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• Uh, however, there's also the overall state debt limits that's a policy set by MMB that includes all
• a<01:19:51.600> policy<01:19:51.920> set state debt limits uh that's a policy set
• to sell state debt, show that the state is managing its state and setting internal limits.
• The state has almost exceeded its debt limit under an old guideline that limited the state to a certain
• The state has almost exceeded its debt limit under an old guideline that limited the state to a certain

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• debt limits, they exist for a reason. debt limits, they exist for a reason. and<01:12:40.719>
• constitutional<01:14:04.159> debt debt say the the constitutional debt debt say the the constitutional
• debt limit. >> Limit.
• Uh, one of the features of this bill is to exempt these bonds from the constitutional debt limit, and
• /c><01:19:16.000> that<01:19:16.239> nature, debt limit and things of that nature, debt

Bills: SB2190, SB2338, SB2424, SB2356, SB2981, SB3028, SB3187, SB2378, SB2398, SB2192, SB2155, SB3219, SB3218

Keywords: affordable housing, employment contracts, salary caps, housing finance, public housing authority, executive compensation, parking minimums, off-street parking, transit-oriented development, TOD, housing supply, smart growth, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, micro units, rail transit, public transit stations, county zoning, land use, urban planning

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The goal is that they have full notice of the cost of buying debt, and many times you... ...the cost
• of buying debt, and many times you find that in the smaller populated counties and cities as they're
• lacking, and they sign the line, do the deal, and realize when values go down, they can't service the debt
• As you know, bond debt can stretch over consecutive terms, so one council or commission could really
• It's about debt. Yeah, that's what I... ...buy debt.

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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• However, because of the constitutional limit on distributions to only interest and dividends, over that
• However, because of the constitutional However, because of the constitutional limit<00:14:00.640
• state constitution. state constitution.
• Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to place a limit of two terms on the offices of governor
• constitutional duty? constitutional duty?

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

Bills: HB316, HB549, HB646, HB752, HB824, HB873, HB1129, HB1157, HB1170

Keywords: literacy, adolescent, teacher education, high-dosage tutoring, reading intervention, workforce development, training programs, Bayou Growth Opportunity, funding, employment, skills gap, qualified employer, credential recognition, government growth limit, recurring revenue, state finance, Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, fiscal responsibility, legislative sessions, regular sessions

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• And it said, You know, it, it even opined that potentially it might be violative of the Constitution
• Once again, we're trying to stay on this side of the Constitution.
• fixed, but there may be a better way to fix it than to get involved in a determination as to what constitutes
• after some period of time, we are seeing some courts dismiss their jurisdiction over the child, which limits
• Code has a long time had, um, what most of us family law attorneys refer to as a soft cap on, uh, the limit

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• We will probably limit your time as far as witnesses to about two minutes, so please try to make your
• House Bill 1342 prompts Texas to maximize the use of its limited bond capacity.
• So when you get into bonds related to housing, currently... ...there are time limits.
• Then they're traveling hours for the limited... that will actually let us in.
• HB 3002 would make it mandatory for all debt collectors seeking to collect a debt in this state. to inform

Bills: HB1342, HB2889, HB3002, HB3254, HB4820, HJR40, HJR40

Keywords: private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility

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• Recognize the supreme constitutional authority derived from the people of county sheriffs over their
• The Arizona Constitution states that the sheriff is a county-level constitutional law enforcement officer
• elected to a four-year term, with duties established by the state constitution and the Arizona Revised
• Constitutional basis: Article 12, Section 3 of the Arizona Constitution, enables the office of the sheriff
• Arizona Constitution enables the office of the sheriff.

Bills: HB2170, HB2417, HB2418, HB2771, HB2772, HB4018, HCR2059

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology, security, speeding, speed limit, traffic enforcement, driver safety, speed inhibiting device, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces, funding, criminal justice, community supervision, rehabilitation, supervision fee, victim compensation

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety approved the minutes from March 18, 2026, then heard and voted on several bills. HB 4018, which clarifies that a county sheriff has exclusive authority to regulate posse and reserve organizations acting under the sheriff’s authority, passed on a 5-1 vote after supporters said it simply codifies existing authority and improves accountability; one member opposed it as giving too much unchecked power. HB 2417, allowing certain drivers to use a court-ordered speed-inhibiting device instead of a license suspension for specified offenses, passed 6-1, with supporters calling it an optional safety measure and opponents raising cost, privacy, and enforcement concerns. HB 2771, allowing ADCRR to require prisoners to pay reasonable rehabilitation-program costs as a condition of community supervision, passed 5-2, and HB 2772, creating a driver’s-license medical indicator for advance directives such as a DNR, passed unanimously after discussion about implementation, renewal, and cost to applicants. The committee also approved HCR 259, a resolution reaffirming support for county sheriffs and recognizing their constitutional role, on a 4-3 vote. HB 2418, which appropriates $600,000 to be distributed evenly among the five original major incident regional law enforcement task forces in Cochise, Coconino, Navajo, Pinal, and Yuma counties, passed unanimously; testimony said the bill codifies a distribution practice that has already been followed administratively. Finally, HB 2170, the Protection Procurement Act, which bars state contracts for certain Chinese government-controlled companies unless no reasonable alternative exists and imposes penalties for false certification, passed 4-3 after proponents argued it protects Arizona from security and supply-chain risks. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and pages and adjournment.

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• There are just limitations on the sorts of expenditures.
• on the sorts of just limitations on the sorts of expenditures<00:39:46.280> um<00:39:46.480><
• a bigger shift onto other constitute a bigger shift onto other property<00:52:18.640> taxpayers
• special Tiff district is time limited special Tiff district is time limited the<01:12:33.159>
• and scop to downtown would allow limited and scop to downtown would allow us<01:12:42.120> to

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• ,<00:02:39.960> by obligation under the Constitution, by obligation under the Constitution
• <00:59:06.840> by be removed and we would be limited by be removed and we would be limited
• The to the bond repayment limited.
• the capital debt for the facility only. the capital debt for the facility only.
• afforded under the US Constitution afforded under the US Constitution and<01:33:06.440> the

Bills: HF4094, HF3390, HF3813, HF3583, HF3751, HF4324, HF4789, HF3596, HF4033, HF4424, HF4053

Keywords: Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government

Bills: HCR 10, HCR 9

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9

Bills: HCR10, HCR9

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9

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• Um, under existing law, a municipality may only enforce speed limits within the corporate city limits
• , your corporate city limits.
• , your corporate city limits.
• your corporate city limits.
• And so there's corporate city limits.

Bills: HB450, HB469, SB298, HB450, HB638, HB469, SB298

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• with Undue Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• Undue Medical Debt, Debt, formerly RIP Medical Debt, is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014
• of medical debt for St.
• Medical debt is debt that no one asked for, no one applied for, and no one wanted.
• At Undue Medical Debt.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

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• Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• , the medical debt.
• , the medical debt.
• debt.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions, 1183, house

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• But HF 1849 creates an opportunity for a constitutional amendment to limit the offices of governor and
• So that is a limitation of time.
• So that's a distinct limit. 12 years. So that is a limitation of time. Yeah.
• Chair. term and term limits in this bill, but also curious to know why we they're not term limits for
• Term limits are a good thing.

Bills: HF2185, HF1849, HF3719, HF3721, HF3845, HF3720

Keywords: flag display, residential property rights, homeowners association, HOA, covenants, restrictive covenant, deed restriction, subdivision regulation, local ordinance, rental agreement, property rights, patriotic display, United States flag, Minnesota flag, POW/MIA flag, military flags, armed forces flag, Blue Star flag, Gold Star flag, common interest community

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• Emancipation was intended to help minors who can't be reunited with their families by giving them some limited
• These stays are typically limited to 15 days, and they are not confidential.
• An emancipated minor would have some limited rights of adulthood, but it is unclear in statute whether
• Unfortunately, when girls reach out to Unchained and learn of their limited legal options, we have seen
• Possibly as many as 7,272 marriages occurred with the spousal age difference that would have uh constitute

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• we're capping the interest rate at 3% for medical debt.
• We're capping the interest rate at 3% for medical debt.
• The interest rate on medical debt is capped at 3%, which is similar to what other states have done.
• Just a FYI, like in my district, my hospital, we have monumental debt that we don't even collect.
• There's so much debt out there that they don't collect already. Anyway, okay, thank you.

Bills: SB147, SB414, HB220, HB750, HB799, HB827, HB952, HB953

Keywords: roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, automatic renewal, cancellation policy, subscription service, transparency

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• Some barriers on qualified nominees have limited the goals of the program.

Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255, HB102, HB300

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, scholarship, military, Texas Armed Services, military spouses, occupational licensing, state agency, license requirements, reciprocity, training and education, debt obligation, voter information, ballot, elections, transparency

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• For whatever reason, they're facing a lender who's enforcing a debt that they have taken on under Minnesota
• If a bank, machinery dealer, or other lender seeks to enforce a debt against a farmer, that farmer has
• But in many cases, these farmers are able to manage that debt and, most importantly, keep farming.
• I think this could be a limiting factor in this.
• I think this could be a limiting factor in this.

Bills: HF3692

Keywords: Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house