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• The Chair lays out House Bill 5689.
• At this time, House Bill 5689 will be left pending. The Chair lays out House Bill 3753.
• House Bill 3753 addresses.
• TAP represents over 700 members that develop, finance, and manage affordable housing across Texas.
• tax credits for development financed through the private activity bond under the program if the state

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• So this bill is our tax-exempt bonding bill, and just a little background: affordable housing is very
• The federal low-income housing bonds.
• I served for eight years as the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, during which we
• I served for eight years as the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, during which we
• And again, Minnesota Housing is already starting to reduce the amount of bonds that they are allocating

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

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• </c><00:05:01.600><c> or</c> issued bonds or issued bonds or or<00:05:03.320><c> the</c><00:05:03.600
• </c> time again where we talk about housing time again where we talk about housing and<01:08:17.000><
• </c> problem here is the hospitals' finances problem here is the hospitals' finances hinge<01:40:09.640
• </c> revenue source in his House File 4143. revenue source in his House File 4143.
• </c> going to renew her motion that House going to renew her motion that House File<01:45:15.920><c>

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

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• I call this House Housing Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• I served for eight years as the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
• That you had to allocate at least 50% of your project costs to be financed by tax-exempt bonds.
• The cap now is set at 30%, unless you are going to use a fair number of the bonds for permanent financing
• The cap now is set at 30%, unless you are going to use a fair number of the bonds for permanent financing

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• Housing requires a different kind of financing tool than typical general obligation bonds, and that's
• ><c> are</c> housing housing infrastructure bonds are housing housing infrastructure bonds are a<00:03
• . just the housing infrastructure Bond just the housing infrastructure Bond portion<00:09:22.720><c>
• </c><00:25:23.039><c> bonds</c><00:25:23.399><c> this</c> housing infrastructure bonds this housing infrastructure
• without infrastructure bonds housing without infrastructure bonds housing infrastructure<01:32:09.080

Bills: HF2148, HF2693, HF2542, HF1141, HF1770, HF1489, HF1709, HF244, HF1266, HF807, HF2619, HF1340

Keywords: affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing

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• I'm a public finance professional with DAD Davidson and a tax-exempt bond expert.
• It's a longstanding financing bonds are.
• I guess I'm also interested in the um Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's position on it.
• </c><00:41:18.640><c> Finance</c><00:41:19.440><c> Agency's</c> Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's Minnesota
• Housing Finance Agency's position<00:41:20.560><c> on</c><00:41:20.720><c> it.

Bills: HF3217, HF2252

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

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• I move House File. Over for possible inclusion in the committee finance bill. Fantastic.
• So I think what I'll do is move House File 2725 to be laid over for possible inclusion in our finance
• We are going to address housing.
• Housing, right?
• We have to make sure that when we're planning any kind of housing, we ensure that the housing we are

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• [Music] Today, I'd like to call this meeting of the House State Government Finance and Policy Committee
• I would move House File 361 be held over for possible inclusion in the committee Finance SP.
• House File 2725 to be laid over for possible inclusion in our finance bill, and I'll just walk through
• age-friendly housing like ADUs, shared housing, intergenerational home sharing, and missing middle housing
• housing more mixed housing goals of more housing more mixed housing and<00:43:15.520><c> planned</c><

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Next, we will have House Research give a brief overview of the provisions in the bill, and then House
• Article 5 is the tax increment financing (TIF) article. increment financing (TIF) article.
• Sections 6 and 9 would increase the amount of housing that is available for housing purposes from 10%
• Article 6 is the public finance article. This is the public finance bill, House File 2700.
• Use for the state housing tax credit to approve its effectiveness for supportive housing.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• workforce housing provisions.
• This is the public finance bill, House File The public finance bill, House File 2730.
• </c> modifications for Alliance Housing. modifications for Alliance Housing.
• Supportive housing, as many of housing.
• House File 2730 is the public finance bill that received a full bill hearing in early April.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• private capital to build affordable housing where it's hardest to finance in rural Arizona.
• We have also passed a voter-approved housing bond, implemented a successful community homebuyer assistance
• program... ...housing bond, implemented a successful community homebuyer assistance program, and worked
• It was financed through a low-income housing tax credit in addition to an Arizona Department of Housing
• Now, our housing plan also includes market-rate housing, recognizing that the more housing that is available

Bills: HB2388, HB2804, HB2926

Keywords: HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages, tax revenue, broadband, infrastructure, secondary businesses, tertiary businesses

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• tax credits, build the facilities on land owned by the housing authority, and then these housing projects
• So that's the purpose of both House Bill 90 and House Bill 91.
• One is for municipal housing... ...and 91.
• One is for municipal housing authorities, and one is for county housing authorities.
• The question is finding a lender or a bond issue that would finance... or a bond issue that would finance

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• HHFDC, with the approval of the Director of Finance, to transfer monies between the rental housing revolving
• Senate Bill 2062 relates to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
• And before they even build the houses, the houses were sold.
• ,</c><00:30:04.159><c> the</c><00:30:04.399><c> houses</c> they even build the houses, the houses they
• </c> house for 10 years. house for 10 years.

Bills: SB2060, SB2063, SB2062, SB2069, SB2070

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

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• Some CTF bonds are also designated as sustainability bonds, which allows investors to invest directly
• in bonds that finance socially and environmentally beneficial and sustainable projects.
• There, that is the next bond? Did I just hear that? That is the next bond transaction?
• with the CTF credit for the sale of the bonds to finance these programs.
• obligation bonds?

Bills: H5279

Keywords: municipal roads, bridges, transportation bond bill, infrastructure financing, capital spending, bond authorization, general obligation bonds, special obligation bonds, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act, road resurfacing, road repair, bridge repair, pavement, culverts, stormwater management, climate resilience, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, transit modernization, commuter rail

Summary: The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets held a public hearing on H. 5279, An Act Financing Long-Term Improvements to Municipal Roads and Bridges. MassDOT and A&F testified in support, describing the bill as a transportation bond package centered on Chapter 90 local aid, MBTA rail reliability and modernization, housing-related transportation improvements, a new DCR/MassDOT parkway and safety program called PRISM, and reauthorizations of several programs from the 2022 transportation bond bill, including federal-aid and non-federal-aid highway programs, the municipal pavement program, and Shared Streets and Spaces. They also explained that the bill uses Fair Share surtax revenue and the Commonwealth Transportation Fund to support borrowing, and noted that some bonds could be issued as special obligation bonds depending on market conditions. Witnesses emphasized that the bill would provide $300 million annually for Chapter 90, with $200 million distributed by the traditional formula and $100 million by road miles to better support rural communities. MassDOT and A&F said the multiyear authorization would help municipalities plan projects and that the bill also includes $2.3 billion for federally aided highway projects, $800 million for non-federal-aid highway projects, $500 million for accelerated road and bridge work through LAMP and FAIR, $200 million for housing-related transportation infrastructure, and $200 million for MBTA rail vehicle and modernization investments. Committee members asked about bridge repair needs, federal matching funds, vehicle sourcing, resilience and safety, DCR backlog, and whether rural communities would have fair access to the housing-related funds. The Massachusetts Municipal Association also testified in strong support, calling Chapter 90 the most important tool for cities and towns to maintain local roads and bridges and urging quick passage before construction season. MMA representatives praised the continued $300 million level and the road-mile distribution, saying it helps communities with large road networks and limited local revenue. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• I'm pleased to present House File 441 (HF 441), a $7 million bonding request to fund essential capital
• Members of the committee, I'm excited to present House File 3125, a bonding request for the Housing and
• It will also help us leverage over 15.6 million dollars in housing infrastructure bond funding, multiplying
• We will apply for funds, which will either be housing infrastructure bonds, low-income housing tax credits
• Hollins with House File 1314, and then Chair Fisher with House File 2854.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• I'm pleased to present House File 441, a $7 million bonding request to fund essential capital improvements
• File 441, uh $7 pleased to present House File 441, uh $7 million<00:05:12.160><c> bonding</c><00:05:
• ><00:10:35.760><c> a</c><00:10:35.920><c> bonding</c> present House File 3125, a bonding present House
• infrastructure bond funding, in housing infrastructure bond funding, multiplying<00:13:27.279><c> the
• </c> which will either be housing which will either be housing infrastructure<00:15:39.120><c> bonds<

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• I call this meeting of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee to order. We have a quorum present.
• trust funds, and local housing trust funds are financed with public and private revenues. revenues to
• One of our primary resources to finance a local housing trust fund is HRA levy revenues.
• The bill will expand the use of housing infrastructure bonds for adaptive reuse for the development of
• But with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency no longer providing financing for these cooperative conversions

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• This is a request for $44.6 million in housing infrastructure bonds for the public portion of housing
• ><c> the</c> housing infrastructure bonds for the housing infrastructure bonds for the public<00:21:51.320
• But with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency no longer providing financing for these cooperative conversions
• But with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency no longer providing financing for these cooperative conversions
• But with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency no longer providing financing for these cooperative conversions

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• A couple of years ago, it went to the House.
• You know, there's sort of two different worlds in this bond market, municipal... ...this bond market,
• municipal bond market.
• Uh, this is House Bill 92. This is... this is grass, but it's good grass.
• Senator Gavan has House Bill 335 for Representative Wit, related to building permits.

Bills: HB134, SB217, SB180, HB157, HB92, HB335

Keywords: vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency

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• </c> executive director of the Hawaii Housing executive director of the Hawaii Housing Finance<00:20:
• </c> housing projects, and issue county bonds housing projects, and issue county bonds for<00:32:14.320
• </c> HP 1740 relating to the Hawaii Housing HP 1740 relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance<00:43:18.880
• <00:43:25.040><c> Finance</c><00:43:25.359><c> and</c><00:43:25.599><c> Development</c> Housing Finance
• </c> 1740 relating to the Hawaii Housing 1740 relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance<02:09:28.880><c>

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.