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• Technology advancement is accelerating, including edge computing and the Internet of Things—things we
• As you know, across the country, data center property taxes have helped pay for local infrastructure,
• They're potentially bad actors that can look to disrupt essential infrastructure.
• essential infrastructure.
• Those are essential things, and we need infrastructure for those.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability

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• But the supervisors of elections have the infrastructure to do this today. They currently do this.
• the computer that they can hand out to all their friends.
• Computer-based tools. That is the bill. Are there amendments? None on the desk, Mr. President.
• I'm sorry, I'm getting messages on this computer.
• Oh, I'm sorry, I'm getting messages on this computer. We're talking about services, not people.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. After routine business, the Senate took up several special-order bills. The first major bill, transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses. An amendment added penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing and required law enforcement to notify suspects of those penalties. The bill passed 37-0. The Senate then passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours and holiday access to care and setting network standards for Medicaid managed care plans, also by a 37-0 vote. The chamber next considered a major condominium and cooperative associations bill responding to post-Surfside safety and financial concerns. Senators described the measure as balancing building safety with financial relief, extending reserve-study deadlines, allowing temporary reserve relief after inspections, tightening oversight of managers and inspectors, and adjusting voting, resale, and reserve rules. After extensive debate and praise from members for the bill’s sponsors and staff, the bill passed 37-0. The longest discussion centered on a constitutional amendments/petition process bill aimed at curbing fraud in citizen initiative petitions. Sponsors argued that the 2024 petition process was plagued by fraud and identity theft and proposed tighter rules for circulators, faster submission deadlines, voter notification, penalties, and limits on petition handling. Senators offered and adopted multiple amendments, including changes to petition-circulator definitions, invalid-signature thresholds, and voter notification procedures. After a substitute amendment was withdrawn, the Senate continued debating the underlying amended bill, with members split between concerns about election integrity and worries that the bill would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizen initiatives to qualify.

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• 00:15:58.000> the for states um to do to support the for states um to do to support the infrastructure
• <00:40:28.240> across<00:40:28.640> hospitals,<00:40:29.680> across infrastructure
• across hospitals, across infrastructure across hospitals, across community<00:40:30.560> providers
• of impressions that you have on there, but also when an individual in New Hampshire goes on their computer
• so that New strengthening infrastructure so that New Hampshire's<01:47:36.400> newborns<01:47

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

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• the FY 2025 $5 million appropriation to ADOT for electric vehicle charging and advanced fuel infrastructure
• It makes changes regarding the distribution of revenues for infrastructure improvements for manufacturing
• It reduces the percentage of local government infrastructure costs to be reimbursed to the local jurisdictions
• And lastly, it requires local government to provide at least 5% of the construction funding for infrastructure
• as session law prohibits the Arizona Commerce Authority from accepting applications for any new computer

Keywords: 1182, all

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• fiscal year 2025 $5 million appropriation to ADOT for electric vehicle charging and advanced fuel infrastructure
• It makes changes regarding the distribution of revenues for infrastructure improvements for manufacturing
• facilities, effective retroactively to July 1, 2026, by increasing the cap on public infrastructure
• It reduces the percentage of local government infrastructure costs to be reimbursed to the local jurisdictions
• as session law prohibits the Arizona Commerce Authority from accepting applications for any new computer

Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.

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• EMERGING EVOLVING INDUSTRIES INCLUDING BROADBAND, SEMICONDUCTORS, ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY, AND QUANTUM COMPUTING
• AGENCY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE PULLING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF BROADBAND FUNDING ENCOMPASSING INFRASTRUCTURE
• TYPES OF SKILLS AND OCCUPATIONS NEEDED TO SUPPORT INSTALLATION AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
• LOCAL FUNDS AND THIS COULD BE COUNTY FUNDS OR MUNICIPAL FUNDS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO YOU HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
• DEVELOPED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GRANTS AREA THIS ALLOWS LOCAL BOARDS TO LEVERAGE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND

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• This bill authorizes the California Fair Plan to request the California Infrastructure and Economic Development
• needs of our communities, local governments have to come up with creative ways to fund critical infrastructure
• Tax increment financing tools like enhanced infrastructure financing districts or EIFCs.
• revitalization and investment authorities, or CRIAS, have become increasingly important in funding local infrastructure
• where she was in the midst of completing her fourth year toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have transportation infrastructure: roads.
• It's what we call our big six infrastructure focus areas.
• NASA's budget supports and only targets our NASA missions and their infrastructure needs.
• NASA's budget supports and only targets our NASA missions and their infrastructure needs.
• I mentioned all the investments in the infrastructure around Johnson Space Flight Center.

Summary: The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.

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• They will, um, occasionally visit with us and give us updates on their business and infrastructure, but
• AI computing performance is changing at a rapid pace, and with more efficient models, the exact load
• inspections, the, uh, firm fuel coordination with the railroad Commission on critical loads and gas infrastructure

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• They are specifically targeted at our infrastructure, which today also includes our IT infrastructure
• There were no personal computers. There were no laptops.
• And so the funds that were put in at the time were purely for physical infrastructure and buildings,
• If you think... ...about the overlay of our infrastructure now, you cannot talk about critical infrastructure
• Beyond infrastructure, the Higher Education Fund is also instrumental in technology acquisition from

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• I have an engineering background; it's in computers, but it is very helpful to have that.
• I have an engineering background; it's in computers, but it is very helpful to have that.
• The best part about this is we are just committed to this state's infrastructure: it's roads, it's bridges
• it's roads it's Bridges infrastructure it's roads it's Bridges it's<00:21:10.799> highways<00
• roads Bridges and these infrastructure roads Bridges and these were<00:24:35.679> things<00:24

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Public Works and Highways Committee held an orientation meeting focused on introducing members, outlining committee norms, and hearing an overview from the Department of Transportation. Chair David Mills emphasized the committee’s long-standing bipartisan working style, asked members to share contact information for short-notice scheduling, and noted that the committee would need to complete as much work as possible before the building is vacated later in the year. Members introduced themselves and described backgrounds in engineering, construction, planning, local government, military service, education, and business. Several members highlighted prior service on planning boards, school boards, zoning boards, or in transportation-related fields as relevant to the committee’s work. Members repeatedly described the committee as collegial and nonpartisan, with most bills going to the consent calendar. The chair also noted that the committee’s work centers on state infrastructure, including roads, bridges, highways, and buildings. Representative Cluder, the ranking member, and others echoed that the committee is effective because it talks issues through and resolves disagreements collaboratively. One member mentioned a recent trip that reinforced the importance of infrastructure resilience after storms and rebuilding efforts in other states. Department of Transportation officials, led by Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer David Rodrig, gave a detailed organizational and operational overview. They described DOT’s structure, mission of “transportation excellence,” and major responsibilities across highways, bridges, rail, transit, aeronautics, maintenance, and administration. Rodrig reported 1,651 permanent positions and 404 vacancies, 2,160 state bridges with 115 on the Red List, 4,600 centerline miles of roadway, 25 public airports, 11 transit systems, and 194 active state-owned rail lines. He also outlined FY 2024 spending, project development activity, highway maintenance operations, fleet and fuel systems, and the distinction between the highway fund and DOT’s budget, including the role of federal funds and the turnpike enterprise fund. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on during this orientation meeting.

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• A lot of people with computers were able to access the first-come, first-served basis, but for people
• If you'd state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony. with computers were able to
• access with computers were able to access um<00:28:03.640> the<00:28:04.200> the<00:28:
• It won't just go to the Swift-fingered folks on the computer.
• It goes through whatever type of company's infrastructure and then makes it to DVS's infrastructure to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I can tell you, when you think about building infrastructure, 25 systems moving out of your facilities
• on June 30th and then trying to move all of your staffing infrastructure and things in on July 1st,
• We had to bring all that infrastructure in. But again, the outcomes are already showing.
• Some examples of those would be culinary management, computer coding, construction, welding, plumbing
• They're going out at night, no computers.

Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.

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• The data center will pay for 80% of their infrastructure costs, which would be all 100% of their costs
• Those are member-owned, maybe city council, so we're not changing any of the infrastructure for jurisdiction
• And that's the biggest cost because the infrastructure requirements for these facilities are significant
• And we just want to make sure that that infrastructure cost, we're talking in the billions, doesn't get
• It saves a lot of risk from ratepayers if private companies build their own infrastructure and take that

Bills: HB2059, HB3920, HB2992, HB3267, HB4457, HB3800, HB3818, HB4425, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4333, HB4340, HB4343, HB4344, HB4363, HB4229, HB4230, HB4236, HB4246, HB1979, HB3431, HB3052, HB3047, HB3048, HB4092, HB4302, HB3261, HB3704, HB3312, HB3546, HB3849, HCR1021, HB4105, HB4159, HB4304, HB3835, HB3619, HB4490, HB3710, HB4201, HB3907, HB3748

Keywords: health care, medication, inmates, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, reimbursement, county jails, medical expenses, sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, procurement, transplant research, Oklahoma Tax Code, HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers

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• We're not prioritizing infrastructure.
• Rebecca Ruse, I'm a senior infrastructure advisor in the Office of the Governor.
• The other part is, without infrastructure, you know, this brings economic development.
• We have to use debt in many infrastructure projects. I'm glad to be sponsoring this.
• And so I do question that part of the equation and how that was all computed.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee first heard TRIP’s annual New Mexico transportation report from Carolyn Boniface Kelly, which described deteriorating roads and bridges, congestion, safety concerns, and a large transportation funding gap. The report said more than half of major roads statewide are in poor or mediocre condition, over 170 bridges are rated poor, congestion costs drivers significant time and money, and traffic crashes and road conditions impose billions in annual costs. Members broadly agreed the report underscored the need for more stable transportation funding, with several noting the state’s recurring underinvestment and the safety risks to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2, a transportation bonding and revenue package. Senator Gonzales and Governor’s office and NMDOT representatives said the bill would authorize about $1.5 billion in additional bond debt for ready-to-go highway projects, while also increasing certain motor vehicle excise, registration, weight-distance, and EV-related fees to help support debt service and transportation funding. Supporters, including contractors, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, the Department of Finance and Administration, and transportation officials, argued the bill would improve safety, economic development, project delivery, and funding stability, and help preserve federal dollars. Opponents, including the Rio Grande Foundation and some committee members, objected to the tax and fee increases, argued the state should use existing surpluses or other funds instead, and raised concerns about impacts on families, businesses, and local governments. Committee members questioned how projects would be selected, how the new fees were calculated, how EV surcharges would work, and whether local government distributions would be affected. NMDOT said the projects would be reported to the legislature annually, selected using crash data, asset management, and project readiness, but bond approval would remain with the State Transportation Commission. After debate, Representative Romero moved do pass on SB 2 as amended, Representative Hochman-Vigil seconded, and the committee approved the bill 7-2, with Representatives Brown and Dow voting no and several members expressing reservations despite supporting the need for transportation investment.

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• , Let's see. of EV supply and access to affordable public charging infrastructure led CPUC staff just
• They don't see how, without any infrastructure, for example, this works.
• The bill references the fact that there is no infrastructure available.
• mind, it's unaffordable either way, and trying to push people into EVs when we don't have the infrastructure
• But at the moment, if there's no infrastructure, then where do we go from here?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You know, not only have we heard that this is a part of our critical infrastructure, right?
• We use it for infrastructure, right?
• He said the towers are like buildings, with capital construction, standby generators, computers, and,
• He said towers are like buildings and require capital construction, standby generators, computers, and
• Representative Larsen said they do have the infrastructure for this meeting at the Capitol, but they

Keywords: 916, all

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• Local street repair programs, bus and rail infrastructure, and paratransit programs that serve seniors
• It's one of the most vital pieces of infrastructure in my district, and I do share it with the Speaker
• However, SB 1003 is a simple bill that aims to provide state support for critical infrastructure for
• For aligning their infrastructure investment with their housing goals.
• It doesn't limit infrastructure requirements in any way.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <01:39:40.920> traffic on a community's infrastructure traffic on a community's infrastructure
• <01:41:09.159> impact to deal with that infrastructure impact to deal with that infrastructure
• For that $225, they are provided all the furnishings, all the utilities, computer access, coffee, cream
• <01:58:44.480> uh Furnishings um all the utilities uh Furnishings um all the utilities uh computer
• access coffee cream or sugar computer access coffee cream or sugar cleaning<01:58:48.719> supplies

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Municipal and County Government subcommittee met on February 19, 2025 to gather additional information on House Bill 432, which concerns recovery houses. The first witness, State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi, said his office had worked with stakeholders for more than a year on the bill’s definition changes and supported the revised definition. He explained that the bill removes vague language such as “safe, healthy, family” and instead relies on fire-code requirements and certification standards, including a primarily non-transient dwelling unit and living as a single household. He distinguished recovery houses from boarding or rooming houses and from other congregate settings such as group homes or transitional housing, saying those other uses do not currently have the same exemptions. Members questioned Tumi about fire safety, inspections, smoke alarms, egress, and whether sprinklers should be required. He said recovery houses are inspected by the fire marshal’s office and local fire departments, with annual inspections under state fire code provisions, and that operators must work with a certifying body. He described the inspection process as checking alarms, extinguishers, heating systems, cooking equipment, street numbers, and no-smoking rules, and said new houses are generally given time to obtain certification. He also said he would prefer sprinklers everywhere but believed mandating them for these existing structures would likely shut down many recovery houses and significantly harm the recovery community. Bill McKenny of the New Hampshire Building Officials Association then testified in support of HB 432. He said recovery housing is an important step after treatment and that the 2024 code changes and the bill help align state law with federal disability law. He emphasized that certification through a recognized organization gives code officials confidence that standards are being monitored, and warned that if a recovery home loses certification it would lose the waiver from sprinkler requirements and could be treated more like a boarding or rooming house. No vote or final action was taken at this meeting.

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• We need that infrastructure to help make sure that we can make our land productive and predictable in
• to raise the panels and infrastructure to raise the panels and what<01:25:53.880> have<01:25:
• Representative Hansen asked whether, if a building loses its staff, the truck sits there, the computer
• 01:33:56.760> truck<01:33:57.080> sits<01:33:57.560> there<01:33:58.560> computer
• <01:33:58.960> sits gone truck sits there computer sits gone truck sits there computer sits

Keywords: 1183, house