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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/16/26 - Part 3

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • being to help with down payment being to help with down payment assistance.<00:30:38.120> And
  • AURI, a deficiency payment.
  • AURI<00:32:43.080> a<00:32:43.160> deficiency<00:32:43.800> payment.
  • AURI a deficiency payment. AURI a deficiency payment.
  • , without any other mechanism of payment, without any other mechanism of payment, they<00:51:43.320
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3900, a constitutional amendment related to state government and school trust lands. Members from both parties praised the work on the bill and said the conference committee returned a clean version of the House-passed measure. The report was adopted without opposition, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a 134-0 roll call. The chamber then took up Senate File 4282, a forecast-adjustments bill covering K-12 education, human services, children and families, and transportation. Representative Youakim explained that the conference report restored all four forecast articles plus several no-cost education items, including school fund transfers, utility-payment authority, a paraprofessional licensing clarification, a grant extension, and school trust lands language. Representative Mueller moved to refuse adoption, arguing the report had become a catchall and omitted agreed-upon literacy language; that motion failed 62-72. The House then adopted the conference report, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a 94-37 vote. Next, the House concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4138, the social media bill aimed at restricting addictive social media harms for minors. The Senate had removed House “threat alert” language, and the author said that was the only substantive difference. Supporters said the bill would protect kids online and require parental permission for social media accounts for children 15 and under. The House concurred and repassed the bill as amended by the Senate on a 131-2 vote. The House then began consideration of Senate File 2373, a labor and industry bill exempting minor league baseball players from minimum wage and overtime requirements. Through a series of amendments, members added provisions on rural cancer research, disability services and employment access, unemployment insurance for certain laid-off Iron Range miners, and agricultural funding items such as depredation, local foods, down payment assistance, and meat processing grants. One proposed amendment to remove the double-fencing requirement for farmed cervidae was strongly opposed as a threat to deer health and was defeated 61-72. The transcript ends during debate on that amendment, before final disposition of the bill is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 27th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a state accepting payments through digital assets.
  • This bill simply allows a fair payment methodology when they go to an ASC.
  • You have the payment at time of service and all that, and that's your net cost.
  • The concern was that they are only looking at the ASC and the difference in the payments, not at people
  • McMakin, there would be a way for these individuals to receive payment. But I would really like Ms.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 27 and first took up House Bill 175 and its companion House Bill 165, both dealing with lottery proceeds for veterans. HB 175 was amended to create a Veterans Service Grant Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs and direct $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund, with unused money returned to the lottery proceeds fund that supports the MFP. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, The Boot Louisiana, LDVA Secretary Charlton McGinley, and Bastion Veterans Organization, argued the grants would help veteran services, workforce placement, mental health, housing, entrepreneurship, and retention of veterans in Louisiana. Members raised concerns about drawing from lottery proceeds that traditionally support education, but the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 175 favorably as amended. HB 165, the constitutional amendment companion, was also amended for technical and ballot-language changes and then reported favorably as amended for voter consideration. The committee then considered House Bill 457, which would authorize the Louisiana Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal to set minimum housing standards for homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes. The sponsor said the bill responded to a state auditor recommendation and to unsafe conditions in some facilities; he also explained an amendment changing the Fire Marshal’s duties from mandatory to permissive to reduce fiscal impact and allow agencies flexibility. Some members questioned whether local standards already existed and how enforcement and funding would work, while others supported the need for statewide minimum standards for human housing. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 457 favorably as amended. House Bill 488, by Representative Brough, sought to create a Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund using recurring severance tax revenues from Plaquemines Parish to help buy out the Belle Chasse toll bridge and end what the sponsor described as excessive tolls and fees. He and several local witnesses, including business owners, a YMCA representative, and a parish council member, testified that the tolling arrangement had harmed access, businesses, and quality of life. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the revenue source and then reported HB 488 favorably as amended. House Bill 566, which would prohibit state funds from supporting net-zero greenhouse gas initiatives tied to the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, drew significant debate over whether it would interfere with agency funding and economic development efforts; the sponsor argued the plan lacked legislative approval and should be repudiated, while members urged caution and suggested hearing from affected agencies. The sponsor agreed to consider deferring the bill, and the committee did not advance it at that time. House Bill 603, a constitutional amendment authorizing investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals, was discussed as a way to hedge inflation and preserve value; members asked about limits and safeguards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then began hearing House Bill 763, a transparency measure creating a public database for settlement agreements involving state agencies.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Oct 1st, 2025

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • things up while we can and while we have this opportunity, as we prepare for those reduced federal payments
  • The phased down or the reduced payments to the hospitals don't start to phase down until FY 28.
  • Chair, Senator Brandt, I'm typically talking about the hospital payment reductions that will go down
  • We are going to have to reduce those provider payments down to 100% of Medicare, and it gives us a period
  • of time by which we can phase those payments down.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:08:28.400> we farm down payment assistance, we farm down payment assistance, we provided
  • Line 224 is the farm down payment assistance grants program.
  • Line 224 is the farm down payment year.
  • farm down payment assistance program. farm down payment assistance program.
  • <00:20:00.880> to provide per acre per acre payments to provide per acre per acre payments
Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/14/2026)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The second change, which was referenced earlier, is the payment error rate, which is a reflection of
  • But if that payment error rate is above 6% to less than 8%, now for those direct benefits the state's
  • And so, internally we're doing a lot to make sure, as much as we can, that that payment error rate is
  • actual support of the program, you may be saving a couple bucks here, but there are delays in the payment
  • but there are delays in the payment but there are delays in the payment error<00:21:10.800> rate
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Keeping payments going forward. Thank you for the question.
  • The charter schools are responsible to make the payments.
  • But then, if they stopped making the payments, what happens? Who takes possession of the building?
  • Payments as the situation is being sorted out before it went into full default.
  • Also, there's a payment intercept mechanism whereby the bondholder will receive their payment before
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 18, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • it on to the end of the loan or stretch it out over the loan, lower the interest rate, change the payments
  • 00:10:52.720> rate,<00:10:53.200> change<00:10:53.519> the<00:10:53.760> payments
  • , the interest rate, change the payments, the interest rate, change the payments, things<00:10:55.120
  • So, we're changing your monthly payment, we're changing your interest rate, something like that.
  • , we're changing your monthly payment, we're changing your monthly payment, we're<00:13:22.240>
Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're different payment mechanisms and depending upon the need or the quality of the provider, part
  • What is the process to identify and ensure the payments are being sent Pro-law?
  • Can you explain to me what is the process to identify and ensure white payments are not being made this
  • I would also echo that if providers are having are experiencing and have been sent of payment issues,
  • Another problem that I mentioned earlier about physicians not being paid and receiving payment for the
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • for down payment assistance.
  • Wilson: Down payment. OK.
  • And that's the main key thing for that loan assistance is the down payment.
  • They help you with your down payment.
  • And part of that down payment is private donations that would assist with that.
Bills: HB158
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • . certain supplemental payments, modifiers, and other add-on payment programs that are not part of a
  • prospective payment system, but are designed to help make the hospital whole for the cost of the care
  • And in fact, it provides a quick pay option that sets hospital payment. option that sets hospital payment
  • They are having difficulty surviving because of those negotiated public payments.
  • I'm trying to get to the point: when is the payment made? I think somebody noticed. Yeah.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 1497. 7 pertains to skimmers, which are devices manufactured for the sole purpose of stealing payment
  • Senate Bill 1497 resolves this by exempting skimmers. built solely by criminals to steal payment cards
  • Devices which are nefarious in nature and only designed to steal people's payment card information.
  • financial fraud such as check fraud fraud, unauthorized electronic funds transfers, and fraudulent payment
  • service the Center provides to our bankers, including my own staff who are tasked with mitigating payment
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • Probably the biggest issue that royalty owners have faced is not receiving a payment within 150 days.
  • You know, where you can get your payment every year for 20 years or whatever it is, or a one-time payment
  • payment.
  • The legislation or the state rules are designed as it's not a lease payment, but it's a lump-sum payment
  • And then the lease payments to landowners, up to $82 million over the same time.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • that are being with program payments that are being with that<00:02:33.200> could<00:02:33.319
  • This gives us an earlier intervention that we can use before payment withholds.
  • This gives us an earlier intervention that we can use before payment withholds.
  • use before payment use before payment withholds<00:12:49.079> challenge<00:12:49.839>
  • <00:32:23.000> being 2370 which is the program payments being 2370 which is the program payments
Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate May 14th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • late month to avoid service charges, late month to avoid service charges, late fees, or interest payments
  • The director fees, or interest payments. The director fees, or interest payments.
  • more provide Chilton County 911 a more provide Chilton County 911 a more efficient method of making payment
  • for efficient method of making payment for efficient method of making payment for authorized purchases
Bills: HJR 1, HB 9, HB 21, HB 26, HB 30, HB 37, HB 116, HB 630, HB 879, HB 913, HB 1151, HB 1318, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 2703, HB 2809, HB 2890, HB 2970, HB 3307, HB 3526, HB 5092, SB 128, SB 203, SB 317, SB 393, SB 397, SB 644, SB 731, SB 801, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1073, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1232, SB 1250, SB 1262, SB 1285, SB 1310, SB 1359, SB 1444, SB 1483, SB 1705, SB 1782, SB 1861, SB 1897, SB 1944, SB 2023, SB 2043, SB 2082, SB 2133, SB 2215, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2309, SB 2532, SB 2549, SB 2566, SB 2617, SB 2619, SB 2639, SB 2688, SB 2696, SB 2717, SB 2790, SB 2841, SB 2847, SB 2850, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2919, SB 2928, SB 2972, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 1, SB 260, SB 1506, SB 1637, HB 37, HB 109, HB 334, HB 1130, HB 1238, HB 1327, HB 1610, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 1689, HB 2081, HB 2809, HB 2884, HB 2890, HB 4215, HB 5092, HCR 7, HCR 75, HCR 86, HCR 92, HCR 93, HCR 126, SB 644, SB 1086, SB 1230, SB 1310, SB 1361, SB 1553, SB 1778, SB 1790, SB 2344, SB 2460, SB 2515, SB 2600, SB 2747, SB 2751, SB 2785, SB 2790, SB 3047, SB 3048, SB 3050, SB 3051, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3056, SB 3058, SB 3061, HJR 1, HB 1130, HB 1689, HB 2884, HB 1393, HB 2559, HB 26, HB 3012, HB 1327, HB 109, HB 1238, HB 2890, HB 9, HB 4215, HB 2970, HB 37, HB 1899, HB 1593, HB 2607, HB 3526, HB 3810, HB 5092, HB 388, HB 2809, HB 1151, HB 913, HB 3307, HB 879, HB 116, HB 12, HB 2703, HB 1610, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 30, HB 21, HB 2712, HB 2692, HB 1633, HB 1318, HB 685, HB 630, HB 4753, HB 2742, HB 303, HB 198, HB 1535, HB 762, HB 148, HB 1520, HB 5061, HB 2286, HB 1606, HB 1041, HB 132, HB 11, HCR 7, HCR 75, HCR 86, HCR 92, HCR 93, HCR 126, SJR 36, SJR 50, SJR 63, SCR 12, SCR 39, SB 2023, SB 1310, SB 2972, SB 1073, SB 2847, SB 2532, SB 2619, SB 62, SB 666, SB 847, SB 284, SB 854, SB 810, SB 1505, SB 583, SB 507, SB 1434, SB 1772, SB 2016, SB 1122, SB 731, SB 397, SB 508, SB 1436, SB 287, SB 1882, SB 393, SB 1791, SB 209, SB 2429, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 1085, SB 1975, SB 2717, SB 1262, SB 636, SB 2056, SB 884, SB 1200, SB 1845, SB 2458, SB 801, SB 3014, SB 3013, SB 758, SB 2797, SB 2076, SB 2876, SB 1640, SB 1449, SB 1181, SB 1359, SB 1234, SB 2926, SB 2841, SB 1528, SB 2891, SB 1854, SB 317, SB 1250, SB 2082, SB 1285, SB 1237, SB 2819, SB 629, SB 2608, SB 1602, SB 2009, SB 2460, SB 867, SB 640, SB 1698, SB 2680, SB 2994, SB 2747, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1483, SB 1444, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1703, SB 2133, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2622, SB 2955, SB 2334, SB 1861, SB 2043, SB 1367, SB 2857, SB 128, SB 3058, SB 2044, SB 2363, SB 2565, SB 1888, SB 3048, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3036, SB 3057, SB 3056, SB 3043, SB 3050, SB 3063, SB 3035, SB 1790, SB 1778, SB 203, SB 3061, SB 2799, SB 2790, SB 2688, SB 2515, SB 1230, SB 2522, SB 2639, SB 2459, SB 3051, SB 2655, SB 2251, SB 1884, SB 2617, SB 2751, SB 2928, SB 2566, SB 1897, SB 1749, SB 1361, SB 2549, SB 2553, SB 2919, SB 1782, SB 1705, SB 2696, SB 1944, SB 2215, SB 644, SB 1232, SB 2850, HB 45, HB 48, HB 1261, HB 1465, HB 1778, HB 2596, HB 5238, HB 33, HB 1188, HB 210, HB 1022, HB 1458, HB 5560, HB 1240, HB 1950, HB 2027, HB 2768, HB 2788, HB 2791, HB 3146, HB 3698, HB 3699, HB 1893, HB 3700, HB 4850, HB 4187, HB 1397, HB 4885, HB 4804, HB 3751, HB 3611, HB 2775, HB 2061, HB 2003, HB 1729, HB 1242, HB 791, HB 2029, HB 647, HB 2522, HB 4738, HB 3033, HB 3594, HB 3474, HB 2563, HB 2802, HCR 90, SJR 87, SB 2969, SB 3073, SB 2497, SB 1798, SB 2603, SB 2607, SB 781, SJR 34, SB 17, SB 314, SB 455, SB 509, SB 529, SB 541, SB 693, SB 761, SB 963, SB 1023, SB 1968, SB 2122, SB 2308, SB 2371, SB 2420, SB 2544, SJR 87, SB 1285, SB 1359, SB 2857, SB 3073, HJR 1, HB 9, HB 21, HB 116, HB 913, HB 1151, HB 1899, HB 2970, HB 3307, SB 1073, SB 1310, SB 2532, SB 2619, SB 2847, SB 2972, SB 128, SB 2043, SR 393, SR 511, SR 518, SR 520, SB 314, SB 455, SB 761, SB 1023, SB 2122, SB 2371, SB 2420, SB 17, SB 509, SB 644, SB 1230, SB 1361, SB 1778, SB 1790, SB 2460, SB 2515, SB 2747, SB 2751, SB 2790, SB 3048, SB 3050, SB 3051, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3056, SB 3058, SB 3061, HB 37, HB 109, HB 1130, HB 1238, HB 1327, HB 1610, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 1689, HB 2809, HB 2884, HB 2890, HB 4215, HB 5092, HCR 7, HCR 75, HCR 86, HCR 92, HCR 93, HCR 126, SB 1086, SB 1553, HJR 182, HB 4, HB 24, HB 46, HB 101, HB 146, HB 170, HB 214, HB 305, HB 426, HB 549, HB 551, HB 594, HB 722, HB 824, HB 1119, HB 1579, HB 2215, HB 2458, HB 2530, HB 2674, HB 2713, HB 2974, HB 3015, HB 3151, HB 3180, HB 3221, HB 3359, HB 3556, HB 4088, HB 4211, HB 4396, HB 4413, HB 4580, HB 4609, HB 4864, HB 5088, HB 5154, HB 5263, HB 2294, HJR 182, HB 4, HB 24, HB 46, HB 101, HB 146, HB 170, HB 214, HB 305, HB 426, HB 549, HB 551, HB 594, HB 722, HB 824, HB 1119, HB 1579, HB 2215, HB 2458, HB 2530, HB 2674, HB 2713, HB 2974, HB 3015, HB 3151, HB 3180, HB 3221, HB 3359, HB 3556, HB 4088, HB 4211, HB 4396, HB 4413, HB 4580, HB 4609, HB 4864, HB 5088, HB 5154, HB 5263, HB 2294
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee May 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, in general, for federal lands, the United States is doing payment.
  • Now, in general, for federal lands, the United States is doing payment.
  • Other services the individual might need do not have a payment source.
  • We've increased payments for residential services by over 1,700% and payments for outpatient services
  • We've increased payments for residential services by over 1,700% and payments for outpatient services
Keywords: 908, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's 6% given to the homeowner for a down payment for homeownership.
  • And so that access to capital in order for the down payment is really kind of a big barrier.
  • Down payment assistance is important. Down payment assistance is important.
  • Down payment assistance is important.
  • We're incurring costs from taxes, insurance, the holding, and the payment of those loans.
Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • forecast published by MMB and DHS shows that the CADI waiver has is projected to have an average payment
  • increase of 4.5% in fiscal years payment increase of 4.5% in fiscal years 24<00:16:00.000> and
  • is projected to go up uh average payment is projected to go up uh in<00:16:18.160> both<00:16
  • payment. It is an assumption on [CADI?]
  • <00:38:25.280> processes<00:38:26.280> also methodologies and payment processes also
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/27/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:44:10.640> to has to do with the timing of payments to has to do with the timing of payments
  • we have to account for those payment we have to account for those payment shifts<00:44:26.079>
  • <00:46:02.160> um um increase in managed care payments um um increase in managed care payments
  • and how much that receives a payment and how much that<01:10:42.560> payment<01:10:42.800>
  • is, the frequency of that that payment is, the frequency of that payment<01:10:44.159> is<01:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • by $6.1 million, bringing the total estimated payment in 2026-27 to $668.3 million.
  • In 2026-27, EDD is requesting an increase of $12.3 million for the CEP benefit payments.
  • The first is the assessment payment via electronic funds.
  • With regards to the UI insurance loan, we're at $670 million interest payment.
  • And then we have $220 million of interest payments that we don't have to make anymore.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 25, 2025 @ 9:40 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • or missed a second missed one payment or missed a second payment payment payment uh<00:50:26.400>
  • It’s not just payment of rent.
  • It's not just payment of of payment.
  • It's not just payment of rent.<00:57:07.599> It's<00:57:08.079> payment.
  • It's payment. It's it could be rent. It's payment.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Water and Land met on March 25, 2025, and first announced it had deleted HCR 3 and HCR 4567 from the agenda pending similar Senate measures. It then heard HR 35/HCR 40, which urges DLNR and other state agencies to work with community groups to co-steward community forests on public lands. DLNR’s urban and community forester testified in strong support, and several organizations and individuals submitted support; there were no questions or opposition noted. The committee next heard HCR 64, asking OPSD to convene a working group on establishing and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. OPSD and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience supported the resolution and suggested friendly amendments, including replacing county civil defense representatives with mayors or their designees and allowing subject-matter experts to serve. Members questioned the office’s role, funding, and relationship to other resilience and emergency management offices, and the witness explained it was created after the Maui wildfires to coordinate long-term recovery, with special-project funding and a focus distinct from response and mental health functions. The committee also heard HR 59/HCR 65 on coordinating concurrent reviews of general plan, district boundary, and zoning amendments during land reclassification. OPSD testified with comments and warned that the proposal could facilitate spot zoning if individual landowners could use the concurrent process, recommending it be limited to county-initiated actions. A related discussion followed on HR 118/HCR 122, which would create a collaborative working group on surveying and protecting iwi kūpuna and related coastal erosion issues; DNR, OHA, and others supported it with suggested additions, and testimony emphasized cultural sensitivity and community-specific decision-making. Members asked about burial practices and a recent court ruling, and witnesses said the working group could help guide broader policy and communication. Finally, the committee heard HR 145/HCR 151, requesting DLNR to report on its lease enforcement process and procedures. DLNR said it was recruiting staff to conduct lease inspections but had difficulty filling positions due to compensation, and explained that new or extended leases can include inspection requirements, while retroactive cost-shifting would raise contractual issues. Members asked for information on lease renewal timelines and whether inspection provisions were being added to renewals; DLNR said those decisions are made in public sunshine meetings and agreed to provide additional information. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.