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• We also work with the Statewide Economic Finance Act.
• The New Mexico Finance Authority, we also.
• We review the construction, the company, and the history of the general contractors.
• And so for that two-year construction period, it will be interest only.
• And my counterpart, Lori Tsuyaka, from the Department of Finance and Administration.

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• we have estimated that constructing we have estimated that constructing space<00:18:15.000> to
• communities approve school construction. communities approve school construction.
• Based on estimates from our construction Based on estimates from our construction partners,<00:20
• <00:30:04.960> for basic improvements and construction for basic improvements and construction
• I believe we can design and construct I believe we can design and construct school<00:30:34.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:05:17.120> that the original general fund construct that the original general fund construct
• They continued our constructs around school construction being funded, if it meets very certain criteria
• 2024, in the current law for construction, that principal and... uh for construction, that principal
• In the new construct, what we're doing is we're actually evening out in Act 73.
• And then the very last thing in the House construct in the bill...

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Chair, those are all the methods of finance.
• Members, are there any questions about these methods of finance?
• These are construction contracts. There are four of them.
• Chair, that's the end of K-2 construction-related contracts.
• It amends an existing contract for construction audit services.

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• Welcome to this meeting of the New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community
• let's read the first bill: Senate Bill 6263 by Senator Griffo, an act to amend the private housing finance
• residential units to the same protected status the unit previously held following demolition and new construction
• This is a bill with a lengthy title that we previously reported to Finance in 2024 and 2025 when it was
• So this is a bill with a lengthy title that we previously reported to Finance in 2024 and 2025 when it

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on May 4 under Chair Brian Kavanagh and considered an eight-bill agenda, much of it consisting of measures previously sponsored by former Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and now carried by other senators. Kavanagh noted the committee was in the first full week of May, with 32 days left in session and ongoing budget negotiations that include housing issues. The committee moved through the agenda without substantive debate on most bills. The committee reported several bills to the floor, including S.6263 (requiring certain out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain escrow accounts for New York affordable units), S.8956 (transferring the Potsdam Housing Authority to the Canton Housing Authority), S.9571 (allowing multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits), S.9677 (the City of Buffalo Historic Preservation Receivership Act), S.9716 (expanding the definition of family members in public housing law), S.9907 (marshals’ filing requirements for eviction notices), S.9908 (calculating rent reductions from the date services were actually diminished), and S.9914 (requiring replacement units to retain the same protected status after demolition or major renovation). Several of these bills had previously passed the Senate in earlier sessions. Most measures were advanced by motion and second, with some recorded negative votes or votes to advance without recommendation from minority members, but no bill was defeated. The transcript includes some repetition of bill readings, but the final action on each listed bill was reporting it out of committee, generally to the floor and, for S.9914, to Cities 1.

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• SB 1325, elevator requirements, construction project employees.
• SB 1325, elevator requirements, construction project employees.
• Finance. SB 1350, outdoor-based therapy programs, grants.
• Finance. SB 1291, agricultural property classification inspection. Finance. SB 1292.
• Finance. SB 1292, PS PRS investments. Finance. SB 1293, GPLET abatement limitation. Finance.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then recognized several guest groups and proclamations, including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Arizona Society of CPAs, the Arizona Airports Association (with a proclamation designating Arizona Aviation Day), and students from Onyose Day Academy in Yuma for School Choice Week. Additional guest introductions included school choice and community advocates. The chamber then handled executive nominations and a long list of bill introductions and committee referrals. Measures covered a wide range of topics, including veterans’ property tax exemptions, ESA reporting and spending limits, public school communications requirements, sentencing and expungement, SNAP work and audit provisions, immigration-related restrictions, water and land issues, election law, domestic relations, health insurance and fertility coverage, and several education, transportation, and public safety proposals. The Senate also moved through second-reading consideration of numerous bills and resolutions, including measures on voting security, prison sentencing, weather modification, water supply, emergency shelters, rural health, reentry programs, and foreign contributions. A large portion of the floor time was taken up by personal privilege statements focused on human rights and immigration enforcement. Senators from both parties spoke about alleged abuses by federal immigration authorities, citing deaths and injuries in several states and calling for investigations, transparency, and an end to excessive force. Separate remarks also addressed a humanitarian crisis in Iran, with a resolution read in support of human rights and the Iranian people. The chamber recessed and later reconvened to continue reading bills and announcements. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken in the transcript beyond routine procedural actions, and the meeting ended with committee announcements and adjournment until the next scheduled session.

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• received more military construction received more military construction funding<00:35:15.839>
• construction in the Air National Guard. construction in the Air National Guard.
• <00:57:01.359> for advocate for military construction for advocate for military construction
• I sit on finance as well. So myself. I sit on finance as well.
• imagine for um this kind of construction imagine for um this kind of construction from<01:34:47.760

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• J2 is Department of Finance Administration Racing Commission's $15,000.
• These are methods of finance. There are 17 items.
• These are construction contracts. They begin on page six with M-2 in the top right-hand corner.
• Chair, those were all of M2 construction contracts. Any questions on M2 from anybody?"
• Chair, those were all of M2 construction contracts. Any questions on M2 from anybody?

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• All of you know that in the last two decades, the cost of everything—groceries, construction materials
• This reform... ...for each unit of new construction built.
• In 2007, Haverhill zoned two construction projects under 40R. ...mill space and streets.
• In 2007, Haverhill zoned two construction projects under 40R that led to the creation of 362 new housing
• it be interest rates, construction costs, tariffs.

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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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• department of budget and finance department of budget and finance instructions<00:18:54.440>
• finish projects with construction finish projects with construction funding<02:16:41.960> and
• <04:43:55.040> and energy uh Hawaii Housing Finance and energy uh Hawaii Housing Finance and
• <05:41:52.958> yes um uh change of means of financing yes um uh change of means of financing
• we had Dao which is a large construction we had Dao which is a large construction company<06:04:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance received an informational briefing from the Department of Education on its budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. The Superintendent and staff described the department’s mission, enrollment and staffing scale, recent gains in NAEP reading and math, persistent attendance problems since the pandemic, and the need for resources to support student recovery, middle school math, and other strategic priorities. The department said its proposal is intended to be aligned with its 2023–2029 strategic plan, fiscally balanced, and reliable for schools, while also addressing inflation, workforce needs, and uncertainty in federal funding. Assistant Superintendent and CFO Brian Hallet reviewed federal grants, non-general funds, and the budget development process. He said federal funds make up about 11% of the department’s FY25 appropriation and warned that House budget proposals could threaten predictable funding for core programs. He also explained that the department began its biennial budget work in April 2024 and used an internal review group to identify possible reallocations. The department characterized its request as a “flat” budget proposal overall, with a large share devoted to continued funding for existing recurring needs, and noted challenges including a projected state funding decline, inflation, lingering pandemic impacts, recruitment and retention, and uncertainty about future federal support. A major topic was the department’s capital improvement program. DOE officials argued for a risk-based, proactive approach using lump-sum “buckets” to manage facilities and deferred maintenance across more than 21.5 million square feet at 268 sites. They said this would allow more efficient prioritization of projects and better coordination with complex area superintendents, principals, and legislators. Members asked about how legislative priorities would fit into the bucket system, county-versus-state property jurisdiction issues affecting school facilities, enrollment decline and staffing ratios, and how the department plans to adjust facilities and human resources to shifting enrollment patterns. DOE said it is studying enrollment trends, will brief the Board of Education next month, and is willing to provide further briefings to legislators. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• <00:56:18.600> Agency Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency uh<00:56:20.280> develop
• Would such would the new construction per se, right?
• Would such would the new construction per se, right?
• <01:03:52.440> per<01:03:52.560> se, new construction per se, new construction per
• Anyway, just some more construction?

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• But DMR and housing finances is probably the only place here to find general fund money in this.
• The biggest one is actually public finance is probably the biggest one in this.
• We've got housing and finance, and this we spent some time on and stuff on it.
• part of the five FTEs... ...finance.
• Covered the housing finance to a certain degree.

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Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2014, the budget for the Industrial Commission, with Representative Kempenich walking through the agency’s major components: the administrative office, Bank of North Dakota, housing finance, Department of Mineral Resources, and the State Mill and Elevator. He described mostly special-fund operations, including bond payments, economic development programs, the rail loan program, the Rebuilder’s Loan Program, housing incentive funding, abandoned well reclamation work, lignite research, litigation reserves, and a capacity purchase arrangement for a future natural gas pipeline. He also explained several one-time funding items, such as grid resiliency grants, housing-related transfers from the Strategic Investment Fund, and enhanced oil recovery funding repurposed from a prior salt cavern study. Members asked about the reduction in housing incentive funding from the Senate version, the use of one-time Strategic Investment Fund dollars for ongoing housing programs, and whether a trigger should be added to increase housing funding later. Kempenich said no trigger was discussed and emphasized that housing needs vary widely across the state. Another exchange focused on the enhanced oil recovery grant program, which he said would be driven largely by the Energy and Environmental Research Center and would use repurposed funds. A longer discussion covered the natural gas pipeline capacity purchase, including its purpose, possible routes, and the idea that the state would be buying capacity rather than immediately building a pipeline. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0181.0207 on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. The committee then passed HB 2014 as amended on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. Representative Kempenich was designated to carry the bill. The chair then noted this was the final budget hearing for the committee, with one bill remaining to be heard later.

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• I call the Legacy Finance Committee to order. A quorum is present. So welcome everyone.
• You know, construction time just takes time, and they just need an extension.
• The second one relates to arts and cultural heritage funds and capital construction.
• Thank you, Chair McDonald, Chair Vang, members of the Legacy Finance Committee. Good morning.
• I want to start by saying thank you for including Wilderness Inquiry in the Legacy Finance Bill.

Bills: HF2563

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• <00:21:19.120> pencil difficult to make construction pencil difficult to make construction
• Thank you. to necessarily finance an entire project to necessarily finance an entire project but<00:37
• attached unit um as IV van construction attached unit um as IV van testified<00:52:33.400> construction
• ever looked at the nham Housing Finance ever looked at the nham Housing Finance Authority<03:58:
• Apples the New Hampshire Housing Finance Apples the New Hampshire Housing Finance survey<04:01:07.960

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• AB 2020, Gabriel, housing program financing, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2626, Gabriel, housing program financing, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2626, Gabriel, housing program financing, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2213, Lee, Healthy Food Financing Initiative, held in committee.
• AB 1926, Pacheco, residential construction regulations, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• We’re looking at two years for design, three years for construction. That’s the amendment.
• All financing terms have to be disclosed.
• If a vet determines the animal is unfit for purchase, any financing arrangement is terminated.
• Number one, does Petland offer financing, and if someone were to default on the finance...
• Does Petland offer financing, and if someone were to default on the financing, what happens to the pet

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took favorable action on a number of them. CS/CS/SB 54 by Senator Sharif would require district medical examiners to perform toxicology screening for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of identified violent offenders, consult treating providers when available, document findings, and report results to state agencies; it passed after brief questions and one opponent waived against. CS/SB 176 by Senator Polsky would require public colleges and universities to publish clearer campus safety reporting and response procedures for threats to students, faculty, or staff; it also passed favorably with no opposition. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Florida Farm Bill by Senator Trumbull, was the longest item and drew extensive testimony. The bill covers fair association rules, preemption of local limits on gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinarian loan repayment program, permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida, forest service training, signal jammer penalties, CDL exam cheating penalties, no-solicitation protections, inspector protections, biosolids rules, and contractor payment enforcement. Members adopted multiple amendments, including changes to contractor payment language, expanding vet loan repayment to equine vets, merging citrus research entities, technical updates to fair statutes and nonprofit definitions, and a late amendment removing the bill’s disparagement/free-speech section after significant public testimony and debate. A separate late amendment on biosolids delayed compliance timelines for Broward County, and the bill then passed favorably as amended. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 834 on nonprofit religious organizations, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement through amendment; the bill passed with support from some faith-based and consumer groups and one waiver against. SB 936 on temporary door locking devices passed without opposition. CS/SB 50 would expand veterans’ courts statewide as an option in all judicial circuits for service-related issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse; it received broad support from veterans and advocacy groups and passed favorably. CS/SB 1004, in strike-all form, would regulate dog and cat sales by requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, adding a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and treating violations as unfair trade practices; an amendment removed an appropriation section, and the bill passed after questions about financing and pet retention. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 178, which directs the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes for basic needs like food, transportation, and recovery services, while requiring reporting and preserving anti-recruiting enforcement; members discussed possible parental-consent language, and the bill passed favorably. Finally, the committee began hearing CS/SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks, with Senator Rouson explaining that it would regulate crypto kiosks to combat fraud, require operator registration, fraud warnings, blockchain analytics policies, and transaction limits, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.

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• contracts along with financing.
• contracts, project financing, and it's been mentioned that the contested case process would add six
• And I went and looked at the construction; I went and looked at the buildings.
• In our own factory, we have concerns with construction going around, but construction is temporary.
• There is construction. We understand if large facilities go in, they drill piers.

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759, HB29

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• We all know workforce, especially in construction, is everyone's problem.
• We are trying to keep small construction businesses here in New Mexico.
• Madam Chair, today I have a member of the legislative finance staff.
• Ready and out the door and prepared for construction.
• Enjoy Senate Finance with this.

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• I mean, we know that these packages, if you will, are all the time financed by various players.
• I think it might have been referred to finance.
• Right now, over in Senate Finance, they're considering an extra $100 million. and in general revenue,
• Harris County is a land of perpetual construction.
• you know, but budgets being voted out today out of finance committee, but I do.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• The construction of new practice additional
• The construction of new practice facilities
• Hospital capital construction of new practice and financing projects.
• That's like construction, refinancing and financing