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• What works for a large urban city?
• cities in the United States.
• We have city and we have county.
• We have city and we have county.
• Senator Soules, Senate Bill 222, Physician Residency Programs. Physician residency programs.

Bills: SB211, SB131, SB183, SB222, SB246, SB254

Keywords: appropriation, local government, Las Vegas, Rodriguez Park, public facilities, zoning reform, building regulations, residential apartments, commercial use, multigenerational housing, local government authority, healthcare, urgent care, emergency services, feasibility study, medical facilities, physician training, medical residency, New Mexico, massage therapy

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• . world-class programming.
• this program in enrollment? this program in enrollment?
• And while the city of St.
• few cities. few cities.
• and SNAP program impacts. and SNAP program impacts.

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• by city, county by county, and region by region.
• Cities across California have mural festivals, as we do.
• Amy Brown, on behalf of the City of Riverside, in support.
• Patrick Foy, with the City of Escondido, in support.
• of Mountain View, Redwood City, Thousand Oaks, Belmont, El Cerrito, and Foster City, all in support.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a lengthy agenda of Senate bills, with most measures ultimately advancing on party-line or broad bipartisan votes after substantial testimony and several amendments. Early in the hearing, SB 418 by Sen. Menjivar was presented as a health access bill to codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and require coverage for up to a 12-month supply of medically approved hormone therapy; supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care amid federal threats, while there was no opposition testimony. The committee later also took up SB 456, which would exempt muralists from contractor licensing requirements for commissioned fine art murals; supporters said recent enforcement had chilled mural projects and harmed artists and communities, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 641, part of the wildfire response package, and SB 774, a sunset review bill for the Department of Real Estate and Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, also advanced with support and no opposition. SB 775 and SB 776, sunset extensions for the behavioral sciences, psychology, and optometry boards, passed after witnesses described technical changes and the need to keep the boards operating. SB 777, dealing with abandoned cemeteries, drew testimony from local governments, industry, and counties; after amendments removed a local takeover mandate and shifted the bill toward a stakeholder working group and study process, opposition softened or was withdrawn and the bill moved forward to Local Government. SB 790, on interstate reciprocity for online higher education, generated the most debate, with supporters arguing California students and institutions need stronger consumer protections and access to the national reciprocity framework, while opponents said the bill’s terms conflicted with the existing compact; it passed as amended to Appropriations after committee members emphasized continued work on student protections. The consent calendar, including SB 389 and SB 861, was also approved, and the committee adjourned after additional vote changes were recorded.

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• I am the mortgage foreclosure prevention program manager with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
• year, namely the first-generation programs at the state, county, and city levels, along with the advancing
• funded programs.
• program all these housing tax credit program all these programs<01:08:42.600> are<01:08:42.880
• my name is Kristen development program my name is Kristen and<01:26:46.119> City<01:26:46.520

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• House Bill 1353 authorized cities to create self-certification programs that would allow architects to
• House Bill 1353 authorized cities to create self-certification programs that would allow architects to
• certain kinds of off-street parking city requirements near transit stations and prohibited cities from
• Oh, yeah, the grant program. One of the other things that it commissioned was a grant program.
• But I would hope at some point in time, all cities, big, small, and in particular, really small cities

Summary: The Local Government Committee met in work session and heard a series of presentations on SEPA, permitting reforms, and building code implementation. Department of Ecology staff gave an overview of the State Environmental Policy Act, explaining its role in state and local decision-making, common exemptions, planned actions, and recent housing-related statutory changes such as transit-oriented development exemptions and SEPA appeals protections for certain local ordinances. Committee members asked about repeated SEPA reviews, cultural and historic resource review, and how SEPA relates to NEPA; Ecology responded that repeated reviews usually occur when proposals change and that programmatic EISs can help front-load analysis. Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections described how recent SEPA exemptions reduced residential review volume and supported more housing permits, and said the city is considering raising thresholds further. The State Building Code Council provided an update on code adoption timelines and legislative tasks tied to the 2024 codes, including single-stair housing, multiplex housing, dwelling unit size, and temporary emergency shelter standards. Council staff said the content of the codes is largely set, but administrative timelines have been delayed, prompting a motion to postpone final adoption while pursuing ways to preserve the planned implementation schedule. Members asked about the timing of code changes and the impact on housing costs, and staff said the legislative topics remain on track for inclusion in the 2024 code package. Committee staff then reviewed recent permitting legislation, including SB 5290’s permit decision deadlines and fee-refund provisions, later bills limiting pre-application meetings and clarifying that building permits are excluded from those timelines, and project-specific changes affecting middle housing, ADUs, lot splits, passive house projects, self-certification, transit-oriented development, and parking requirements. Commerce’s Dave Anderson reported on SB 5290 implementation, including guidance on permit fees, studies on staffing and statewide permitting systems, grants to local governments, and the first annual performance report, which showed mixed results and highlighted the importance of digital tools, clear checklists, staff training, and coordination across departments. Local officials from Issaquah and Kitsap County described their own process improvements, including code updates, optional pre-application meetings, new staffing, reporting systems, and a phased “Two by Six” review model in Kitsap, while also noting challenges from staffing shortages, agency coordination, and the burden of implementing multiple new mandates.

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• by fraudsters from our public programs. by fraudsters from our public programs.
• He said the city has a very high level of confidence that the city would continue to support it.
• other surrounding cities. So. other surrounding cities. So.
• <00:32:18.320> Peter strain a city such as St. Peter strain a city such as St.
• You said the city, and then the city was like, “Oh, we didn’t do it.”

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's the Water Resource Allocation Program.
• And towns and cities.
• You can also use programs like the River Stewardship Program to invest in natural infrastructure.
• Is it okay if the City of Las Vegas city manager speak real quick.
• I'm the city manager, 30 days in for the city of Las Vegas.

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• In a recent Supreme Court ruling, City of Grants Pass v.
• SB 606 would require cities, counties, and continuum of care programs to proactively plan for unsheltered
• It also involves smaller cities.
• We don't see the smaller cities just pushing a homeless population toward larger cities and saying it's
• Participants in these programs are very low income.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard several homelessness, public benefits, and aging-related bills. SB 748 would expand Encampment Resolution Funding to support safe parking sites for people living in cars or RVs, require quarterly reporting from HCD on outcomes, and direct LAO evaluation; supporters said it would help local governments reduce RV encampments while connecting people to housing and services. SB 290 would repeal the CalWORKs immunization sanction that reduces aid when parents cannot provide acceptable proof of a child’s vaccination; supporters argued the penalty unfairly harms families already in poverty and can worsen instability, while no opposition testified. SB 606 would define “functional zero” for overall and unsheltered homelessness and require local jurisdictions to plan for and report on the housing and interim shelter needed to reach that goal; supporters said it would add accountability and focus on reducing unsheltered homelessness, and one group moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. SB 433 would create an income-based room-and-board cap and personal needs allowance for all Medi-Cal assisted living participants in residential care facilities for the elderly, not just SSI recipients; supporters said it would prevent eviction and homelessness among low-income seniors and people with disabilities, and facility groups withdrew opposition or moved to neutral after amendments. SB 761 would require students applying for Cal Grants to be notified that they may be eligible for CalFresh and given information on how to apply; supporters said it would address widespread student food insecurity and low enrollment among eligible students. The committee accepted amendments on the bills, and all of the measures discussed were reported out on 7-0 or similar unanimous votes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, with the consent calendar also approved unanimously.

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• Oh, so a city. Yes. Yeah. So a city would still has a cost per pupil.
• Oh, so a city. Yes. Yeah. So a city would still has a cost per pupil.
• c><00:23:09.679> still a city uh a city would um a city still a city uh a city would um a city
• /c><00:23:43.200> um<00:23:43.520> how cities some cities can get um how cities some cities
• /c><00:46:19.440> offered advantage of program programming offered advantage of program programming

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• It was written for the City of Phoenix. The City of Phoenix no longer owns their 12,000-acre farm.
• In 2025, the city voted to adopt a 19% rate hike on customers living outside the city.
• In 2025, the city voted to adopt a 19% rate hike on customers living outside the city.
• Now, why would the in-city rates increase? You say that that will pay for the out-of-city rates?
• I happen to live in the county near the city. I have constituents in both the county and the city.

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• City. I know of one specific case where they've been working... ...is in L.A. City.
• Maybe, maybe in the big cities.
• This bill is sponsored by the City of Riverside and is supported by the League of California Cities,
• Good morning, Kendra Begley, on behalf of the City of Corona and City of Eastvale, in support.
• up to add this program.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• our testimony this these programs in our testimony this these programs have<00:11:07.680> a<00
• <00:15:37.240> and<00:15:37.319> County<00:15:37.519> of City and County of City
• from Charmaine Duran from the pro City from Charmaine Duran from the pro City neighborhood<00:21
• and County, just adding the City and County to the vetting and approving a retraining program that they're
• 35.400> the<00:36:36.400> city<00:36:36.720> and County uh just adding the city

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation and Culture heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1422, which would exempt certain community-based organizations providing transportation services from motor carrier law, drew support from the Department of Transportation, PUC, DLNR, Kauaʻi County, the Hōnaunau Initiative, and others; members asked about narrowing amendments to prevent unintended use, and the bill later advanced with amendments, including a three-year sunset. HB 1162, requiring motorcycle instruction permit applicants to complete a DOT-approved basic rider course, received support from DOT and Honolulu Customer Services; it advanced with amendments to address city and county concerns and to allow more implementation time. HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study when reducing speed limits by up to 10 mph, had mixed testimony and was deferred for further discussion. HB 1260, establishing summer streets pilot programs for counties other than Oʻahu, drew support from DOT, DOH, UH, Hawaiʻi Appleseed, bicycling and public health groups, and individuals; DOH and others asked that Oʻahu be included, but the measure was deferred for later decision-making. HB 177, making civil ID cards free, had opposition from DOT and Honolulu Customer Services and support from health advocates; DOT said the program costs about $1.3 million annually and would need replacement funding, and the bill was deferred. HB 862, authorizing motor coaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services under certain conditions, received broad support from disability advocates, DOE-related entities, neighborhood boards, and private providers, with testimony emphasizing flexibility and accessibility; it was deferred. HB 667, requiring microchip scanning and reporting when deceased cats or dogs are removed from roadways, was supported by DOT, the Hawaiian Humane Society, and many animal groups and individuals, and was passed unamended. HB 960, increasing the cap on certain DOT capital investment contracts, and HB 228, authorizing electronic license plates and banning plate-obscuring devices and flipping devices, were both heard and then deferred. HB 1156, increasing the amount of special facility revenue bonds available for harbor improvements, received support from DOT, the Island Chamber of Commerce, Alakaʻi Energy, and the Harbor Users Group, and was passed unamended to Ways and Means.

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• But the program—it’s a very... So this is the interesting part. It’s a performance-based program.”
• are asking the city to fix, or cities around the country to fix, and that is from the water meter to
• And, you know, the state has $87 million right now dedicated towards a program in the city of New Orleans
• Soul City Initiative.
• Soul City Initiative.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered H.C.R. 89 by Representative Charles Owen, which directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Owen described the historical significance of the maneuvers and said the proposal would mainly involve markers and a modest museum. The committee moved the resolution favorably to the floor without objection. Members then debated H.R. 179 by Representative Marcel, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review, while others supported gathering data on crime trends, cameras, and district performance. Marcel said the study was intended to collect information, not mandate changes, and the resolution was moved favorably to the floor. The committee next took up S.B. 228 and S.B. 268 by Senator Duplessis, both related to replacing lead and copper water service lines. S.B. 228 was a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to be used on private property for replacement of lead-based and copper pipes, and S.B. 268 set out the process for municipalities or parishes to implement the program, including notice to homeowners and an inventory/testing process. Members questioned homeowner rights, the seven-day notice period, emergency entry language, contracting, and whether the work would fully address hazards inside homes; Rainwater said the program was narrowly tailored, federally funded through the EPA and LDH, and intended to replace lines from the main to the shutoff valve. Both measures were moved favorably as amended. Finally, the committee approved S.B. 283 by Senator Barrow, creating the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development in a food desert near Southern University, and moved H.R. 225 by Representative Eccles, which urges study of parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services in Ouachita Parish. H.R. 223 by Representative Walters, urging Shreveport to partner on the Southern Soul City Initiative, was also moved favorably. The chair noted it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session, and members and staff were thanked for their work.

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• register at the town hall or city hall. register at the town hall or city hall.
• <00:12:05.120> Um, have to go to the city or town. Um, have to go to the city or town.
• The city ... there's 11 cities that have November elections.
• Um the city elections in October.
• Um the city there's<00:24:19.600> 11<00:24:19.919> cities<00:24:20.159> that<00:

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• The S.T.C. program was created in 2007. The Securing the Cities program was created in 2007.
• It began as a pilot program in high-risk cities to detect nuclear and radiological threats.
• The program supports major events by ensuring cities are prepared for potential threats.
• THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS MAJOR EVENTS BY ENSURING CITIES ARE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL THREATS.
• where programs like Securing the Cities is so, so crucial.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• city you want to talk about in the state.
• city you want to talk about in the state.
• That is created by the city through a public process.
• But for now, let's just use the city of Albuquerque.
• So are there, I mean, you've got a program now.

Keywords: 996, all

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• for the city of North St.
• for the city of North St.
• cities can hire and retain workers. cities can hire and retain workers.
• grant program. Is that an AP request? grant program. Is that an AP request?
• The program was structured so these pipes would be replaced at no cost to the city or the homeowner.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• within OHCS and to set up a home modification program within the existing Healthy Homes program that
• The rental home heat pump program and the community heat pump deployment program were directed to our
• Program, WAP, EPA's income-qualified energy conservation program funding, and state programs for investor-owned
• Land within those city limits is city jurisdiction, and those lands outside of the city limits do not
• This is a key city process.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee met for a series of information sessions focused on housing stabilization, rental assistance, senior housing, and heat resilience. In the first panel, OHCS and NOAA described the state’s affordable housing preservation work, including the $35 million in 2025 stabilization funding used to reduce debt and keep distressed affordable rental projects operating, plus manufactured home park preservation efforts. OHCS said the portfolio remains under strain, with about a third of projects at debt coverage ratios of 1.0 or less and rising insurance and operating costs. NOAA urged faster closings on the stabilization awards, more funding in 2027, and broader rent assistance and process reforms. Committee members asked about the gap between current appropriations and need, and OHCS explained that the new Article 11-Q bond preservation program is structured differently and requires full refinancing rather than simple cash infusions. The committee then heard a detailed discussion of the state’s eviction prevention and rental assistance program, ORDAP. OHCS said the program is administered through community action agencies, prioritizes households at imminent risk of eviction, and is now funded at a much lower level than in the prior biennium, reducing expected service to about 8,200 households this biennium. The Oregon Law Center, a county community action agency, and Multifamily Northwest all agreed the program prevents homelessness and is effective, but they differed on whether assistance should be tied so closely to eviction court. Legal aid and community action witnesses said the current system is underfunded and that eviction filings are the clearest indicator of need, while Multifamily Northwest argued the process can push people into court unnecessarily and should be moved earlier when possible. Legislators raised questions about whether a pre-eviction model could be developed and about the costs of court involvement; one member shared a personal story about how rental assistance helped keep their family housed. Next, the governor’s office, OHCS, and OHA presented on the new senior housing initiative and healthy homes work. The governor’s housing director said Oregon is making progress on homelessness and housing production, with reductions in homelessness outside Multnomah County and an estimated 50,000 future units added to the pipeline through recent state actions. OHCS outlined the senior housing programs launched in May: a debt-financing program using elderly and disabled bond authority, an older adult housing development program funded through the senior property tax deferral revolving account, and a rehousing program for older adults that will use bridge funding and services to move at least 400 unsheltered older Oregonians into housing. OHA also described its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including $24.6 million already awarded, a new $5 million grant round for seniors and people with disabilities, and examples of home repairs and weatherization that help people remain safely housed. The final information session focused on home cooling and heat resilience. OHA presented data showing rising extreme heat days, more heat-related emergency visits, and likely undercounted heat deaths, especially among older adults, people with disabilities, low-income communities, and people without access to healthy homes. ODOE reviewed implementation of Senate Bill 1536, including a cooling needs study that found 58% of surveyed households in the studied housing types needed permanent cooling, with estimated statewide costs of $582 million to $1 billion. ODOE said its rental home heat pump and community heat pump programs have supported 4,638 installations so far, with a temporary reopening planned using remaining funds. The session ended with a remote presentation from a Community Action Partnership of Oregon representative, continuing the discussion of how community action agencies help deliver energy and anti-poverty services.

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• We also work in Duluth, where we have a cultural exchange program with an artist from Mexico City.
• City Hall, etc. We founded the program in New York City in 2008.
• We have programs in 100 major cities and 10 states.
• Because right now, the program can only engage the participants through their cities.
• The program can only engage the participants through their cities.

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• <00:02:21.440> and agency is in charge of this program and agency is in charge of this program
• <00:14:56.240> data significant issues with program data significant issues with program data
• projects how this program has impacted projects how this program has impacted projects subject<00
• about 20 22 years ago when the program about 20 22 years ago when the program first<00:50:50.680
• I’m the city administrator for the City of Alexandria, and I’ve been in that role for 10 years.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Capital Investment Committee met on January 23 and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The main presentation was from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building guidelines, also referred to as B3. The auditors said the guidelines apply to certain new buildings and major renovations funded with general obligation bonds and are intended to improve energy efficiency, occupant health, and environmental quality. They described the program as involving the Departments of Administration and Commerce, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research, and project teams, but found widespread confusion over who is responsible for administering and enforcing the program. The auditors reported that oversight and accountability are limited, compliance is not clearly tracked, and there is no agency assigned to ensure projects follow the guidelines or to require compliance data. They said many projects in a review of 2020 bonding projects had not begun tracking compliance, and that up-to-date data were often missing. They also found the law’s stated program objectives are outdated because the referenced energy-code provision was repealed in 2009, and that measurable goals have not been established for most of the guideline categories. The office recommended that the legislature designate a responsible agency, clarify duties in statute, require compliance monitoring and data collection, update the program’s stated goals, and direct systematic evaluation of cost and sustainability outcomes. Members asked about consequences for noncompliance, funding, and whether cost impacts should be studied first. The auditor said the requirements are legal obligations, but no real enforcement consequences have been used so far, and any consequences discussed have been mostly theoretical. She said the Departments of Administration and Commerce were receiving about $1 million combined to support the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, while other state agencies were not receiving dedicated funding for oversight. In response to questions about costs, she said the overall effect of the guidelines on project costs and sustainability is still unknown, but that the legislature could direct an analysis of cost impacts before taking further action.