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• suburban areas.
• We just heard testimony about how even in urban areas, there are places that need to be invested in,
• And this bill would benefit urban, suburban, rural areas in the state of Texas.
• areas.
• In the context of a project, not as often as some of the larger urban areas, but when a participation

Bills: HB3713, HB3953, HB4055, HB4272

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• morning, I'd like to recognize Kathleen Trifonovitch, the Windward District's Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area
• First, the Honolulu District's Farrington Kaiser Kalani Complex Area Teacher of the Year, Jessica Canyon
• Complex Area Teacher of the Year. Complex Area Teacher of the Year.
• a resident of my district, Emily Mendoza, as Central District's Ilima Intermediate-Radford Complex Area
• Complex Area Teacher of the Year.

Bills: HB1576, HB2490, HB1546, HB1588

Keywords: HB1576, Hawaii film industry, DBEDT, BLNR, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Board of Land and Natural Resources, film permits, motion picture production, television production, commercial filming, digital media tax credit, film production tax credit, public notice, transparency, state lands, film studio, land set-aside, revocable permit, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding

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• complex area superintendent Rochelle Mahoe.
• Kaz Ernest<00:31:54.520> Mau, Jody Karoyama, Leeward District's Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area
• :32:24.960> City<00:32:25.320> Waipahu<00:32:25.800> Complex<00:32:26.520> Area
• <00:32:26.880> Teacher Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area Teacher of the Year.
• assessments to monitor student progress and collaborated with teachers to analyze data to identify areas

Bills: HB1576, HB2490, HB1546, HB1588

Keywords: HB1576, Hawaii film industry, DBEDT, BLNR, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Board of Land and Natural Resources, film permits, motion picture production, television production, commercial filming, digital media tax credit, film production tax credit, public notice, transparency, state lands, film studio, land set-aside, revocable permit, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding

Bills: HB112, HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• or environment, and who exhibits high performance capability and intellectual, creative or artistic area
• Filing and hearing of this bill, uh, is recognition of the serious challenges that we face in the area
• Um, those are areas that childcare centers, we are well seasoned in.
• That is an area where elementary schools do struggle to support their teachers.
• Growth and that's an area we actively work to facilitate with this current setup.

Bills: HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• foreign adversaries or over-regulation. 500,000 residents or adjacent counties strategically targeting areas

Bills: HB112, HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management, 1185, senate, all

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• This raises it to 50% of the commercial taxable areas. The commercial taxable areas.
• is, it allows, if you the city council has to have public meetings and decide where this blighted area
• This blighted area is that could use the improvement in infrastructure, lighting, sidewalks, things like
• So, is there a targeted TIF area right now? Is there a targeted TIF area right now?
• They want some sidewalks, some lighting, and They want, you know, more improvements in that area.

Bills: HB567

Keywords: tax increment financing, economic development, municipal authority, urban revitalization, local government, 1136, house, all

Bills: HR307, SB228

Keywords: expropriation, redevelopment, New Orleans East, blighted properties, task force, urban development, environmental remediation, property rights, community engagement, economic development, 965, house, all

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

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• . area. area.
• Vice areas.
• You know, it limits minimum lot sizes to 1,200 square feet in urban areas, and it puts reasonable limits
• <01:48:46.400> It's within the urban district. It's within the urban district.
• restrict uses within the urban district. restrict uses within the urban district.

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.

Bills: HF4261, HF4263, HF4264, HF4787

Keywords: natural resources, motorboat, boating safety, personal watercraft, PWC, watercraft operator permit, boater safety exam, off-road vehicle, ORV, ATV, snowmobile, state trail pass, cross-country ski pass, horse pass, state park permit, game and fish, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife permit, invasive species

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• documents that prohibit a private property owner from keeping chickens even if that again is in an area
• I'm a farmer rancher here in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area.
• It keeps cities from pushing. responsibilities onto landowners for areas that are outside their control
• Practices remain viable, especially in rural and peri-urban areas where land use.
• The ranchers cover large areas with significant acreage.

Bills: HB2013, HB4163, HB4810

Keywords: property owners associations, chickens, urban farming, land use, homeowner rights, agriculture, municipal regulation, governmental requirements, farm management, inspections, border control, trade, state funding, 1184, house, all

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• administrative approach this is an area administrative approach this is an area when<00:29:00.960
• Um, easing around the area median.
• discussion on those areas.
• :02:32.559> helps housing in commercial areas helps housing in commercial areas helps further<
• really loved about the area I moved to. really loved about the area I moved to.

Bills: HF3902, HF3895

Keywords: housing tax credit, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, qualified projects, taxpayer contributions, greater Minnesota, zoning, housing, local government, multifamily development, affordable housing, land use, urban development, 1183, house

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• c><00:09:10.480> area<00:09:10.640> is every area limited quota area is every area limited
• single areas. I don't know if it's 20%. single areas. I don't know if it's 20%.
• Certain specified areas.
• by area. >> Okay.
• to do this area by area. to do this area by area.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• Um, just a few little facts: the sage-grouse executive order, the sage-grouse core area, 55% is located
• Um, these areas are important for the wildlife, for the habitat, for our well-being, not just for our
• ><01:18:37.520> gateway<01:18:37.920> to<01:18:39.040> those<01:18:39.360> areas
• <01:18:40.239> Um It's uh the gateway to those areas.
• Um It's uh the gateway to those areas.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• What happens in eastern Kentucky affects the urban areas.
• What happens in western Kentucky affects the urban areas.
• What happens in western the urban areas.
• <01:08:56.799> But<01:08:56.960> we've<01:08:57.199> got affects the urban areas
• But we've got affects the urban areas.

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas are designated areas that a county or a city could create that they
• up their slum and blighted areas.
• The first is that it allows for a new area to be designated a housing shortage area, places where cities
• but no more than 95% area median income.
• Area median income, but no more than 95% area median income.

Bills: HB310, HB323, HM51, HB194

Keywords: museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing