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• Here we have a temporary program that was created during COVID as a bridge, as a basically a life raft
• These temporary flows that they currently have are the first time that their input has ever been taken
• So our bill just maintains those temporary flows until the permanent regulations are.
• These temporary regulations that are in place are the first time that we have ever had balance.
• Speaker and members, I rise as a proud co-author of ACR 60 in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• us where before it was like a temporary us where before it was like a temporary temporary<00:47:
• and then I totally agree with you, Mr. and then I totally agree with you, Mr.
• So it's roughly a 10% cut in this total, right? Because this total is about 70 million a year.
• c> is total, right?
• Because this total is total, right?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through several HB 2 budget amendments, focusing first on energy-related transfers and then on judicial funding. For the energy item, members discussed moving remaining money from the renewable energy fund into the general fund for the biennium, with later-year amounts going to the general fund rather than ratepayers. They noted the proposal was based on prior House Bill 111 language, that the exact amount was still being worked out with the Department of Energy, and that some language about “incentive payments” was being removed or clarified. Amendment 1211H was moved and adopted on a 5-4 vote. The committee then considered amendment 1040 on the governor’s scholarship fund, which would eliminate the program and sweep uncommitted funds. Members supporting the program argued it helps New Hampshire students afford in-state college and should be reworked rather than repealed; opponents said the remaining balance was limited and the program should be ended. Amendment 1040 was defeated 4-5. The committee then turned to a judicial council request tied to a Franklin Pierce criminal justice clinic that had previously used ARPA funds. Supporters said the clinic cleared 323 cases in nine months, provided training for future attorneys, and could reduce more expensive assigned-counsel costs by helping the public defender system handle cases more efficiently. The amendment would add $100,000 to the judicial council line for that purpose. There was some confusion over the line item and whether the request should be attributed to the judicial branch or judicial council, which was corrected during discussion. Members also discussed a larger issue: the judicial council’s budget request appeared lower than intended because of a possible clerical error in how prior-year funding was calculated, especially after the last budget combined HB 1 and HB 2 funding. The committee compared the public defender line and assigned counsel line, noting that if public defender funding is cut, more cases would shift to assigned counsel, which is more expensive. No final vote on the judicial council amendment is shown in the excerpt.

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• temporary solution.
• So, I suggest a no temporary solution. So, I suggest a no vote. vote. vote.
• It is bipartisan total state about.
• Um so with that our total community.
• 01:20:49.040> kind<01:20:49.200> of totally understand willing to kind of totally understand

Bills: HF4502, HF3388, HF4106, HF400, HF4138, HF4118, HF4203

Keywords: trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance

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• We have a totally different system.
• Total number of children in out-of-home care: we saw the numbers on the board around 7,000.
• DCS total staff: 2,783. And these are things that we look at like we would in the military.
• Total specialists: 1,239. So there's one staff member for every 2.5 kids in there.
• So every state gets federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families dollars.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs. Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed. Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.

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• SENATE BILL 532 EXAMS 100% DISABLED VETERANS FROM PAYING TOLLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA .
• THE BILL WAS BROUGHT BY A CONSTITUENT WHO IS A 100% DISABLED VETERAN WHO HAD TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES
• WONDERING IF WE ARE SUCH A VETERAN FRIENDLY STATE WHY DOES HE HAVE TO INCUR MORE COSTS AS A 100% DISABLED
• >>Vice Chair Avila: WE ARE NOW BACK FROM OUR TEMPORARY RECESS.
• WE ARE IN TEMPORARY RECESS WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE NEXT SENATOR TO PRESENT HIS BILL. >> Vice Chair Avila

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:54:11.599> in wins, one of the highest totals in wins, one of the highest totals in Virginia
• > should And veterans with disabilities should And veterans with disabilities should not<02:28
• Advocacy Network, work the disability Advocacy Network, work the disability rights<03:17:49.439>
• President Trump complete and total President Trump complete and total authority<03:41:44.960>
• the catastrophically disabled veterans. the catastrophically disabled veterans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• total fiscal impact. total fiscal impact.
• in total errors.
• in total errors.
• <01:32:03.960> straining you heard due to a temporary straining you heard due to a temporary
• For many, this stress is not temporary. For many, this stress is not temporary.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Those include a temporary or permanent disability or medical condition that prevents attendance; a member
• The Rural Transformation Fund is a temporary investment for us to test new and promising...
• Thank you. ...is a temporary investment for us to test new and promising care models and workforce strategies
• far as the background for how this funding came to be, established, of course, through H.R. 1, the total
• The total pot is $50 billion over a five-year period. All 50 states are participating.

Keywords: House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care, 976, house, all

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• clear message that collaboration between government and faith and community-based partners is not temporary
• It is not temporary or dependent upon any single administration.
• make sure that this organization is done the right way. this organization is done the right way and totally
• And Senator Rodriguez, I totally understand.
• His on-duty accident left him with numerous long-term disabilities, including a traumatic brain injury

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, many involving public records exemptions and government operations. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 342 on an Agency for Health Care Administration public records exemption for employees facing threats; SB 7018 preserving a public records exemption tied to parental consent/judicial bypass records for minors seeking abortions; SB 626 lowering quorum requirements and allowing remote participation for the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys; SB 710 protecting personal information of Crime Stoppers employees, board members, volunteers, and their families; SB 300 extending clerk personal-information protections to appellate court clerks; and SB 302 creating a similar exemption for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. The committee also approved SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve and narrow public records exemptions related to the Department of Financial Services as receiver for insolvent insurers and the financial technology sandbox, respectively. The committee also heard and advanced several policy bills. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor; Senator Polsky questioned whether the office was duplicative of existing services and raised concerns about religion in state governance, while supporters argued it complements existing networks and helps connect Floridians to services. SB 1144 codifies the Hope Florida program, with supporters describing it as a connector to community resources and critics again raising concerns about overlap, private donations, and accountability; both SB 820 and SB 1144 passed on largely party-line votes with Senator Polsky voting no. SB 804 would redesignate the SS American Victory as the state flagship, but Senator Rodriguez opposed giving up the current flagship designation for the Key West schooner, though the bill still passed favorably. SB 214 designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and passed without opposition. SB 1088 requires certain state customer-service phone lines to offer callback features, and SB 576 makes technical fixes to service-of-process law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills included SB 1524, a broad Department of State measure with a strike-all amendment that revises grant-review procedures, adds an America 250 funding focus, and changes commission-fee and oath requirements; Senator Arrington and Senator Polsky expressed concerns about reviewer qualifications, grant criteria, and the impact on arts and cultural programs, and both voted no while the bill still passed. SB 1640, on confidentiality of lethality assessment forms in domestic violence cases, was amended to allow disclosure to domestic violence centers while barring disclosure to state attorneys, and it passed favorably. SB 1160 expands health insurance premium benefits for certain officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty; supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police appeared in support, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also confirmed eight appointments to the Florida Commission on Community Service, the Investment Advisory Council, the Public Employees Relations Commission, and the State Retirement Commission. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• So now it only applies to total disability, total permanent disability.
• Yeah, the 2014 law again only now applies to permanent total disability cases.
• So now it only applies to total disability, total permanent disability.
• Yeah, the 2014 law, again, only now applies to permanent total disability cases.
• I went to get some coffee and I totally missed the line.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• we only had maybe three special funds we only had maybe three special funds total. total. total.
• My only reservation is that we kept in TDI, temporary disability insurance, which many would argue is
• <04:41:53.320> disability<04:41:53.920> insurance, uh TDI, temporary disability insurance
• , uh TDI, temporary disability insurance, which<04:41:55.480> many<04:41:55.880> would<
• property for their adult disabled property for their adult disabled children<05:18:12.920> who

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• SENATE BILL 490 IS A MULTIPLIER WHICH MUST BE APPLIED TO DEFENDANTS SUBTOTAL TO DETERMINE HIS OR HER TOTAL
• ANY DELINQUENCY CASE MAINTAINS CURRENT STATUTORY LANGUAGE TO REFER TO THE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
• EXPLAIN THE BILL. >> Vice Chair Martin: THIS BILL AMENDS AND CLARIFIES THE DEFINITION OF PERMANENT TEMPORARY
• OF IN-STATE TRAVEL RESIDENCE TO TEMPORARY RESIDENCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGISTERING AS A SEXUAL OFFENDER
• OR PREDATOR AND AMENDS WHERE CERTAIN TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CHANGES MAY BE REPORTED BY SPECIFYING AN IN-STATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The total came back with $192,000.
• The contracts, the total contracts, and then how many were slowed. I would have to get that number.
• They are not construction; they're not on the bedside; they're totally, totally separate.
• Well, that would be 15 percent of the total number right now.
• Many individuals with disabilities rely on public transportation as the primary mode of travel to get

Bills: HB2007, HB2863, HB2921, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3720, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4346, HB4880, HB5603, HB4337

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

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• The Outdoor Heritage is one of the four legacy amendments that received 33% of the total funds.
• RECEIVED 33% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS.
• It's totally unfit.
• I can tell you it did not go to disability services.
• And it includes in the global agreement the temporary vehicle registration fee reduction.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I know like you have been the temporary commissioner, and are you still the temporary commissioner for
• I just temporary commissioner right now.
• Is he temporary or is he a permanent? Okay. Uh, permanent. There you go.
• Is he temporary or is he a permanent? Okay. Uh, permanent. There you go.
• again through our aging and disability again through our aging and disability services<01:41:56.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <03:54:27.359> um<03:54:27.720> salary<03:54:28.720> temporary a one-time temporary
• um salary temporary a one-time temporary um salary temporary supplemental<03:54:30.560> allowance
• members page 15 another um temporary members page 15 another um temporary supplemental<03:55:35.840
• <03:55:43.040> supplemental this this TSA temporary supplemental this this TSA temporary supplemental
• One was a temporary supplemental allowance.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.

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• We yield back our time in totality.
• Total debate time not to exceed 60 minutes.
• When you look at the total funding for the FEFP, the total funding has gone up $747 million and 667,000
• Total debate time not to exceeding 20 minutes.
• Total debate time not to exceed 20 minutes.

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• Sixty-five percent of those are seniors, over the age of 62, or persons with disabilities.
• Uh, 65% are seniors or people with disabilities, and uh 35% are families.
• or both and either elderly or disabled or both and if<00:21:36.679> we<00:21:36.840> control
• of 792 units preserved in for a total of 792 units preserved in some<00:33:01.559> way<00:33:
• on fixed income folks with disabilities on fixed income folks with disabilities and<01:09:48.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard presentations focused on public housing and related funding needs, with testimony from Minnesota NAHRO and several local housing authorities. Melissa Taphorn described the role of housing authorities statewide, including public housing, vouchers, CDBG/HOME funds, Bridges, and HEAT, and emphasized that public housing serves over 36,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom are seniors, people with disabilities, or children. She said federal operating and capital funds are insufficient, creating deferred maintenance backlogs, and noted that Minnesota’s public housing capital needs over a five-year period were about $500 million, with nearly $200 million unmet. She also discussed federal uncertainty, including a recent HUD funding freeze notice, possible changes to fair housing requirements, RAD repositioning options, and Build America, Buy America costs. Committee members asked about tenant rent calculations and the populations served. Testimony clarified that public housing residents generally pay 30% of monthly income, with utility allowances factored in, and that the average tenant rent in Minnesota is about $399. Members also heard that about 65% of public housing households are seniors or people with disabilities, while about 35% are families. The committee then heard examples of how state POP grants have been used to preserve public housing stock. Kurt Kina of the Red Wing HRA described multiple POP-funded projects that replaced windows, upgraded heating and cooling, and modernized electrical systems in a 100-resident high-rise, saying the work was essential to keep the building viable. Louise Siba of the St. Paul PHA testified that St. Paul’s authority serves nearly 22,000 people through more than 4,200 public housing units and over 5,200 vouchers, with most townhomes and high-rises serving elderly or disabled residents. She said St. Paul PHA has received nearly $16 million in POP funding since 2012, including about $8.5 million last year, and that those funds enabled major life-safety and modernization projects such as the Denan Terrace renovation and boiler, plumbing, and interior upgrades in high-rises. Jill Keers of the Duluth HRA described a broader set of housing programs, including vouchers, rehab loans, emergency repair funds, construction training, and development. She said Duluth HRA is adding 128 housing units between 2023 and 2025, including mixed-income rentals, senior housing, and family townhomes, and stressed that state investment through POP and other programs is necessary to keep housing affordable and safe.

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• Around 25% are classified as students with disabilities.
• So tell me, tell us how many students in total are in yours?
• So tell us how many students in total are in yours?
• That corresponds to total reductions of about 20 FTEs.
• I totally get that, and I think we need to work on solutions with you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements. The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock. Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.

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• to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low-income elderly persons and persons with disabilities
• to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low-income elderly persons and persons with disabilities
• citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's temporary
• New York in relation to eligibility requirements for rent increase exemptions for persons with disabilities
• New York in relation to eligibility requirements for rent increase exemptions for persons with disabilities

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development met to open the 2006 session and discussed the governor’s executive budget, housing affordability, housing supply, and barriers to construction. Chair Brian Kavanaugh emphasized efforts to lower barriers to building housing and expand rental assistance and SCRIE/DRIE-related eligibility, while Ranking Member Jack Martins called for rolling back regulations that impede housing production. Senator Helming stressed that, especially in upstate New York, lack of electrical capacity is a major obstacle to new housing and urged attention to utility infrastructure; the chair responded that the budget includes a $3.75 billion proposal for water and sewer capacity and noted that electrical transmission and generation issues fall outside the committee’s direct jurisdiction. The committee also noted a joint Senate-Assembly budget hearing on housing scheduled for February 25. The committee then took up a 10-bill agenda, largely consisting of measures previously reported by the committee and many of which had passed the Senate in prior sessions. Bills addressed tenant registration statements for LLCs (S.119), leasing to business and other entities (S.240), notice requirements for SCRIE/DRIE rent increase exemptions (S.561), housing production reporting to the Department of State (S.919A), creation of a New York Main Street Development Center (S.1851), retroactive benefit calculations for SCRIE/DRIE (S.2534), a common application and web portal for housing funding and incentives (S.2707), tenant access to complete rent histories (S.3569), continuation of SCRIE benefits after temporary income increases (S.4252), and eligibility requirements for disability rent increase exemptions (S.6510). Several members raised questions or comments on specific bills, including the absence of an Assembly sponsor on S.2707 and the need for technical alignment with Assembly versions. All ten bills were reported out of committee, with some advanced to the floor and others to the Finance Committee. Senator Walchick voted in the negative on several measures, while Senators Helming and Martins occasionally voted “without recommendation” on selected bills. No bill was defeated, and the meeting adjourned with notice that another housing committee meeting was expected the following week.