment, Massachusetts identification cards, Quincy public safety records, and parity among Massachusetts beaches; the House suspended Rule 7A, ordered them to third reading, and advanced them. On third reading, the House concurred in the Senate amendment to House No. 4259, designating the Weeder Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts. It then passed to be engrossed bills on Haverhill election procedures (House Nos. 4203 and 4204), extending Dalton Fire District interim fire chief employment (House No. 4321), and regulating elections in Conway (House No. 4498). Finally, the House took up the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill, House No. 5500, but postponed further consideration until April 27, adopted an order to meet the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned.

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• We know that we have $17 million in pilot projects.
• that language so that there would not be administrative fees, additional fees on your member grow project
• It was flagged yesterday when we went back through specials to do some of those critical IT projects,
• It doesn't have to be a pilot project. It can be an existing program.
• So this adds to our item, our existing special for maintenance and construction.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So currently maintenance plans.
• I mean, I've renew a capital project.
• <00:21:15.679> had<00:21:15.919> been projects had been projects had been approved.<00:
• <00:22:04.720> that think we'll have a few projects that think we'll have a few projects that
• projected state share for reinsurance. projected state share for reinsurance.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• projects.
• Hampshire Regional Water um project Hampshire Regional Water um project phase phase phase 2B<00:
• building deferred maintenance building deferred maintenance projects.<00:09:11.760> Again,
• about um some additional water projects. about um some additional water projects.
• know we've got some more water projects know we've got some more water projects done.<00:20:51.520

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So how they plan out these types of projects, I think that really is a question for them.
• And has the department done, like, a projected cost savings of closing down Whitehall?
• If we're no longer in Whitehall, then we would not be paying for the maintenance and upkeep of that.
• In all probability, delayed maintenance actually required delayed maintenance was operational between
• It's not HHS's fault that maintenance was not done.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee held an invited-testimony hearing on LR 425, which examines the Whitehall campus in Lincoln and possible long-term options for youth currently served there. Chair Brian Hardin explained that Whitehall houses two separate programs for adolescent males: a substance use program and a youth-who-sexually-harm program. Testimony from DHHS officials described Whitehall as a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) that provides about 40 hours of weekly programming, family involvement, school services, and community reintegration activities. Officials said the department is evaluating whether the programs should remain at Whitehall or move to another state-owned facility, with Hastings described as the department’s preferred alternative because it is more residential in design than a youth rehabilitation treatment center (YRTC).

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• We have a lot of programs here at NDSCS that can play into this project.
• Aviation maintenance. Last fall, last August, we started aviation maintenance.
• We got a million dollars through the WEF funding to help aviation maintenance.
• With regard to aviation maintenance, our challenge is going to be instructors.
• Our other part of this project would be an OTA front-facing clinic.

Summary: The committee met at North Dakota State College of Science for a presentation from President Flanagan and campus leaders on the college’s mission, enrollment growth, workforce programs, facilities needs, and industry partnerships. Flanagan highlighted student success in national competitions, strong placement and retention, the college’s strategic plan, and new or expanding programs such as aviation maintenance, fire science, dental hygiene, community health worker, surgical technology, HVAC/plumbing, and precision agriculture. He also described the need for a new dorm and a remodel of the library into academic and allied health space, including a simulation center, to address capacity limits and support growth. Several committee members asked about program demand, faculty recruitment, pay competitiveness, and how the college shifts resources from lower-demand programs to high-demand ones. Industry partner Jim Albright of Comdell testified that the college has been essential to the local manufacturing workforce and that many employees and interns come from NDSCS. A major topic was dual credit. Flanagan said dual credit is important but financially challenging, noting that only a small share of dual credit students ultimately matriculate to NDSCS and that the college’s dual credit model is close to break-even. He explained that many dual credit credits are general education rather than CTE, and that the college pays instructors, supports high schools, and absorbs indirect costs. Williston State College President Bernal Herning added that his institution loses money on the front end but has shifted toward helping students complete associate degrees before high school graduation because many go directly to work after high school. Committee members questioned how dual credit is delivered, how instructors are qualified, and whether students are truly doing college-level work. The committee then received a University System presentation from Jamie Wilkie on the cost of delivering dual credit statewide. Wilkie explained the methodology used to allocate direct and overhead costs and said the analysis shows dual credit is not profitable at several institutions once tuition, instructor payments, and overhead are included. Members asked how much of the cost is borne by students, families, and the state, and whether K-12 funding should also be considered. Discussion also covered the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized dual credit, payments to high school teachers or schools, and the possibility of waiving tuition in the future. No votes were taken, and the committee mainly gathered information for the ongoing dual credit cost study.

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• State Engineer, same thing with settlement projects like the Arizona and State Engineer maintenance.
• That's kind of the idea so projects can go.
• originally projected when they delivered the exec rec.
• They have to fully fund projects.
• Okay, so item two is the project management system...

Keywords: 996, all

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• projects.
• the next project.
• It'll be a paving project.
• It's a project map that includes all the projects across the state.
• I'm... ...projects. We are both a landowner next to a project.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• Reuse projects for the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs.
• HB number 79 by Kane relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Adviarum taxes.
• HBA number 91 by TOTH relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Avalarium taxes
• HB Number 97 by Kerwin relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Avalarium taxes
• HB 166 by Metcalf relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operation, adviarum

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• patrol troopers, highway maintenance patrol troopers, highway maintenance personnel,<00:59:45.359
• school foundation program is projected school foundation program is projected to<01:02:00.960>
• finances is a projection. finances is a projection.
• general fund is for special projects general fund is for special projects related<01:20:55.520><
• <01:43:29.760> Uh that is major maintenance. Uh that is major maintenance.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It doesn't have anything to do with the local project, okay?
• And so this bill would mean that any projects in the future, such as...
• Any projects in the future, such as Fort Worth's service center projects, wouldn't be able to be financed
• It has nothing to do with the local project here, period. It's not retroactive.
• That's what this bill does for future projects.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Tedrick Woods, followed by routine chamber actions including excusing Senator Gutierrez and receiving House messages that the House had passed HB 21 and HB 49. Senators also recognized advocates visiting the gallery on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis awareness and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including HCR 66, by voice vote. The Senate then took up and passed a series of measures, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Among the bills finally passed were HJR 2, which would prohibit state death taxes; HB 206, limiting counties from requiring cash bonds for pipeline construction; HB 517, barring property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation during watering restrictions; HB 2756, requiring TDCJ correctional officers to receive de-escalation and behavioral health training; HB 451, expanding screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk among children in DFPS and TJJD custody; SB 705, cleaning up the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board; SB 2017, creating an offense for burnouts and wheelies; SB 1858, expanding body armor grant eligibility to ISDs; SB 1400, directing a study on transfer-student outcomes for community college funding; SB 2764, requiring notice to manufactured home buyers about converting homes to real property; SB 748, a licensing cleanup bill on laser hair removal; SB 2519, restricting certain ad valorem tax uses and bonds after amendment; SB 2878, the courts bill with amendments on Brazoria County courts and youth diversion provisions; SB 466, allowing families to request fetal death certificates at any gestational age; SB 1608, requiring timely physical exams for inpatient mental health admissions; SB 1730, limiting civil damages claims arising from certain uses of force or deadly force; SB 2417, clarifying Attorney General antitrust investigation work product and discovery rules; and SB 1946, creating a family violence, criminal homicide prevention task force. The Senate also passed HB 3204, renaming and updating the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, and SB 1986, requiring opioid warning labels. Several bills drew brief debate or amendments. Senators discussed broader HOA reform while considering HB 517, and SB 2203 on TCEQ discovery procedures was amended to require party motions, set a 15-day expiration for certified issues, and limit hearing abatement. SB 2017 was amended to change the mens rea language from knowingly to intentional. SB 2519 was narrowed by amendment to a forward-looking policy statement separating maintenance-and-operation taxes from debt-service taxes. SB 2878 also received amendments to reduce the number of new Brazoria County courts and add youth diversion and crisis-response provisions. SB 466 prompted a floor debate over whether fetal death certificates are appropriate for pre-20-week losses, with supporters emphasizing family closure and opponents arguing the document has no estate-related purpose. SB 1730 also prompted questions about the relationship between criminal findings and civil liability in self-defense cases. The session concluded with additional House and Senate measures being signed in the presence of the Senate and continued consideration of SB 2177, a grant program to help local law enforcement solve violent and sexual offenses.