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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • captures violations occurring within the school zone, and authorizes the withholding of motor vehicle registrations
  • captures violations occurring within the school zone, authorizes the withholding of motor vehicle registrations
  • for the nonpayment of a Cameron Authorizes the withholding of motor vehicle registrations for the nonpayment
  • hearings by providing that when a parent downloads the exemption form from the DOH website, they will automatically
  • So it's not an automatic tie.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This last election cycle, to get a voter registration card at our home address.
  • one statewide voter registration database, one statewide voter registration list that the counties draw
  • Most of those registration applications are mailed direct.
  • Most of those registration applications are mailed directly to the county.
  • And how many people do you have that work just on voter registration processing?
Bills: SB 1
Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-08 - 11:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • a registration after that second hotel. a registration after that second hotel.
  • So just as you pay your registration fee now, this will be part of your registration fee.
  • So just as you pay your registration.
  • :34.560> registration<01:58:34.960> fee.
  • So it'll go to of your registration fee.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 1216, by Hinojosa, relating to the voter registration powers of a volunteer deputy registrar.
  • HB 1237, by Gehan, relating to the renewal of certain expired occupational licenses or registrations
  • HB 1296, by V., relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens, referred to
  • Morales Shaw relating to electronic voter registration for the Committee on Elections.
  • HB 1350, by Turner, relating to the registration and total charges charged for extensions of consumer
Summary: The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/10/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • times what how many ever registrations times what how many ever registrations you<00:03:17.879><
  • We feel that tax and registration taxes.
  • We should make up the difference in gas tax through the registration tax, probably.
  • <00:29:34.640> Uh<00:29:35.039> many annual EV registration fee.
  • Uh many annual EV registration fee.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (09/18/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, because at the time that it passed in 1993, we had election day registration.
  • Um, because at the time that it passed in 1993, we had election day registration.
  • Um, because at the time that it passed in 1993, we had election day registration.
  • Um, because at the time that it passed in 1993, we had election day registration.
  • So, if you are a new registrant, even if you've moved from a different town and are re-registering in
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 219, which would revise the renewable portfolio standard by changing several class definitions, eliminating Class 2, lowering the utility obligation for Class 1 thermal renewable energy certificates from 2.2% to 1.7%, and adjusting alternative compliance payments. Representative Vose said the bill would save ratepayers an estimated $5.7 million annually, arguing that Class 2 is already saturated and that the changes would not materially affect renewable energy development. Members questioned the fiscal impact, with an amended fiscal note cited as showing a $1.2 million reduction in general fund revenue, and some members raised concerns that the bill could weaken one of the remaining incentives for renewable investment. The committee also reviewed the bill’s history, including that it had been added to HB 2 and then removed in conference committee. No vote was taken in the work session. The committee then heard House Bill 164, concerning local records retention and the creation of a local records manager position. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the position has existed in statute for years but has never been funded, and said the need has grown as records management has become more digital and ADA accessibility has become more important. He described the bill as a way to help towns preserve and digitize records, especially for smaller communities with limited resources, while keeping records locally when possible. Members asked about the fiscal note, the potential cost of a public website and storage system, and whether the state could start by funding the position alone; the secretary said the staffing cost estimate remained accurate but that storage costs could rise over time. Several members expressed support and suggested further discussion with the Department of Information or other agencies. The work session was then closed without action. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 365, which would provide proof of U.S. citizenship assistance for indigent voters. Secretary Scanlan said the bill is intended to help voters comply with the new voter registration documentation requirements by allowing the state to verify eligibility through federal, private, and other state databases, and by providing vouchers to cover the cost of obtaining documents such as birth certificates. He compared the proposal to the earlier voter ID law, which he said was successfully implemented with accommodations for voters lacking acceptable ID. Members asked how “indigent” would be defined and how the process would work for out-of-state-born applicants; the secretary said indigency would likely be based on a voter’s statement of inability to pay and that the state would help identify where to obtain records and, if necessary, verify them through outside databases. The discussion continued as the transcript ended, with no vote recorded.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 28th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a registration table right outside those doors at the back.
  • Did I get your registration correct, Senator?
  • Do I have permission to change your registration?
  • Registration will close at 6:40 p.m.
  • I have a duplicate registration from you; you registered twice.
Keywords: 997, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arizona Space Commission; SB 1023, optometrist eye exam prescriptions; SB 1024, roadable aircraft registration
  • Arizona Space Commission; SB 1023, optometrist eye exam prescriptions; SB 1024, roadable aircraft registration
  • cast vote record public record; SB 1039, attorney discipline investigations costs; SB 1040, voter registration
  • SB 1040, voter registration rules, internet access; SB 1041, appropriation, Arizona Trail Fund; SB 1042
  • transaction merchant codes prohibition; SB 1059, appropriation, a DOT turn lane; SB 1060, voter registration
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a roll call showing 28 members present and two excused. The journal from January 12 was approved, and several guests were introduced, including representatives from CSG West and NCSL, Tucson Electric Power/UniSource Native business resource group members, Yaqui community guests, students from Marcos de Niza High School, and the mayor of Guadalupe. Senators also offered remarks honoring former Attorney General Mark Brnovich with a moment of silence. A major ceremonial item was a proclamation and flag presentation honoring the life and service of Amaya Curley, presented by Senator Hatathlie. The proclamation recognized Curley’s Navy service, her cultural values, and her impact on family and community, and her family was introduced in the gallery. The Senate also recessed briefly for the presentation of an Arizona state flag flown over the Capitol in her memory, accompanied by a certificate from the Secretary of State. On floor business, the President Pro Tem announced extended deadlines for opening Senate folders and for bill introduction sets. The Senate received a House message consenting to adjourn the legislature from January 15 until January 20, and the chamber adopted a motion to accede to that request. The clerk then read a long list of second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, health care, firearms, taxation, transportation, immigration-related reporting, public records, and other topics. No bill votes were taken during this portion beyond the adjournment-related motion, and the Senate later adjourned until January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Gasoline and vehicle registration has been stable but and growing a little bit, but it's mainly growth
  • We haven't seen any declines in gasoline or vehicle registration at this point though.
  • fees, um, gasoline tax and vehicle registration fees actually should seem minor.
  • , gasoline tax and vehicle registration revenues.
  • Uh, increase to vehicle registration fees that was $30 million.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/03/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vehicle registration costs, building inspections, permits, and recreation fees have all dramatically
  • Vehicle registration<00:38:33.920> costs,<00:38:34.320> building registration costs, building
  • registration costs, building inspections,<00:38:35.200> and<00:38:35.440> permits<00:38
  • Uh but with car registrations<00:41:38.560> being<00:41:39.040> at, registrations being
  • at, registrations being at, you<00:41:40.880> know,<00:41:41.040> you're<00:41:41.280>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (02/17/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I want to thank Tom Praol who's here for working with our registration administrator Jennifer Liri
  • And I want to annual registrations.
  • working with our registration working with our registration administrator<00:07:57.759> Jennifer
  • So, I do have the two-year registration.
  • You've got to get the New Hampshire registration after you've been here for 60 days.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 503 would amend Chapter 144 of the Texas Ag Code to update the livestock brand. registration
  • Bringing brand registration in the digital era has several been...
  • Currently, TSCRA receives a paper copy of each registration by mail or email from the county clerks.
  • TSCRA staff enter each registration into an antiquated repository individually.
  • It is a completely different animal than this brand registration that we're receive no funding for.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Election Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • Part of the steps to guarantee those rights are to ensure access to voter registration and ballot access
  • Another study showed that people released in states with automatic voting rights restoration were about
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • will replace the three commercial fishing pier hoists with more standard hoists that would have automatic
  • Every driver license issued, vehicle registration processed, driving record maintained, title transaction
Keywords: 928, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • know, we had a mass shooting here yesterday in which an individual with mental illness used a semi-automatic
  • volunteer management system on spontaneous volunteers and incorporates exceptions to the volunteer registration
Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you all are not aware, the commission has re-registration this year, meaning all employers and lobbyists
  • Along with those forms, registration fees have to be paid. It's $250 per employer for these fees.
  • Along with those forms,<00:03:16.159> uh<00:03:16.400> registration<00:03:16.959> fees
  • <00:03:17.280> have<00:03:17.519> to<00:03:17.599> be forms, uh registration
  • fees have to be forms, uh registration fees have to be paid.<00:03:18.400> It's<00:03:18.800>
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The commission first returned from executive session and reported that no action was taken. It then approved a motion finding there was no reason to believe the respondent in case 25 LAC1 had committed or was about to commit a violation of the code, and dismissed the complaint under KRS 6.86(1)(b)3. Members next reviewed and approved the September financial report, which staff said was based on state accounting data and showed the commission within year-to-date budget parameters. Staff also reported that all required forms for the recent reporting period had been filed and that there were no outstanding forms. The main substantive discussion concerned a proposed one-year, $6,000 contract with Tyler Technology/Kentucky Interactive to add an online payment portal for the commission’s re-registration process. Staff said the system would let employers pay registration fees online using an employer ID, reduce manual handling of 3,000 to 3,500 forms and hundreds of credit card payments, and improve security by keeping credit card information out of commission staff hands. Members asked about user fees and procurement concerns; staff explained that users would still pay the existing credit card processing fee, that an e-check option would also be available, and that the $6,000 cost was viewed as below the de minimis threshold. The commission approved the contract. In other updates, staff said informal opinions were included in the materials and remained confidential, reported on a presentation to the UK Martin School, noted that the regular session calendar would likely require meetings to shift during the legislative session, and said the commission’s statutory recommendations had been received by LRC and referred to a state government committee. The meeting then moved into executive session to discuss a personnel matter.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (04/22/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The establishment of a fleet registration program is pro-business and streamlines the registration process
  • This bill is a... fleet registration program for rental fleet registration program for rental passenger
  • > registration<03:51:50.560> process, streamlines the registration process, streamlines
  • <03:57:19.840> uh vehicle when that annual registration uh vehicle when that annual registration
  • the inspection laws and registration the inspection laws and registration laws<04:04:45.680>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 27, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • deems approved a satisfied automatically deems approved a permit<00:25:49.360> that<00:25:49.440
  • We can say disapprove because we don't want the automatic approval.
  • years so we could automatically years so we could automatically disapprove<00:39:27.040> those
  • Specifically, item 44: permits, licenses, registrations, and right-of-entry issued by the department
  • uh approvals when allowing um automatic uh approvals when when<02:45:10.600> it<02:45:10.760>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 946 on wastewater management, which would clarify that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after 12/31/26 applies to treatment plants. Testimony was in support from the Department of Health, Maui County Council, Mayor Bisson, and individuals, and no one testified in opposition. SB 849 on wildlife conservation would prohibit intentional taking, harming, or killing of the Hawaiian hawk (ʻio) and increase penalties for taking native aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants; DLNR supported the bill, noting the ʻio was delisted federally in 2020 and that the measure also updates penalties and adds a rehabilitation/community service option. No questions were raised, and the bill drew support testimony only. For SB 330 on invasive species prevention, the Attorney General raised a supremacy clause concern with language requiring state enforcement of federal quarantines and recommended reverting to a prior version with a catchall for federal regulation. The Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species supported the bill as a way to close a biosecurity gap, while the Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent but wanted to avoid acting without a cooperative agreement with USDA and suggested deleting the portion allowing action without such an agreement. The committee also heard SB 1393 on public land use, which would require the School Facilities Authority to consult with DOE and other agencies before land conveyances or leases and repeal a requirement that DOE transfer title upon request; both SFA and DOE supported the measure, with DOE emphasizing the need for early communication and consultation, and members asked about possible disagreements or stalemates. The committee then heard SB 321 on private roads and ways, which would deem certain privately owned roads and similar ways transferred to adjacent owners or community associations if conditions are met. The Hawaii Land Title Association said the bill as drafted would create uncertainty and proposed a court process to clarify ownership and create a recordable order; written support came from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Financial Services Association, and one individual. SB 66 on housing permitting would require permit decisions within 60 days for certain housing projects and deem permits approved in some circumstances; DLNR’s historic preservation office supported the intent but noted county historic preservation roles, OHA suggested amendments to clarify county duties, and DPP opposed the time limits as risky for health and safety reviews, warning about back-and-forth review cycles and possible mismatches between approved plans and field work. Realtors, NAIOP, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii YIMBY, and the Maui Chamber supported the measure, while Lahaina Strong, Hawaii Good Neighbor, and two individuals opposed it. Finally, the committee heard SB 1170 on expeditious redevelopment of affordable rental housing, which would speed permits for rebuilding permanently affordable multifamily rental housing damaged by natural disasters and exempt certain projects from EIS requirements. HHFDC supported the bill, citing the Front Street Apartments rebuild and the long SMA permit timeline on Maui, and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the intent while suggesting technical placement of amendments. Testimony in support also came from the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Joe Blanco, who described difficulties rebuilding a project originally developed under older statutory requirements and said the bill’s added language addressed those issues.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/29/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:02:02.880> the revokes a facility's registration the revokes a facility's registration
  • One statute restricts the sales of farm registrations; another statute says no new registrations for
  • One statute restricts the sales of farm registrations; another statute says no new registrations for
  • One statute restricts the sales of farm registrations; another statute says no new registrations for
  • One statute restricts the sales of farm registrations; another statute says no new registrations for
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, the statewide registration and licensing of massage therapists?
  • :06.760> and the statewide uh registration and the statewide uh registration and licensing<00:
  • licensure or registration. licensure or registration.
  • <00:55:00.880> And registrations in different cities.
  • And registrations in different cities.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all