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• They have added 5,000 housing units that they have built and developed with the city and with other partners
• units, four retail units, and 21 townhomes.
• units for affordable housing.
• The projects that were funded were $6.3 million for an 80-unit workforce housing project in Taos, and
• it's estimated to cost $26 million. $4 million was funded for a 40-unit workforce housing rental complex

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• A House resolution reaffirming the commitment to strengthen and deepen the sister ties between the state
• trading partner of the United States, and bilateral trade reached more than $158.6 billion in 2024.
• largest market on a per capita basis among the top 10 United States agricultural export destinations
• and the eighth largest market for the United States soybean and corn.
• Whereas due to its high-quality produce, the United States remains one of Taiwan's largest sources of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• TAB 2 FIRST AND THAT WILL BE SB 184, AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY SENATOR GAETZ.
• LOCAL ACT THE STATE HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS FOR ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR WORKFORCE HOUSING
• ADUS SOMETIMES CALLED CARRIAGE HOUSES OR GRANNY FLATS.
• IT DOES NOT APPLY TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND MASTER PLAN.
• MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL HOUSING AGENCY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Seeing no more, I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2099 be voted do pass.
• Seeing no more, I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2099 be voted do pass.
• of housing.
• We have a housing crisis.
• money auction units.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• For those of you that may not be familiar with what a conviction review unit is, this is simply a unit
• I am here today to support House Bill 1982.
• AGO contains the major economic crimes unit.
• economics crime unit.
• The Medicaid fraud unit is the only unit within the Attorney General's Office that has that power.

Summary: The committee opened with a work session on effective interrogation techniques, hearing from two remote experts, retired homicide detective Matt Jones and former federal agent Mark Fallon. Both argued for science-based, information-gathering interviewing over confrontational or deception-based tactics, emphasizing rapport, open-ended questioning, corroboration, and avoiding coercion, especially with vulnerable interviewees. They said these methods improve reliability, reduce false confessions and wrongful convictions, and better withstand court scrutiny. Members asked for source materials and raised concerns about how friendly or minimization-style questioning could affect victims; the witnesses said they would provide research and noted that some common tactics can be problematic in sexual assault cases. No votes were taken in the work session. The committee then held a hearing on House Bill 1982, which would expand Washington’s existing process for vacating convictions tied to treaty rights. Staff explained that current law mainly covers pre-1975 fishing convictions, while the bill would extend relief to convictions involving treaty fishing, hunting, gathering, and pasturing rights, remove the date limit, include local ordinances, authorize the Office of Public Defense to provide direct representation and consultation, and create a tribal liaison position. The prime sponsor and tribal leaders testified in support, describing the bill as a way to correct historical wrongs and remove barriers to jobs, housing, and other opportunities. The Office of Public Defense said it supports the bill but needs statutory authority and a hub to identify and process cases; an Attorney General’s Office tribal liaison also supported the concept and suggested clarifying amendments. Some members questioned the scope of the affected population, costs, and whether the legislature could vacate the convictions directly, while others raised concerns about competing resource demands and the need for judicial action case by case. No final action was taken. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 2156, which would expand the Attorney General’s Office investigators’ authority in limited circumstances. Staff said the bill would let AGO investigators exercise only the authority of the entity granting concurrent jurisdiction, allow them to serve business search warrants only when authorized by a judicial officer, and clarify that they cannot detain, arrest, or carry weapons. The bill sponsor said it would reduce delays in economic-crime cases by allowing investigators to serve electronic warrants themselves instead of relying on local officers. Opponents from the sheriffs and police chiefs association and a retired veteran argued the bill blurs the line between investigation and prosecution, lacks sufficient oversight, and could create constitutional and training concerns. AGO representatives responded that the bill is narrowly focused, that most investigators are retired law enforcement, and that it would mainly streamline service of electronic warrants in cases such as organized retail theft and wage theft. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, and no vote was recorded on this bill.

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• If that did not, housing to be able to staff the second unit and open that second unit.
• We're on our 15th unit in the rollout of those 23 units now.
• We're also working with the dog shelter there to bring dogs to the unit where we can actually house break
• They want to be at that unit. They want to work at that unit.
• done at units.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard a presentation from the Legislative Budget Board on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Article 5 budget. LBB recommended $3.7 billion in all funds for 2026-27, a 5.2 percent decrease from the base, while FTEs would rise by 856.7. Major items included funding for driver license services, DPS facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, border security, and rider changes. The committee also reviewed DPS exceptional items not included in the recommendation, including additional staffing, technology, and facility requests. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, criticizing long wait times, call abandonment, and repeated staffing increases without clear process improvements. LBB said the agency’s call-answer rate was about 9 percent in fiscal 2024, with average hold times around 34 minutes, later reduced to roughly 22-25 minutes. Senators questioned whether more FTEs alone would solve the problem and urged a broader efficiency study and better use of technology. DPS officials said they were pursuing process changes, including appointment-system upgrades, online pre-population of forms, and remote issuance options, while noting that Real ID requirements and population growth continue to drive demand. DPS leadership then outlined the agency’s priorities: completion of the Williamson County training academy, recruitment and retention of troopers, capital needs for vehicles and aircraft, and expanded responsibilities at the Capitol complex and the Alamo. Officials said the new trooper funding would help address staffing shortages, public safety, and border operations, and that overtime and deployment patterns had been adjusted to reduce burnout and improve flexibility. They also discussed Operation Lone Star, saying DPS spending is largely overtime, travel, and fuel, and that the agency continues to coordinate with federal partners while awaiting clarity on possible federal reimbursement for border security costs. Senators also raised concerns about oilfield theft, cartel activity, high-speed pursuits, bilingual pay, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, and DPS said it would follow up on some of those issues.

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• House File 4075 is the next bill.
• Um presenting 4075, House File 4075.
• </c> So, House File 4075 is the next bill. So, House File 4075 is the next bill.
• </c><00:48:57.280><c> Um</c> number of units. Um number of units.
• of units.

Bills: HF4075, HF3826, HF3825, HF3827, HF3459, HF3711, HF4200, HF3908, HF3712

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants

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• The prayer today will be given by the House chaplain, Tim Perrier. Mr.
• House calendar.
• It got kicked up to the United States Supreme Court.
• Got to love meritocracy in these United States.
• The House is adjourned sine die.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• We also do some affordable rental housing and housing development.
• and the housing trust fund, and then the Housing Incentive Fund.
• or housing units available.
• units.
• You could have a one-mile unit and a two-mile unit, and then you can make it a three-mile unit.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• House of and the United States House of Representatives.<00:29:39.600><c> Thank</c><00:29:39.840><c>
• on the floor of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, it's just a new low for
• </c> House of Representatives of the United House of Representatives of the United States<02:41:28.560
• The Chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States.
• The Chair lays before the House a message to the Congress of the United States.

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

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• But when I'm talking about family housing, it's just those units that we've kind of improved.
• unit on campus.
• It's 50 units of supportive housing.
• As I mentioned, we partner with our housing authority, which owns a 22-unit apartment complex, and it
• It's 40 units of permanent supportive housing.

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• Gabbard's votes in the House of Representatives.
• House of Representatives.
• the United States.
• House.
• They did it at the United Nations.

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• </c><00:13:33.920><c> File</c> uh, the bill before you, House File uh, the bill before you, House File
• Armed Forces. special force guerilla unit and special force guerilla unit and irregular<00:17:11.600
• ><c> units</c><00:30:36.159><c> that</c><00:30:36.720><c> fought</c> those special guerilla units that
• :20.400><c> and</c><00:43:20.720><c> this</c> of the United States and this of the United States and
• </c> everything are coming from the United everything are coming from the United State.<00:48:59.920>

Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

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• housing.
• so they don't become substandard and the people don't get their housing units condemned because the
• affordable housing, mixed-income housing, supportive housing, and increasingly difficult infill projects
• I've pretty much worked on almost 3,000 units of housing in my career, so I've experienced interesting
• Because each unit of housing requires considerable subsidy, and every dollar saved in interest is a dollar

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I move House Bill 2404 with a do-pass recommendation.
• I move House Bill 2402 with a do-pass recommendation.
• I move House Bill 2402 with a do-pass recommendation.
• I move House Bill 2673 with a do-pass recommendation.
• In the House, we worked with members from both political parties on an amendment to put forth the House-enacted

Bills: HB2134, HB2253, HB2270, HB2402, HB2404, HB2673, HB2941

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• training at the unit level.
• Item 6 is unit maintenance and those are things that are on the unit level.
• to help us staff the Clemens unit. but give us the opportunity to open the Neal unit.
• Also, the Briscoe unit in Dilley. Those three units currently...
• . multiple units.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Seeing no more, I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 2.0... Drag? Aye. Mancer?
• We have a housing crisis in America.
• To House Bill 1791.
• We have a housing crisis.
• Well, 30-plus days can be a big issue when it comes to maybe somebody occupying a unit for housing or

Summary: The committee first went into executive session on House Bill 2099, adopting a House committee substitute and an amendment clarifying language about non-private, non-commercial property and authorized agents, including executors, administrators, trustees, and verified heirs. Members discussed the amendment as a way to prevent people from exploiting recent obituaries to occupy property without authorization. The committee then voted unanimously to do pass the House committee substitute for HB 2099. The main public hearing was on House Bill 1791, which would set deadlines for political subdivisions to act on building permit applications and reduce fees if deadlines are missed. The sponsor and supporters, including the Missouri Municipal League’s critics from the construction industry, argued the bill would reduce costly delays, improve predictability, and help housing and business development. Opponents from municipal groups said the bill could create liability concerns, impose one-size-fits-all mandates on cities of different sizes, and interfere with local inspection and safety processes. Several witnesses said they were willing to work on the bill’s definitions and timelines, but no vote was taken in the transcript. The committee also heard House Bill 2465, which would let sole proprietors and single-member businesses obtain group health coverage outside the ACA framework and would revise the employee-count threshold from two to one, with discussion about whether the upper limit should remain 50 or be changed. Supporters said the bill would help small businesses, especially family-run firms, access more affordable and flexible coverage, including out-of-network options; one witness described personal difficulty obtaining coverage for a spouse who works in the business. Members raised questions about federal implications and the impact of changing the 50-employee cap, but the hearing ended without a recorded vote. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2717, a storage-unit and public notice bill that would modernize notice requirements by reducing reliance on newspaper advertisements, allow electronic delivery of rental agreements, shorten certain notice periods, and address storage units being used as housing. Supporters said the bill reflects current business practices and improves communication and efficiency, while opponents focused on preserving newspaper notice and raised concerns about public awareness and process. The sponsor said the bill had been repeatedly introduced in prior sessions and was intended to update the industry’s rules; the hearing concluded without final action in the transcript.

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• Um, when a town issues a permit for an addition onto a house, if they're adding a bedroom on the house
• , the dwelling unit the dwelling unit, the dwelling unit piece<00:20:50.799><c> of</c><00:20:50.960><
• </c> like we have an existing dwelling unit. like we have an existing dwelling unit.
• </c> unit or not. You see what I'm saying? unit or not. You see what I'm saying?
• </c> whether or not it's a dwelling unit. whether or not it's a dwelling unit.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> That's a lot of units. That's a lot of units.
• </c> needs more housing. needs more housing.
• Colorado maintains a detailed official data sheet on vacant housing units by county and by municipality
• units by data sheet on vacant housing units by county<04:12:35.920><c> and</c><04:12:36.160><c> by</
• I see the affordable housing housing.

Keywords: 981, all

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• House, I had the privilege of working very closely with Ken over the years.
• I'm having to do with the cost of housing.
• I'm a big supporter of the United States having an aggressive export.
• of consumers live... outside of the United States.
• States, to bring their IP to the United States.

Keywords: Commerce, International Trade, Tax Policy, Nominees, Inflation, Middle-class, Trade Practices, Economic Concerns

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and nominees, including the critical nominations of William Kimmett for Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ken Keyes for Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Discussions highlighted the nominees' roles in managing critical trade and tax policies amidst rising economic concerns, particularly focusing on inflation and its impact on American families. Members expressed both support and skepticism, emphasizing the significance of fostering fair trade practices and ensuring tax policies that benefit the middle-class amidst claims of an agenda favoring affluent individuals and corporations.