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• House Bill 1073, Consumer Freedom of Choice, Protecting the Purchase of Farm Equipment, Vehicles, and
• </c> Equipment, Vehicles, and Lawn Tools. Equipment, Vehicles, and Lawn Tools.
• And then tomorrow, Finance will meet in room 216 at 1:15 tomorrow instead of 10:30.
• </c><00:48:46.080><c> will</c><00:48:46.200><c> meet</c> And then uh tomorrow, Finance will meet And
• :15, 216, Finance 10:30, 1:15. 1:15, 216, Finance Committee.<00:48:54.080><c> Senator</c><00:48:54.440

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• With respect to the use of tiny homes and mezzanine financing for the styles that district, we have any
• House Bill 1217 would also prohibit governmental entities from adopting 100% UV vehicle and appliance
• Makes it a second-degree felony to shoot into an occupied autonomous vehicle, makes it a third-degree
• motor vehicles and authorizes such registration renewals to be recorded in verified electronically,
• and distribution and franchise motor vehicle dealers.

Committee: House Commerce Committee

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• I am the Republican co-chair of the uh, State Government Finance Committee.
• I am the Republican co-chair of the uh, State Government Finance Committee.
• </c> vehicle projects. vehicle projects.
• under the contract that the city, town, or fire department uses to purchase vehicle tires.
• under the contract that the city, town, or fire department uses to purchase vehicle tires.

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• I call this meeting of the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy to order.
• has interlock installed on a different vehicle.
• It allows them to get this other vehicle back but not drive it.
• So, it ranges, depending on the vehicle.
• In some cases, it was a vehicle that was run into the officer or a knife.

Bills: HF1354 , HF1901 , HF2124 , HF2130 , HF2260 , HF2099 , HF104 , HF134 , HF1769

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• Andrew Holt, Department of Finance.
• Andrew Hill, Department of Finance.
• Andrew Hill, with Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Hi, Julianne Roll from Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance, anybody?

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate, Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation opened its first hearing on the governor’s natural resources budget with Secretary Wade Crowfoot of the Natural Resources Agency. Crowfoot reviewed California’s recent climate and environmental challenges—drought, wildfire, heat, sea level rise, and federal uncertainty—and highlighted progress on clean energy, zero-emission vehicles, wildfire resilience, water management, coastal planning, conservation, tribal land return, and streamlined project delivery. Members praised his engagement and the administration’s work with tribes, and Crowfoot emphasized that the administration is focused on finishing major projects, improving nature-based solutions, and considering whether some temporary streamlining measures should be codified. He also discussed the Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership and said the state is working with other Mediterranean-climate governments on wildfire, drought, and heat response. Members and the LAO then focused on budget conditions and priorities. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state budget remains precarious despite strong revenues, with the governor’s proposal relying on borrowing and reserves and leaving large out-year deficits unresolved. The LAO urged a high bar for new spending, especially in a deficit environment, and recommended prioritizing immediate health and safety needs, avoiding new ongoing commitments, and thinking carefully about special funds. On Proposition 4, the LAO said the administration’s approach generally appeared reasonable and consistent with the bond, but noted implementation has been slow and that the Legislature may want to use appropriations language to shape broad programs such as home hardening, outdoor recreation, and climate education. The chair stressed that climate and environmental funds should be used for their intended purposes and that wildfire spending should shift more toward community hardening and home protection. The hearing then turned to water resilience and Proposition 4 spending. Department of Finance and department staff outlined the bond’s water-related funding for safe drinking water, drought, flood, water recycling, stormwater, groundwater management, dam safety, and the State Water Project. Members pressed for details on how funds would be prioritized, how grants would reach disadvantaged communities, and how the state would track the bond’s 40% target for vulnerable communities. Staff said new tools and reporting systems are being used to monitor allocations, and that AB 107 and related changes should speed up grant implementation by reducing redundant regulatory steps. The committee also discussed dam safety needs, State Water Project repairs, groundwater implementation grants, and the risk of relying on uncertain future revenues from the Salton Sea lithium tax. No votes were taken, and the hearing was informational only.

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• </c><00:02:52.480><c> Yeah,</c> education finance. Um, chair. Yeah, education finance. Um, chair.
• </c><00:03:26.400><c> as</c> core bill to education finance as core bill to education finance as amended
• [Music] The first bill is the vehicle bill. I have a vehicle bill first. Okay. All right.
• I The first bill is the vehicle bill.
• Um, I your help with the vehicle bill.

Committee: House Education Policy

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• The next I'll talk about is electric vehicle supply equipment testing.
• </c> I'll talk about is electric vehicle I'll talk about is electric vehicle supply<00:35:34.640><c>
• ,</c><00:35:38.160><c> we</c> motans are driving electric vehicles, we motans are driving electric vehicles
• </c> an effort uh by the electrical vehicle an effort uh by the electrical vehicle supply<00:35:56.240
• </c><00:36:09.200><c> charging</c> uh inspect electric vehicle charging uh inspect electric vehicle charging

Bills: HF1646 , HF2443

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• HB 5117 by Hopper relating to an operator of an automated motor vehicle for the purpose of determining
• HB 5251 by Longoria relates to the refund of a motor vehicle sales tax paid on certain bad debts and
• sale of certain abandoned vehicles by vehicle storage facility operators and is referred to the Committee
• HB5359 by the Department of Motor Vehicles is referred to the Committee on Transportation.
• HB5360 by Lujan relates to the requirement of motor vehicle emission tests on the resale of certain vehicles

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• Business owners already pay sales tax on many things to include through tooling, microwaves, vehicles
• And if you are a business owner, you're going to pay an annual property tax on the value of that vehicle
• Transportation, HB 4402 by Gomez relating to the human operators of the certain automated motor vehicles
• HB 4430 by McQueen England to the annual study of motor vehicle collisions in the state referred the
• Wilson, relating to the use of receipts for attending the credit purchased under the public school finance

Bills: HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• </c><00:21:09.080><c> this</c> want to say that we need to finance this want to say that we need to finance
• </c> this bill is a really important vehicle this bill is a really important vehicle to<00:22:06.360>
• Deina Aami, Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
• </c><01:49:41.760><c> the</c> are you planning to finance the are you planning to finance the implementation
• <02:11:26.599><c> uh</c><02:11:27.599><c> House</c><02:11:28.199><c> Bill</c> vehicle uh House Bill vehicle

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1077, a governor’s administration bill to increase transient accommodations tax revenue and split it between two new special funds: a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund and an economic development and revitalization special fund for tourism/resort areas. Supporters, including the Governor’s Office, recovery and resilience staff, climate and conservation groups, and several state agencies, said the bill would create a dedicated, more reliable funding stream for wildfire mitigation, coastal resilience, land clearing, infrastructure, and community-led projects. Some supporters also urged changes to the bill, including moving the fund to DLNR, adding DHHL and OHA representation, clarifying community grants, and ensuring the fund can support both state-led and community-led resilience work. The Attorney General’s office flagged a drafting issue, noting that the bill references fees deposited into the new fund even though the new chapter does not authorize fee collection, and recommended deleting that language or adding fee authority. The Climate Advisory Team representative also suggested adding DHHL to the decision-making body and requiring at-large members to have climate, resilience, conservation, or infrastructure expertise. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Kohala Coast Resort Association opposed the measure, arguing that the special fund structure does not meet statutory criteria, that the bill functions as a tax increase, and that the transient accommodations tax is not being collected equitably across all lodging types before any increase is imposed. Other opponents, including tourism and lodging interests, warned that hotels and timeshares already bear most of the tax burden and that raising the TAT could hurt an already struggling visitor industry and drive tourists away. Supporters countered that current funding is far short of what is needed and that a dedicated revenue stream is necessary to address climate impacts now. Committee members questioned why the Legislature should cede spending decisions to a separate executive-branch process, and the administration responded that the bill is intended to create a transparent, recurring mechanism for funding priorities that can be adjusted over time. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• and reduction in vehicle miles traveled.
• They have to justify that to Finance. They have to justify that to our office.
• It does also open up opportunities for other financing mechanisms such as bonding.
• They're finalizing all of their finances.
• Brian America, Department of Finance. I just wanted to respond to that question really quickly.

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee No. 4 hearing focused on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and cap-and-trade reauthorization, with members and panelists discussing how to balance climate goals, affordability, and legislative oversight. The chair emphasized the hearing as a broad review of past GGRF spending and future options, while the LAO outlined how GGRF revenues are generated, how variable they have been, and the tradeoffs between continuous appropriations and annual budget control. Two academic panelists, Dr. Kyle Meng and Danny Cullen Ward, argued that cap-and-trade remains an effective climate policy, but stressed that future revenue will depend heavily on market design, allowance allocation, and price levels. They also raised the idea that GGRF could be used more directly for affordability, especially by lowering electricity costs, and for targeted investments in technologies that the market would not otherwise support. Committee members pressed the panelists on where revenues come from, how much has actually been spent, and whether continuous appropriations reduce oversight. CARB staff said more than $33 billion has been generated to date and a little over $11–12 billion has been spent, with the rest committed or in process, and noted that project timelines can be lengthy. Members also asked about ways to lower electricity rates, reduce wildfire-related utility liabilities, and support electrification. The panelists said transportation fuels are the largest source of GGRF revenue, that industrial emitters receive a smaller share of free allowances, and that reducing wildfire liability and investing in grid-scale batteries could help lower costs and speed decarbonization. Public commenters largely urged the Legislature to preserve or expand continuous appropriations for specific climate programs. Speakers supported funding for nature-based solutions, natural and working lands, urban greening, agricultural climate solutions, waste and composting programs, clean transportation, AB 617 community air protection, clean cars, transit, affordable housing near transit, and dairy digesters. Several groups argued these programs are cost-effective, provide public health and affordability benefits, and should receive dedicated shares of GGRF. Others urged reducing free allowances and using more GGRF revenue to directly lower energy costs for households. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• That's going to take us down to item number C, which are going to be the methods of finance.
• Members, item C in your packet are the methods of finance for this month.
• On the first page, you'll see a letter from the Department of Finance and Administration presenting these
• This is one $60 million method of finance that U of A is going to use to do small job order contracting
• crash data to the state motor vehicle crash repository database.

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda item, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, reports, and a member disclosure. The supplemental agenda was accepted, and the Office of State Procurement’s rule revisions were approved after Jessica Patterson explained they were driven by 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, CASO Consulting recommendations, and updates to sole source, bid, protest, and debarment provisions. The methods of finance and discretionary grants were also approved, covering a range of university capital projects, health and human services grants, historic preservation awards, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys for services provided during a contract gap, a Department of Health ratification for water-leak repairs, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, a Veterans Affairs HVAC ratification, an ADFA medical services ratification, and a UA Little Rock painting contract ratification. Members questioned the Public Safety ratification at length about why the expired Motorola contract was not caught sooner and why it took months after discovery to come forward; agency officials said the work was tied to bond funding and was not tracked in ASIS, and the chair urged agencies to develop better monitoring procedures. The committee approved a large slate of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including many recurring service agreements for DHS, higher education institutions, corrections, health agencies, and state support functions. Several members asked about specific contracts, including aerial application services for correctional farms and a Southern Arkansas University custodial contract, and staff or agency representatives provided brief explanations. The meeting concluded with review of reports and approval of a member disclosure involving Representative Andrew Collins’ investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's going to take us down to item number C, which are going to be the methods of finance.
• Members, item C in your packet are the methods of finance for this month.
• On the first page, you'll see a letter from the Department of Finance and Administration presenting these
• This is a $60 million method of finance that U of A is going to use to do small job order contracting
• vehicle crash repository database.

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

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• An act to amend Title 21 of the Delaware Code relating to the removal of ice and snow from vehicles.
• This bill requires that accumulated snow and ice be removed from the surfaces of a vehicle.
• There is an amendment attached to the bill that exempts farm tractors and farm vehicles.
• He was he Delaware Secretary of Finance.
• Signed, Michael Smith, Secretary of Finance, June 24, 2026.

Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered prayers and moments of silence for community members who had recently died, and recognized several guests and family members in the chamber. After routine communications and passage of consent calendar 29, the chamber took up a series of measures on the main and colored agendas, with several bills and resolutions passing by voice vote or roll call. Among the measures approved were House Concurrent Resolution 157, which as amended requested a State Lottery report on options to support traditional lottery retailers; Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program; Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecommunications carriers; Senate Bill 339 clarifying health directive forms in mental health facilities; Senate Bill 235 on manufactured home community rent increases; Senate Bill 325, as amended, updating fire prevention and volunteer fire/EMS background check rules; Senate Bill 309 on inmate work and discharge of incarceration-related balances; Senate Bill 324 on deadly weapons and constable agency representatives; Senate Bill 293 on youth camp child care licensing; Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery; and Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to marry regardless of race or gender while preserving religious freedom. House Bill 188, changing Delaware primary elections to allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after debate. Two measures drew extended discussion and amendments. Senate Bill 233, requiring snow and ice to be removed from vehicles, was tabled once, then later amended and passed after debate over whether the law was workable for truck drivers and other vehicle operators; a proposed truck-related exemption amendment failed. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, privacy, and educator oversight, alongside concerns from members about data, bias, and long-term effects. Several items were tabled or reconsidered during the session, and the House adjourned after completing the day’s business.

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• Do you ever provide nominal financing for projects? What would you consider nominal financing?
• </c><00:08:34.800><c> for</c> you ever provide nominal financing for you ever provide nominal financing
• :48.560><c> financing</c><00:08:49.560><c> well</c><00:08:50.360><c> typically</c> amount of financing
• </c> value generated by taxpayer financed value generated by taxpayer financed Housing<00:33:43.399><
• </c><00:37:04.440><c> both</c> h-22 so that the fund May Finance both h-22 so that the fund May Finance

Committee: Senate Housing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of housing measures focused on streamlining approvals, reshaping financing programs, and expanding affordability requirements. SB 27 would exempt state-financed housing developments from County Council approval; SB 38 would bar county legislative bodies from changing housing proposals in ways that increase project costs; SB 25 would let counties reduce housing capacity in one area only if they offset it elsewhere with no net loss; and SB 379 would require perpetual affordability covenants for HHFDC projects and prohibit affordable housing in special flood hazard areas. SB 378 would create an HHFDC working group to identify mixed-use Maui properties for possible acquisition, SB 414 would authorize condemnation proceedings for a new Lānaʻi access road tied to disaster recovery, and SB 13 would eliminate the state income tax mortgage interest deduction for second homes. Testimony was mixed across the bills, with state agencies and housing advocates generally supporting faster permitting and more production, while county planners, NAIOP, Catholic Charities, and others raised concerns about local control, marketability, financing feasibility, and long-term affordability enforcement. A major portion of the hearing centered on the rental housing revolving fund. SB 70 would limit eligible applicants to government agencies or organizations that reinvest all surplus into additional housing; HHFDC said most developers would not object in principle but questioned how the surplus requirement would be enforced, while NAIOP and Catholic Charities opposed it as too restrictive and difficult to monitor. SB 71 would amend the fund’s preference criteria and eligibility rules, and SB 163 would require HHFDC to prioritize projects with the shortest repayment terms and highest unit production per dollar per year. HHFDC and some advocates supported the goal of faster recycling of funds, but NAIOP and Catholic Charities warned that shorter loan terms and narrowed preferences could burden developers and disincentivize projects, especially for lower-income tenants. The chair indicated SB 163 would be deferred and its concerns folded into amendments to SB 71. In decision-making, the committee voted to pass SB 27, SB 38, SB 70, and SB 71 with amendments, and SB 25 unamended. The chair said SB 27 would be amended to include projects with a state financing commitment and a report note that such projects still undergo 21-38 review; SB 38 would receive technical changes and language preventing county bodies from imposing cost-increasing conditions; SB 70 would add language addressing enforcement of the surplus requirement and a preamble citing the need to recycle taxpayer-financed housing value; and SB 71 would be amended to incorporate concerns raised in SB 163, including a broader preamble and revised priority criteria. SB 163 was deferred, while the other measures on the agenda were heard but no final action was described in the transcript excerpt.

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• There's also different things like a tax increment financing mechanism, and we got to tour at least one
• We also find that there are some challenges with financing barriers for developers.
• And in fact, doing that type of integration can reduce the overall financing risk for developers.
• We have a project on collecting data about CERA funds that are used for vehicle conversions.
• We have a couple of... ...collecting data about CERA funds that are used for vehicle conversions.

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The meeting began with introductions from members of the Joint Transportation Committee and a presentation from the Association of Washington Cities and the public works directors of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, and West Richland. The cities described the Quad Cities region as one of the fastest-growing in the state and outlined shared transportation priorities that align with the committee’s focus on safety, multimodal access, climate resilience, and economic development. They emphasized Vision Zero efforts, complete streets, ADA accessibility, regional trail and bike/pedestrian planning, and coordinated long-range transportation and land-use planning to manage growth. The city officials also discussed major funding and delivery challenges, including rising construction costs, project phasing, pavement preservation, right-of-way acquisition, and delays caused by state and federal permitting and review processes. They highlighted regional cooperation through the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, Good Roads, and local funding tools such as impact fees, transportation benefit districts, REET, tax increment financing, and state and federal grants. Specific projects discussed included Richland’s SR 240/Aaron Drive complete streets project and downtown connectivity work, Kennewick’s Columbia Center Boulevard improvements and rail study, Pasco’s Court/Road 68, Sylvester Street corridor, I-182 bridge/interchange work, and a new north-south bridge study, and West Richland’s SR 224 Red Mountain corridor project, which officials said was awarded under budget and is scheduled to begin construction. Committee members asked questions about sidewalk connections to schools, state-agency right-of-way timelines, apprenticeship utilization, contractor selection, and whether complete streets requirements add burdens to pavement preservation projects. The city officials said new development is generally meeting sidewalk standards, but older infill areas remain a gap; that state right-of-way transactions can take much longer than expected; that apprenticeship requirements are common but harder for smaller contractors and local labor markets; and that low-bid contracting leaves little room to screen for performance history. They also said complete streets requirements are usually manageable on major projects but can be difficult to absorb in smaller preservation work. The committee then shifted to a JTC-funded study on transit-oriented development, presented by Urban Institute researcher Yona Freemark. The study examined TOD conditions in 33 cities in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Clark, and Spokane counties near rail and bus rapid transit stations. Freemark said Washington’s housing affordability crisis is severe, especially near transit, and found that high-cost cities have seen more development near stations but also signs of gentrification and loss of affordable housing, while lower-cost cities have had less development and worsening affordability relative to income. He identified barriers including high debt costs, land costs, infrastructure costs, zoning and parking rules, and limited subsidies for affordable housing. He recommended more neighborhood infrastructure funding near stations, stronger affordable housing investment, and better use of public land, noting that HB 1491 and related legislation are already changing some local requirements.

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• There is a Finance Committee amendment. Mr.
• This is the vehicle that could allow us to talk about that.
• HB 2016, tax returns late filing penalties; Finance.
• HB 2105, agricultural property inspections notice; Finance.
• HB 2476, certified public accountants certification alternative; Finance.

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• Most of these vehicles that are operating on CNG and LNG are going to be in your class. 4 requests vehicle
• Houston on row vehicles was renewable natural gas and that renewable natural gas is depending on where
• So they can be basically are the most vehicles that are on the road.
• We offer a few different financing off options to homeowners.
• This is the financing option that we are from Florida. It's $0 town.

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• Members, I call the Environment Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee to order.
• These funds each receive the relevant fee revenues, such as vehicle registrations for ATVs and other
• motorized vehicles, and state park permit revenues.
• Finally, operations support includes services such as communications, human resources, legal, finance
• This $850,000 proposal is funded by increasing daily and annual vehicle permits and license Fees.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• House Bill 141 by Representative Hassel is referred to the committee on Finance and Taxation for the
• Engrossment House Bill number 195 by Representatives Rim and others regarding motor vehicle registration
• House Bill 205 relating to use taxes is referred to the committee on Finance and Taxation for the General
• The second provision is that if under current law, shooting into an occupied dwelling or vehicle, the
• or the... ...an occupied building or vehicle, or the other things that are enumerated in that statute

Bills: SB 26 , SJR 36 , SB 26 , SB 616 , SB 565 , SB 384 , SB 28 , SR 109 , SR 122 , SR 126 , SR 130 , SR 136 , SR 137 , SR 141 , SR 142 , SCR 20