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• Micro owners own one unit, small owners own two to five units, medium owners own six to 20 units, and
• or more category report rents of more than $200 per unit compared to the micro units.
• or more category report rents of more than $200 per unit compared to the micro units.
• . for more rental units.
• </c> units provided. units provided.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• prohibit political subdivisions preventing residential property owners from building accessory dwelling units
• We aren't growing more land and ADUs are independent private secure housing units that can be detached
• from the primary dwelling unless the lot is plied into two separate lots for the primary dwelling unit
• and accessory dwelling unit, or the primary accessory units, units are established as a condominium
• Accessory dwelling units are a really fantastic way to gently increase our density in our neighborhoods

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

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• political subdivisions from preventing residential property owners from building accessory dwelling units
• More land and ADUs, or independent private secure housing units, can be detached from or attached to
• and the accessory dwelling unit, or the primary and accessory units are established as a condominium
• The debate around accessory dwelling units...
• . new units, including some ADUs, which we allow.

Bills: HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees

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• Currently, our industry produces just north of 7,000 units a year.
• cities in the United States.
• It's because our housing units are housing fewer people.
• housing unit someone can build or buy.
• What is there, a mobile service unit or...

Bills: SB211 , SB131 , SB183 , SB222 , SB246 , SB254

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: appropriation, local government, Las Vegas, Rodriguez Park, public facilities, zoning reform, building regulations, residential apartments, commercial use, multigenerational housing, local government authority, healthcare, urgent care, emergency services, feasibility study, medical facilities, physician training, medical residency, New Mexico, massage therapy

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• </c> they don't pay for it until the units they don't pay for it until the units are<00:43:06.480><c>
• So, but last year's bill didn't, didn't we stop some of the affordable units or some units?
• </c> buy another unit on the open market. buy another unit on the open market.
• So, the HFDC unit again after that.
• to continue to benefit affordable unit to continue to benefit from from from units<01:05:38.400><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint House committees on Housing and Education heard HB 1713, HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and transfer remaining balances in the school impact fee and certain fair share accounts to the school facilities special fund. The Department of Education testified in opposition, while the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, the Attorney General’s office (with comments and suggested constitutional amendments), the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, NAP Hawaii, Avalon Development Company, Mark Development, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Landis Research Foundation, BIA Hawaii, and others testified in support. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments. The DOE said the bill would weaken a key tool for matching school facilities to residential growth, while supporters said the current program leaves funds unused or restricted in ways that limit their effectiveness. A lengthy discussion followed about the difference between the older school impact fee program and the separate fair share agreements tied to land use entitlements and change-of-zone approvals. DOE Deputy Superintendent Jesse Suki explained that fair share funds are tied to the district where they were collected, may be too small to build a full school on their own, and are held until needed for projects such as Core Ridge, Central and West Maui, and other planned schools. Committee members pressed DOE on why funds had remained unspent for years, how much money was in the accounts, and whether the department had reviewed audit findings about the program. Members also questioned whether homeowners ultimately bear these costs through developers passing them along. The committee did not take a vote during the portion of the meeting provided. The discussion ended with members and DOE debating whether the current statute should remain in place, whether past entitlements should be affected, and whether the bill should be amended to better address remaining construction-related obligations and the use of collected funds.

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• </c> original intent I run a uh 22 unit original intent I run a uh 22 unit Homeowner<00:11:32.880><c>
• <00:22:52.159><c> Campground</c> unit Campground unit Campground um um um and<00:22:57.159><c> uh</c>
• There are only 22 units, but only about half of the units show up.
• </c> an apartment building with a th000 units an apartment building with a th000 units in in in it<00
• Thank you for... units present at the meeting by either units present at the meeting by either proxy<

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• SUPPORTING UNIT OWNERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH EDUCATION, COMPLAINT RESOLUTION, DISPUTE
• ACTUALLY, USING GIS MAPPING TECHNOLOGY TO ACTUALLY PLOT EQUITY IN A NUMBER OF THESE UNITS.
• I WILL TAKE ONE HEMISPHERES. 1249 UNITS. HUGE UNIT. SOME PEOPLE RUSHED TO CHECK STUFF OUT.
• PROBABLY THREE TIMES MULTIPLE TO WHAT THE UNITS ARE ACTUALLY WORTH.
• AND THEREFORE THE COST OF THE OTHER 1100 UNIT HOLDERS TO NOT SEEK THE OPPORTUNITIES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Those buildings alone would create an opportunity for about 2,000 units.
• We are adding people and not units, and so that creates a real imperative to continue to add units.
• We are adding people and not units, and so that creates a real imperative to continue to add units.
• </c> not just think about how we add units not just think about how we add units from<00:35:05.320><c
• Those affordable housing units where we're so short.

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If the United States wants to remember, If the United States wants to remain economically competitive
• Likewise, is double that of the United States.
• That is more than 2.3 times what China buys from the United States.
• That is great, but the United States cannot re-industrialize alone.
• To compete globally, the United States must think regionally.

Summary: The joint hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs and the Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee focused on the USMCA and how the agreement affects California’s economy, jobs, supply chains, and competitiveness. Opening remarks emphasized California’s heavy trade dependence on Mexico and Canada, the importance of stable trade rules, and concerns that tariffs or uncertainty could harm workers, small businesses, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing, and border communities. Members said the hearing would help inform a future legislative report or resolution on California’s priorities for the agreement’s review. Academic and policy witnesses argued that the USMCA is central to North American economic integration and California’s role in it. Testimony from UC San Diego and CETYS University described California and Mexico as co-producers rather than simple trading partners, highlighting sectors such as medical devices, aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, and advanced manufacturing. Witnesses also warned that the upcoming review could involve not just trade but security and immigration issues, and they urged a stronger, longer-term agreement with more certainty, better border efficiency, and new tools such as specialized technician visas, binational certification standards, innovation zones, and a technology fund. Go-Biz and chamber representatives said USMCA provides predictability, market access, and support for small and medium-sized businesses, while also creating compliance burdens through rules of origin, labor standards, and customs procedures. They pointed to California’s trade missions, export support programs, and state-level cooperation with Mexico and Canada as ways to help firms participate in regional supply chains. Mexican government and business representatives said the agreement is largely functioning well, that Mexico’s public consultation process received nearly 800 submissions and about 2,000 chapter-specific comments, and that many stakeholders favor maintaining or extending USMCA. No formal votes were taken; the committee heard testimony and asked witnesses for follow-up information to inform its report and future recommendations.

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• You all know we're considered now the second least affordable market in the United States.
• These buildings would be capped at six stories and allow only four units per floor.
• These buildings would be capped at six stories and allow only four units per floor.
• So it's not like we're thinking of these. and allow only four units per floor.
• IBC up to three stories with four units per floor.

Committee: House Business

Summary: The House Business Committee met with a quorum, approved the February 25 minutes, and removed House Bill 881 from the agenda, leaving House Bill 706 as the only item for consideration. The bill, presented by Senator Ali Robbie, would allow local governments to permit single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories with a range of safety requirements, including NFPA 13 sprinklers, fire-rated stair enclosures, smoke detection, egress features, and limits on building size and unit count. Robbie argued the measure could reduce construction costs, help smaller infill projects pencil, and expand housing supply, while noting that pressurization was not included because of added cost and lack of consensus. Public testimony was split. The Professional Firefighters of Idaho and Boise Fire Marshal Mike Bazanio, speaking for the Idaho Fire Chiefs Association, opposed the bill, arguing that a second stairway is a critical life-safety feature and that a single stair creates a single point of failure for occupants and firefighters. They said they were not persuaded by the cited research and emphasized concerns about smoke, evacuation, and firefighter access. Supporters, including a Boise resident, a housing advocate, and an architect, said modern single-stair buildings with strong sprinkler and fire-safety standards have a good safety record, would improve affordability, and would give cities more flexibility to build smaller, more efficient housing types. In closing, Robbie said the bill had been negotiated with fire officials, building code officials, and architects, and that the main unresolved issue was stair pressurization. After debate, Representative Razor moved HB 706 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Representative Crane opposed the bill, while Representative Harris said he would support it because local control would limit adoption to cities able to handle the buildings. The committee approved the motion on a 14-4 roll call vote, and HB 706 was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• After the added 600 apartment units.
• </c> variance in the plan unit development. variance in the plan unit development.
• And the average cost of one apartment unit—I think the project had 40 units in it—so just one of those
• And the average cost of one apartment unit—I think the project had 40 units in it—so just one of those
• Not building, but one unit. I think the project had 40 units in it.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , but actually larger volumes of blood, 89, 10 units.
• It's really sad. 3%, 33% of people donate blood in the United States.
• Position that unit is special.
• We screen them just as we screen all blood bank units units.
• that is then what we charge the hospital when they get the unit of blood.

Committee: House Public Health

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• Let's sell this unit. Let's get you your deposit back in some capacity.
• You don't necessarily have 100% of the cost of a unit laid down up front.
• , not just one stand-alone unit.
• I'm a member of Claremont Tenants United and Tenants Together.
• units there for a lot less money.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• such as our K-9 units, our investigative. services units, mobile road enforcement or our commercial
• vehicle units.
• The intent was to upstand our unit here in Sacramento. Okay, thank you.
• And they have what is called an investigative services unit.
• But I'm trying to express, and I think this money needs to go through this unit.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> associations, property managers and unit associations, property managers and unit owners.<00:43:
• </c> limited common element, which all unit limited common element, which all unit owners<00:47:43.680
• </c><00:48:57.280><c> Um</c> number of units. Um number of units.
• of units.
• </c><00:57:12.559><c> owner</c> without this amendment, the unit owner without this amendment, the unit

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

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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

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• having to vote in favor of creating this unit.
• When a bargaining unit is formed, by whatever percentage we agree on, the bargaining unit has the exclusive
• It's the non-dues-paying bargaining unit members. It's everyone.
• The non-dues-paying bargaining unit members.
• bargaining units when, That have lost, sorry, recertification bargaining units when the union dips,

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief introduction of the doctor of the day before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up several claims bills, including SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which was described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents; the House bill was substituted and passed 34-0. SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence, was also substituted with the House version and passed 35-0. SB 42/HB 47 on specific medical diagnoses and child protective investigations passed 34-0 after supporters said it would require child protection teams to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse. Later, SB 1002 on child welfare passed 37-0 after sponsors said it clarifies that parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow earlier court intervention and services, while not changing parental rights law. The Senate then considered education and health-related measures. SB 206/HB 851 on students with autism spectrum disorder was amended to the House bill and passed 35-0; the sponsor said it expands teacher preparation, requires autism-related training, creates a loan forgiveness program, and adds salary supplements for teachers with autism endorsements. SB 556/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 36-0 and would allow students with disabilities to use Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements, while also fixing a marching band credit issue. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine passed 33-3, reestablishing licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors. SB 878/HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel passed 37-0 to address staffing shortages by aligning Florida more closely with federal CLIA standards. SB 914/HB 867 on dry needling by occupational therapists passed 37-0, clarifying authority for that treatment. SB 530 on state lotteries passed 36-0 with updates to operations, security, and retailer rules. SB 964/HB 6011 on financial disclosures and gifts/honoraria passed 36-0 after an amendment restored a percentage-based reporting option. The chamber also approved several government-administration and public-records measures. SB 326/HB 131 on curators of estates passed 36-0, updating probate rules for temporary court-appointed curators. SB 758/HB 625 on the Justice Administrative Commission passed 37-0 after an amendment broadened the judicial member to a judge or senior judge rather than only a circuit judge. SB 830 on public records passed 31-5, creating exemptions for the personal information of county and city managers and certain family members. The Senate also passed SB 21/HB 218 on land use regulations, which preserves hurricane-recovery restrictions in affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties, and the sponsor thanked colleagues for helping address unintended consequences from prior law. SB 354 on Blue Ribbon Projects was debated extensively over concerns about local control, conservation protections, and vague standards; after a late amendment excluding data centers from commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than passed. Finally, SB 1632/HB 1471 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and domestic terrorist designations drew significant debate over references to Sharia law, religious freedom, notice, and due process; one amendment striking Sharia references failed, and a second amendment with broader revisions was under discussion when the transcript ended.

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• </c> fraud investigations unit. fraud investigations unit.
• </c> with the fraud investigation unit. with the fraud investigation unit.
• </c> unit by the lead official. unit by the lead official.
• Uh however, unit have been lifted.
• </c> investigation unit had been shut down. investigation unit had been shut down.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If you are using a federal subsidy in—if you build a 60-unit project and you have more than 12 units
• If you build a 60-unit project and you have more than 12 units being funded by that federal subsidy,
• You guys are certainly going to claim in your annual report success for units developed.
• But So you're... ultimately limiting the number or quality of housing units built.
• And as of 2024, there was approximately 120,000... ...units.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Director Nominations met to consider Ruby Dylan Williams for Director of the Arizona Department of Housing. Williams described her long career at the department, her work on operational improvements, housing development, manufactured housing, and efforts to expand supply, preserve existing housing, and improve transparency through data and technology. She also said she would work with the legislature, local governments, tribal nations, nonprofits, and private partners, and emphasized the department’s role in addressing housing affordability and homelessness across the housing continuum. Members questioned her about the department’s response to Auditor General findings, including fraud prevention, payment verification, site inspections, and oversight of grantees. Williams said the department had rewritten policies, retrained staff, added stronger controls, and implemented verbal verification steps for wire transfers after a fraud incident. Senators also pressed her on budget priorities, possible cuts, and her view of homelessness policy, with some members characterizing her approach as closer to shelter or transitional housing before permanent placement. Williams said interventions should be individualized and that the department works with local jurisdictions and service providers to match people with appropriate support. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Developers, housing industry representatives, and nonprofit partners praised Williams’ private-sector housing finance experience, her knowledge of LIHTC and the QAP process, and her leadership in making the agency more efficient and business-friendly. After debate, the committee voted 3-2 to recommend her confirmation to the full Senate. Two members voted no, citing concerns about her answers on fraud oversight, cost controls, and homelessness policy, while the majority supported advancing her nomination.

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• from $265,000 per unit in 2016 to $425,000 per unit in 2020.
• from $265,000 per unit in 2016 to $425,000 per unit in 2020.
• The mixed-income program in 2025 created over 2,300 units at a cost of about $17,000 per unit.
• The multifamily housing program in 2025 created 769 units at a cost of $300,000 per unit.
• The mixed income program in 2025 created over 2,300 units at a cost about $17,000 per unit.

Summary: Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration heard two housing-related trailer bill items tied to the Governor’s reorganization plan. The first item would codify the creation of a new Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency structure; the second would further streamline the state housing finance system by creating a Housing Development and Finance Committee and reserving most private activity bond capacity for affordable housing. Administration officials said the changes are intended to reduce duplication, speed awards to construction, and make housing funding more predictable and efficient. Agency leaders described recent housing investments and implementation steps, including work groups, coordination with Finance, the Controller, and the Treasurer’s Office, and development of new guidelines and staffing. Members raised concerns about limited funding, the need for better program-by-program outcome data, youth homelessness, excess sites, and fraud prevention. The Interagency Council on Homelessness presented new three-year action plan metrics, including goals to increase exits from unsheltered homelessness to 70% and move more people into permanent housing, while also noting current performance data and quarterly public reporting. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said it had no concerns with the first trailer bill, but supported the general concept of the second while recommending changes, including removing or revising the proposed 50% bond-cap floor for the new committee and adding attention to 9% and state tax credits. Public commenters, including local governments, nonprofit developers, housing authorities, and advocacy groups, largely supported the reorganization and streamlining goals, but several urged stronger protections for deeply affordable housing, earlier reallocation of unused bond authority, continued access to 9% credits, and more funding for housing programs. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the chair closed item one and moved to item two after member and public testimony.

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• , 305 of which will be workforce housing units.
• or those affordable units.
• or those affordable units.
• That's nearly a savings of $40,000 per unit, and across a full six-unit number, ...nearly a savings of
• $40,000 per unit.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on a series of housing, education, workforce, and court-related bills. On Substitute Senate Bill 5884, staff described changes to a sales and use tax deferral for redeveloping vacant or underused land into affordable housing, including broader eligible property definitions and lower affordability thresholds in designated areas. Testimony was mixed: builders opposed language they feared could encourage project labor agreements, while Spokane and Kent representatives supported the bill but asked for flexibility on affordability mix requirements. On Senate Bill 6256, which expands a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income rental housing to include certain co-located community uses during construction and extends the pre-construction exemption period, testimony was strongly supportive from housing nonprofits and local housing partners, with questions focused on clawback provisions. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6027, which expands allowable uses of local housing and supportive housing sales tax revenue, adjusts a REET exemption timeline, broadens emergency housing definitions, and changes use of the Affordable Housing for All account. County, housing, and nonprofit witnesses said the bill would help preserve housing and services amid federal funding uncertainty, though Snohomish County asked for an amendment to allow rental assistance. Substitute Senate Bill 6018 would revise the Housing Finance Commission’s authority, including direct lending and bond counsel terms; commission staff said it would modernize outdated restrictions and improve financing flexibility. Substitute Senate Bill 6028 would create a revolving loan fund for mixed-income homeownership projects; supporters said it would help smaller infill projects pencil, while staff noted the loans would be subordinate and carry some risk. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 6275 on the community reinvestment program, which would require periodic plan updates, reporting, and a WSIPP study, while also expressing legislative intent to continue at least $100 million annually in the account. Advocates, workforce groups, legal aid providers, and small business owners testified that the program supports communities harmed by past disinvestment and should be made permanent and more accountable. Substitute Senate Bill 5961 would move the Imagination Library program from DCYF to OSPI; early literacy advocates and local partners supported the transfer as better aligned with school readiness. Substitute Senate Bill 5969 would integrate IEP transition plans with high school and beyond plans, and a prior critic said amendments addressed her concerns. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5292 would shift PFML premium rate-setting to the annual actuarial report and raise the reserve target; labor and industry witnesses supported the change, while a policy group opposed the program’s costs. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5868 to add one superior court judge each in Skagit and Yakima counties. Judges and county officials testified that caseloads, population growth, and backlogs justify the additions, and county leaders said they had already budgeted for their share. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5827 would allow service members to use pre-discharge certification to claim veterans’ civil service preference; the sponsor said it would solve a timing problem for transitioning service members. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript, as the meeting consisted of bill briefings and public testimony.