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• This reform... ...for each unit of new construction built.
• We've created over 3,100 units of housing, including nearly 1,500 units on properties that are owned
• income, or up to 50 units per acre if a greater number of affordable units are developed or deeper affordability
• is provided. ...50 units per acre if a greater number of affordable units are developed or deeper affordability
• As we've heard, we need 222,000 new units of housing in the next 10 years.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on zoning, Chapter 40B, and related housing bills. Much of the testimony focused on the “Yes in My Backyard” bill (H. 1572/S. 962), which would expand by-right development of missing middle housing, reduce barriers such as minimum lot sizes and parking mandates, and support duplexes, triplexes, and other small-scale housing. Supporters included housing advocates, developers, local officials, and municipal leaders from places like Cambridge, Salem, and Braintree, who argued that state action is needed because local zoning often blocks needed housing and that the bill would help create more affordable, neighborhood-compatible homes. Several witnesses also backed a companion “Yes in God’s Backyard” bill (H. 2347), which would allow faith-based institutions to build housing on their property by right, with testimony emphasizing the potential for new units, added municipal tax revenue, and partnerships between religious organizations and housing developers. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 1021 to modernize Chapter 40R incentives. Senator Pavel Payano and others said the program’s payments have not kept pace with inflation since 2004 and should be increased to better encourage smart-growth zoning near transit and town centers. Another major topic was H. 2298 on site plan review, which would codify and standardize the process in state law. Rep. Kristin Kassner and witnesses from MAPC and NAIOP said current site plan review practices vary widely across the state, creating confusion, delays, and litigation, while a uniform framework would give municipalities clearer tools to review by-right projects without undermining local oversight. The hearing also included testimony on Chapter 40B reform, including S. 1005 and H. 1537. One witness supported further review of 40B and stronger regional planning, while another backed a proposal to allow certain pre-2010 40B condominium owners to sell at market value under a framework that would recapture some of the subsidy benefits. Committee members asked several questions about local zoning changes, housing goals by county, and how the proposed bills would affect communities. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs indicated that written testimony would be welcomed for technical details and additional comments.

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• RIGHT HERE IN OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
• United States, who apply and are granted them.
• , United States-flagged, and United States-crewed commercial vessels.
• Flagged and United States-crewed commercial vessels.
• Article I of the United States Constitution.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We've gone from 4,000 units to less than 400.
• Candidly, we have about 100,000 units in the city, and we're talking about 4,000 units of new construction
• In the legislation, it talks about five units and up. 45% of all our inventory is four units and smaller
• But we're talking five units and up.
• You can only put one unit on R1 property.

Keywords: 996, all

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• to purchase rental units.
• . units. units.
• units to expand it, basically. units to expand it, basically.
• renovate, and repair housing units. renovate, and repair housing units.
• units including exterior repairs. units including exterior repairs.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing, meeting jointly with the Committee on Health and Human Services, heard testimony on Senate Bill 2787, which would expand use of the rental housing revolving fund to provide loans or grants for purchasing rental units, and Senate Bill 2957, which addresses tenant displacement and relocation protections, as well as Senate Bill 2866, which would make the state rent supplement program for kupuna permanent and appropriate funds for it. Testimony on SB 2787 included support from DHHL, HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, and others, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying language and standards for grants, and the Tax Foundation questioned whether grants fit the revolving-fund structure. On SB 2957, supporters including OHA, PACT, medical-legal advocates, and tenant representatives emphasized relocation hardships from the KPT redevelopment, language access, and the need for clearer minimum safeguards; the Attorney General suggested defining “comparable units” and correcting a drafting error. On SB 2866, HPHA, Catholic Charities, AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the kupuna rent supplement program permanent to prevent homelessness among low-income seniors. During discussion on SB 2957, members questioned HPHA and tenant counsel about the KPT low-rise relocation process and what “comparable housing” meant in practice. HPHA said all tenants were relocated, but counsel described disputes over comparability, disability and family-size issues, and at least one offered unit that was not livable. For SB 2787, members questioned DHHL about why it sought funding from the rental housing revolving fund rather than other sources; DHHL said it was still exploring options and had mostly used its funds for infrastructure, with only a small portion used as revolving funds. The chair expressed concern about relying on scarce housing funds and urged more efficient use of DHHL’s existing resources. In decision-making, the committees voted to pass SB 2957 with amendments and SB 2866 with amendments. For SB 2957, the amendments would replace the bill with a working group on tenant displacement and relocation, include a blank appropriation and defective date, and request $75,000 for the working group; the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator Favela excused. For SB 2866, the amended version would include a blank appropriation, defective date, and committee report language noting requests for $110,160 for two HPHA public housing specialist positions and $2.16 million for the state rent supplement program; this motion was also adopted, with Senator Favela excused. After the joint hearing adjourned, the committee returned to the housing-only agenda and continued discussion of SB 2787 before moving on to SB 3089, which would amend the down payment loan assistance program for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers; testimony on SB 3089 was beginning when the transcript ended.

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• We have United Public Workers.
• 1032 okay collective bargaining for unit 1032 okay collective bargaining for unit six House Bill
• 1033, House Draft 1, collective bargaining for unit 7.
• for unit for unit 9<00:15:33.920> okay<00:15:34.160> we<00:15:34.360> have<
• bargaining for Unit bargaining for Unit 10<00:15:54.399> okay<00:15:54.680> we<00:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 12 in Room 224 at the Hawaii State Capitol and heard testimony on several labor, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, collective bargaining, and related measures. On House Bill 202, which would revise the definition of the adequate reserve fund for calendar year 2026 and beyond, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported the bill, saying it would protect the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance trust fund. The department explained that the reserve standard had been lowered from 1.5% to 1% in 2010 and argued that restoring it would better prepare the fund for future shocks. Questions focused on whether the change would affect employers’ costs and whether the trust fund had recovered fraud losses from the pandemic; the department said some fraud had been recovered and additional fraud tools were now in place. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes and a defective date, and adopted the recommendation. The committee also heard House Bill 477 on the Hawaii Employment Security Law, which the department supported as a modernization of the UI system but asked to amend for clarity, especially on registration-for-work language. The committee accepted those requested amendments and recommended passage with amendments. It then took up House Bill 1026 and House Bills 1027 through 1039, covering emergency appropriations for public employment cost items and collective bargaining for units 1 through 14. Testimony from the Budget and Finance director, United Public Workers, the University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, UHSC, and others was generally in strong support, with one opposition noted on HB 1038. The committee moved all of those measures together and recommended passage with amendments. In its later decision-making agenda, the committee approved several previously heard bills with technical amendments and defective dates, including House Bill 423 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 480 on workers’ compensation, House Bill 162 on collective bargaining arbitration procedures, House Bill 164 on indebtedness to the state, and House Bill 1152 on tax administration. House Bill 214, relating to government and school resource officers, drew discussion about labor shortages and whether the bill should help train existing school resource officers into law enforcement roles; the committee still passed it with amendments. House Bill 874 on child performers was amended to require trust accounts for certain minors’ earnings and place oversight with DLIR’s Wage Standards Division, and House Bill 159 on qualified community rehabilitation programs was passed with amendments after the committee blanked the $850,000 cap for further discussion. All recommendations were adopted without recorded opposition, and the meeting adjourned.

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• we're projecting well over a th000 units we're projecting well over a th000 units a<00:16:20.160
• Ami it's probably about 273,000 a unit Ami it's probably about 273,000 a unit for<00:49:00.319><
• per unit, their unit mix, and perform out the performance of the project for the term of the loan.
• sale of that unit and there are 80 units sale of that unit and there are 80 units participating<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• , the dwelling unit the dwelling unit, the dwelling unit piece<00:20:50.799> of<00:20:50.960><
• like we have an existing dwelling unit. like we have an existing dwelling unit.
• unit or not. You see what I'm saying? unit or not. You see what I'm saying?
• whether or not it's a dwelling unit. whether or not it's a dwelling unit.
• I think accessory dwelling units.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There is a 1:3 ratio for patients in newborn nurseries, postpartum couplet units, and pediatric units
• There is a 1:3 ratio for patients in newborn nurseries, postpartum couplet units, and pediatric units
• There is a 1:3 ratio for patients in newborn nurseries, postpartum couplet units, and pediatric units
• postpartum couplet units, and pediatric units,<00:08:32.159> and<00:08:32.560> emergency
• units, and emergency departments. units, and emergency departments. um<00:08:34.880> and<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And they do believe that the United States is an enemy nation.
• And they do believe that the United States is an enemy nation.
• States under Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 United States Code 4565.' 50 United
• States under Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 United States Code 4565. 50 United
• The problem is what we keep referring to as the United Front.

Bills: HR171, HCR49, HB632, HB1084, SB310, SB351, SB399

Keywords: HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations

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• It's one unit. It's 24 beds.
• There's 16-bed or less units.
• That unit stayed a little more full.
• Bernard’s has some units.
• Baptist has some units and probably will be willing to open up some more units as they move into other

Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• A 10,000 animal animal units or more.
• <00:08:31.440> dairy On average, a 10,000 animal unit dairy On average, a 10,000 animal unit
• cows or more than 26,000 animal units. cows or more than 26,000 animal units.
• units of this scale of several species. units of this scale of several species.
• units today is 1,000 from 30 years ago. units today is 1,000 from 30 years ago.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They could build and put more units.
• In the United States, we've done that through history.
• Over 400,000 units, and about half of them are homesteaded.
• And then you talked about accessory dwelling units.
• that the most vigorous advocates wanted, but they were getting units, and those units themselves are

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and first took up SB 122, which would repeal Chapter 205 governing local business taxes while allowing municipalities that already levy a gross-receipts-based business tax to continue doing so, with limits on changing the tax rate. The sponsor’s proxy and committee members discussed whether local business taxes fund identifiable services, with supporters saying the bill would reduce burdens on businesses and opponents arguing it would remove a capped home-rule revenue source used for general services, economic development, inspections, fire and police support, and business regulation. The Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities opposed the bill, citing a statewide revenue loss and concern that costs would shift to residential taxpayers, while one member noted the bill should be considered in the context of broader property tax changes. SB 122 was reported favorably by a roll call vote, with Senators Leek, Passidomo, Pizzo, Trumbull, and Chair McClain voting yes and Senator Sharief voting no. The committee then held an extended informational panel on Florida’s housing shortage and affordability challenges. Dr. Samuel Staley said Florida is in a housing crisis driven primarily by insufficient supply, arguing that the state needs far more units each year, that local comprehensive plans and zoning often fail to prioritize housing, and that the state should focus more on measurable impacts, density, accessory dwelling units, smaller lot sizes, and other ways to let the market respond. Ann Ray of the Shimberg Center presented data showing increased single-family and multifamily construction but limited condo growth, highly concentrated new development in a handful of counties, and continued high cost burdens for renters, especially lower-income and older households. Leslie Deutsch of John Burns Research and Consulting said the national housing market is slow, Florida prices are easing but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, and affordability problems are being driven by land, construction, financing, and insurance costs; she urged more product diversity, including build-to-rent, townhomes, manufactured housing, and higher-density redevelopment tailored to local demographics. Members questioned the panel about density, vertical development, impact fees, construction costs, and incentives for local governments. Several senators said local governments need clearer direction or incentives to approve more housing, while others emphasized preserving local character and avoiding overdevelopment. The panel generally agreed that no single policy will solve the problem, but that Florida needs more housing types, more density in appropriate places, updated zoning and building codes, and a more market-responsive regulatory framework. After the presentations and discussion, the committee adjourned with no further business.

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• preliminary FY26 unit value.
• One, their fiscal year 26 units have to be less than their fiscal year 25 units, so they lost units overall
• On page 8, you'll notice that we've also listed changes in MEM units, at-risk units, special education
• units, TCI units, and KTOL Plus units for you to review for all these awardees.
• And also had lower units in 26.

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• the United States has given me so much. the United States has given me so much.
• United States. United States.
• Constitution of the United States. Constitution of the United States.
• Land with to the United States.
• park system units around the country. park system units around the country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Kingdom and the United States.
• United States as a result of these tariffs. They are bringing Japan to us.
• Mexico is an incredibly important partner for the United States.
• And I know the United States and Mexico have a complex security arrangement.
• Obviously connected to the United States. We can't get a divorce.

Keywords: Senator Flinstone, HB22, SB4, amendments, public testimony, legislation, environmental impact, economic implications

Summary: The meeting featured a thorough examination of various bills, including substantial discussions on HB22 and SB4. Key points included amendments proposed by committee members, particularly from Senator Flinstone, who emphasized the need for clarifications on certain provisions. The committee actively engaged with several witnesses providing public testimony, some in favor of the proposed legislation while others highlighted concerns and potential implications. The discussions were vibrant, showcasing different perspectives, especially on the environmental and economic impacts of the bills in question. The meeting concluded with a consensus to reconvene after a recess to further address the outstanding issues related to the bills.

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• Also results in a great deal of heat gain in many of our housing units.
• And there's other types of units out there that are different design types.
• it's not fully meeting 78 degrees or in parts of the unit.
• We're talking less than 20 housing units out of 1,500 overall.
• Sometimes patients may have enemies on certain units that they can't go to.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• China possesses a shipbuilding capacity over 230 times that of the United States. Over 230 times.
• United States seems to have softened considerably.
• I strongly believe you will be a boon to the president and to the United States of America.
• The United States is paying with money. The Ukrainians are paying with their lives.
• But Iran with a nuclear weapon is an existential threat to the United States.

Keywords: defense, geopolitical tensions, military readiness, China, Russia, U.S. military, Indo-Pacific, alliance, procurement

Summary: The meeting focused on critical defense and security matters, particularly concerning the ongoing geopolitical tensions involving China and Russia. There were discussions surrounding U.S. military readiness, with significant emphasis on the potential threats posed by China in the Indo-Pacific region. Members expressed concerns about America's military capabilities in relation to the growing Chinese fleet and the importance of maintaining strong alliances with nations like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Additionally, the notion of prioritizing the defense industrial base was highlighted, emphasizing the need for effective procurement and modernization efforts to counter adversarial threats. Furthermore, notable commentary included a reference to President Zelensky's remarks regarding peace negotiations with Ukraine, expressing a willingness for further cooperation with the U.S.

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• $300,000 per unit.
• Those are townhome rental units, so those are multiple units.
• , up to $1 million per housing unit.
• , up to $1 million per housing unit.
• and 10 manufactured housing units.

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• It’s limited to one unit attached to a detached unit.
• dwelling<00:28:28.480> units dwelling units dwelling units are<00:28:30.799> they're<00
• in that smaller unit.
• in that smaller unit.
• in that smaller unit.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on HB 577, a bill to expand accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in New Hampshire. The sponsor and supporters described the state’s housing shortage and argued the bill would make it easier for property owners to build ADUs by right, up to 950 square feet, either attached or detached, while still requiring compliance with building codes, septic/water limits, and other local requirements. Supporters said the measure would help seniors age in place, provide housing for young adults, caregivers, and workers, and make better use of existing property such as garages and barns. Representative Reed raised concern that removing language related to short-term rentals could allow ADUs to be used for that purpose rather than long-term housing. The sponsor said he was open to clarifying language on short-term rentals, and another witness explained that current law already allows municipalities some choice on ingress/egress requirements, while the bill would standardize that and leave the design choice to the property owner. Several supportive witnesses followed, including the New Hampshire Home Builders Association, the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the Business and Industry Association, AARP, Housing Action New Hampshire, 603 Forward, and New Hampshire Youth Movement. They emphasized affordability, property rights, workforce housing, intergenerational living, and the need for statewide consistency. A Derry resident testified that his existing garage space could be converted into an ADU under HB 577, but current local rules prevent that because it is detached; he said the bill would let him rent it affordably. Supporters also argued that ADUs can increase property values and help homeowners cover mortgages and taxes. In opposition, the New Hampshire Municipal Association said the bill would impose a local zoning mandate, could add density pressure on already stressed infrastructure, and did not guarantee that new units would be affordable or workforce housing. No vote or final committee action was taken in the excerpt.

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• <00:08:53.320> for uh but we need more housing units for uh but we need more housing units
• the number of units going into service has been historic.
• Nationwide since 1974 so that most units Nationwide since 1974 so that means<00:18:33.039> from
• <00:18:36.559> going construction the number of units going construction the number of units
• housing unit and 60,000 per manufactured housing unit and then<00:35:50.720> there's<00:35:50.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all